After demand was high at their farmstand at the end of their driveway, they started out in the fall of 2012 making premium, all-natural ketchup available for purchase at New Jersey area stores. Since then they've added Pure Strained Tomatoes, Crushed Tomatoes in a BPA-free can, and a line of three pasta sauces--Marinara, Arrabiata, and Mushroom Garlic--as well as seasonal Cranberry Sauce and pickle Relish. A small organic farm, located in Kingston, NJ, where they've cultivated a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, tried out innovative methods of organic and sustainable growing techniques, and gotten their hands dirty with their two young sons. This Eastern climate makes growing food organically a real challenge, and every year they learn more about what the best techniques are for them and our growers. They've even received two USDA grants to help them research new methods of growing tomatoes organically and adding value to their state’s most famous fruit. They use the same high standards of transparency and safety for all of their ingredients. Spices are fair trade and organic when possible, the molasses and cane sugar fair trade and organic, the apple cider vinegar from a family-run company, and their garlic is always sourced from California. Unlike many other brands, they use only trusted and fully traceable sources for their tomatoes and don't use shortcuts like tomato paste or concentrates -- they use only non-GMO ingredients, and their products often contain half as much sugar and salt as other brands if added at all. The name of their company didn’t come from a contest, focus group, or marketing firm. The plot of land where First Field began had three fields. Farmers being logical, literal types, the fields were named 1, 2 and 3. Field #1 – the first field – was dedicated to growing the tomatoes they used to develop their first batches of ketchup.