Tomato Taste Off Entries Due Tomorrow!!

Don't forget to turn in your entries by tomorrow (July 27, 2011) to enter the Tomato Taste Off by fresh52!

Tomato Taste Off Contest

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fresh52 FARMERS MARKET
TOMATO TASTE-OFF
TIVOLI VILLAGE

JULY 30, 2011

ENTRY FORM (click for printable PDF)

Name:
Address:
City,Zip:
Phone Number:
Email Address:

Entry Information

• Open to backyard and professional growers.
• There is a $5 Entry Fee to enter and no limit to the number of entries per person. All applications are due by July 27th. Please email to Chogan@fresh52.com if you do not fill out at the market.
• Entries will be accepted between 9 and 10:30 am at the Discover You Can Booth located at the fresh52 Market.
• One entry form must accompany each tomato variety entered.

Contestants need to supply per entry a minimum of:

• 2 large slicing tomatoes
• or 3-4 salad size, cooking or canning type tomatoes
• or 6-8 cherry tomatoes

Judging Categories (Check the category entered and name the variety)

• Cooking/Canning
• Cherry/Pear
• Slicing/Salad

Prizes

• The Grand Prize winner (Best of TTO) will receive a fresh52 Market Bounty Basket, Cash, and the Title of Best Overall.  
• First Place winners in each category will also receive a prize.
• Winners will be announce at 12 noon.
• Contestants need not be present to win.

Good Luck and may the best tomatoes win!!!

"Discover You Can" Canning Contests at Fresh 52 Markets

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"Discover You Can" at Fresh52 Farmer & Artisan Markets.  Sponsored by Jarden Home Brands makers of Ball Brand Fresh Preserving Products

July tomato recipe

August pickle recipe

Stop by the booth to submit your recipe and we will have three judges review for the winner.

Saturday at Tivoli
302 S. Rampart
Las Vegas, NV 89145
8:00 am to 1:00 pm

Sunday at Sansone Park Place
9480 S. Eastern
Las Vegas, NV 89123
8:30 am to 1:00 pm

In addition there are ball jar coupons and boxes of no sugar added pectin giveaways at the booth.

Clark County Fair & Rodeo Food Contest

The Clark County Fair & Rodeo in Logandale, Nevada will be having a contest in the Home Science Division which consists of home canned goods, as well as perishable foods. To see the entire list of products being accepted, click here.

1. ALL NON-PERISHABLE FOODS (classes 33-34) must be received no later than 6:00 p.m. on Monday April 5th, at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Logandale, Nevada.
2. PERISHABLE FOODS (classes 35-41) will be accepted Wednesday April 7th, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and will be judged that evening at 5:00 p.m.
3. All entries in canning jars shall consist of 2 jars, one to display and one for opening and judging.
4. All perishable foods must be displayed on / in a disposable container, covered with clear plastic wrap, or may be displayed on / in container of your choice but container must be clearly marked with your name.
5. All perishable foods will be judged on presentation.

For a list of complete rules click here