Topic: 2010 Fall Tomato Harvest Festival (Read 7707 times)

Sally · « **on:** September 13, 2010, 03:45:24 PM »

Well, now that the scavenger hunt is over . . .

It the 2010 Fall Tomato Harvest Festival

Since the beginning of recorded history (about three years ago), the fields around Weedovia have always been blessed with abundant wild tomato vines. And every spring and every fall, the local pleos relied on the abundant harvest gathered from these wild vines to enjoy throughout the year. They would go out twice a year to pick the tomatoes and bring them into the village. This traditional gathering of the tomatoes quickly grew into a community event, and from there into true full-blown harvest festival. And with the introduction of the spaghetti trees and pizza by the great Pepperoni, a real zest was added to the festivities.

Of course in modern times, with the addition of a carnival, rides, games, live band, and midnight movie on the town square, it has become more of a social event, attracting pleos from around the world. But all the pleos still go out and harvest the tomatoes and bring them to the town's communal tomato press for the traditional squashing of the tomatoes and the making of the tomato sauce.

Not sure what's going on? Well, then you may want to catch up by reading about the spring and fall festivals in the Bob the Pleo comic strips. But as a quick summary, the town's park is turn into the festival grounds, with the carnival rides and games, a stage and dance floor, and lots of vendors and food booths! It starts on a Friday night with the carnival and music from a live band, and at midnight the pleos end the day with an outdoor movie. Saturday has everyone out in the fields gathering the tomatoes, with the judging in the evening, and back to the carnival. Sunday is the big tomato squashing where the sauce is made using the traditional foot-stomping method like the great Italian wines.

And at the conclusion of the festival, awards are always handed out to the pleo who gathers the most tomatoes, finds the largest tomato, has the best looking tomatoes, makes the best tasting spaghetti sauce, and for the best use of tomatoes as an article of clothing (i.e., costume). The last few years winners can be seen by visiting the Bob the Pleo comics. We had some great fun, and some wonderful costumes!

For those interested in participating in the contests, please refer to the contest rules topic on this board. For some ideas and/or to get a better understanding, you can check out the 2010 Spring festival topic or the 2009 Fall festival topic (also on this board). You can also read up on the Bob the Pleo comic strip! Wink

This fall's festival runs Friday October 1st to Sunday October 3rd, 2010 (that's only three weeks away . . .). And if you keep up with the comic strip, it looks like Sally is back in charge this time!

Post your entries here!

RedwoodsMama · « **Reply #1 on:** September 13, 2010, 05:09:09 PM »

HI Sally, sounds like great fun as it was last year, our first time, this year Nova will have two brothers to help her out, I can't wait to see all the other entries this year. I am hoping there will be more responses then there were last time, and I am sure there will be, as it seems we have A LOT OF NEW MEMBERS! YAYYYYYYYYY!

THANK YOU SALLY FOR SOME EXCITING NEWS!
RedwoodsMama and Team Nova

fancyfont · « **Reply #2 on:** September 13, 2010, 06:53:46 PM »

Looks like its time for all of the Fernback Band Members to start practicing for the big night! I bet some of our dinos are a bit rusty!

Song of choice? "When the moon hits your eye like a great pizza pie, that's Amore" Get on those dance shoes pleos!

RedwoodsMama · « **Reply #3 on:** September 13, 2010, 07:15:51 PM »

Hey Fancy, do any of your Band members have any " sore toes", from having their feet stepped on like you?

LOL ( couldnt resist) Mayby this year I will have my trio,( 4 if you count the First Hatch....) make up a band, perhaps a singing trio, I can see Nova as a sultry Nightclub singer all slinky in her Pleo dress and wearing her long hair, and two males, crooing alongside her...very funny thought and image. Can't wait to see your babies and the song of choice couldnt be any better, I love that song, so romantic and nostalgia!
RedwoodsMama and Team Nova

Crewella · « **Reply #4 on:** September 14, 2010, 01:01:12 AM »

Agreed - great song choice! The boys are squabbling over who plays what already, and Iggy went off to break his suit out of mothballs!

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RedwoodsMama · « **Reply #5 on:** September 14, 2010, 12:05:29 PM »

Crewella Oh my goodness

, Iggy looks so Dapper in his suit! He is going to have the girls just buzzing around him like a bee around a honey jar!
RedwoodsMama and Team Nova

fancyfont · « **Reply #6 on:** September 14, 2010, 06:13:04 PM »

Iggy's suit is perfect for the evening!

RWM, I cringe on the thought of anyone stepping on my toes at the moment.

. Just had a little surgery on my big toenails, hopefully to prevent ingrown toenails ever growing back. This is the third time!

