In order to grow tomatoes in a tunnel, we have to be able to get inside with tractors to till and to make raised beds. The ends of the tunnel are made to be removable and the sides are tall to accommodate our equipment. The beds are raised and covered with plastic for warmth, weed control, disease control and moisture conservation.
Below is a slideshow to see how we do this (click play button on right side of picture to start)
Toby is the owner of Lingley Bros. Sweetcorn since 2000. A 1989 graduate of Hoopeston East-Lynn High School, he began farming in 1993, the sixth generation farming the ground he lives on. He and his wife Paige have four children: Jenna, Katie, Josh and Megan. Together they raise 48 acres of sweet corn, 900 tomatoes and a half acre of green beans. In addition to farming, Toby is an Elder at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Hoopeston, an officer on the Rossville Area Fire Department, assistant 4-H leader of Hoopeston Boosters 4-H club and a beekeeper.
