Tomato and Garlic Festival

Do you love tomato and garlic?  Then, this festival is for you.  This Sunday head to Phipps Conservatory with a bag of food, and you receive free admission to this event.  This is the tenth year of the festival and includes naturally grown produce from local farms.  You can learn more below and check out Living Pittsburgh for more information.

Event: Red, Ripe & Roasted: Tomato & Garlic Festival
Location: The historic front lawn and in the Outdoor Garden at Phipps Conservatory, Oakland
Date: Sunday August 24, 2014
Time: 11 am until 4 pm
Cost: FREE to event & Phipps show w/ bag of food
Description: Join us to celebrate two of western Pennsylvania’s quintessential summer crops! On Aug. 24, our annual tomato and garlic festival, Red, Ripe & Roasted, returns for its tenth year of good food and family fun. Our historic and sustainably managed front lawn will come to life with a farmers’ market highlighting organic and Certified Naturally Grown produce from local farms; a tomato contest; cooking demos and tastings by Café Phipps and other festival participants; and fun activities for kids.

Always a seasonal highlight, Red, Ripe and Roasted is a foodie’s dream-come-true with a focus on fresh, local produce and its many culinary possibilities. Café Phipps will prepare and share a variety of delicious dishes to sample, and a farmers’ market highlighting organic and Certified Naturally Grown produce will give guests an opportunity to buy plenty of tomatoes and garlic to experiment with at home. Beloved garden writer and television/radio host Doug Oster — author of Tomatoes, Garlic, Basil — and food writer Miriam Rubin, author of Tomatoes, will also be in attendance to present some of their favorite recipes and sign copies of their books.

Come with a bag of fresh produce to donate to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, or purchase some fresh fruit and veggies onsite, and receive free admission to the festival and to Summer Flower Show andButterfly Forest during event hours. Don’t miss this great event for a great cause!

Visit Phipps Conservatory website for more details.