SETTFest™ event information and discussion forum. South East Texas Tomato Fest
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January 20, 2014 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Houston, TX
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So are we going to have a SETTFest this year?
[Mojo resurfaces! Must be January...]
Are we going to try this year? Last year I advertised a gathering for the Houston area and got no response. Granted, it was at my house, but at least I saved on reserving the spot at the park... I'm only asking this early b/c I'm trying to set my summer schedule with regards to travel.
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January 26, 2014 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Austin TX
Posts: 200
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I hope so.
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January 26, 2014 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: SeTx
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Hi Mojo! Did you freeze your toes off last week? There were icicles hanging off my garage.
Thanks for starting this thread! |
January 26, 2014 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: texas
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Hey. I would like to come if I can get my schedule strait. Working nights and all over the place makes it hard but I would like to try!
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February 6, 2014 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Rock Hill, SC
Posts: 5,346
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If there is an event this year in Texas, I hope it is successful, but it won't be called SETTFest. I'm officially retiring the name. For the 5 years that Suze and I hosted the event, we never lost money despite the park rental, and it only took us about ~12 hours of work each year to make the event happen. Too bad nobody has that kind of commitment these days.
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February 6, 2014 | #6 | |
Tomatovillian™
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It might be that people are just too tied up with everyday life. Then there is the reality that every year I see where one person will say they cant make it on this date and another at another date. Why does it have to have a name anyway? Why cant people just get together. I myself am not a schedule oriented person at home on my free time. I never know what I will feel like doing from one day to the next. I have a strict schedule at work and I leave it there. Worth |
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February 6, 2014 | #7 | ||
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Rock Hill, SC
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If you can announce a date and time and public venue a few months in advance, then it actually REDUCES your stress and the stress of people attending because they don't have to worry about it changing. Now I'll admit that on the negative side, some years, the event has been near the tail end of peak tomato harvest. Because Central and S.E. Texas don't really peak their harvests at the same time, I figured that we'd see 2 events start up, inclusive of each region, and requiring less driving on everyone's parts. I know planning ahead is a bummer, but the alternative is, we haven't had any kind of tomato event in Texas for the last few years. Trying to just "wing" it doesn't seem to be working.
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February 6, 2014 | #8 | |
Tomatovillian™
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Planing in advance is the best way I cant imagine have Christmas at random times. OK folks Christmas is on month from now this year. No I dont think you are on an ego trip, you guys did a real good job. The year I went I didn't get to meet you I think you were out of country. Worth |
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February 6, 2014 | #9 | |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Durhamville,NY
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As far as trying to pick a date that's will work for everyone, it's not going to happen. Choose a date that doesn't conflict with the big stuff and works for you and go for it. Last edited by Doug9345; February 7, 2014 at 08:45 AM. |
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February 6, 2014 | #10 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2007
Location: NE Ohio
Posts: 610
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Has the name SETTFest been trademarked?
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February 7, 2014 | #11 |
Tomatopalooza™ Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: NC-Zone 7
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Yes. In the same way that Tomatoapalooza[tm] has been
trademarked.
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February 20, 2014 | #12 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Rock Hill, SC
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If someone is genuinely interested in putting on a SETTFest event like we used to do, with a picnic pavilion in a public park and so forth, then I would be thrilled to support it in any way that I can. If it's going to be smaller gatherings at people's houses, then that would be nice too, but calling it SETTFest may confuse people or set the wrong expectation.
Suze and I didn't do anything miraculous. We picked a date on the calendar, reserved a park, announced the event, and showed up. The rest just kinda happened. And we have never been out-of-pocket for the expenses. On-site donations have always covered it.
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June 22, 2014 | #13 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Houston, TX - 9a
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What were the biggest expenses?
I have some experience planning things like this, but I never actually went to a SettFest, since I got into tomatoes just after they ended. |
June 22, 2014 | #14 | |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Rock Hill, SC
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The park pavilion rental ($75-125) and paper goods. A donation basket set out with a recommended/requested donation of $5 per adult was more than enough to cover that cost.
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One point to make: There is no requirement that the host/organizer brings all or most of the tomatoes. I know it's caused a lot of stress for Tomatopalooza and other events where the success of the event is entirely on the shoulders of 1-2 people bringing the bulk of the tomatoes. If you can get a few people to bring enough tomatoes (at least 50 varieties), then you can focus on the organizing and setup.
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June 23, 2014 | #15 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Houston, TX - 9a
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I couldn't possibly bring the tomatoes... I grow less than 10 plants a year, at least half are hybrids, and the rest are boring tried and true heirlooms.
But I'd be happy to do the other logistics, and paying for the pavilion rental / paper goods is no problem. I would pay a lot more than that to taste tomatoes that I would never be able to grow myself, and pick the brains of the experts. It would be great if I could team up with at least one other person though. This would be for NEXT year of course. Given that no one knows me, and I've never met anyone here in person, I'm not sure anyone would want to come to a tomato tasting hosted by me alone Also, I'm 26. And Indian. From looking at the pictures, I'd stick out just a little That's fine with me, it's par the course for a lot of my interests. I have to ask though, if anyone thinks that will be an issue for the group. Hopefully that question doesn't offend anyone, it stems from a prior bad experience. I live in southeast Houston, but using Washington-on-the-Brazos for continuity would be just fine with me. |
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