Heirloom : Notes from an Accidental Tomato Farmer

from tracyfox

Heirloom is a series of recollections from tomato grower to the stars, Tim Stark. It moves back and forth between his struggling farm on the family homestead in rural Pennsylvania and the bustling Union Square green market in New York City. Along the way, we learn about the burgeoning local food ...

from mamalaoshi

Tim Stark is living my dream. For the last year, my husband and I have been throwing around the idea of getting a little farm- blueberries though because as much as I love, love, love tomatoes, my last few years of attempts have resulted in either A. Lots of green unripe tomatoes on frostbitten v...

from mamalaoshi

Tim Stark is living my dream. For the last year, my husband and I have been throwing around the idea of getting a little farm- blueberries though because as much as I love, love, love tomatoes, my last few years of attempts have resulted in either A. Lots of green unripe tomatoes on frostbitten v...

from etznab

I love both heirloom tomatoes and books about farming. But this book made both topics seem like a chore. Some of the writing was poetic and inspiring, but most of it seemed focused on the more dreary aspects, like pulling weeds. The author's interview on NPR was more interesting than the book.

from NellieMc

Somewhat disappointing. If the book were a long NewY orker article it would have been great. But he didn't have enough stories to tell -- after discussing how he got into the business, it's more a recital of lots of great people in the official and non-official organic food industry and a lot of ...