Farm to Fair
Straight from the Farm to the Fair Dinner Table
Enter to win a free dinner brought to you by Iowa’s farmers
Have you ever wondered how your food gets from the farm to your dinner table? You can find out on Saturday, August 17, 2024, at the Iowa State Fair! Join Iowa farmers for conversations about food, family and farming while you enjoy a special four-course meal of local foods grown by Iowa’s farmers and crafted by three notable Iowa chefs. Tell us why you want a seat at the table by July 15, 2024. Fair admission is included and 100 lucky winners will be selected at random to win a pair of tickets each.
Iowa State Fair Farm to Fair Dinner
Saturday, August 17, 2024
6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Alliant Energy Landing
Menu
1st Course:
Chef Grant Gillon, 2023 MasterChef Winner, Private Chef, Altoona
Ground turkey and egg fried rice
2nd Course:
Chef Aaron Holt, Owner and Operator of Catering by Doolittle Farm, Story City
Italian pork meatballs with creamy herbed corn polenta and apple cider reduction
3rd Course:
Chef Jacob Schroeder, Moxie Kitchen + Events, Des Moines
Flank steak and tofu skewer with truffled chili crisp aioli and ginger pickled edamame
Dessert:
Picket Fence Creamery and Early Morning Harvest
Very berry and chocolate ice cream topped with Iowa-made granola
Deadline to enter is Monday, July 15, 2024
Farm to Fair is presented by Choose Iowa in partnership with Midwest Dairy, Iowa Beef Industry Council, Iowa Pork Producers Association, Iowa Soybean Association, Iowa Corn, Iowa Egg Council and the Iowa Turkey Federation.