Meet local farmers, enjoy food and drinks and family activities
Twenty years ago, farmers Louise Divine and her husband Herman Holley, invited a bunch of friends over to show off their tomatoes and share a homey potluck supper at their Turkey Hill Farm in Tallahassee.
Their folksy backyard event evolved into the popular Tomato Feastival, which will be celebrating its 20th anniversary on Sunday, June 8 at Goodwood Museum & Gardens.
“The very first one was technically not a feastival – just a feast,” Louise said. “It was just a few friends or customers growing tomatoes. We talked about tomatoes and growing tomatoes. Everybody had a great time and we said ‘let’s do it again.’ ”…