Squash It! was a smash....

20 entries! And over 150 shoppers sampling lots of delicious foods!
Thank you to the Squash It! participants who donated the ingredients and volunteered their time and talents preparing their dish, transporting it and serving it! Your efforts brought a lot of happy smiles to shopper's faces and several locals who were hosting out of town guests were especially proud to show off the hospitality all of you provided!


Thank you to our judges for the great job they did! We had five for our final competition of the year:
Chris Daw Chef, Fur Peace Ranch
Dixie Cantrell and Brenda Shaikh Vendors at the Farmers Market
Sue and Alan Boyd Members of the Friends of AFM

Thank you to the members of the Friends of the Athens Farmers Market who helped - some for 1 hour, some for 3 hours! It takes a lot of organization and willing hands to make our Cooking Contests happen! You know who you are! Know that you are appreciated!


Finally, our congratulations to the winners! Because there were so many entries including 3 soups, the judges awarded a best soup prize in addition to those given in Sweet and Savory categories. They also had 2 ties.


Best Soup
Autumn Squash Cheddar Soup w/ Sizzled Sage Olivia Chambers


Savory
1st Spaghetti Squash Bake Terry Vest
2nd Summer Squash Casserole Karen Hart
2nd Squash Casserole Carol Schloss
3rd Beef and Squash Constentine Faller


Sweet
1st Pecan Pie in Pumpkin Shells Patricia Black
2nd New England Squash Pie Mary Christy
2nd Pumpkin Pie from the Book of Buck-skinning Tom Winland - ---- (Thank you Neil Cherry for bringing
3rd Pumpkin Cake with Carmel and Candied Nuts Josie Grace your neighbor's entry from Morgan County!)


Mark you calendar for October 17th, the 3rd Saturday in October, for Stone Soup! We've got 2 chefs (Portable Kitchen Certified.) They'll have the big pots fired up and we'll be making soup on the spot! We'll need Friends to buy ingredients on the spot, help chop, stir and partake!!! Hope to have soup for all around noon. This is our thank you to the Vendors for a great season!


See you t the Farmers Market!
Lynda and Joe Berman