Large quantities of tomatoes for canning?

[Penguinos]

Hello,

I am looking to can tomatoes (and salsa, etc). I will go to my Hollywood FM on Sunday and scout around, but does anyone have any ideas where I could buy, say, a bushel of tomatoes for a good-ish price? I don't wanna rob anyone, but I appreciate a bulk discount as well.

Thanks!

[pambrain]

Underwood Family Farms in Moorpark - has great pick your own tomato patch, and also farm stand - with discount pricing for seconds, iirc. Also - toward the end of the season - they have a "sale" on tomato - if you can wait that long. Check out their website for dates

[estone888]

Maybe Tapia Brothers Farm Stand in the Valley. You can call them and ask. They grow their own tomatoes and have plenty of them this time of year. I looked for a website but couldn't find one for them. There's a Yelp listing, but I try to avoid linking to Yelp here.

Tapia Brothers Farm Stand
5251 Hayvenhurst Avenue
Encino, CA 91436
[phone]

[ebethsdad]

Excellent suggestion. Tapia Brothers does sell large quantities of tomatoes. They sell their seconds, i.e. a bit soft or cosmetically damaged, which are probably fine for canning for a discounted price. They don't have heirlooms, but they do have Romas which are the best for canning. They also have great sweet corn and strawberries.