Results of our Fifth Annual Tomato Tasting!

huntoften · August 4, 2013

I've blogged the results of our event yesterday. Feel free to comment here on what you think of the voting results.

http://kctomatotimes.wordpress.com/2...esults-are-in/

Doug9345 · August 4, 2013

Interesting that there is only one red tomato among the top ten. It was number 10 and a current.

Redbaron · August 4, 2013

Looks like fun

ginger2778 · August 4, 2013

How do you advertise this event? I am always looking for pointers.

Marsha

PaulF · August 5, 2013

Good job! What a great turnout.

**Lee** · August 5, 2013

Lot's of great looking varieties that you had represented there.
I'm not at all surprised that Carbon and Sungold were in your top two.
KBX only got two "votes", and that is rather unexpected. Perhaps this was one that didn't have the best representation of the variety that day.
I know all too well about that!

Next year, be sure someone brings Cuostralee. That way, you'll have a red in the top 5!

Lee

huntoften · August 5, 2013

KBX had only one smallish fruit, so no wonder the low votes. We didn't have SOTW or Cuostralee there due to them not being ripe yet this year....I'm sure they would have done well though.

As for promoting it...the base group of attendees are my tomato plant customers. I started this as a free "perk" for them, but it has spread beyond them to the "foodie" community. I don't want the event to get too big, so I promote it very little except to my customer e-mail list and to some foodie Facebook groups I belong to.

To start the whole ordeal of my greenhouse business, I promoted solely through Craigslist and through word of mouth.

Brianmch · August 5, 2013

As an attendee it was a really great event. Props to our host! It's been a hard summer to grow in KC and tomatoes have been scarce. The chance to taste so many different types of tomatoes in one place will help with my selections next year.

huntoften · August 5, 2013

Thanks Brian! Glad you had a good time!

August 4, 2013	#1
huntoften Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kansas CIty Posts: 560	Results of our Fifth Annual Tomato Tasting! I've blogged the results of our event yesterday. Feel free to comment here on what you think of the voting results. http://kctomatotimes.wordpress.com/2...esults-are-in/ __________________ Kansas City, Missouri Zone 5b/6a

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Redbaron Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,488	Looks like fun __________________ Scott AKA The Redbaron "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system." Bill Mollison co-founder of permaculture

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PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,296	Good job! What a great turnout. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.

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Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,188	Lot's of great looking varieties that you had represented there. I'm not at all surprised that Carbon and Sungold were in your top two. KBX only got two "votes", and that is rather unexpected. Perhaps this was one that didn't have the best representation of the variety that day. I know all too well about that! Next year, be sure someone brings Cuostralee. That way, you'll have a red in the top 5! Lee __________________ Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put one in a fruit salad. Cuostralee - The best thing on sliced bread.

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huntoften Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kansas CIty Posts: 560	KBX had only one smallish fruit, so no wonder the low votes. We didn't have SOTW or Cuostralee there due to them not being ripe yet this year....I'm sure they would have done well though. As for promoting it...the base group of attendees are my tomato plant customers. I started this as a free "perk" for them, but it has spread beyond them to the "foodie" community. I don't want the event to get too big, so I promote it very little except to my customer e-mail list and to some foodie Facebook groups I belong to. To start the whole ordeal of my greenhouse business, I promoted solely through Craigslist and through word of mouth. __________________ Kansas City, Missouri Zone 5b/6a

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Doug9345 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Durhamville,NY Posts: 2,706	Interesting that there is only one red tomato among the top ten. It was number 10 and a current.

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ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	How do you advertise this event? I am always looking for pointers. Marsha

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Brianmch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Kansas City, Mo Posts: 14	As an attendee it was a really great event. Props to our host! It's been a hard summer to grow in KC and tomatoes have been scarce. The chance to taste so many different types of tomatoes in one place will help with my selections next year.

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huntoften Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kansas CIty Posts: 560	Thanks Brian! Glad you had a good time! __________________ Kansas City, Missouri Zone 5b/6a