Between the vines.

Five generations of tomato growers and the warm sea have been the perfect blend for cultivating a heritage of quality for over a century.

In 1901, Gus Sanders situated the East Coast’s first commercial tomato farm on a pretty little peninsula across the sound from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. 

Gus discovered that tomatoes grow best in soil by the water’s edge, snuggled in sand and surrounded by water. 115 years later, around 20-million pounds are being distributed from that same farm by the seaside, and the premium, fresh tomatoes are still the family’s first priority. All planted and picked by hand, Seaside tomatoes undergo a grading selection process from the farm to their customer’s tables, consistently setting them apart from other distributors. 

After the last frost of the season, the Sanders Family begins planting each years’ crop at the exact same location in Chisolm Field. In a few short months, these Sea Island fields will be plush with bright, green tomatoes, ready to be harvested in June. Hundreds of workers flock to the fields to pick them right off the vine and carry them straight to the packinghouse, where they’re either distributed or used in one of their subsidiary company’s business plans!