August is the month for lush, flavorful tomatoes in Bucks County, and this year is no exception. Local growers report that their fruit is ripe and ready on the vine.
“My tomato plants are five feet tall and loaded with tomatoes,” said Leslie, a local grower and member of the Plumsteadville Grange kitchen committee running the tomato festival. “It looks like a great year for tomatoes.”
To celebrate the bountiful harvest, the Grange will host its first Tomato Fest Saturday, Aug. 16 with a day of tomato-packed fun and food.
The morning of the Tomato Fest will include plenty of locally grown tomatoes for sale at the weekly Plumsteadville Grange Farmers Market from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. There also will be a competition for the heaviest tomato (bring your big boys), a tomato cornhole competition, tomato coloring contest, tomato art exhibit and a tomato costume contest.
A tomato canning demonstration and Grange fundraiser will take place from 10 a.m. to noon for a fee of $35. Participants will learn how to can tomatoes and take home a jar of heirloom tomato sauce and an organic basil plant from Peace Tree Farms. To register send a message to grangefarmmarket@gmail.com. All funds raised will benefit the Grange’s future Kitchen Connection commercial kitchen.
The day will end with a farm-to-table pasta dinner for Grange friends and family featuring local produce provided by grange members and meatballs by ServisEvents. To register send a message to grangefarmmarket@gmail.com. All funds raised will benefit the grange’s future commercial kitchen.
Join your local grange members by gathering with friends and neighbors to enjoy the tomato season at the first annual Tomato Fest and toast the 300th anniversary of Plumstead Township.
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