It's been a tough year for Massachusetts farmers, but in spite of heavy rains and catastrophic flooding, the cream of the tomato crop was glistening in the August sun Tuesday as judges in the state's annual tomato contest mulled over their top picks.
"Typically most tomatoes have ripened at this point, but we're seeing them ripen later because of the impacts with the flood and rain events. And so farmers still have been able to produce a really high quality crop this year, but it's just ripening a little bit later in the season," said Randle, a Gov. Maura Healey appointee who took the commissioner's post in March.
The annual state competition helps them market their tomatoes, and the O'Dwyers said their customers take an interest and get"really excited" about how their produce places. The O'Dwyer family of Langwater Farm in North Easton pose with their trophies alongside Agriculture Commissioner Ashley Randle .
Yasin said his love of tomatoes goes back to boyhood on his father's farm in Syria, and he's been tasting at the state contest since he first learned about it. Judges review the slicing tomatoes in MDAR's annual tomato contest, including Patrick Parent, host of "Paul Parent Garden Club," assisted by his daughter Mae.
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