Blood, Sweat & Tomato Tears

By Michael Nolan

A chat with my father the other day reminded me that I am almost 36 (August 22nd, if you are curious).

That means that I’ve been growing tomatoes for over 25 years!

Okay, so in the grand scheme of things that isn’t all that long – especially if you consider the case of Tomato Casual’s favorite Dad – but still, I’ve been doing this for well over half of my life. For the record, I am well aware that some of you probably have underwear that is older than I am, but to me that’s a big deal.

Over the years people have asked me why Read the rest of this entry »