RED FIRE FARM TOMATO FESTIVAL
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Rain or shine!
Every year, we have an unbelievable selection of amazing and often award-winning tomatoes for you to taste. It's a great day at the farm, with everything from a 5K Tomato Trot field race to hay rides to cooking demonstrations to live music to crafters and a smorgasbord of local fare from area producers. Come and visit!
Click for a little video of what the Festival is like!
Registration is now open for the 2010 Tomato Trot 5K! A great trail race through the fields! Runners and walkers wind their way through our organic fields and meadows to the finish line. An array of fresh organic produce from our fields awaits the winners. Pre-registration $15, At the Door $18- includes a race t-shirt, and admission to the festival that follows the race. Find out details and register using theTomato Trot 5K Registration Form.
Festival Schedule
More details coming soon.
10:30 AM - Tomato Trot 5K starts.
Main Festival opens 12-5.
Specific schedule of events will be posted soon.
BANDS PLAYING LIVE
Local Music to go with your Local Food! All these gals and fellas make their music in this here Pioneer Valley, and they make it up fresh :). Please click on the photo to go find out more about each band and hear some of their music.
THE NIELDS
CARRIE FERGUSON
EVA CAPELLI AND THE WATERSHOPS
SALVATION ALLEY STRING BAND
CHEFS teaching their trade
We have a lineup of folks involved in bringing great food to the table to give you teachings on cooking scrumptious seasonal dishes.
Cathie Albrecht from the amazing local breakfast eatery 3 Cafe.
Chef Peter Davis from Henrietta's Table in Cambridge.
Chef Sebastian Carosi founder of the New England Farm 2 Fork Project.
ARTISANS with beautiful things to sell
Good Dirt Pottery
Tiffany Hilton Pottery
Lou's Upcycles
and more posting soon.
WORKSHOPS - to up your knowledge
Come to the festival to learn some great techniques and skills from folks who know.
Food Preservation
Flower Arranging
Vermicomposting
Wild Edibles Walk
VENDORS - feeding us delicious preparations
BLACK SHEEP DELI
Will be serving seasonal fare from the grill.
EL JARDIN
Will dish out tasty baked goods and coffee drinks.
Real Pickles will be sampling their locally sourced, locally made raw fermented pickles, krauts, and more.
Appalachian Naturals will let you taste their whole lineup of sauces and salsas.
Deborah's Kitchen will have a spread of spreads for your toast and other jam applications.
More posted soon...
Thank you for reading, and we hope to see you there!