LIFEA14 PENTICTON WESTERN NEWS September 8, 2006

Covered in tomato guts and clutching his ammunition, Jerome Roy lets out a battle cry during a tomato fight at the fifth annual Festival of the Tomato at Covert Farms this past Sunday.

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Adam Achs (left) chips a tomato out of the rough on the mini golf course; Jean-Marc Ransinangue (above) brings in a fresh crate of the 8,000 lbs of tomatoes used at the festival with a forklift; Chef Jason Digeorgio (below) of The Rotten Grape restaurant in Kelowna prepares his entry for the Iron Tomato Chef competition.

Johanna Cryer (above) laughs as she gets pulled into a pile of tomatoes during a tug-of-war contest; Matthew Kovach (right) and Joel Kalunuik toss tomatoes at a target practice activity; Ed Spafford and son Ethan (below) put the finishing touches on a build-it-your-self tomato harvest basket.

Photos by Jeff Morrice