Grown for flavour
From our edible garden in North Wexford, we grow, harvest, and preserve in very small batches — creating one-of-a-kind ingredients where every drop sings with flavour and is full of natural goodness.
Each season brings something different, where flavours cannot be standardised or scaled.
SEASONAL • ONE-OF-A-KIND • A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY
A bold, savoury finishing salt with tomato, herbs, and umami flavour.
Born from a single unforgettable drink in New York City, this Bloody Mary Salt began life in Chelsea Market in 2023. One glass — rimmed with a salty, tomato-rich, herbaceous, citrus-bright seasoning — led to another, and then another. Back home in Wexford, Anthony set out to recreate that flavour — and in doing so, created something that now goes far beyond the cocktail glass.
What began as the perfect Bloody Mary salt has become a go-to savoury seasoning in our kitchen. Bright, aromatic, and deeply umami-rich, it brings instant depth with just a pinch.
A small pinch goes a long way.
Sprinkle over roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables, fried eggs, chicken, shellfish, or meaty white fish. Stir into dressings, dust over grilled corn or charred greens, or finish hot popcorn for an addictive savoury hit. It’s equally at home rimming a cocktail glass.
This small-batch blend draws on ingredients from both garden and coast. A mix of Achill Island and Wexford sea salts delivers mineral brightness and natural crunch, while dillisk seaweed adds a subtle maritime savouriness. Wild alexander seeds, lovage, and heritage tomatoes bring herbal warmth and rich, natural umami.
Anthony’s long-standing love of salt — collected from Ireland and further afield — has shaped this blend into something distinctive: a uniquely Irish seasoning with global inspiration.
Presented in a 40g glass jar with a natural cork, as a Gift Box Edition, wrapped in our illustrated paper — inspired by the Wexford and Irish food story — and finished in our signature black box.
A calming orchard-and-herb infusion, grown and gathered in the Fat Tomato garden.
Created as a gentle pause between gardening tasks, this blend captures the quiet rhythm of the garden in a teacup. Whole chamomile flowers and lemon balm bring soft, restorative notes; Moroccan and garden mint add a fresh, uplifting lift; while dried heritage apples — Blood of the Boyne, Lough Tree of Wexford, and Discovery — lend natural sweetness, floral depth, and a gentle orchard body. Calendula petals add a golden brightness, with just a whisper of lavender to round it all out.
Everything is grown in our garden without the use of chemicals and slowly dried to preserve flavour, colour, and natural character, capturing the true taste of the Irish growing season.
It’s the tea we brew when the tools are down, and the boots are off. Comforting, bright, and quietly floral — perfect hot on cool evenings or poured over ice on warm afternoons.
Each jar contains 15g of our Gardeners’ Tea blend, enough for around eight cups, along with a small wooden spoon and eight compostable tea bags — a thoughtful addition for those who prefer ease or tea on the go.
Presented in a glass-cork bulb jar, wrapped in illustrated paper inspired by the Wexford and Irish food story, and finished in our signature black box.
A rich, savoury-sweet damson sauce inspired by traditional hoisin — layered with spice, umami, and deep orchard flavour.
A deep, velvety, umami-rich sauce inspired by the centuries-old Chinese tradition of hoisin — the savoury-sweet condiment known for bringing balance and depth to roasted meats, vegetables, and noodle dishes.
Our Fat Tomato interpretation begins with Merryweather damsons and our own aged damson umeboshi, layered with fermented garlic and organic ginger root. Orchard sweetness comes from Tara Hill raw blossom honey and Highbank organic apple treacle, balanced with our heritage apple cider vinegar for brightness and lift.
To build complexity, we add toasted sesame seeds and organic spices — star anise, cinnamon, fennel seed, black peppercorns, and our garden-grown Sichuan peppercorns — bringing warmth and gentle spice reminiscent of traditional hoisin.
Natural salty umami comes from barley miso, kombu, dillisk seaweed, and Wexford sea salt, adding a subtle coastal depth that roots the sauce firmly in the Irish landscape.
Slow-cooked until smooth, glossy, and spoonable, this is a concentrated sauce designed to be used as it is or loosened to your taste. The result is deeply savoury and damson-forward, layered with sweetness, acidity, spice, and a clean lingering finish.
A little goes a long way. Use as a glaze for roast meats or vegetables, stir through noodles and stir-fries, or tuck into bao buns and cheese toasties. Thin slightly with water, stock, or citrus to create a lighter dressing or dipping sauce.
Available as a 225g wide-neck glass jar for everyday use, or as a Gift Box, wrapped in our illustrated paper — inspired by the Wexford and Irish food story — and presented in our signature black box.
Calendula officinalis
Calendula Strawberry Blonde is a truly special annual edible flower, grown as much for its beauty as its usefulness. This antique-looking variety produces soft blood-orange petals with delicate pink and strawberry-toned colours, giving a multi-dimensional, luminous effect that sets it apart from classic yellow or orange calendulas.
Highly attractive to bees and beneficial insects, it’s an excellent companion plant for the vegetable garden. A cut-flower superstar, Strawberry Blonde is perfect for fresh arrangements and dries beautifully for long-lasting colour in winter posies and herbal blends.
Average number of seeds: 50
Open-pollinated, chemical-free seeds. Grown and saved in Wexford, Ireland. We only grow and save seeds from plants that were started from certified organic seeds.
Each seed packet includes growing tips and cooking suggestions inside.
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Where flavour begins
Fat Tomato is an edible garden and living pantry in North Wexford, where over 500 heritage varieties are grown for flavour, nourishment, and biodiversity. Each season shapes what we grow, harvest, preserve, and share.
Founded by chef, grower, writer, and 2025 Blás na hÉireann Producers' Champion Anthony O'Toole, Fat Tomato celebrates the connection between food, flavour, and place through seeds, plants, preserves, gifts, and pantry products.
Homemade compost. Heritage organic seeds. No synthetic fertilisers. No chemicals. Just careful growing, the way food was once grown.
Anthony in the Polytunnel
Sowing Seeds
Enjoying Nasturtium Flowers
Our Edible Forest
Blueberry Duke
Driven by curiosity, biodiversity & flavour
Fat Tomato is more than a shop or edible garden — it’s a way of growing, making, and sharing food, shaped by the seasons, stories and landscape of North Wexford.
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THE SHOP
Our honesty farm shop and online store offer a changing seasonal selection — shaped by what the garden allows, and grown, made, or carefully curated by us.
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THE GARDEN
Our edible garden in North Wexford is home to over 500 heritage varieties – grown for flavour, not yield, and guided by the rhythm of the seasons.
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THE PANTRY
Ingredients from the garden are transformed into small-batch condiments, preserves, and drinks — capturing the flavour of each season as it comes.
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THE DESTINATION
A future place for sharing — a smallholding, garden, and workshop in North Wexford, where food, flavour, and the seasons bring people together.
Visit our EDIBLE GARDEN HONESTY FARM SHOP
A changing, seasonal selection from our garden and kitchen – bottles, jars, fresh vegetables, herbs, rainbow eggs, seeds and potted plants, all led by what’s growing and being harvested in North Wexford.
No two visits are ever the same.
Open Monday to Sunday, 10am to 8pm (spring–summer)
Cash and card accepted
Eircode: Y21 RD60
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Words from customers who have visited the shop, grown our seeds, and cooked with our food.