2011 Love Apple Festival & Tomato Tasting Details
WHEN: Saturday, September 10, from 10am-1pm, rain or shine (we’ll be under a large tent).
WHERE: come to the Gateway Park Fun Center at 4800 N.28th St. in northwest Boulder (Not at Harlequin’s Gardens)
HOW: If you bring 3 or more medium to large homegrown tomatoes of one variety, or 10 homegrown cherry tomatoes of one variety, with the variety name on a card, to donate to the tasting you will get in FREE. You are encouraged to bring of more than the minimum number, or samples of more than one variety.
If you have no tomatoes to bring, there will be a $3.00 entrance fee for adults. Children 12 years and under attend free.
Under the Big Top there will be volunteers cutting tomato samples for you to taste. They will be grouped by general type: Cherry, Beefsteak, Paste, Salad/Slicing, and each variety will be labeled by name. Tomato Score sheets will be provided.
A tomato judging by a panel of 3 judges will take place at approximately 12:00 noon.
Learn how to collect, process and save your own tomato seeds – it’s easy, and we will offer two demonstrations.
Boulder County Master Gardeners, CSU Extension and Harlequin’s Gardens staff will be on hand to distribute information and answer your questions about growing tomatoes.
Your entry ticket is also your chance to win one of 5 valuable door prizes from Harlequin’s Gardens!
This should be a lot of fun and very educational.
Please do not bring dogs.
Children are welcome with adult supervision.
SPONSORED BY:
HARLEQUIN’S GARDENS NURSERY CSU EXTENSION BOULDER COUNTY DAILY CAMERA