PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • August 24, 2025
For farmer Ramona Snell, 72, her favorite way to eat a tomato is whole like an apple. For the past five decades, Snell has mostly eaten tomatoes she has grown herself at the Snell Family Farm in Buxton, which she has operated with her husband, John Snell, since the 1970s. On Sunday, the farm hosted its first tomato festival, celebrating the farm’s connection with the local community that has enthusiastically supported it over the years. About 500 people wandered through the farm stands and vendors, purchasing produce and sampling baked goods that highlighted tomatoes.