- Fresh Picks for '26—New Veggies and Fruit
- New Flowers for 2026
- Soil Health and Management Strategies
- Growing Salad Gardens: An Ultimate Guide by Niki Jabbour
- U-Pick Power for Your Flower Farm
- Squash Success: From Seed to Storage with Johnny’s
- Managing Pests with Ecological Farm Design
- Into the Cabbage Patch: Varieties & Culinary Uses
- New Blooms for 2025
- Top Picks for 2025: New Veggies & More!
- Climate Adaptation in Action
- Garden Cover Crops & Green Manures
- Bloom to Boom: Flower Farm Profitability
- Flower Seed Starting Fundamentals
- Choosing Carrots: A Guide to Varieties You Will Dig
- Tomato Innovation: Breeding & Trialing for Your Finest Harvest
- Pepper Picks: Bells & Jalapeños
- New Flowers for 2024
- New for 2024: Veggies & Herbs
- Veggie Remix: Bring New Flavors & Colors into Your Garden
- Irrigation Systems & Methods
- Flower Growing in Southern States
- Jang Seeder: How to Maximize Its Potential
- Fundamentals of Cucumber Grafting
- One-Cut Lettuces • Insights & Techniques for Small Farms
- Tomato Variety Trends • How Breeding Influences Your Seed Selection
- New for 2023 • Vegetables & Herbs
- New for 2023 • Flowers & Floral Supplies
- Cover Cropping for Field & Garden with Collin Thompson
- Growing Under Cover with Niki Jabbour
- Learning Resources: Climate Adaptation for Vegetable & Flower Farmers
- Baby Leaf Greens: 12 Picks for Market Growers
- Tomatoes • 10 Unsung Heroes
- Peppers • Mostly Sweet with a Touch of Heat
- New for 2022 • Our Top Selections for You
- Producer Cooperatives for Small-Scale Farmers
- Beat the Heat • Lettuce & Specialty Greens for Southern Growers
- Top-Performing Pumpkins for the Market Garden
- Overwinter Flowers • How to extend your growing season with cold-hardy annuals
- Slow Flowers Floral Forecast
- Fundamentals of Tomato Grafting
Fresh Picks for '26—New Veggies and Fruit
About Our Presenters
Steve Bellavia has worked for Johnny's for over 30 years. Four of those years were in the sales department, and the rest have been devoted to the Research Farm, conducting vegetable research. As a Product Manager, he oversees most of our heading brassicas, rutabagas, parsnips, and carrots. He is responsible for managing the assortment of these crops.
Ben Brown is a Product Manager at Johnny's Selected Seeds, managing vegetables, mushrooms, and fruits. He has been with the company for over 10 years, first as a commercial farmer working seasonally in the Contact Center and then moving to the pepper Breeding Program. Before working for Johnny's, Ben was a market gardener for 10 years, growing diverse vegetables, flowers, and herbs.
Brenna Chase is the Product Manager for leafy greens, microgreens, peppers, and eggplant. She is responsible for managing the product assortment for these crops and overseeing the product development targets of related Breeding Programs.
Nate Gorlin-Crenshaw is Product Manager of cucurbits and tomatoes at Johnny's. He is responsible for selecting the product assortment for his assigned crops and directing the product development goals of our tomato and squash Breeding Programs.
Steve Bellavia has worked for Johnny's for over 30 years. Four of those years were in the sales department, and the rest have been devoted to the Research Farm, conducting vegetable research. As a Product Manager, he oversees most of our heading brassicas, rutabagas, parsnips, and carrots. He is responsible for managing the assortment of these crops.
Ben Brown is a Product Manager at Johnny's Selected Seeds, managing vegetables, mushrooms, and fruits. He has been with the company for over 10 years, first as a commercial farmer working seasonally in the Contact Center and then moving to the pepper Breeding Program. Before working for Johnny's, Ben was a market gardener for 10 years, growing diverse vegetables, flowers, and herbs.
Brenna Chase is the Product Manager for leafy greens, microgreens, peppers, and eggplant. She is responsible for managing the product assortment for these crops and overseeing the product development targets of related Breeding Programs.
Nate Gorlin-Crenshaw is Product Manager of cucurbits and tomatoes at Johnny's. He is responsible for selecting the product assortment for his assigned crops and directing the product development goals of our tomato and squash Breeding Programs.
Explore this past webinar's recording and slide deck. This webinar occurred on 11/20/2025.
OVERVIEW: Get an inside look at a selection of new veggies and fruit from over 175 new products we've added for 2026!
We invite you to join us as we share new inspirations and solutions for your upcoming growing season. Our product managers have selected a shortlist of varieties from our exciting 2026 lineup to share with you.
To ensure the quality of what we offer, we grow and trial thousands of varieties on our farm in Maine and the farms of growing partners across the US and Canada. We only select varieties that meet our rigorous flavor, yield, disease resistance, and adaptability standards.
Find out why we selected these standouts above so many others and why we hope you'll try them in the upcoming season. A Q&A session will follow the presentation.
Webinar Resources
Fresh Picks for 2026 • Webinar • VIDEO
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Fresh Picks for 2026 Webinar Slide Deck (PDF)
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Additional Resources
Shopping Links
- New for 2026 Products
- Organic Products
- Developed by Johnny's
- Grows Well in Containers
- 2026 Digital Catalog
- Catalog Symbol Key & Glossary
- Plant Disease Resistance Codes
- Glossary of Growing and Gardening Terms