Wednesday, August 23, 2006

I see the problem

Mountain tomato farms fading

Tomato farming on the mountain is dying, he and others say. The hard work, long hours and irregular income don't appeal to many of the children who could carry on the tradition.

'I tell people it's like preaching; you've got to be called,' said Allman, who is 44.
The thing is, you can get behind preaching as a way of life. It's a lot harder to see something glorious in growing tomatoes. That may not be fair, but that's life.

4 Comments:

At 9:40 AM, Blogger Kathy said...

But eating home grown tomatoes is indeed glorious!

 
At 10:35 AM, Blogger Mac said...

But not growing them.

 
At 3:56 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hrm... Birmingham is full of illegal immigrants and Oneonta's tomato farms are in dire need of cheap labor. Looks like two problems solved if you ask me...

 
At 7:10 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

That was the gist of the jest, dearest Dan.

 

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