This year’s EastMont Tomato Festival is Saturday, August 13th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Meadowbrook in beautiful Shawsville, Virginia.

The 2009 Heirloom Tomato Queen, Karen Cronin (right), crowns the 2010 Cherry Tomato Baby.

This year’s festival will honor the memory of the 2009 Heirloom Tomato Queen and community angel Karen Cronin. All proceeds from the EastMont Tomato Festival will be given to the Karen Cronin Legacy Fund.

GET YOUR ’MATERS TASTED BY ONE OF THIS YEAR’S CELEBRITY JUDGES, COOKIN’ CHEAP’S LARRY BLY! This star of radio and TV will be tastin’ your ‘maters and samplin’ your sauces and recipes. Come and see if your tomato will impress Larry’s taste buds!

Celebrity Judge Larry Bly!

So who are the other Celebrity Judge? NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR SHARYN McCRUMB will be judging the Tomato Pageant and crowning the winners, too!

Celebrity Judge Sharyn McCrumb!

AND… bestselling author and EastMont resident  TOM ANGLEBERGER (The Strange Case of Origami Yoda) will be our Celebrity Art Judge!

Celebrity Judge Tom Angleberger with his newest book!

THE EASTMONT TOMATO FESTIVAL IS FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!

For more information about the festival or about setting up a booth: contact Sandy Birkenmaier at 540-381-1856 / brushcreekaqua@verizon.net.

!!! WE NEED VOLUNTEERS !!!

Interested in volunteering? Contact Michael Hemphill at 540-556-2879 / hemphills4@yahoo.com.

 !!! WE NEED SPONSORS !!!

Interested in being a sponsor? Contact Terry Ellen Carter at tec@terryellencarter.com.

We hope to see you at the festival!

Retired Virginia Senator Madison Marye handles a beautiful tomato.

Thank you for your interest in the 2011 EastMont Tomato Festival! Forms for contests, pageant, and vendors are available here: Quick Links to Contest and Vendor Forms 2011. The TomatOlympics form is coming soon.

All photos by EastMont Tomato Festival’s Official Photographer, Jon Beard.