Miss Tomato Christa Pusateri, of Mt. Airy, takes a photo with Roan Bell, 7, at the Master Gardeners’ 16th Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival at the Carroll County Farmer’s Market.(Karen Jackson /Freelance)
Carroll County Master Gardner’s 16th Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival at Carroll County Farmers Market in Westminster Saturday.
A Gold Medal orange-yellow tomato was offered for customers to sample at the Master Gardeners’ 16th Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival at the Carroll County Farmers Market featuring many varieties of tomatoes available to sample.(Karen Jackson /Freelance)Desiree Bell, of Westminster, holds her daughter Lottie Bell, 2, while sampling baked goods and tomatoes at the Master Gardeners’ 16th Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival at the Carroll County Farmer’s Market.(Karen Jackson /Freelance)
Suzanne Walton, of Eldersburg, holds the bags of heirloom seeds she collected to take home at the Master Gardeners’ 16th Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival at the Carroll County Farmer’s Market.(Karen Jackson /Freelance)A customer’s collection of Abe Lincoln, Rutgers and Preacher Joe heirloom tomato seeds that they gathered for future planting at the Master Gardeners’ 16th Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival at the Carroll County Farmer’s Market.(Karen Jackson /Freelance)A box of Hungarian Heart heirloom tomatoes were among the many varieties of tomatoes to sample at the Master Gardeners’ 16th Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival at the Carroll County Farmer’s Market.(Karen Jackson /Freelance)
A tomato enthusiast takes a sample of Paul Robeson sweet-smokey flavored tomatoes of Russian origin at the Master Gardeners’ 16th Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival at the Carroll County Farmer’s Market.(Karen Jackson /Freelance)Judy Wagner, of Westminster, and her daughter Lisa Wagner sample the variety of tomatoes at the Master Gardeners’ 16th Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival at the Carroll County Farmer’s Market.(Karen Jackson /Freelance)Souvenir T-shirts for sale during the Master Gardeners’ 16th Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival at the Carroll County Farmer’s Market.(Karen Jackson /Freelance)
One lucky guests with the closest guesses to the number of tomatoes in the jar could win a $50 gift certificate from Dana’s Flower and Garden Place to the winner at the Master Gardeners’ 16th Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival at the Carroll County Farmer’s Market.(Karen Jackson /Freelance)Master Gardener Esther Igeich watches Christi Lord, of Eldersburg, sample one of the 40 varieties of tomatoes at the Master Gardeners’ 16th Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival at the Carroll County Farmers Market featuring many varieties of tomatoes available to sample.(Karen Jackson /Freelance)Miss Tomato Christa Pusateri, of Mt. Airy, takes a photo with Roan Bell, 7, at the Master Gardeners’ 16th Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival at the Carroll County Farmer’s Market.(Karen Jackson /Freelance)
A few dishes with recipes were on display to inspire customers like a caprese pasta salad and a three tomato tart at the Master Gardeners’ 16th Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival at the Carroll County Farmers Market.(Karen Jackson /Freelance)A plate of Mortgage Lifter beefsteak tomatoes sets out for sampling at the Master Gardeners’ 16th Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival at the Carroll County Farmer’s Market.(Karen Jackson /Freelance)Eva Kodak and her husband Nathan Kodak, of Finksburg, taste a sample of black cherry tomatoes with foreign exchange student Saskia Meinzer at the Master Gardeners’ 16th Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival at the Carroll County Farmer’s Market.(Karen Jackson /Freelance)
Carroll County Master Gardeners provided information on how to collect and save seeds to plant during the 16th Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival at the Carroll County Farmer’s Market.(Karen Jackson /Freelance)Tomato fans line up to taste samples of around 40 different varieties of heirloom tomatoes at the Master Gardeners’ 16th Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival at the Carroll County Farmer’s Market.(Karen Jackson /Freelance)Nick Brooks, from left, Jessica McCallum, of Westminster, Taundiiee McCallum, of Stewartstown, PA, and Cathy Smith, of Mt. Airy, look over the cookies to sample at the Master Gardeners’ 16th Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival at the Carroll County Farmer’s Market.(Karen Jackson /Freelance)
