IGOR

We would like to thank our dear guests from Požega – the Golden Valley, Pakrac, Osijek, Babina Greda, Slavonski Brod, Nova Kapela, Zagreb, Nova Gradiška, Garešnica, Rijeka, Daruvar, Switzerland… 💚

Special thanks to our co-organizers and lecturers Trudi Boršoš from Požega, Radmila and Mladen Katić from Perenci, and Mario Juretić from Garešnica for their engaging and valuable presentations… 💚

And of course, thank you to tomatoes for simply existing… 💚

Festival of Tomato Fruits and Seeds, the Importance of Preserving Our Grandmothers’ Seeds and Biodiversity.
Native seeds safeguard and carry the codes of our land and tradition.

When: August 30, 2025, at the Center for Lifelong Learning IGOR, starting at 3:00 PM
Where: Marindvor 21, 34000 Požega, Croatia, EU

Program:
3:00 PM – Opening of the Tomato Festival
4:00 – 5:00 PM – Sharing Practical Experiences – Q&A
Speakers and topics:

Mario Juretić, bacc. ing. agr.: The Importance of Preserving Old Vegetable Varieties

Mladen Katić: Tomatoes, Pomodori, Pommes and Little Apples

Trudi Boršoš: Tomato’s Good Neighbors

From 5:00 PM onwards – Tasting of different tomato varieties🍅🍅🍅

As part of the Tomato Festival, we also popularize science…

7:00 – 8:00 PM – Lecture on the topic: The Global Meteor Network
Lecturer: Lovro Pavletić, mag. phys., President of the Academic Astronomical Society – Rijeka, Coordinator of Astronomers of the Alpe-Adria Region.

Free entrance to the Tomato Festival and all lectures!
You are warmly welcome! 💚