Up in Ontario

Trout Lake's Philosophising Tomato Men

I'm not shy about being a fan of the Trout Lake Farmer's Market. It's the best place I've found to score the good fruits and veggies throughout the summer and fall here in Vancouver. It simply rocks my socks.

The last farmer's market was on Thanksgiving weekend. So we're done for the year now, and I have to find a new way to scratch that produce itch. But that's my problem.

Here's the highlight for you.

My friend Riggs took some great photos with his swish camera phone. The subject? Those crazy tomato guys, the ones that restrict the volume of tomatoes you can buy, the ones that first sold the sungold tomatoes and still sell the best sungolds. I remember visiting their stand in turns so they wouldn't catch on to the fact that the Duck and I were together - they restricted sales of their tomatoes per household.

Here's how they explained their position.

The one day we arrived later in the season and this sign was posted. Sales were unrestricted.

As if just to prove they're not one-hit wonders, those crazy tomoto guys also have incredible grapes that make the world a better place as soon as you bite into one.

More hot tomato pics? You bet.