![]() Not even during that first frantic summer of growing, weeding, picking, and hawking tomatoes. Not even when he was waking at 4:30 in the morning to tend his flock of seedlings. ![]() What he didn’t realize immediately was that he would become obsessed, not even when three thousand tomato plants sprouted in the questionable environment of his makeshift green house. “From these scraps, I saw in a flash of insight, I could construct a seed germination rack.” Already growing tomatoes and a few vegetables back on the farm, Stark knew something of what it takes to nurture seedlings into mature plants. Stark’s story begins with the serendipitous discovery of discarded pipes and boards in a trash bin. Another explanation might be that it was Stark’s destiny to fulfill the promise of his family’s Eckerton Hill farm in Pennsylvania by connecting to his inner Tomato Person. ![]() ![]() ![]() How does a government consultant living in Brooklyn become a world famous gardening guru? In the case of Tim Stark, it was an accidental metamorphosis, or so claims the title of his quirky, captivating memoir Heirloom: Notes from an Accidental Tomato Farmer. Heirloom: Notes from an Accidental Tomato Farmer Book review: Tim Stark's *Heirloom: Notes from an Accidental Tomato Farmer* ![]()
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