Tony's Family Farms Tony Tomato

06/16/2026

In my dreams I’m seeing myself driving a white convertible corvette, but my reality lead me to the dealer and purchasing another white work van 🤣🤣🤣🧑🏿‍🌾…Say hello to “ Cherry Tomato.”

06/15/2026

What a wonderful gift to the community from members of Greentree Community Church over the weekend. 175 families received a produce box loaded with food.

06/14/2026

Gilberto Rivera for his delicious menudo and tacos. So cool to see one of your restaurants chef step out and do his own thing and winning. His spot is only a few blocks north of I-70 on Florissant Road and worth the drive.

06/14/2026

I absolutely love this weed-eater from Lowe’s we use at the garden when our rows are too narrow or ground is to wet for a riding lawnmower or tractor pulling a tiller. The tiller is lightweight, powerful and runs a long time on a little gasoline.
In the four rows of black plastic you’re looking at 600 pepper plants.

06/13/2026

If your looking for flavor find yourself a local farmer

06/13/2026

Summer is here, and with it comes the peak harvest season for local gardeners and urban producers like us. We ask for your understanding and support in embracing the natural variability in size of our freshly picked produce. While our products may not conform to traditional store standards, their flavor certainly stands out. Don't miss the opportunity to experience the best of the local season, even if it means accepting some variation in size.

06/09/2026

The garden soil is warming up and a few more summer vegetables are ready to eat. We picked our first box of shish*to peppers.

06/08/2026

On rainy days that stop farm work, I remind myself that those extra efforts on exhausting days have benefits of keeping you on track with planting, so don’t stress out. The field will be muddy for several hours today but I am so delighted that I planted all my watermelons 🍉🍉🍉 over the weekend. Next up custom cantaloupe seeds from Italy for a late season harvest.
I still have 600 beefsteak tomatoes to plant and I’m just about out of space at the farm. 🍅🍅🍅

06/08/2026

If the field is too wet to work here’s a cool growers event worth attending…

A free workshop on food safety and conservation on diversified vegetable farms is set for 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, June 8, at Happy Hollow Farm in Jamestown, Mo.

Liz Graznak of Happy Hollow Farm will share practices for growing healthy and safe produce. Other speakers will offer guidance on ways to identify resource concerns and conservation practices that improve soil, water, animal and plant health, air quality and energy use.

There is no fee to attend, but registration is requested to ensure an accurate count for a locally sourced lunch.

Register here:
👉 https://extension.missouri.edu/news/free-workshop-on-growing-safe-produce-set-for-june-8-at-happy-hollow-farm-jamestown

This event is made possible through Missouri Farmers Union, Happy Hollow Organic Farm, Missouri Rural Crisis Center and MU Extension.

06/05/2026

Well, well, well when your garden starts to grow vegetables in interesting shapes and sizes.

Feel free to post your humor and have a wonderful weekend…