His recounting of fly-by-night agricultural tactics, stomach-turning worries and relief-inducing bumper crops paints a poignant picture of a dwindling form of American life. With his produce and dogged perseverance, Stark bridges the gap between New York's posh kitchens and the sun-drenched fields of the rural countryside, commenting along the way on buzzwords like organic, the effects of urban sprawl, and farming's changing landscape. With succulent wit, he conveys the poetry of a well-grown tomato." -Entertainment Weekly "In a "back-to-nature" move more than a decade ago, Stark uprooted a handful of heirloom tomato seedlings from his Brooklyn brownstone and returned to Eckerton Hill, his Pennsylvanian boyhood home, to harvest two acres of multicolored oddities. The multi-colored fruit of his labor.were a hit, snapped up by amateur and pro chefs at NYC's greenmarket. A fresh writer's salad garnished with an colorful dressing for foodies with a yen for sensual comestibles." -Kirkus Reviews "Fourteen years ago, with zero farming experience, Tim Stark started 3,000 heirloom tomato plants in his Brooklyn apartment then transferred them to the family acreage in Pennsylvania. It all combines to make entertaining light fare. Other aspects of the author's cultivation surface in references to diverse literary sources from Cheever to Crèvecoeur. Readers get an introduction to regular farmer's market customers and sellers and a field guide to the practices of Stark's affable Amish and Mennonite neighbors. The author also delights the palates of sophisticated foodies via the kitchens of the great chefs at Gotham's priciest eateries. Stark's Eckerton Hill Farm provides fruits and vegetables for a discerning retail clientele at New York's Union Square Greenmarket.
"Lovingly crafted memoir about the author's days producing organic veggies on his small farm in Pennsylvania Dutch country.
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