Tomatopalooza™ 8 Announcement

**Lee** · June 18, 2010

Announcing the eighth annual Tomatopalooza™ heirloom tomato tasting!

We will be holding our eighth annual event this year at
Apex Community Park in Apex, NC.
Date : 7/31/2010
Time: 1pm~4pm

This year marks an even more laid back event than the past years. Registration is requested this year, and information on that can be found out the web site.

We will be in the large shelter at the park only 50' from the waterside!

See http://tomatopalooza.org/ for more information and directions.

Please post here if you have questions/comments or are
planning to attend.

Lee

stormymater · June 18, 2010

Whoo Hooo! Count the 2 of us in from down on the coast! Can't wait to see y'all - we'll see what is ripe by then after mucho delays this year!

discrepancy · July 21, 2010

Did you guys send a mass mail out about the location change? If so, I didn't get it -- wouldn't have known the location had changed without having gotten suspicious and stopping by the site yesterday... I also didn't get confirmation on registration. If you don't send out confirmations/location change mails, then that's okay.

**Lee** · July 21, 2010

No email was sent about the location change.
All sources of the announcement however were updated with the new directions.

No email confirmation was sent on registration. The registration was for our
benefit to know who and how many to expect. Previous years had folks just
showing up, and this year I wanted to know how many were going to be there.

I will probably send a followup email to those who indicated they would be
bringing tomatoes to ask them to get to the park early.

**nctomatoman** · July 21, 2010

As a follow up to Lee's note, we are a bit overwhelmed at the moment as far as the registration number. The Our State magazine article, word of mouth, etc is making this a very popular (and under the current resourcing/organization structure) and perhaps unmanageable event - the key is that people somehow attend in a staggered fashion (we are at risk of overwhelming the venue), and that somehow magically sufficient tomatoes - in number and variety - appear! The unusual (to say the least) weather in this area is making this one of the more stressfully anticipated events to date.

So, as they say, we shall see how this goes!!!!

stormymater · July 21, 2010

Hi guys - thank you for going to the trouble of hosting this tasting. I hope it doesn't get so big as to be too much of PIA to continue with. I got a dose of the problems when I explored doing a tasting down here - location is a problem - my yard is too overgrown with plants to have a party except in the driveway (with the cars, truck & jonboat & plants looming in from the sides LOL) & other sites are requiring liability insurance (yikes - that's a whole new can of worms) or wanting to advertise over radio, papers, etc. if they assume liability (how many tomatoes have you got so far? I was whacked with Dow Agroscience's lovely aminopyralid & then insufferable heat everlasting).

So again, our heartfelt thanks for your efforts.
You want another cheesesteak this year?
Also, what kind of "palate cleansers" would you like us to bring?

Are you paying fees for the site? How much? We would be glad to contribute to offset costs.

discrepancy · July 21, 2010

Phew. I was worried that I'd done something to offend! Thanks for the info.

**Lee** · July 22, 2010

Due to a combination of some unexpected publicity for the Tomatopalooza event this year (the Our State article), as well as a continuing (and growing) interest in heirloom and unusual tomatoes, we regret to say that registration for the event is now closed. Our venue is limited in its capacity and we have managed to far exceed the recommended numbers (as well as attendance we've experienced in the past few years).

For those of you who have registered and will attend, this is a renewed plea to bring some tomatoes - preferably those that you have grown/know the name of, but we are quite concerned about tomato supply, due to the unusually hot weather and its impact on local gardens. If you find yourself at a Farmers Market and find something interesting (and it has a name!), bring along a few for us to taste - even if it is a typical, red tomato! And, if you are bringing tomatoes, please try to come well prior to the starting time so your harvest can be registered into the event.

Finally - due to the high potential attendance numbers, it would be great that (if by some sort of magic) you can stagger your visit to the event. If this year is like others, (and, again if we get a bit of magic on tomato supplies), we will have plenty to taste for people who arrive at all sorts of times between the start and the end of the event.

Thanks again,

Lee

stormymater · July 22, 2010

errrr, did I miss needing to register someplace else?

June 18, 2010	#1
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,188	Tomatopalooza™ 8 Announcement Announcing the eighth annual Tomatopalooza™ heirloom tomato tasting! We will be holding our eighth annual event this year at Apex Community Park in Apex, NC. Date : 7/31/2010 Time: 1pm~4pm This year marks an even more laid back event than the past years. Registration is requested this year, and information on that can be found out the web site. We will be in the large shelter at the park only 50' from the waterside! See http://tomatopalooza.org/ for more information and directions. Please post here if you have questions/comments or are planning to attend. 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. Last edited by Lee; June 24, 2010 at 09:10 PM. Reason: Location change to a larger shelter

July 21, 2010	#4
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,188	No email was sent about the location change. All sources of the announcement however were updated with the new directions. No email confirmation was sent on registration. The registration was for our benefit to know who and how many to expect. Previous years had folks just showing up, and this year I wanted to know how many were going to be there. I will probably send a followup email to those who indicated they would be bringing tomatoes to ask them to get to the park early. __________________ 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.

July 21, 2010	#5
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	As a follow up to Lee's note, we are a bit overwhelmed at the moment as far as the registration number. The Our State magazine article, word of mouth, etc is making this a very popular (and under the current resourcing/organization structure) and perhaps unmanageable event - the key is that people somehow attend in a staggered fashion (we are at risk of overwhelming the venue), and that somehow magically sufficient tomatoes - in number and variety - appear! The unusual (to say the least) weather in this area is making this one of the more stressfully anticipated events to date. So, as they say, we shall see how this goes!!!! __________________ Craig

July 22, 2010	#8
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,188	Due to a combination of some unexpected publicity for the Tomatopalooza event this year (the Our State article), as well as a continuing (and growing) interest in heirloom and unusual tomatoes, we regret to say that registration for the event is now closed. Our venue is limited in its capacity and we have managed to far exceed the recommended numbers (as well as attendance we've experienced in the past few years). For those of you who have registered and will attend, this is a renewed plea to bring some tomatoes - preferably those that you have grown/know the name of, but we are quite concerned about tomato supply, due to the unusually hot weather and its impact on local gardens. If you find yourself at a Farmers Market and find something interesting (and it has a name!), bring along a few for us to taste - even if it is a typical, red tomato! And, if you are bringing tomatoes, please try to come well prior to the starting time so your harvest can be registered into the event. Finally - due to the high potential attendance numbers, it would be great that (if by some sort of magic) you can stagger your visit to the event. If this year is like others, (and, again if we get a bit of magic on tomato supplies), we will have plenty to taste for people who arrive at all sorts of times between the start and the end of the event. Thanks again, 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. Last edited by Lee; July 22, 2010 at 08:49 PM. Reason: Much better explanation of our situation.

June 18, 2010	#2
stormymater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pleasure Island, NC 8a Posts: 1,162	Whoo Hooo! Count the 2 of us in from down on the coast! Can't wait to see y'all - we'll see what is ripe by then after mucho delays this year!

July 21, 2010	#3
discrepancy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2010 Location: Holly Springs, NC (zone 7b) Posts: 112	Did you guys send a mass mail out about the location change? If so, I didn't get it -- wouldn't have known the location had changed without having gotten suspicious and stopping by the site yesterday... I also didn't get confirmation on registration. If you don't send out confirmations/location change mails, then that's okay.