It’s here — Our second annual Take Our Tomato contest! We can’t wait to see what you come up with!
The Take our Tomato contest is a photography contest – with a twist. We’re looking for the best photos of Earth Fare TOMATOES that we can find. Get creative! Send your tomato on an adventure, and send us the proof. Email your submissions as a .jpeg to information@earthfare.com, or upload them to your own blog or flickr and send us the link. We’ll notify our winners by August 10, 2010. Check below for more details, and then go take your best shot!
*No purchase necessary to enter Earth Fare’s Take our Tomato Contest. Contest candidate must be over the age of 18. In submitting a picture and/or acceptance of prize constitutes permission to use winner’s name and/or likeness and picture submitted for purposes of advertising and trade, worldwide in perpetuity, without future compensation. Prize winners will be required to verify address prior to awarding the prize. There will only be one winner for first place. Contest winners will be selected at the sole discretion of Earth Fare’s staff.
Can we submit more than one picture?
Tricia
July 7th, 2010 at 8:21 ampermalink
Your tomatos are being packed as I type in preparation for our family vacation…..
Danelle Drake
July 7th, 2010 at 8:21 ampermalink
Hey Ashley, I totally think you should do this!!! Good luck!!
SARA
Ashley!
July 7th, 2010 at 9:10 ampermalink
Is there somewhere we can see last year’s winners?
Caris
July 7th, 2010 at 9:31 ampermalink
can they be photoshopped at all? didn’t see any address to that issue in the rules … thanx!
chickypea
July 7th, 2010 at 9:34 ampermalink
I’ve read your email over and over trying to figure out what do you really mean. “You want the best picture of your tomatoes” is it the tomatoes in your logo or the tomatoes in your store, you want a redesign of your Logo, or someone to walk in to your store with a camera and take photos of your tomatoes …. How stupid is this email which expect every to be familiar with your unheard of contest ….
Just can’t believe it
Stv
July 7th, 2010 at 10:09 ampermalink
Earthfare is a great place to shop. The produce, the meatmarket, the help…….Jonnie (meatmarket) always pleasant and helpful. Susan the (manager) always ready to please, no matter what the request.
EARTHFARE
Easy to shop & find ” STUFF”
Efficient in their operation
Edible samples all around
Economically satisfying
EARTHFARE
Susanne Page
July 7th, 2010 at 10:29 ampermalink
WHY GROW MY OWN TOMOATOES WHEN EARTHFARE HAS LOCAL AND ORGANIC ONES WHICH SURPASS ANYTHING I COULD GROW….AND A MYRIAD OF OTHER TOMOATO CHOICES.
MARY LOUISE TRANSUE
July 7th, 2010 at 10:54 ampermalink
How about a recipe contest using Earth Fare tomatoes.
Karen Kennedy
July 7th, 2010 at 11:03 ampermalink
So many tomatoes….so little time…I’m starting NOW! Thanks for the fun adventure invitation!
Susan
July 7th, 2010 at 11:28 ampermalink
how many entries can we enter
k
July 7th, 2010 at 11:42 ampermalink
I’m not sure I quite understand. Do you have to use tomatoes bought at Earth Fare in the photographs, or do you use the tomato in Earth Fare’s logo?
Hannah
July 7th, 2010 at 12:30 pmpermalink
@Hannah — The first one!
We’re looking for fun photos of actual tomatoes – NOT the Earth Fare logo.
earthfare
July 7th, 2010 at 1:24 pmpermalink
@Karen Great idea! We’ll keep that one in mind
earthfare
July 7th, 2010 at 1:29 pmpermalink
@Stv – Ideally, we’d like you to buy tomatoes from our store, although they can also come from your garden or anywhere else one might find tomatoes
From there, you get creative! Bring them along on vacation, dress them up, juggle them…as long as your photo is of an actual tomato (and not a logo or drawing), the rest is up to you. Sorry we didn’t make that more clear in the email. I hope this helped!
earthfare
July 7th, 2010 at 1:32 pmpermalink
@chickypea, while there’s no official rule against photoshop, we’ll probably favor a creative unaltered shot in this photography competition.
