Announcement - 2011 South East Texas Tomato Festival (SETTFest)

Suze · February 25, 2011

It’s time to announce the fifth annual South East Texas Tomato Festival!

What is it?
A gathering of tomato growers and enthusiasts who want to share and taste different varieties of homegrown tomatoes.

When is it?
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Setup is at 11:30am
Tasting begins at 12:30pm

Where is it?
Palmetto State Park @ the Group Picnic Pavillion / Refrectory in Gonzales, TX. [Map of Park]

Please Note: there is a $3 per person Gate Fee for the use of Palmetto State Park.

Who will be there?
Tomato growers and their families and friends from Texas and surrounding areas. Everyone with an interest in tasting tomatoes is encouraged and welcome to attend.

If you are planning to attend the tasting, it would be helpful if you could drop us a line / Contact Us at the website for planning purposes, including listing any food items, drinks, or supplies you plan to bring.

You can view photos of last year's event in our 2010 Photo Album. For photos of previous year events - 2009, 2008, 2007

We hope to see plenty of fellow tomato lovers at the 2011 South East Texas Tomato Festival!

alamo5000 · February 25, 2011

I plan to be there. Just gotta check to see how many people want to go with me

newatthiskat · February 26, 2011

Hope to be there as well. Had a great time in 09.

**mdvpc** · February 27, 2011

I hope to be there also!

Mojo · February 27, 2011

Not thrilled about the 18th, awfully late. OTOH since the 11th is Wee One's birthday, that might've posed an unresolvable conflict. So the 4th is entirely out of the question?

I will be there.

Worth1 · March 2, 2011

Well I'll be I looked at my shift calender and low and behold I will be home. So I do plan on being there. How hard could it be just go through Bastrop make a left on 304 and drive.

Gonzales is a great town just full of antique shops and stores that sell reclaimed doors and stuff from old houses. If you are looking for the old door knobs hinges and lock sets from the 1800's and early 1900's this is the place to go: http://www.discoverys.net/

It has a ton of old mansions from he 1800s and 1900s from the rich cattle ranchers and oil men. You can drive for hours and see the old houses in town.

Great choice.

Worth

snappybob · March 2, 2011

Glad you can finally make it Worth. I don't think I have ever spent any time in Gonzales. I wish I was going to have more time to hang around. If the next day wasn't fathers day I'd stay the night and leave back Sunday evening. I've seen the Tiny Texas Houses from the freeway and have always wanted to check them out but there never seems to be enough time when I'm passing through. I've heard there's some great Bar BQ places in Gonzales and Lulling too. I'm hoping the location change will be an attendance booster. I've driven through Palmetto State Park before. It's a beautiful park.

feldon30 · March 6, 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mojo

Not thrilled about the 18th, awfully late. OTOH since the 11th is Wee One's birthday, that might've posed an unresolvable conflict. So the 4th is entirely out of the question?

To do it on the 4th would shift the responsibility for bringing the balance of tomatoes onto Houston or San Antonio and potentially reduce the involvement of Austin and Dallas growers. In the past, we've tried varying the date by 1 week in either direction and have worried that there would be enough quality tomatoes to cover the event.

There is certainly a window of opportunity for regional events earlier for the Houston/Gulf Coast area and later for San Antonio. If 60 or 70 people were showing up for SETTFest, we could certainly envision other events of a more regional nature.

We're trying a new location this year and we'll certainly be looking for feedback about it.

MikeInCypress · March 13, 2011

I plan on being there with or without tomatoes. Last year was fun and it was great to meet other T Villains. Never been to Gonzalez. See ya there.

MikeinHouston

Suze · March 13, 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeInCypress

I plan on being there with or without tomatoes. Last year was fun and it was great to meet other T Villains. Never been to Gonzalez. See ya there.

MikeinHouston

Excellent! I really look forward to seeing you again.

redneckplanter · April 6, 2011

gonna try real hard.sounds like a lotta fun.smiles

Bama mater · April 7, 2011

I'm planning to attend, HaHaHa, I think my wife would divorce me. I just told her I had to be in Gonzalas Texas June 18th, she said really ...for what.... I said a tomato tasting festival..... She said.... Oh brother!...... Get otta here!.

feldon30 · April 8, 2011

What's 900 miles between friends?

