National Farmers Market Week is August 5 – 11! Celebrate with us at our Wednesday & Saturday markets! The Kingsport Farmers Market will be celebrating the week with a social media contest, trivia and prize giveaways and the 14th Annual Homegrown Tomato Fest.

Homegrown Tomato Fest: The 14th Annual Homegrown Tomato Fest will take place Saturday, August 11, 2018, from 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. at the Kingsport Farmers Market. This celebration of the juicy, red fruit features tomato contests, free tomato tastings (including many heirloom varieties), free tomato refreshments, cooking demonstrations, tomato-growing advice, tomato recipes, activities for kids and fun for the whole family. Gather your finest and/or funkiest tomatoes and enter them in the contests for Best Tasting, Biggest, Prettiest, Ugliest, Most Bizarre and/or Best Dressed Tomato. Make an extra batch of your favorite salsa recipe and compete for bragging rights in the Best Salsa Contest. Admission is free and there are no entry fees. Entry forms may be downloaded from the SAPS website, www.saps.us, or picked up at Downtown Kingsport Association (DKA) or at the event. Entries will be accepted from 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. for all contests, and winners will be announced after 10 a.m. Homegrown Tomato Fest is sponsored by the Southern Appalachian Plant Society (SAPS) and Downtown Kingsport Association.

#LoveMyMarket Social Media Contest
To enter:
1. Take a photo of yourself, a farmer, shopper, puppy, baby, tomato – anyone or anything! – wearing a temporary “I Heart Farmers Market” tattoo!
2. Post the photo to Instagram or Facebook tagging the Kingsport Farmers Market and using the hashtag #LoveMyMarket.

The free, temporary tattoos will be given out at the Kingsport Farmers Market kiosk inside the pavilion on August 8th and 11th. Photos must be submitted by August 12th to be entered to win a Kingsport Farmers Market giveaway. The prize includes a farmers market t-shirt, reusable tote bag, coffee mug, hat and 2018 seasonal poster.

Trivia Games: Make sure to stop by the market on Wednesday to support your local farmers and to play some trivia games! During the market on Wednesday, August 8th, shoppers can spin the farmers market trivia wheel to win various prizes, including farmers market merchandise.