Vegetable Barley Soup

Name: Vegetable Barley Soup
Ingredients: 1 - 1 1/2 cups pearl barley; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 yellow onion - chopped; 3 garlic cloves - thinly sliced; 2 celery stalks - chopped; 2 carrots - chopped; 2 bacon slices - chopped; 4 tomatoes - blanched, peeled and chopped; 4 cups vegetable stock; 2 cups chicken stock; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1/4 cup fresh italian parsley - chopped; 1/4 cup tomato paste