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Homegrown Tomato Fest
The Sixth Annual Homegrown Tomato Fest will take place Saturday, August 14, 2010, from 9 am until 12 Noon at the Kingsport Farmers’ Market, Center Street & Clinchfield Street in Kingsport. This celebration of the juicy red fruit features tomato contests, free tomato tastings (including many heirloom varieties), free tomato refreshments, tomato-growing advice, and fun for the whole family. There will be also be activities for kids and culinary demonstrations.
Tomato lovers are invited to enter the Best Salsa Contest and to bring tomatoes to compete in the following categories: Best Tasting, Biggest, Prettiest, Ugliest, Most Bizarre, and Best Dressed. Admission is free and there are no entry fees. Entry forms may be downloaded from the SAPS website, www.saps.us, or picked up at Downtown Kingsport Association (DKA) or Ward’s Feed Store. Entires will be received between 9 am and 10 am for all contests, and winners will be announced at 11 am.
Homegrown Tomato Fest is sponsored by the Southern Appalachian Plant Society (SAPS) and Downtown Kingsport Association,
For more information, call 423-348-6572 or e-mail jnjmoore@embarqmail.com.
We need some member volunteers to assist the organizers. Dennis Marshall, chief organizer for the Tomato Fest, recently had his appendix removed and is not moving as spryly as normal.
If you are able to assist, please contact Joy to bring tomatoes and/or help in this effort. Tomato Fest is a lot of fun and it helps to get the word out to the public about our organization. Email jnjmoore@embarqmail.com
The entry forms are posted at the bottom of the Event section and will open in a separate window so that you can print them when you click on the link to the form.