Sustainable Midlands Hosts Tasty Tomato Festival

Time for a tasty celebration! On Saturday, July 16, from 4 to 9 p.m., Sustainable Midlands—a champion of the region’s sustainable food efforts and festival founder—will host its seventh annual Palmetto Tasty Tomato Festival at City Roots Urban Farm, located at 1005 Airport Boulevard, in Columbia. Celebrate the harvest season with great food, live music and old-time festival fun. In addition, there will be a Show Us Your Tomatoes! photo contest and a Best Homegrown Tomato contest. Tasty festival food served will feature local ingredients with a tomato theme. The festival aims to raise awareness about the good taste of local fresh foods and gather the Midlands community in a fun, family-friendly setting. Proceeds from the festival support Sustainable Midlands’ local community programs and promote local businesses. The Tasty Tomato Festival is the largest local food event in the Midlands area.

Cost: $12, advance tickets; $15 at gate. For more information, call Genevieve Taylor at 803-873-0442, email [email protected] or visit TastyTomatoFestival.com.