What’s in this DTP update?
1) A report from the very excellent tasting event in February!
2) An invitation to our final DTP event for this season (before we gear up again for next season!!)
3) Tips on how to save dwarf tomato seed and links to the background of the dwarf tomato project
TASTY TASTY DWARFIES!
WELL! Around 18 people who attended Canberra’s tomatoey event of the year (aka the annual DTP tasting) on Sunday, 24 February 2024 experienced a feast for the senses.
A tomatoey overload of the senses saw people drinking in the spectacular array of colours from pale yellow, orange, red through to deep burgundy. The tomatoey aromas got the tongues wagging and mouths drooling.
The tantalising trio (Jeanette washing, Joh photographing and Steve cutting), prepared bite sized morsels for those eager to taste. The delectable morsels included Adelaide Festival, Boronia, Catydid, Fred Tie Dye, Lemon Ice, Loxton Lass, Mallee Rose, Maralinga, Orange Cream, Rosella Crimson, Sneaky Sauce, Summertime Gold, Sweet Adelaide, Sweet Sue, Tasmanian Chocolate, Uluru Ochre, Wilpena, with those from the Gondwana series, and other dwarfs such as Pepper stripes and Little Red Riding hood thrown in as a bonus.
Topped ranking tomatoes as voted on on the day were:
- Uluru Ochre
- Adelaide Festival
- Fred Tie Dye
- Tasmania Chocolate
- Sweet Sue
Thankyou everyone for growing, bringing and tasting your tomatoes for the program! A very special thanks to Patrina Nuske-Small (original breeder of Dwarf Tomato Project varieties in Australia) who made the trip from Bemboka to join us, imparted more of her DTP knowledge to us and gifted us another array of seeds to try next year.
DTP end of season event! You’re invited! Bring your seeds!
It has been an exciting and productive season! We have had opportunities to grow and taste some amazing draft tomatoes. Now is the time for us to get together and share our experiences, chat over food and bring those precious seeds we have collected to add to the DTP seed bank.
We hope that you can join us!
When: 11th May 2024, 12pm-1pm (core drop off time time), stragglers welcome till 2pm 
Where: Canberra City Farm, LESS building (next to the pizza oven) 2 Dairy Rd, Fyshwick
What to bring: A plate to share, your DTP seeds with a label, a mug (we’ll pop the kettle on!)
