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Lindenhurst grower wins Great Tomato Challenge

August 30, 2012 11:13 AM By JESSICA DAMIANO jessica.damiano@newsday.com

Gary Schaffe, in his Lindenhurst backyard garden, holds

Photo credit: Nicole Horton | Gary Schaffe, in his Lindenhurst backyard garden, holds his winning tomato. (Aug. 25, 2012)

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One of more than 40 tomatoes that vied 2012 Great Long Island Tomato Challenge

We have a winner!

The sixth annual Great Long Island Tomato Challenge was held with much fanfare Aug. 24, with gardeners from all around Long Island gathering in Newsday's Melville auditorium to spend a couple hours sharing jokes and growing secrets, exchanging seeds, tomatoes and phone numbers, and — above all — competing for the title of Long Island Tomato King or Queen.

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