August and September Are Ripe With Events!
Cornish Fair and Tomato Jam are just two.
Cornish Fair
A Sullivan County favorite, the Cornish Fair, will take place over the weekend of August 21–23.
As stated in their pamphlet, "The association of the fair is dedicated to the promotion and support of agricultural education, the enrichment of the local community, and the preservation of cultural heritage."
The fair is not only fun but a great way to support your local Agricultural community! They offer varied educational opportunities and support non-profit organizations through fundraising. Make sure to stop at the 4-H Concession stand!
If your goal is recreation, the Antique Tractor Pulls, Woodsmen Competition, Lawn Mower Racing, 4-H Animal shows and meet-and-greets, and carnival rides are not to be missed.
Photo Credit: Winter Street Farm
Have you ever made salsa from scratch?
Whether you’re a skilled seasonal salsa chef or interested in learning, look no further for some salsa fun with Winter Street Farm’s annual Tomato Jam which will take place this year on August 29th from 4–7pm.
“The tomato jam is a fresh salsa competition where we provide all the ingredients, and the competitors bring one special ingredient,” explained Winter Street Farm Owner Jonathan Hayden. “We then have the spectators do a blind tasting and vote for their favorite.”
The event, which was launched in 2022, is a way to celebrate seasonal produce and culinary creativity.
Salsas are easy to experiment with. Using farm-fresh tomatoes as the base, participants are encouraged to bring the pizazz with their “special ingredient.” The result is a smattering of colorful salsa varieties, all different from one another but equally prepared using farm-fresh ingredients.
Tomato Jam is more than just a competitive cook-off, too. “We have had Epic Food Truck fry off tortilla chips the past two years. I make around 100 pizzas from my homemade sourdough and cook them off in our pizza oven,” Hayden explained. “We have around 100 people show up and we get to demonstrate the bounty of local food products in our community!”
