Chinquapin Organic Gardens Potluck Picnic 2010
12th annual picnic attracts a hungry gardening crowd
The 12th Annual Chinquapin Organic Gardens Potluck Picnic on Aug. 7 was a huge success, with great weather, happy gardeners and award-winning gardens. As usual, the delicious homemade food was a big draw. (Send us your recipes so we can post them on the site!)
The
annual Tomato-Taste Off was very popular, with many entries. After much
deliberation, the judges (Jim Torretti, Jordan Wright and Aimee
McLaughlin) named the winners: Bob of plot RS4 won first place for best
tasting, followed by the T.C. Williams Discovery Garden and its Juanne
Flamme tomato, and then Tyson Sackett in third place. Smallest tomato
was also won by the
T.C. Williams Discovery Garden and weirdest was won by Bob of plot RS4.
Amber Dewey's gorgeous 1.4 pound Vincent Watts tomato took home titles
for both biggest and most appealing.Alexandria City Councilwoman Del Pepper was on hand and helped award out the best garden certificates. (Look for a full list of the winners in the next newsletter!)
Thanks to everyone who came out to the picnic and especially to the Chinquapin Organic Gardens Advisory Board and the Picnic Committee.
Browse the photos from the picnic below and on the next page. If you have photos from the picnic you'd like to share, send them to Michele Late.
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Photos by Michele Late and Dena Contompasis
