4 Facts From The Watermelon Queen’s Hudson Valley Tour

I met a queen during the fourth of July weekend in the Hudson Valley! She had a lot of knowledge about one of my favorite fruits and she was making her rounds throughout the area.

This queen was visiting Adams Fairacre Farms locations in the Hudson Valley and we got to interview her!

Here's How WRRV Hosted The Queens Arrival In The Hudson Valley

WRRV was hosting this queen’s event at Adams in the Town of Wallkill on July 5, 2025. We showed up and were informing listeners about this exciting event during a holiday weekend. 

Upon arriving at Adams, I was really excited. This grocery store is one of my favorites in the Hudson Valley and I always look forward to shopping there. I love how they have one stop shopping under the same roof. The greenhouse is uplifting to visit and filled with beautiful flowers. Their bakery section always has a large selection of sweet treats. Their hot bar and pizza shop has fresh food available which makes it hard to leave without grabbing something.

Most importantly, I love their produce section. Their watermelon is something that I eat everyday throughout the entire year.

This was another reason why I was excited to host the queen’s arrival at Adams in the Town of Wallkill. This wasn’t any ordinary queen, it was the Watermelon Queen!

After visiting the Adams locations, this queen had her last stop at their Town of Wallkill location and we got to hang out with her.

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Here Are 4 Facts From The Watermelon Queen's Hudson Valley Tour

Not only did I chat, laugh and take pictures with the Watermelon Queen but we sat down and had an interview to learn more about her.

1.)The Watermelon Queen’s name is Tori and she's from Alabama.

Tori Hobbs is known for being the 1st runner up as the National Watermelon Queen! She shared that she's from Alabama and has such a charming accent to go along with her crown.

2.)The Watermelon Queen shared that the Hudson Valley felt like home.

I asked Tori what she thought of the Hudson Valley while on her tour. She shared that she visited New York City and liked it but preferred the Hudson Valley. This area felt like home to her, she loves Alabama.

3.)The Watermelon Queen shared a fun fact about this fruit.

I asked Tori what’s one thing that we must know about watermelons. After playfully joking and asking how much time we had to go over facts, she shared an interesting one. Tori claimed that a lot of people don’t know that a watermelon is fully edible.

Foodies can eat the rhine of watermelon and how this is something that they do in Alabama.

4.)The Watermelon Queen is visiting California next.

I also asked Tori if she had any more stops within New York state and where she was going next. She said that unfortunately, she was leaving New York state but excited about the future. She will be heading to California next, which is one of my favorite states!

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I also asked Tori during our interview where we can find her on social media so we could support her. It would also be fun to see where she travels next.

Tori shared that we can follow her on Instagram @nationalwatermelonqueen

What a fun event! I hope that you enjoyed this story and pictures.

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