The Georgia 4-H Food Showcase will be held on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at Rock Eagle 4-H Center, conditions permitting. The Food Showcase encompasses four contests:
- 4-H Food Challenge – for qualifying teams of 3-5 members (must qualify by AUGUST 19) – challenges teams of 4-H members to plan a dish using only a predetermined set of ingredients. From these ingredients, team members must plan the preparation of a dish, then make a presentation about it for judges.
- Junior division: 6th-8th grade
- Senior division: 9th-12th grade
- 4-H Egg Preparation Demonstration Contest
- Individual contest
- Junior division: 7th-8th grade
- Senior division: 9th-12th grade
- 4-H Chicken Barbecue Contest
- Individual contest
- Senior division only
- 4-H Turkey Barbecue Contest
- Individual contest
- Senior division only
All of these exciting events qualify for Master 4-H status for senior teams and individuals that win first place at the Food Showcase and will be recognized at State 4-H Congress next July. In addition, winners of the egg preparation and barbecue contests get to represent Georgia 4-H at the National Contest held during the National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. Food Challenge 1st place winners get to represent Georgia 4-H at the National 4-H Food Challenge in Dallas, Texas and 2nd place winners are invited to represent Georgia at the Great American Seafood Cook-Off in Louisiana.
Please see the 4-H website for more details: https://georgia4h.org/programs/focus-areas/healthy-living/foods-and-nutrition/food-and-nutrition-competitions/foodshowcase/
I would love to have lots of youth competing at the 4-H Food Showcase this year, so please contact me with any questions or to register! Deadline to enter is August 24.
Guidelines from last year’s contests (very similar to this year’s) can be accessed through the following links:
