Backyard Farms

Welcome to another edition of People Behind The Plants where we introduce you to a Backyard Farms' employee and tell you about the things he or she does to help us deliver the tomatoes you love to your favorite supermarket, farm stand, restaurant or college/university! This month we're excited to… Read More

The instant you walk into one of Clover Food Lab's 10 Boston area locations (+2 food trucks), you know you're someplace different. While most quick serve restaurants feature bold colors and images, Clover's logo is a simple black stencil on a white background. The interior of each restuarant follows the… Read More

This edition of People Behind The Plants is special because it's also the official announcement of an important promotion in our greenhouse. Meet Brady Sinclair, the first "homegrown" Assistant Grower in the history of Backyard Farms! Brady began his career at Backyard Farms in the summer of 2008. During the… Read More

As our 10th anniversary celebration continues, all of us at Backyard Farms have been feeling the urge to give back to our community in a meaningful way. Over the winter, one of our employees experienced a fire in her home. Fortunately, no one was injured. And thanks to the American… Read More

It's hard to walk through a Hannaford supermarket without seeing a "Hannaford Helps" sign or display somewhere in the store. Especially around the holiday season or back to school. Over the years, this innovative community giving campaign has raised millions of dollars for schools and sent millions of pre-packaged meals… Read More

Last month we highlighted Liza Graham, our Director of Crop Care. Next up we have Megan Murphy, Assistant Manager for Greenhouse Two (Two connected greenhouses compromise our 42-acre indoor farm. Greenhouse 2 is 18-acres and is where we grow our cocktail tomatoes)! Megan came to us all the way from… Read More

We’ve decided to start a new series here on the Backyard Farms blog. With over 200 full time employees working hard behind the scenes of our 42-acre greenhouse, we think it’s time to introduce you to some of them so you not only know WHERE your food comes from but… Read More

At Backyard Farms, our goal is to be your favorite part of your weekly trip to your favorite food store. To help new customers discover our tasty tomatoes and reward customers who've been buying them for years, we've scheduled a bunch of in-store demos at stores in Maine, New Hampshire… Read More

At Backyard Farms, we've learned a lot in the 10 years since we've been in business. One of the most important things we've learned is how much you enjoy seeing how we manage to grow fresh tomatoes in the middle of Maine in the middle of winter. Since our strict… Read More

We recently visited the newest store that sells Backyard Farms tomatoes and we’re excited to tell you all about it! Whether you’re a fan of celebrity Chef Mario Batali, a lover of Italian food, or simply live in Massachusetts and are privy to city happenings, you have probably already heard… Read More