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By Adel Ahmed

KAMLOOPS FARMERS MARKET

Annual Tomato Festival returns to Kamloops

Sep 4, 2023 | 1:00 PM

KAMLOOPS — Tomato lovers in Kamloops and surrounding areas will have an opportunity next week to show off their sweet looking fruits.

The Kamloops Farmers’ Market along with the K’wese’ltken Farmer and Artisan Market are excited for the annual Tomato Festival beginning September 9 and lasting until September 16.

In a news release, the Kamloops Farmers Market say the festival will begin with a tomato competition. It is open to the public to bring their tomatoes to compete in four categories: largest by weight, most colourful, most unusual shape, and greatest number in a single cluster.

On September 10 the K’wese’ltken Market will have the K’wese’ltken Kitchen on site for tomato canning demos, information and more. On September 13 The Midweek Market (13th) will have Mount Paul Community Food Centre on site discussing their programs and how they contribute to improving food security and food sovereignty for our community.

The final day of the festival wraps up with several community groups in attendance at market to share about seed saving, food infrastructure, and various food sovereignty initiatives in the community.

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Additionally, there will be an opportunity for the public to taste several locally grown varieties of tomatoes, and to vote for their favourite for the People’s Choice Award.