I bought tomatoes.

From a grocery store.

In March.

I know better!

But tomatoes have been on my mind lately …

I’m reading a book, Ten Tomatoes That Changed The World – an appetizing read that keeps me thinking about and craving them.

And in the greenhouse our 1st tomato seedlings have sprouted – a very welcome sight after a long, cold winter! But we won’t be feasting on our own tomatoes for a few months yet.

And so I caved and bought some.

It was a tray of 8 or 10 medium-sized, red, round tomatoes, of unknown origin on the clearance rack at Farm Boy. They looked quite decent with no obvious signs of spoilage. And the price? They were almost giving them away! When we ate them they tasted surprisingly good – especially in bacon & tomato sandwiches.

Buying these tomatoes is not a big deal perhaps, but as a small farm that bases our entire operation on locally grown, freshly picked, in-season produce, it goes against all we stand for.

I won’t be buying tomatoes in winter again. But it did satisfy my craving!

Here is what we will wait for rather …

Join our CSA and enjoy our tomatoes and many other vegetables in your box each week.

Find all the details here …

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Around the farm …

The field where we will be planting tomatoes in about 2 months.

The garlic is just beginning to pop through the straw.

Other signs of life …

An unwelcome dump of snow the other day. Didn’t last long though!