welcome, Eric. I can laready tell you'll have plenty to share and good nonrev tips--sounds like you travel more than I do!
I've seen the Valencia tomato festival on TV and it's a bit too gross for me! Many years ago I helped a produce co owner with "repack"--splitting up huge cases of tomatoes into restaurant orders etc. when lifting a crate off the pallet and bad tomato nasty fluid runs down the lab coat....oh ICK, I think I'll be sick just recalling the odor--worse than a rotten potato...
Have fun--I'm free this week but not that crazy (well, the jury is still out)