The approximately 300 people who attended Timeless Gardens’ Tomato and Salsa Fest on Sept. 9 sampled tomatoes in a variety of foods, including soup, bundt cake, and of course salsa.
It was the Ninth Annual Fest, but a first-time event for Lauren Morrelli and her 9-year-old daughter Sarah.
An ad in a local circular caught Sarah’s attention.

PATRICK BORDWELL, left, serves up salsa samples to Lauren and Sarah Morrelli at the…