Master Gardener's Tomato Tasting...

As I set here trying to finally finish this post, just reflecting back on this week. I can't believe it is over!!! The first week of school, I can't believe how fast the summer went and we are already back in school. As usual it was a really HOT week. I work in a really old school with just window air conditioners. so if you want to talk to the class you have to turn it off and burn up, and that is what we did. Going out on the playground was a whole other story... Way too hot out there!!! But we made it through the week and it is going to cool down this weekend with some rain coming...





Now to what I have been trying to post all week. Our Master Gardner's Tomato Tasting Festival...





It was last weekend and the weather was just perfect, mid 70's a little cloudy and NO Rain...

The Festival was at the High Gate Carriage House, it is one of the most beautiful locations in Fairmont... The outside tables were set up for everyone to sit, eat and enjoy...

The back lawn was sit up for spectators to see and enjoy all the special classes and events scheduled for the day...

The upper lawn was set up with vendors that had the most magnificent plants and vegetables I have ever seen. Displayed so beautifully... You just didn't know what to buy first...

The coleslaw made from these cabbages was to die for... The head was so big, beautifully and sweet. We shared because it made so much...

The corn was a yellow and white mix they had just picked that morning, finger licking good for sure...

Look at those grapes, I wish I had gotten some of them too...

This was one of my favorite tables, everything looked so fresh and beautiful I couldn't stop taking pictures... It was like looking at a magazine, it was set up so nicely...

You couldn't get any fresher that this!!!

The purple onions also went into that coleslaw, so beautiful I didn't want to cut them...

There signs were even beautiful...

I love how they left all the greens on top of everything, it made everything just look pretty and fresh...

Hammered Dulcimer Music played all day, for everyone to enjoy!

Everything was decorated so beautifully, fresh plants and crisp tablecloths on each table...

Oh Yea and the Tomato Tasting... Everyone filled through the room to taste everyone of the more that 50 varieties of tomatoes. Beautiful and ripe of all colors, Green Zebra striped ones, Black tomatoes, Yellow Ones, Giant Red Ones, even a little tiny one called a Current Tomato... It was one of my favorites...

Each tomato had a name tag with the varieties and who had grown it. The tomato sat wonderfully on top with that tomato chopped surrounding it, for everyone to taste... Each tomato was judged by a panel of judges and prizes were given...

More tomato recipes done by one of Fairmont finest chef...

Everyone seemed to enjoy the demo on the side lawn in the shade of the many trees...They were well attended and enjoyed all the samples he had to share with the crowd... some of his students came to give him a hand...they were wonderful it is one I will have to try while all the tomatoes are on...
All the demos were well attended and everyone seemed to enjoy the choices that were offered...

At the end of the day we all cleaned up and talked about what a wonderful success we had this year. So many master gardener's came out to help and everything ran so smoothly. Everyone did a GREAT JOB!!! AND IT SHOWED!!!

HAVE A GOOD ONE,

LYNN