earthfare
July 7th, 2010 at 1:33 pmpermalink
@Caris, check the following links for winners past and competitors present:
past: http://www.flickr.com/photos/earthfare/sets/72157621744285260/
past winners: http://www.flickr.com/photos/earthfare/sets/72157622064295608/
current entries: http://www.flickr.com/photos/earthfare/sets/72157624311090793/
earthfare
July 7th, 2010 at 1:34 pmpermalink
@k as many as you’d like!
earthfare
July 7th, 2010 at 1:35 pmpermalink
@Mary Louise Hear Hear!
earthfare
July 7th, 2010 at 1:35 pmpermalink
Thanks, @Susanne!
earthfare
July 7th, 2010 at 1:35 pmpermalink
@Tricia, you sure can!
earthfare
July 7th, 2010 at 1:37 pmpermalink
I’m a bit confused; how is it that it’s “no purchase necessary” to enter the Take our Tomato contest, but yet Earth Fare says that they are “looking for the best photos of Earth Fare Tomatoes that [they] can find”? So I can use my home-grown tomatoes instead of buying one at Earth Fare??
holly n
July 7th, 2010 at 1:38 pmpermalink
I just want to say that i absolutely Love shopping at Earthfare;so much so that i’d love to work there!….I walked away from the medical field and now, with the help of Earthfare, i am eating more healthy and attempting to work in a more healthy environment….any suggestions for obtaining a job with you guys?! Thank you
kat
July 7th, 2010 at 1:48 pmpermalink
Greetings and salutations, can Earthfare employees submit photos? Please and thank you!
Tonya Russ Price
July 7th, 2010 at 1:56 pmpermalink
@holly n, you bet! While we’d love it if you got your tomato from Earth Fare, tomatoes from your garden are just as welcome
@Tonya, yes! Just be sure to let us know in your email that you’re an Earth Fare employee so we put your photos in the right category
earthfare
July 7th, 2010 at 2:24 pmpermalink
@kat the best thing to do is ask at your local store! You can also keep an eye on our job postings here: http://www.earthfare.com/OurCompany/Careers.aspx
earthfare
July 7th, 2010 at 2:25 pmpermalink
Is the contest open to professionals?
Jeannie
July 7th, 2010 at 4:43 pmpermalink
My favorite tomato is my son tommy tomato…altho at age 17 he might turn beet red if he knew I told you this…we’ll see if he can cooperate and get us a good picture…it is tomato season afterall…
)
lisa
July 7th, 2010 at 5:52 pmpermalink
@Jeannie, it’s open to anyone with a tomato and a camera.
earthfare
July 7th, 2010 at 7:42 pmpermalink
Is there a limit on the number of entries each person can submit? It looked like people are submitting several photos. Thanks!
Amanda
July 7th, 2010 at 9:45 pmpermalink
BEST THING AND PLACE SINCE SLICED BREAD . JERRY
JERRY SEAGLE
July 7th, 2010 at 10:52 pmpermalink
@Amanda, you can submit as many as you’d like.
earthfare
July 8th, 2010 at 7:38 ampermalink
Is this contest open to professional photographers?
Wendy
July 9th, 2010 at 12:17 pmpermalink
@Wendy, it’s open to anyone with a tomato and a camera
earthfare
July 9th, 2010 at 12:26 pmpermalink
Is there no category for a 14-year-old? My son would like to enter.
Sherri
July 13th, 2010 at 3:03 pmpermalink
@Sherri, the contest is for all ages – no age categories. I’d love to see what he enters!
earthfare
July 13th, 2010 at 5:25 pmpermalink
Is there a way to check to make sure my photo was received? Thanks : )
Shannon
July 21st, 2010 at 11:16 pmpermalink
@Shannon All our entries are in this flickr set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/earthfare/sets/72157624311090793/
I don’t have any from your email address yet – I’ll email you directly.
earthfare
July 22nd, 2010 at 11:16 ampermalink
I am trying this out to make sure my photo will get through to you.
gigi
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:00 pmpermalink
@Gigi, you’ll need to email your entry to information@earthfare.com
earthfare
August 2nd, 2010 at 8:57 pmpermalink
How are the photos judged? Does it matter how many people look at your photo in Flickr and if they mark it a favorite or not?
Stacey Walker
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:28 pmpermalink
Stacey – nope! Photos are judged here at the Earth Fare home office by our staff.
earthfare
August 4th, 2010 at 1:33 pmpermalink