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Farmers market hosts tomato, salsa contests
The Texarkana Farmers Market has two more daytime markets for the summer season: this Saturday and the next one, Aug. 7, with popular competitions sure to attract top tomato growers.
by Aaron Brand
Jul. 29 2021 @ 5:43pm
Corey Henderson and Destany Henderson sample salsa at the Texarkana Farmers Market annual salsa contest in 2017. (Gazette file photo)
TEXARKANA, Texas The Texarkana Farmers Market has two more daytime markets for the summer season: this Saturday and the next one, Aug. 7, with popular competitions sure to attract top tomato growers.
This Saturday, growers put their monster-sized maters to the test with the annual largest tomato contest, and then to close out the season on Aug. 7 it s the annual salsa contest with greatness judged in a variety of salsa categories.