Tomato Festival Today

The Missouri Tomato Festival, sponsored by MU’s Central Missouri Research, Extension and Education Center and the MU Jefferson Farm Extension and Education Center, will be Thursday afternoon. State Floriculture Specialist Dave Trinklein says there will be a number of demonstrations and tastings.

Activities for kids include flavored milk tasting, pedal tractors to play in and barnyard animals. A local vendor will sell heirloom tomatoes. Master Gardeners will sell perennials from Jefferson Farm’s butterfly garden. The event, which is free of charge, is from 4 until 7 at the MU Jefferson Farm Extension and Education Center, at 4800 New Haven Road, Columbia.