We had a great turnout for our annual Tomato Tasting event on Saturday, August 8th. Thirteen of our gardeners brought their best tomatoes, and selecting First, Second, and Third Place winners was really difficult this year—they were all so good!
Sin provided us all with a delicious salad made with fresh ingredients from the garden.
And the winners were:
First Place: Peg
Second Place: Betty
Third Place: Sin and Barry (we had a tie!)
We look forward to next year’s bounty!
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