Triangle area tomato loving DUers - consider Tomatopalooza on July 28!

[NRaleighLiberal]

http://tomatopalooza.weebly.com/

Our 10th! Always a great time, esp. when we have it out in Efland!

[NYC_SKP]

1. I live near Sacratomato...

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Still at least 2000 miles away, but we are up to our armpits in tomatoes!

[WorseBeforeBetter]

2. Isn't there something at City Market downtown Wednesday?

Or maybe I'm confused. :-P Oh, wait, it's Tomatolicious: 10-2, grilled food, bluegrass and best of all... temps supposed to be ONLY in the low 80s!

[barbtries]

3. sounds fun,

but where is Efland?! i don't believe i've ever heard of that town.

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. Efland is west of Durham - near where 40 and 85 meet. near Hillsborough.

[barbtries]

5. so close

and i never even heard of it. put a reminder up when it gets closer and i'll try to make it.

[unc70]

6. Jokingly called Elfland

Lots of us have jokingly called it Elf land ever since we were kids. It's hard to see the name on signs and not picture the wee folk.

It's over near Mebane. Somehow the combo seemed even funnier as a kid, especially if you didn't now how to pronounce Mebane.

[barbtries]

7. at work the other day

a co-worker was talking about tomatoes. i mentioned your event and said elfland. she thought it was funny.

i don't know where Mebane is either. but i've been told that efland is near hillsborough?

[unc70]

8. Mebane is just past Elfland

These towns, from east to west, are Hillsborough, Efland, Mebane, Graham, and Burlington. They are about 6-8 miles apart, more or less along the route of the NC Railroad.

The route of the NC Railroad defines NC more than any natural feature except the large general features of the coast and of the mountains. The main part of its route is referred to as the Piedmont Crescent.

[barbtries]

9. ok, thanks

i've been here almost 5 years - 5 years pretty much spent driving the same stretch of the 540/40 to work and back all that time. i've been to the mountains and i've been to the seashore, but i haven't been around here all that much.