Winter Posts

Snow + Owl

Snowpocalypse

With a mere three months to go before tomato planting begins, we are relishing this latest blast of winter. We can certainly use the moisture after missing out the past two seasons.

Spring Is Just Around The Corner!

For those of you who think it might be too early to think about ordering tomato plants, think again.  James Worley has announced the magic list of heirloom tomato plants that he is growing this spring. All of his plants are  subject to availability so it pays to get your order in early.  

A Snowy Owl spotted at Smithville Lake.

Arctic Visitors

It had been a strange growing year here at TomatoTown, but evidently it was a strange year in other parts of the world. According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, there are larger numbers of Snowy Owls visiting the Kansas City Area this winter. Farmer T and Farmer J, longtime bird nerds, decided to investigate. […]


The Count

Worley’s List

Our good friend James just published the list of tomatoes seedlings he’ll soon have on offer this year. After such a beautiful day today, we are excited to start digging in the garden. Check out the beauties he is growing: James Worley’s Tomato List 2011

Too much snow in TomatoTown

Blizzard of OZ from Todd Feeback on Vimeo. This timelapse was shot on a Samsung Galaxy S phone, using the ‘Tina Timelapse’ application from the Android Marketplace. Photos shot at 640×480 at 15 second intervals. All combined and edited in Premiere Pro. Thanks to Sprint for the demo phone!

The Mighty Cherokee

It’s cold. Time to order seeds.

The Tomato Man of Kansas City, Mr. James Worley, has posted his tentative seed list for 2010 at http://kctomatotimes.wordpress.com/ Get your orders in. Farmer J has already put together her wish list. We’ll plant at least 40 this year, dropping a few of the non-productive varieties and adding some new ones. For all you hippies […]