{"id":299424,"date":"2026-06-07T21:03:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/299424\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T21:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:03:12","slug":"annual-tomato-feastival-helps-bring-more-support-to-local-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/299424\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Tomato Feastival helps bring more support to local farmers\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; More than a thousand people turned out for the 21st annual Tomato Feastival in Tallahassee to help support local farms. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Katie Harris, farmer and co-founder of the Red Hills Small Farm Alliance, said it\u2019s a great way to support your community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cBy shopping with these farmers, you\u2019re not only supporting a small business &#8211; your neighbor &#8211; you\u2019re also feeding your neighbors, and you\u2019re keeping money right here in the community,\u201d Katie Harris said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-center\">More Tallahassee news:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Red Hills Small Farm Alliance is a nonprofit working to support local farmers through events like the Tomato Feastival. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe want to show you what we can produce, so we have a small farmer\u2019s market here,\u201d Harris said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got different people from the community that are not directly related to farming but are our allies and our colleagues.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The event also included a tomato contest, live music, local beer, and tomato sandwiches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/06\/07\/annual-tomato-feastival-helps-bring-more-support-local-farmers\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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