July 14, 2012, Saturday - Midwest Tomato Fest

Time: Noon-7:00pm (6:00pm tomato fight)

Location: 395 Portland Avenue South

MUSIC: Absolute Gruv, DJ Zeke Thomas, The Blend, Gemini Club, and Tim Sigler Band

FOOD: Barrio,Chef Driven Companies, Famous Daves’s, Nate Dogs, Rob Miller Concessions, Simply Steves’s, World Street Kitchen

A Tomato Fight to fight hunger?!We understand that this event seems wasteful, but in fact it is resourceful. Here is how: There are many farmers that grow tomatoes around the United States. After every season there are tomatoes that spoil, are inedible, and therefore cannot be sold or given away to be consumed. Naturally, inedible tomatoes = waste. We figure if these tomatoes cannot be marked for human consumption, we will collect the “waste” from farmers and throw an event that will raise food waste awareness. This event intends to be an annual festival for Midwest states that will help contribute to local economies. In addition, we will donate part of the proceeds organizations that are dedicated to fighting hunger. This year, we are donating to Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless and running a food drive so they may purchase fresh and edible food for those in need. Instead of the tomatoes actually ending up as waste, we are recycling the tomatoes. We would never destroy perfectly good tomatoes. If you have any other questions we would be more than glad to answer it. Please visit our “contact us” page.

Thank you,
Midwest Tomato Fest