Tomato Fest — Tomato Growing Workshop and Taste Test
August 16, 2026 at 9:30 am
Join us for a deep dive into the world of tomatoes. In this workshop, we will walk through the entire process of growing tomatoes at Campo, offering best practices for seed starting, planting, pruning and harvesting. Our time together will culminate with a taste-test of each variety grown on the farm so you can find your favorites to plant at home.
In this workshop, you'll learn:
Techniques and timing for starting tomatoes from seed
Spacing recommendations for different tomato types
How to adopt a production-based trellis system to a home garden scale
Pruning practices, including hands on experience pruning
When to harvest tomatoes and how to store them
What to Expect
Tomato Tour and Workshop
If you’ve ever grown tomatoes, you know how quickly they can transform from a tender seedling to an unruly jungle.
Practice Pruning
Following the demo, you’ll have time to explore how to combine the shapes and textures together as you make your own crown to take home. Brooke will bring foraged wildflowers and romantic early summer blooms harvested from her farm on the Chumstick in Leavenworth. Imagine fragrant mock orange, whimsical honeysuckle, charming yarrow and other seasonal flowers. All materials — including the wire frame, floral tape, snips, and ribbons — will be provided.
Side-by-Side Taste Test of our Favorite Varieties
With your completed crown, we look forward to welcoming you to the table for a farm-driven al fresco lunch. We’ll be serving two courses: first, a vibrant late spring salad with farm greens, a duo of peas, sheep milk feta, organic pasture-raised chicken, and shaved radish, tossed in a lemon vinaigrette with sourdough bread and whipped garlic-herb butter to accompany. Lunch will be followed by strawberry shortcake with vanilla whipped cream and edible flowers — the perfect seasonal meal to celebrate our time together.
