Sixty varieties is pretty good Tomatovator - here we get a mere handful in the stores.
Fun factor and getting to try more varieties are certainly a couple main reasons for growing from seeds. My breeding hobby means I need to grow from seed.
But growing a wide variety of tomatoes and saving seeds, then sharing them with others is an important part of saving our tomato (or whatever we grow from seed) genetic heritage for the future. We need to teach our kids about it. I think this is THE most important reason to start from seed, so that they can see the whole process from seed to plant to food,
full stop! That's a
period to you folks
Patrina