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Tag: Tomato

  • Sunday, August 29, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm – Total Tomato, Online

    Wondering what to do with your bounty of tomatoes? Preserve them, of course! In this August 29 New York Botanical Garden webinar, Stephen Nocera will show you the best ways to process and hot pack your harvest, with a simple method borrowed from industrial canning. We’ll make a chili tomato salsa, marinara sauce, and crushed tomatoes for the pantry, all of which can be safely preserved for future use. When you’re dining on fresh tomatoes come December, you’ll be thankful you came!

    Please note, while participants are not expected to cook along with the demonstration, the materials list explains what supplies you’ll want in the house so you can put what you’ve learned into action after class. Access that list, and register ($49) HERE.

  • Wednesday, April 21, 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm – The Science and Art of Tomato Culture Online

    Wednesday, April 21, 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm – The Science and Art of Tomato Culture Online

    For the last century the tomato has been America’s favorite garden vegetable–actually a fruit. Gardeners still have many questions about planting, feeding, watering, pruning and supporting their tomato plants. In addition new tomato health problems have challenged the grower. This Tower Hill Botanic Garden online program on April 21 from 12 – 1 will offer information and inspiration for growing this very popular plant.

    Christie Higginbottom has worked as a costumed interpreter at Old Sturbridge Village since 1981. From 1984 to 2004 she coordinated the historic horticulture program researching, planning and planting the re-created kitchen and flower gardens at the museum’s historic households. She also supervised the Village’s Herb Garden collection, a garden exhibiting over 300 varieties of historic herbs. From 2004 to 2006 she researched and developed a series of self-guided walking trails interpreting people and the environment in the early 1800s. She researched and designed the 2007-2009 exhibit “Taking Root: Gardening in Pots in the early 1800s.” Now retired from full-time work at OSV, she continues to work in costume part-time and to present garden programs for the Village. This program will be held virtually. Once you register you will receive a zoom link in the confirmation.

    This webinar will also be RECORDED and available for 1 month to all registrants. $10 for Tower Hill members, $15 for nonmembers. Register at www.towerhillbg.org

  • Wednesday, August 9, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – The Glorious Tomato

    Wednesday, August 9, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – The Glorious Tomato

    Nothing says summer better than a fresh tomato straight from the vine.  In this Newton Community Farm workshop led by Jon Orren on Wednesday, August 9, from 6:30 – 8, you’ll have the opportunity to observe and participate in the creation of both simple preparations showcasing the fresh essence of summer tomatoes, as well as more elaborate recipes that will help you use up your surplus bounty. Attendees will sample all dishes, receive printed recipes and learn the definitive answer to the age-old question “Is refrigerating tomatoes really that terrible?”  Friends of the Farm $20, general public $25.  Visit http://newtoncommunityfarm.org//srv/htdocs/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Adult-Programs-Summer-2017-2.pdf or email education@newtoncommunityfarm.org  . Newton Community Farm is located at 303 Nahanton Street in Newton. You may call 617-916-9655 for more information. Image from www.bonnieplants.com.

  • Thursday, August 20, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm – 31st Annual Massachusetts Tomato Contest

    Please join the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources for the 31st annual Massachusetts Tomato Contest on Thursday, August 20 from 9:30 – 2 at the Kitchen in the new Boston Public Market.

    Tomatoes from farmers across Massachusetts will be judged by a panel of experts on flavor, firmness/slicing quality, exterior color and shape. Categories include field tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, heirloom varieties and weight. The contest will be judged by a panel of food writers, chefs, cookbook authors, produce experts and state officials.

    The contest is sponsored by the New England Vegetable and Berry Growers Association in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources and Mass Farmers’ Markets and hosted by the Trustees’ Kitchen at the Boston Public Market. This friendly contest is open to commercial tomato growers and is designed to increase consumer’s awareness of local agriculture.

    The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources’ (MDAR) mission is to ensure the long-term viability of agriculture in Massachusetts. Through its four divisions – Agricultural Conservation and Technical Assistance, Agricultural Markets, Animal Health, and Crop and Pest Services – MDAR strives to support, regulate and enhance the rich diversity of the Commonwealth’s agricultural community to promote economically and environmentally sound food safety and animal health measures, and fulfill agriculture’s role in energy conservation and production.  For more information visit http://www.thetrustees.org/things-to-do/greater-boston/bpm-1006.html.

  • Sunday, August 18, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm – Tomato Taste Test

    The verdict is out and Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum needs your help to decide which tomato is the tastiest of the season in Blithewold’s vegetable garden!  After visiting the vegetable garden to learn about each variety of tomatoes, you and your family will have the opportunity to taste each tomato, and place your vote for the best tasting tomato of the season, on Sunday, August 18, from 1:30 – 3. Blithewold is located at 101 Ferry Road in nearby Bristol, Rhode Island. The cost of this event is included in regular mansion admission – visit www.blithewold.org for complete information. Also enjoy live music, crafts, and delicious food samples from Leo’s Ristorante, made with ingredients from the vegetable garden.

  • Saturday, September 12 – “Native Plants” at The Mall at Chestnut Hill

    The final installment of The Mall at Chestnut Hill’s 2009 Organic Garden Series will take place Saturday, September 12 with “Native Plants.”  Hear a presentation on winterizing gardens, and best of all, there will be a tomato tasting and a lecture on how to preserve food (canning, freezing, fermenting) with results from June’s seedlings.  Also, there will be an opportunity to purchase from a vegetable and fruit stand.  For more information, log on to www.simon.com and click @Your Mall Now!, or call 617-965-3037.