{"id":3220,"date":"2011-07-26T12:22:17","date_gmt":"2011-07-26T18:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/?p=3220"},"modified":"2015-10-26T18:22:09","modified_gmt":"2015-10-27T00:22:09","slug":"kickapoo-country-fair-ticket-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/?p=3220","title":{"rendered":"Kickapoo Country Fair Ticket Giveaway"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"rss\"<\/a>

Hello everyone.\u00a0 If you’re looking to do something local, tasty, and fun this weekend then you should attend the\u00a08th Annual Kickapoo Country Fair<\/a>\u00a0at Organic Valley<\/a> in La Farge, WI.\u00a0 Keith and I will be\u00a0there for the first time this weekend.\u00a0 We are excited about participating in the DIY Artisan Ice Cream & Tasting class, enjoying some music, and\u00a0getting a\u00a0chance to meet Will Allen and Andrew Zimmern.\u00a0 If you’ve got kids, there are many activities planned for them.\u00a0 Here is the schedule<\/a> of events.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Parachute Games photo courtesy of Organic Valley<\/em><\/p>\n

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Will Allen<\/a>, named one of TIME Magazine\u2019s \u201cWorld\u2019s Most Influential People\u201d in 2010 and recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Foundation\u2019s \u201cgenius\u201d grant. Allen is among the preeminent thinkers of our time on agriculture and food policy and systems and is the founder of Growing Power. Based in Milwaukee, Growing Power serves as a \u201dliving museum\u201d or \u201cidea factory\u201d on sustainable food systems for the young, the elderly, farmers, producers, and other professionals ranging from USDA personnel to urban planners. Training areas include everything from urban agriculture, permaculture and food distribution, to community engagement and participatory leadership.<\/p>\n

Andrew Zimmern<\/a>, will address fair-goers with a keynote speech and cooking demonstration. Zimmern is a Twin Cities native, James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, food writer, teacher, and is regarded as one of the most knowledgeable personalities in the food world. As the co-creator and host of the Travel Channel\u2019s hit series \u201cBizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern\u201d and \u201cAndrew Zimmern\u2019s Bizarre Food World,\u201d he travels the world exploring food unique to various communities.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Kids Meets Kid photo courtesy of Organic Valley<\/em><\/p>\n

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So I bet you are pretty excited by now.\u00a0 Keith and I have 5 pairs of tickets (that’s 10 total) for our readers to win.\u00a0 All you have to do is\u00a0post a comment about your favorite thing\/favorite activity in the summertime.\u00a0 Me, I love to eat ice cream, even for breakfast!\u00a0 We will use a random number generator to pick the winners.\u00a0 If you’re a winner then your name will be put on a list which they will have at the ticket booth.\u00a0 You will get to enjoy a\u00a0 fantastic event in a gorgeous setting.\u00a0\u00a0 We will announce the winners this\u00a0Friday morning.\u00a0 Good luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello everyone.\u00a0 If you’re looking to do something local, tasty, and fun this weekend then you should attend the\u00a08th Annual Kickapoo Country Fair\u00a0at Organic Valley in La Farge, WI.\u00a0 Keith and I will be\u00a0there for the first time this weekend.\u00a0 We are excited about participating in the DIY Artisan Ice Cream & Tasting class, enjoying […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3224,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[110,32,91,4],"tags":[111,107,119,117],"class_list":["post-3220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-contests","category-driftless-area-towns","category-events","category-farms","tag-contest","tag-giveaway","tag-kickapoo-country-fair","tag-organic-valley","has-featured-image"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3220"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5918,"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3220\/revisions\/5918"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}