From writer's garret to farm to book
Twelve years ago, would-be writer finds that his tomato seedlings have outgrown his fourth-floor Brooklyn walkup so he returns to Pennsylvania roots to grow Black Krims, Cherokee Purples and Green Zebras, and chefs seek them out. His book tells the tale. And: Tim Stark figures he must be the only Princeton grad who sells tomatoes (click 'See also').
National Public Radio/All Things Considered 2008-08-08
Categories: Backyard Farming, Books, MEDIA, URBAN & RURAL BOUNTY
Index: accidental tomato farmer, Aunt Ruby's German Green, Black Krim, Cherokee Purple, Chocolate Cherokee, Eckerton, Eckerton Hill Farm, Extra Eros Zlatolaska, Garden Peach, German Johnson, German Johnsons, Green Zebra, Greenmarket, Heirloom: Notes from an Accidental Farmer, Jonathan Reynolds, Lenhartsville, lycopenophiles, orange Tangerines, Pennsylvania, Rose de Berne, Tim Stark, Union Square, Union Square Greenmarket, White Wonder, Wild Mex, Yellow Brandywine, Yellow Taxi, Zapotec Pleated