Tomato Festival Returns To Cartersville Farmers Market

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The Cartersville Farmer’s Market is well underway for the 2015 season, and this month’s biggest event will return on Saturday.

The Third Annual Tomato Festival will take place during the market hours, which will run from 7 a.m. to noon July 25 in the Founder’s Oak parking lot across from City Hall.

Activities will begin around 10 a.m., and will include a tomato contest for the local farmers. The categories will be: the biggest, the tastiest and the most unusual tomatoes.

Voting will be open between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., and the winner of each category will be announced after all of the votes are counted. There will also be a kids’ coloring and painting station set up, along with a tomato planting activity, next to the judging table.

The Owens Brothers will be providing live music entertainment, and The City Cellar and Loft will be joining the Farmer’s Market and serving their famous Fried Green Tomatoes from 10 a.m. to noon.

The Cartersville DDA will be giving away tomato sandwiches made with fresh tomatoes from our local farmers.

“We’d like to encourage the entire community to come out to the Farmer’s Market to help us judge all of these locally produced tomatoes,” said Special Events Coordinator Hollie Duncan. “These beautiful, ripe tomatoes are finally in season, and what better way to enjoy them than at the Tomato Festival. After tasting all of these delicious tomatoes, you are sure to want to take some home with you.”

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