Join us September 21st, 2024 from 3-7pm for:

Activities:

Food: Sweet treats, popcorn, garden nachos, and more!
Live Music from The Butch Cassidies, Eric Jones, and Mike Toninelli!
Blue Ribbon Produce, Jam, Hot Sauce, Pickle, and Pie Contests
Pie Walk
Cornhole, Pumpkin Tic Tac Toe, Gaga Ball, and other games
Face-painting, garden-based activities, and so much more!

Blue Ribbon Produce Contest & Exhibition:

Have you ever grown a tomato that was perfectly round and thought, “this is the most beautiful tomato I have ever seen”? Or have you ever found a giant eggplant tucked away at the back of the plant? What about harvesting a carrot that looks exactly like legs?

Shine those green thumbs and come enter your homegrown produce in our Blue Ribbon Produce Contest, in partnership with USU Extension! Entries will be judged by three guest judges and displayed for the community at the Harvest Festival.

The 2024 contest categories are: classic – silliest – rarest – heaviest tomato – best veggie creature – largest melon / squash – best floral arrangement – biggest carrot (Cash prize!)

Produce entries will be judged prior to the event’s start. Please drop off your produce entries on Saturday, September 21st from 9-11am.

When dropping off, please be prepared to fill out an information card with your name, the variety, and title of your entry (if applicable).

A People’s Choice award will also be given out based on event day votes by festival goers.

The more submissions, the more fun, so even if you don’t think you’re in the running for a prize, we’d love to see your produce in the exhibition!

Have a Garden Epic that won’t make it until September? Snap a picture and send it to jessie@youthgardenproject.org. Questions? Call 435-259-2326.

Jam, Pickle, Pie, & Hot Sauce Contests:

Fall harvest is also a chance to preserve summer’s bounty year round. Whether you like baking, canning, or cooking, there’s room for all flavor profiles at the Harvest Festival. Come show off your jams, pickles, hot sauces, and pies by entering them in the People’s Choice Tasting Contest. We’ve got PRIZES for the winners!

The use of locally-grown fruit and other ingredients is encouraged! Pie submissions are only for the taste test; only one pie of each type is needed. Please bring pies in disposable tins. Fridge space is not guaranteed.

Submissions are accepted during the week leading up to the event during office hours (or, during produce drop off hours on Sat). Office hours: September 16 – 20, 8am-4pm

When dropping off, please be prepared to fill out an information card with your name, the title of your creation, and an ingredients list.

Interested in Volunteering?

There are many ways to get involved at the Harvest Festival – running activity booths, selling food, helping cleaning up, etc.! Most shifts are two hours, and we need folks the day before and all day long on Saturday, too! Click the link below to browse roles and sign up for a shift.

Harvest Festival Volunteer Sign-Up