Saturday & Sunday:
August 24 & 25
11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
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Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden
Admission is free. Regular parking fees apply.
Get new ideas about everyone’s garden favorite, tomatoes—along with many other summer-fresh vegetables—with programs focused on growing and using heirloom varieties.
Take a Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden tour with the staff horticulturist and learn how easy it is to save your own heirloom/open-pollinated tomato seeds at demonstrations throughout the weekend. Select vendors will have a variety of items for sale from homemade honey, tea varieties, soaps and more.
Event Highlights
Learn from the Experts
Explore the many varieties of tomatoes and heirloom vegetables you can grow in your home garden; get growing tips, solve your growing problems, learn more about saving the seeds of heirloom and open-pollinated varieties of vegetables, and get ideas for cooking and preserving as well.
Shop at the Market
Purchase a variety of products from an array of local vendors including Xanadu Apiary (Honey), Irie Cup (Teas), and 4 Elements (Soaps)
Plant Giveaway
We will be handing out free Summer Savory, while supplies last.
Garden Chef Series
Visit the kitchen amphitheater at 11:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. for live garden chef demonstrations.
Tomato Blog Posts
- Grafting Tomatoes
- Simple Seed-Saving Method for Tomatoes
- An All-American Salute to Our “Founding Gardeners”
Check out our infographic about different kinds of heirloom tomatoes.
While you’re here...
Treat yourself at one of our outdoor dining locations. You'll always find a fresh seasonal menu paired with the best views in town.