The whole gang...
The whole gang...with names!
Jerry might have something special here. A cross from seeds saved from Dr. Carolyn. It is a delicious cherry/salad tomato.
Kathy, Earl's better half
Tom "ugly" winner may have broken Jerry's camera
Jerry and Deborah won a lot of awards for that Neves Azorean Red.
Bully was planted at Earl's table for much of the afternoon. So much tasting so little time.
Tom and Fran's table
Mark's table
Duane and Laurie's table
Earl and Kathy's table
Gary waxing poetic
Jerry made and then donated a lovely set of Shaker boxes as our door prize.
Jerry's maters
Chatting at Earl's table
Earl slicing and dishing....
The contest entries
Dave's table centerpiece....a medusa pepper plant
Dave's maters. Char, his wife, brought along some wonderful mater preserves. Where is that recipe?
Ray's table
Deborah preparing her plates...
Tom and Fran's table. Tom grew a tomato called Frank's large. He found the seeds (dated 1973) while he was cleaning out some paperwork. He successfully germinated them and then shared the delicious fruit at CHOPTAG!
Tom (Ken) and Ray deciding which variety to try next...
Duane's dog, Duke. The official mascot of CHOPTAG.
Duane at his spread...
Mark's spread
Gary from Louisville
Gathering at Earl and Kathy's table...
Kathy slicing and coring...
Earl's table
Tom and Fran, our newest member.....recruited by Jerry.
Jerry's multi-award winning Neves Azorean Red. Hope you saved seeds of that one!
Chatting at Earl's table
Deborah and Jerry can't even hold all their awards...
Jerry and Deborah...the prez and first lady of CHOPTAG. Thanks for all the organization!
Earl and his "best tasting" Aunt Gertie's Gold
Char (Dave's wife) and her Shaker boxes won as a door prize
Duane and Laurie's table
Laurie, Duane's wife...once described herself as a tomato widow :)
Duke eating a tomato...no wonder he is our mascot
Duane's currants. Wow, those were loaded with flavor and barely bigger than a pea.
Galina, Black Cherry, and Gardener's Delight...
Duane
On the left are the remains of Mark's Little Lucky
Duane's spread
Deborah and Duke
Earl's table
Gary's Australian heart
Tom (Ken) holding his award winning ugliest tomato
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The whole gang...