South East Texas Tomato Festival

Event

The South East Texas Tomato Festival (SETTFest) is an open-to-the-public informal tomato tasting and enthusiast gathering of folks from Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, and surrounding areas. RSVP is not required but nonetheless we’d appreciate it if you Contact Us before the event to help us judge how many people might be attending. Please let us know if you will bring any items (such as sodas, bread, fresh veggies, salads, desserts, etc.) to avoid having 10 lbs of potato salad.

No registration fee or forms are required. We suggest a $5 donation per person to SETTFest to help cover costs of the event. Please Note: there is a $3 per person Gate Fee for the use of Palmetto State Park.

South East Texas Tomato Festival
Saturday June 2, 2012
12:30pm ~ 3pm (Setup 11:30am)
~ 6th Annual Tomato Tasting~
Palmetto State Park (Group Picnic Pavilion / Refrectory) in Gonzales, TX

SETTFest

What to Expect

We invite anyone who is into good food and wants to taste unique tomato varieties. We welcome aspiring home gardeners and commercial growers alike whether you grow hybrids, heirlooms, open pollinated varieties, or any combination of the above.

SETTFest is an opportunity to experience unfamiliar tomato varieties, some of which have been grown for over 100 years but forgotten by seed companies. Tomatoes come in all shapes and sizes — they are not all red, round, and flawless in appearance. We are a gathering of friends who happen to share a common interest and want to share the fruits of our efforts and maybe learn something in the process!

This is first and foremost a tomato tasting. This is not a formal competition and there are no “rules” except that every reasonable effort should be made to label each tomato variety with the correct name.

SETTFest Past Events

SETTFest 2011		Palmetto State Park (Gonzales) June 18th, 2011 Over 100 tomato varieties Sausage and brisket from Gonzales Food Mkt, tomato casserole and other covered dishes, breads, cheeses, chips and dips. 2011 Photos
SETTFest 2010		Washington on the Brazos June 19th, 2010 Over 100 tomato varieties Breads, cheeses, chips and dip, Greek pasta salad, cucumbers, homemade hot chile powders. 2010 Photos
SETTFest 2009		Washington on the Brazos June 13th, 2009 100 tomato varieties Breads, cheeses, Greek pasta salad, cucumbers, homemade hot chile powders. 2009 Photos
SETTFest 2008		Washington on the Brazos June 21st, 2008 150 tomato varieties A pasta salad consisting of feta cheese, olives, bowtie pasta, and tomatoes was served at the close of the event. A selection of cheeses was also available. 2008 Photos
SETTFest 2007		Columbus, TX June 16th, 2007 85 tomato varieties Cucumbers, peppers, herbs, homemade cold-pressed olive oil, mustards, fruit preserves, bread, pickled peppers, pasta salad, and desserts were all available. 2007 Photos