Dine at the Largest Dinner EVER Hosted at the Iowa State Fair

New Farm to Fair Dinner brought to you by Iowa's Farmers

DES MOINES, IA (06/05/2018) (readMedia)-- Have you ever wondered how your dinner got from the farm to your plate? Iowa farmers are inviting five hundred lucky people to join them at the largest dinner table ever set at the Iowa State Fair, Sunday, August 12, 2018 from noon to 2 p.m. on Grand Avenue.

"Food is very important at the Iowa State Fair, but this is a one-of-a-kind chance to sit down with farmers to enjoy a meal from Iowa's beef, pork, corn, dairy, egg, soybean and turkey farmers," said Gary Slater, Iowa State Fair Manager and CEO.

Iowa State Fair Farm To Fair

Sunday, August 12, 2018

Noon - 2 pm

Grand Avenue

Deadline to enter is July 20, 2018

Tickets for a seat at the table are free, but are limited. Tell us why you want a seat at the table by July 20, 2018 by applying at www.iowastatefair.org/whats-new. Fair Admission is included and 500 lucky winners will be selected.

Around the dinner table is the perfect place to ask the basics like where do brown eggs come from and is the butter cow a dairy cow? Or, get into the tough questions about organic foods, GMO's or antibiotics. Maybe you'll discover the secret to pork chops on a stick? Iowa farmers are inviting you to the largest dinner table ever set at the Iowa State Fair, August 12, 2018 from noon to 2 pm on Grand Ave. Deadline to enter is July 20th. Five hundred winners will be selected through all the farmer-led organizations involved and the Iowa State Fair. For more information visit: www.iowastatefair.org.

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Farm to Fair is a chance for five hundred lucky fairgoers to enjoy a seat at a 500 foot long dinner table on Grand Avenue. Selected entries will get to sit next to a farmer and enjoy a meal made from locally-sourced ingredients straight from the Farm to the Iowa State Fair. Farm to Fair is sponsored by the Iowa Beef Council, Midwest Dairy Association, Iowa Pork Producers, Iowa Corn, Iowa Egg Council, Iowa Soybean Association and the Iowa Turkey Federation. Frequently ranked as one of the top events in the country, the Iowa State Fair is the single largest event in the state of Iowa and one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.