Lewes Tomato Festival offers a slice of summer
The Historic Lewes Farmers Market hosted its popular Tomato Festival Aug. 2 in George H.P. Smith Park.
Vendors came ready with a wide variety of tomatoes for patrons. The market also offered tomato tattoos for kids, gave attendees the opportunity to guess the number of tomatoes in a cylindrical container and awarded prizes for the largest tomatoes grown.
The winners of the largest tomato contest included Stag Run Farm in first with a German Johnson pink heirloom, Tom Paranzino in second with a red morning hybrid and Caribe Locavore Farm in third with a Nuri PK slicer hybrid.
At the demonstration tent, Chef Bill Clifton of the Lewes Yacht Club showed the audience how to prepare a stuffed tomato Greek salad with whipped feta and a tomato vinaigrette, using fresh tomatoes and cucumbers from Fifer Orchards, Nash's Veggies and Cosmic Dog Farm.
The Historic Lewes Farmers Market operates every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon in George H.P. Smith Park. A Wednesday market is held from 8 to 11:30 a.m. at Crooked Hammock Brewery.
Nick Roth is the news editor. He has been with the Cape Gazette since 2012, previously covering town beats in Milton and Lewes. In addition to serving on the editorial board and handling page layout, Nick is responsible for the weekly Delaware History in Photographs feature and enjoys writing stories about the Cape Region’s history. Prior to the Cape Gazette, Nick worked for the Delmarva Media Group, including the Delaware Wave, Delaware Coast Press and Salisbury Daily Times. He also contributed to The News Journal. Originally from Boyertown, Pa., Nick attended Shippensburg University in central Pennsylvania, graduating in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He’s won several MDDC awards during his career for both writing and photography. In his free time, he enjoys golfing, going to the beach with his family and cheering for Philadelphia sports teams.
