Photo by Mark Ostrow, poster design
by Diane Stalford |
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Allison
Landale
Allison Landale turned 7 acres into 56 acres. But then, most accountants
know how to multiply.
When her parents were running The Bars Farm in the mid and late
80's, Allison Landale wasn't there. She was over a hundred miles
away working as an accountant in Boston. But by the early 90's,
dreams of vegetables and flowers overpowered the reality of credits
and debits and Allison came home.
She took the small, 7-acre plot with accompanying vegetable cart
and quickly turned it into a 56-acre farm complete with five greenhouses
and a thriving retail stand. Despite the enormous growth, Allison
still insists on harvesting everything by hand. And because she
is constantly striving to improve flavor and quality, she has
little time for selling her produce outside her farm stand.
Red Tomato is fortunate enough to be able to bring Allison Landale's
produce to your grocery store. Her tomatoes are ripe, delicious
and farm fresh. And, like Allison, you don't see them in the city
very often. |
