FOODGallery | Finchville TomatosA variety of the Heirlooms produced at Ambrosia Farm sit on a cart Monday afternoon. July 21, 2014.Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalThe barns at Amrosia Farm were overgrown and in poor condition. Eckmann has been renovating the spaces and is considering using them as a wedding venue in the future. July 21, 2014.Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalBrooke Eckmann hand painted this Ambrosia Farm sign hanging in her farm store. July 21, 2014Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalThe exterior of Brooke Eckmann's farm store on her property where she sells produce as it comes available from her yields. July 21, 2014.Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalBrooke Eckmann checks in on her Heirloom tomatoes at her Ambrosia Farm in Finchville on Monday. Eckmann found herself at 29 teaching, but longing for something more. She had began her gardening ventures in her early twenties, first with a small home plot, then at a community garden. Little did Eckmann know that she was beginning a path that would become a career. Eckmann now produces a wide variety of Heirloom tomatoes on her farm in Finchville and is quickly becoming a resource for Louisville's top chefs that seek her specialty produce. July 21, 2014Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalBrooke Eckmann checks in on her Heirloom tomatoes at her Ambrosia Farm in Finchville on Monday. Eckmann found herself at 29 teaching, but longing for something more. She had began her gardening ventures in her early twenties, first with a small home plot, then at a community garden. Little did Eckmann know that she was beginning a path that would become a career. Eckmann now produces a wide variety of Heirloom tomatoes on her farm in Finchville and is quickly becoming a resource for Louisville's top chefs that seek her specialty produce. July 21, 2014Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalBrooke Eckmann holds a Limmony tomato Monday at Ambrosia Farm. July 21, 2014.Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalEckmann's hands are weathered and cracked from the long hours she puts in tending to her crops at Ambrosia Farm. Chefs have taken notice, citing her hands as an indication that she was serious about farming. July 21, 2014Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalBrooke Eckmann walks through the rows at Ambrosia Farm on Monday checking on the progress of this seasons Heirlooms. July 21, 2014Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalBrooke Eckmann checks in on her Heirloom tomatoes at her Ambrosia Farm in Finchville on Monday. Eckmann found herself at 29 teaching, but longing for something more. She had began her gardening ventures in her early twenties, first with a small home plot, then at a community garden. Little did Eckmann know that she was beginning a path that would become a career. Eckmann now produces a wide variety of Heirloom tomatoes on her farm in Finchville and is quickly becoming a resource for Louisville's top chefs that seek her specialty produce. July 21, 2014Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalBrooke Eckmann holds a Pink Berkelely Tye Dye tomato Monday at Ambrosia Farm. July 21, 2014Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalBrooke Eckmann holds a Pink Berkelely Tye Dye tomato Monday at Ambrosia Farm. July 21, 2014Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalBrooke Eckmann holds a Pink Berkelely Tye Dye tomato Monday at Ambrosia Farm. July 21, 2014Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalAn Ambrosia Farm plate on the front bumper of Brooke Eckmann's pick-up truck. July 21, 2014Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalBrooke Eckmann checks in on her Heirloom tomatoes at her Ambrosia Farm in Finchville on Monday. Eckmann found herself at 29 teaching, but longing for something more. She had began her gardening ventures in her early twenties, first with a small home plot, then at a community garden. Little did Eckmann know that she was beginning a path that would become a career. Eckmann now produces a wide variety of Heirloom tomatoes on her farm in Finchville and is quickly becoming a resource for Louisville's top chefs that seek her specialty produce. July 21, 2014Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalBrooke Eckmann found herself at 29 teaching, but longing for something more. She had began her gardening ventures in her early twenties, first with a small home plot, then at a community garden. Little did Eckmann know that she was beginning a path that would become a career. Eckmann now produces a wide variety of Heirloom tomatoes on her farm in Finchville and is quickly becoming a resource for Louisville's top chefs that seek her specialty produce. July 21, 2014Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalBrooke Eckmann found herself at 29 teaching, but longing for something more. She had began her gardening ventures in her early twenties, first with a small home plot, then at a community garden. Little did Eckmann know that she was beginning a path that would become a career. Eckmann now produces a wide variety of Heirloom tomatoes on her farm in Finchville and is quickly becoming a resource for Louisville's top chefs that seek her specialty produce. July 21, 2014Alton Strupp/The Courier-JournalBrooke Eckmann found herself at 29 teaching, but longing for something more. She had began her gardening ventures in her early twenties, first with a small home plot, then at a community garden. Little did Eckmann know that she was beginning a path that would become a career. Eckmann now produces a wide variety of Heirloom tomatoes on her farm in Finchville and is quickly becoming a resource for Louisville's top chefs that seek her specialty produce. July 21, 2014Alton Strupp/The Courier-Journal