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This farmer says she is “bonkers” about heirlooms, as demonstrated by the 142 varieties of heirloom tomatoes she grows on the farm she took over from her grandparents. One of her goals is to connect people —- particularly urban people —- to their food. And it’s obvious that Pittsburghers have taken notice: she supplies fifteen local restaurants and she keeps a waitlist for others clamoring to become her customers. But one of the things that makes her farm particularly special is that individuals, often urbanites, join Churchview Farm’s workshare, becoming part of the farm crew in exchange for produce. Tara thinks they are drawn out of the city because “people want to be part of their food system. They don’t want to be divorced from it like so many Americans are.”