Hi Sarah, I like how the HG forums have seen several new gardeners from your part of the world, lately. I'm not too far away but in a quite different climate - it's just that your
lingering spring weather lingers around here, too! (By the way, my grandfather was from
just outside of Vancouver, B.C.

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I saw your post on the "best tasting" tomato thread. Gold Nugget isn't my
favorite favorite. Oh!
favourite favourite ...

It is, however, one that might just produce from seed, directly-sown in the open garden! An early/early!
You might need that ... Yeah, don't let some be tricked into thinking your zone 8 designation for winter hardiness has much, at all, to do with tomato growing. Nah. In your location, you will have to deal with cloudy skies and cool temperatures! Almost, right through the growing season ...
I will agree about Tatiana. She has provided a wonderful service but keep in mind that she is not only a highly skilled tomato grower but she is writing for a broad audience. Check out these links, especially. And yeah, you can find a source for all those varieties mentioned in best tasting but careful with the "days to maturity" ratings. Those are what a tomato plant would see as ideal growing days. Many of your days will be ones where a tomato plant will just want to sit around and enjoy the scenery and the cool breeze. Anyway:
https://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/All_Early_Tomatoes

Steve
We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond. ~ Gwendolyn Brooks