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A Toast to Tomatoes BY CATHY MOLITORIS
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or two days each July, the “community” part of Washington Boro Community Park comes into the spotlight. The Washington Boro Tomato Festival kicked off last weekend and will continue on Saturday, July 18, at the park, 2010 River Road. Food will be served beginning at 3 p.m., with music and other activities from 5 to 9 p.m. Tomatoes are the star of the show, with bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches a top seller, said Dick Schock, a member of the Blue Rock Fire Rescue Members of the Blue Rock Fire Rescue Support Group invite people to the Washington Boro Tomato Festival. Photo by Cathy Molitoris Support Group, which orgameaty tomato, and they’re great with or without sauerkraut, saunizes the festival. sage sandwiches and homemade Washington Boro tomatoes are for sandwiches.” Tomatoes are coming in late this chicken corn soup. known for their flavor and texture, Funk’s Riverview Greenhouse he said, noting that Lancaster year, he said, but the festival will will sell pies and fresh fruit, and County makes the perfect location definitely have them. “We use about 400 pounds of both milkshakes and french fries to grow the fruit. will be for sale by vendors. “It’s the sandy soil,” he said. tomatoes,” Schock said. Additional food for sale will “This year, we’re also going to “These tomatoes are sweet and juicy. They’re a more juicy, more include hamburgers, hot dogs have green tomato pie,” Schock
For one day in July, Columbia Animal Shelter will trade meows for motors. The 8th annual Cruisin’ for Cats Car & Bike Show will be held on Saturday, July 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the shelter, 265 S. 10th St., Columbia. The event will feature a wide variety of vehicles, including classic cars, custom cars, trucks and motorcycles. Guests can enjoy live music from Tate Lehman & The Blue Chilis, food vendors, basket giveaways, a 50/50 giveaway and cash prizes for winning vehicles. Gift bags will be provided to the first 50 registrants. “In past years, we’ve welcomed a wide variety
The Edible Classroom believes that learning at school does not end in the classroom. Outside of the physical buildings at schools within Penn Manor School District, Columbia Borough School District and the School District of Lancaster, school gardens exist where students plan, plant, care for and harvest vegetables. Per its website, the Edible Classroom “cultivates academic achievement, healthy lifestyles and environmental stewardship through garden-based, experiential learning.” “It’s like an on-site field trip where students come out for their lesson,” said co-founder and executive director Grace Julian. “It’s an opportunity for them to experience in a hands-on way all three parts of our mission statement.” T he E dible C l assro om, a nonprofit organization, was founded in 2017 by Julian and Beth Horst, both residents within the Penn Manor School District. Shor tly after, the school garden program began at the aforementioned trio of school districts. “We found that, as you can imagine, our administrators and our teachers are focused more on the classroom learning inside of the school building,” Julian said. “We found our ability to support and reinforce what the students are learning inside the classroom … to be very valuable.” The organization does not have a physical, brick-and-mortar location but instead operates out of its school gardens. It has a Columbia mailing address, but Julian would love to see the organization expand beyond its current three districts.
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