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Heirloom: Notes From An Accidental Tomato Farmer (2008)

by Tim Stark(Favorite Author)

3.51 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0767927060 (ISBN13: 9780767927062)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Broadway

review 1: I found this generally interesting, though I think the author is better suited to being a farmer than a writer. Not that he's a terrible writer, just not the best, in my opinion. Being passingly familiar with some of the chefs he mentions, I was suitaby impressed, though a little put off by the name dropping. I found his adventures within his own farm more interesting than his bragging about the chefs who rely on him for produce. Some of the back history was a little dry to me, but I can see it being appleaing with those who have a general interest in history. It did make me very interested in exploring seed catalogs when we eventually find a place to live with enough room for a garden. I'd love to try an orange eggplant.
review 2: I was interested to rea... mored this book after I heard about Mr. Stark on NPR. It was an easy read that I mostly enjoyed, but he goes into long stories about other farmers and how they came to be, which wasn't that engaging to me. I would often skip several pages to get back to the story of Mr. Stark and his farm. Also, if you are like me and don't know much about the culinary scene in New York City, it can get dry during those stories as well. less

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