Guess I should share this with my tomato friends..

**nctomatoman** · April 30, 2017

http://www.growingagreenerworld.com/...epic-tomatoes/

Pretty busy/harrowing sessions last summer when this was shot - knew it was coming for months...relieved it is "out there"....now need to crawl back into my driveway and get my hands dirty!

Working with Joe Lamp'l was really fun -- great guy.

JohnJones · April 30, 2017

Great job Craig! I'm sure that was quite nerve-racking, but in my opinion came out beautifully.

What a great thing from so many perspectives. Extremely detailed and informative compared to the typical gardening piece for the masses, but also a wonderfully produced heirloom of your efforts for you and your family and friends. Enjoyed it very much.

**nctomatoman** · April 30, 2017

Thank you so much, JohnJones. This whole thing has been a most extraordinary journey...since coaching/sharing/teaching is where my passion lies (getting more people to garden), it is pretty gratifying. My dislike of publicity and attention in general is where the adjustment lies.

Never sure what is coming next, but for the most part, enjoying the ride very much.

Labradors2 · April 30, 2017

That was great Craig! Good job! Thanks for sharing with us.

Linda

KarenO · April 30, 2017

pretty cool Craig, I hope it helps sell more of your books, I bet it will.
KarenO

**nctomatoman** · April 30, 2017

Thanks all - not really about the books (royalties - bleech!) - about future books, but mostly, about securing more speaking engagements in the years ahead. That's (to me) where the fun is (as well as growing tomatoes of course!)

oakley · April 30, 2017

Bravo. Well done and nicely edited. (wondered how many times they visited to get your
methods to make sense). So many times that is not covered clearly.

Congrats!

Salsacharley · April 30, 2017

Excellent! Thanks for sharing.

**nctomatoman** · April 30, 2017

The show was filmed over three long visits to film, three different parts of the season, 2-3 days each - lots of reshoots, different angles, various interruptions due to ambient noise - all a fascinating process. I would say 40-50 hours of film whittled down to 20 minutes. Better them than me - made me realize that doing video would never be for me....podcast maybe - but not video!

again, thanks all.

OzoneNY · April 30, 2017

JUST order your book

SteveP · April 30, 2017

Craig, I loved the video. Well done and very informative. I can honestly say it's the best
I have seen. Thank you for posting it here, as I likely would have never seen it otherwise.

KarenD · April 30, 2017

Great show Craig!!

Labradors2 · April 30, 2017

What was that yellow and red striped tomato they kept zooming in on? Was it Lithium Sunset?

Linda

**nctomatoman** · April 30, 2017

I think it was one in Brie's garden - timing of the taping meant a mix of tomatoes from my, Brie's and Joe's gardens. One of the significant issues of this type of show is timing - same thing happened when the photography of my book was going on - no way to "demand" certain tomatoes were ripening when needed - much shipping of ripe fruit from here to the Storey studios!

Rockporter · April 30, 2017

I loved to watch the video craig, great job!

April 30, 2017	#1
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Guess I should share this with my tomato friends.. http://www.growingagreenerworld.com/...epic-tomatoes/ Pretty busy/harrowing sessions last summer when this was shot - knew it was coming for months...relieved it is "out there"....now need to crawl back into my driveway and get my hands dirty! Working with Joe Lamp'l was really fun -- great guy. __________________ Craig

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nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Thank you so much, JohnJones. This whole thing has been a most extraordinary journey...since coaching/sharing/teaching is where my passion lies (getting more people to garden), it is pretty gratifying. My dislike of publicity and attention in general is where the adjustment lies. Never sure what is coming next, but for the most part, enjoying the ride very much. __________________ Craig

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nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Thanks all - not really about the books (royalties - bleech!) - about future books, but mostly, about securing more speaking engagements in the years ahead. That's (to me) where the fun is (as well as growing tomatoes of course!) __________________ Craig

April 30, 2017	#9
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	The show was filmed over three long visits to film, three different parts of the season, 2-3 days each - lots of reshoots, different angles, various interruptions due to ambient noise - all a fascinating process. I would say 40-50 hours of film whittled down to 20 minutes. Better them than me - made me realize that doing video would never be for me....podcast maybe - but not video! again, thanks all. __________________ Craig

April 30, 2017	#14
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	I think it was one in Brie's garden - timing of the taping meant a mix of tomatoes from my, Brie's and Joe's gardens. One of the significant issues of this type of show is timing - same thing happened when the photography of my book was going on - no way to "demand" certain tomatoes were ripening when needed - much shipping of ripe fruit from here to the Storey studios! __________________ Craig

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JohnJones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Mississippi Posts: 339	Great job Craig! I'm sure that was quite nerve-racking, but in my opinion came out beautifully. What a great thing from so many perspectives. Extremely detailed and informative compared to the typical gardening piece for the masses, but also a wonderfully produced heirloom of your efforts for you and your family and friends. Enjoyed it very much.

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Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,897	That was great Craig! Good job! Thanks for sharing with us. Linda

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KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	pretty cool Craig, I hope it helps sell more of your books, I bet it will. KarenO

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oakley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: NewYork 5a Posts: 2,303	Bravo. Well done and nicely edited. (wondered how many times they visited to get your methods to make sense). So many times that is not covered clearly. Congrats!

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Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	Excellent! Thanks for sharing.

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OzoneNY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Frisco Texas Posts: 390	JUST order your book

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SteveP Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 1,398	Craig, I loved the video. Well done and very informative. I can honestly say it's the best I have seen. Thank you for posting it here, as I likely would have never seen it otherwise.

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KarenD Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: NJ Posts: 95	Great show Craig!!

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Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	I loved to watch the video craig, great job! __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~