September 6, 2009 – Heirloom Tomato Tasting at Grinnell Heritage Farm
We took some time away from our farm and visited an heirloom tomato tasting event and farm tour at Grinnell Heritage Farm. It’s a 5th generation, yet new farm reinvented as a diversified organic farm with vegetables, animals, hay, and hoophouses.
Here owner Andrew Dunham begins the farm tour.
They planted 30 varieties of heirloom tomatoes to try to decide which ones they might like to grow and eat the best and shared the varieties with the public during a tomato tasting/potluck/string band event at their farm. I’d say there was an overwhelming turnout.
I, of course, was struck with the beauty of all the vegetable beds. If I remember correctly, there are about seven acres in vegetable production. These organic varietal lettuces in front of the old barn are noteworthy for their beauty and being relatively weed-free.
Bright Lights Chard makes for a beautiful landscape as well.
These bug-free cauliflower rows were a wonder to see. Andrew and Melissa have much to be proud of as they convert this farm to organic, local food production.