**mdvpc** · April 9, 2011

My wife and I took our son and daughter in law last year-they had never been to something like that and when first mentioned, they kind of looked funny at me. But they loved it, tasting many different kinds of tomatoes, meeting tomato people, hanging out. They are looking forward to this year, going to bring our other son also! Hope to be able to bring some ripe fruit.

Mojo · April 10, 2011

...so do we have a Facebook page yet?

February 25, 2011	#1
Suze Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,027	Announcement - 2011 South East Texas Tomato Festival (SETTFest) It’s time to announce the fifth annual South East Texas Tomato Festival! What is it? A gathering of tomato growers and enthusiasts who want to share and taste different varieties of homegrown tomatoes. When is it? Saturday, June 18, 2011 Setup is at 11:30am Tasting begins at 12:30pm Where is it? Palmetto State Park @ the Group Picnic Pavillion / Refrectory in Gonzales, TX. [Map of Park] Please Note: there is a $3 per person Gate Fee for the use of Palmetto State Park. Who will be there? Tomato growers and their families and friends from Texas and surrounding areas. Everyone with an interest in tasting tomatoes is encouraged and welcome to attend. If you are planning to attend the tasting, it would be helpful if you could drop us a line / Contact Us at the website for planning purposes, including listing any food items, drinks, or supplies you plan to bring. You can view photos of last year's event in our 2010 Photo Album. For photos of previous year events - 2009, 2008, 2007 We hope to see plenty of fellow tomato lovers at the 2011 South East Texas Tomato Festival!

February 26, 2011	#3
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	Reply Hope to be there as well. Had a great time in 09.

February 27, 2011	#4
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	I hope to be there also! __________________ Michael

February 27, 2011	#5
Mojo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 317	Not thrilled about the 18th, awfully late. OTOH since the 11th is Wee One's birthday, that might've posed an unresolvable conflict. So the 4th is entirely out of the question? I will be there. __________________ There is no logical response to the question, "Why won't you let me plant more tomatoes?"

March 13, 2011	#9
MikeInCypress Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 963	I plan on being there with or without tomatoes. Last year was fun and it was great to meet other T Villains. Never been to Gonzalez. See ya there. MikeinHouston __________________ "Growing older, not up"

February 25, 2011	#2
alamo5000 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: near Houston Texas, zone 8b/9a Posts: 114	I plan to be there. Just gotta check to see how many people want to go with me

March 2, 2011	#6
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Well I'll be I looked at my shift calender and low and behold I will be home. So I do plan on being there. How hard could it be just go through Bastrop make a left on 304 and drive. Gonzales is a great town just full of antique shops and stores that sell reclaimed doors and stuff from old houses. If you are looking for the old door knobs hinges and lock sets from the 1800's and early 1900's this is the place to go: http://www.discoverys.net/ It has a ton of old mansions from he 1800s and 1900s from the rich cattle ranchers and oil men. You can drive for hours and see the old houses in town. Great choice. Worth

March 2, 2011	#7
snappybob SETTFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 214	Glad you can finally make it Worth. I don't think I have ever spent any time in Gonzales. I wish I was going to have more time to hang around. If the next day wasn't fathers day I'd stay the night and leave back Sunday evening. I've seen the Tiny Texas Houses from the freeway and have always wanted to check them out but there never seems to be enough time when I'm passing through. I've heard there's some great Bar BQ places in Gonzales and Lulling too. I'm hoping the location change will be an attendance booster. I've driven through Palmetto State Park before. It's a beautiful park.

April 6, 2011	#11
redneckplanter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: texas Posts: 13	gonna try real hard.sounds like a lotta fun.smiles

April 7, 2011	#12
Bama mater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 269	I'm planning to attend, HaHaHa, I think my wife would divorce me. I just told her I had to be in Gonzalas Texas June 18th, she said really ...for what.... I said a tomato tasting festival..... She said.... Oh brother!...... Get otta here!.

April 8, 2011	#13
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	What's 900 miles between friends? __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

April 9, 2011	#14
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	My wife and I took our son and daughter in law last year-they had never been to something like that and when first mentioned, they kind of looked funny at me. But they loved it, tasting many different kinds of tomatoes, meeting tomato people, hanging out. They are looking forward to this year, going to bring our other son also! Hope to be able to bring some ripe fruit. __________________ Michael

April 10, 2011	#15
Mojo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 317	...so do we have a Facebook page yet? __________________ There is no logical response to the question, "Why won't you let me plant more tomatoes?"