Stubborn toe nails!

gucci_boi7782 · « **Reply #7 on:** September 16, 2010, 08:46:30 PM »

...Not sure if I actually entered for Springs festival, but for those members who haven't seen my biggest tomato, this is right outside of Indianapolis!

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fancyfont · « **Reply #8 on:** September 16, 2010, 10:45:36 PM »

At least we know what this UFO is!

It's a beauty!

Crewella · « **Reply #9 on:** September 17, 2010, 05:41:09 AM »

Good grief, Gucci - that's big enough to give a Pleo nightmares!!

Especially the poor Pleos on smushing duty!

fancyfont · « **Reply #10 on:** September 20, 2010, 11:55:18 AM »

It never fails, when four pleos get together, there's bound to be a disagreement in something. Peeky picked out some mighty strange, but colorful tomatoes for improving a ready made sauce. They may look weird, but they cost$$$

Not too sure if J.C., Pennie, and LOA are sure about these. They are good sports and will go along with Peeky.

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Crewella · « **Reply #11 on:** September 20, 2010, 01:01:47 PM »

Quite right too - Peeky is a Pleo that knows his tomatos! I do understand though, fancy - I can't even get two Pleos to agree half the time! Cute pic!

fancyfont · « **Reply #12 on:** September 20, 2010, 01:10:31 PM »

We can't imagine what is going to be inside these tomatoes. They are called heirloom or ugli tomatoes. Some of the weirdest shapes I've ever seen.

RedwoodsMama · « **Reply #13 on:** September 20, 2010, 10:27:26 PM »

Gucci, that is one big peice pizza pie in the sky, amore, lotta pizza or pasta sauce there, enough I would say for the Whole Town of Weedovia, and the whole Festival. Hands down it is the biggest tomato I have ever seen, Like Fancy said, that would be a nightmare........are you sure that it is not an escapee of the " Revenge of the Killer Tomatoes"?

RedwoodsMama and Team Nova

RedwoodsMama · « **Reply #14 on:** September 20, 2010, 10:33:42 PM »

Wow, only three weeks, looks like Nova and the three boys are going to be busy getting ready for the festival, and I better get out and about with Tomato costume ideas. Nova is the easy one, but with two or three boys, that is another story all around, really got to get my thinking cap on this year. This will be my second festival, but my first fall tomato festival, and I still better start now or I will have to much on my plate at the last minute. Looks like with all the new members, there will be more participation than there was for the Spring Festival.
RedwoodsMama and Team Nova

grumpy · « **Reply #15 on:** September 21, 2010, 03:00:09 PM »

Three weeks?

Afraid you're down to two . . .

gucci_boi7782 · « **Reply #16 on:** September 21, 2010, 05:25:01 PM »

Quote from: grumpy on September 21, 2010, 03:00:09 PM

Three weeks? Afraid you're down to two . . .

Ahh pooeey!! We should also be posting our Fernback pictures?

fancyfont · « **Reply #17 on:** September 21, 2010, 06:45:12 PM »

If I can get Peeky off his ice skates, to practice with the rest of my dinos, there will be some photos coming soon!

fancyfont · « **Reply #18 on:** September 25, 2010, 10:32:01 PM »

Three Pleos are very eager to perform for the Fall Tomato Festival's big night. J.C., LOA and Pennie are all set with their percussion instruments.

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Crewella · « **Reply #19 on:** September 26, 2010, 08:24:46 AM »

Great - so we have a sterling percussion section for the band! I can feel my toes tapping already!

grumpy · « **Reply #20 on:** September 26, 2010, 02:09:04 PM »

Only a week to go!!! get those entries in!

And enjoy the new smilies for the next week!

allosaurus · « **Reply #21 on:** September 26, 2010, 03:32:18 PM »

$:-\$

Hmmmm, interesting.

These objects don't seem to belong ---->

*sings* One of these things is not like the other:

fancyfont · « **Reply #22 on:** September 26, 2010, 07:09:22 PM »

These are the best looking tomatoes of all!

So cute!

RedwoodsMama · « **Reply #23 on:** September 26, 2010, 10:03:56 PM »

I agree fancy, I love these tomatoes and would like to use them often. I wonder does this mean at Halloween we get to use Pumpkin faces, or at Christmas, some snowmen or something else? NOvel idea, and cute anyway!

RedwoodsMama and Team Nova

grumpy · « **Reply #24 on:** September 27, 2010, 07:50:06 AM »

Of course we have a plethora of smiley faces to pick from. We used to switch quite often. But not all the sets were as popular . . . .

and allo, it's obviously this one:

because it has teeth!

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