The Great Killingly Tomato Festival

Agricultural fairs have long stopped being what they should be.
Families reuniting. 
Fathers relaxing with their children while mothers rest without.
 LOCAL performers and marching bands
 surrounded by local merchants and entrepreneurs. 
 In an era where some agricultural fairs won't allow dogs on their grounds
the Great Killingly Tomato Festival is a refreshing hint at the origins of the crowded overpriced carnivals that pretend to be local today. 


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  1. SylviaSeptember 13, 2016 at 12:33 AM

    I agree with you, no farmers around to share their produce. So where were the tomatoes ??

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    1. UnknownSeptember 13, 2016 at 5:33 AM

      There was an eleven vendor farmers market from 9-1 and several contests related to tomatoes. See www.killinglyagcommission.org for the lineup.

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  2. UnknownSeptember 13, 2016 at 5:35 AM

    Thanks Jim for pointing out how the simple things are so important. And we enjoyed your music. Thanks.

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    1. jimstahrnewyearSeptember 13, 2016 at 9:17 AM

      Thank you for having us! I did include a link to the ag commision's Tomato Page along with the Rec Dept's Fire Pull page. That was crazy!

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  3. UnknownSeptember 13, 2016 at 12:51 PM

    I love it Jim those are the best fairs you can go to there aren't enough of them. I was on the Board of Directors of a fair and let me tell you it was all about money and not enough about the town it was being held in

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