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Farmers’ Market annual tomato tasting this weekend

The Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market will have its annual Heirloom Tomato Tasting as part of this weekend’s 
market.

The tasting will take place at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the Showers Plaza, according to a Bloomington press release.

The tomatoes will be provided by local farmers, and most of the varieties available for tasting will also be available for purchase at Saturday’s market.

Tomato-tasting is free to those interested while supplies last.

Heirloom tomatoes are grown from seeds saved from earlier crops, according to the release. Farmers’ Market coordinator Marcia Veldman said in the release heirloom tomatoes became increasingly less popular with producers because they don’t ship or store as well as other tomatoes, but they are beloved by 
gardeners.

Free parking for the event is available at the market north of City Hall in the lot at the corner of Ninth and Morton streets and in City Hall Red Permit spaces, according to the release.

Metered parking is also available, as well as parking garages.

The tasting is sponsored by MedExpress Urgent Care.

For more information about the event and to see a full list of the tomato varieties available for tasting, visit bloomington.in.gov/farmersmarket. To volunteer at the tasting, visit bloomington.in.gov/parksvol.

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