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Thirty-one North Carolina students have been named recipients of 2023 N.C. State Fair Youth Livestock Scholarships, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler announced.The scholarships are designed for high school seniors and students currently enrolled in an institute of higher education who have participated in the junior livestock or market turkey shows at the N.C. State Fair.
The Got to Be NC Festival will honor farmers aged 18-40 through the Young Farmer of the Day program. The program, sponsored by the Farm Credit Associations of North Carolina, celebrates our state’s agricultural future and three young farmers who are behind our state’s $92.9 billion agriculture and agribusiness industry.
Space is still available for farm-equipment hobbyists and vendors wanting to take part in the Got to Be NC Festival May 19-21 at the State Fairgrounds.Organizers are on the hunt for collectors of antique tractors and farm equipment to join a display of more than 1,000 pieces of machinery. Tractors in working order also can participate in the daily tractor parade through the fairgrounds. Participation is free, but pre-registration is required.
The Raleigh Market reopens Saturday, Nov. 5, after a monthlong break for the N.C. State Fair. The market is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays except during October, when the annual State Fair is held.The Raleigh Market is one of the largest flea markets in the Southeast, offering everything from antiques to handicrafts, furniture and homemade goods. Parking is free. For more information about the market, go to www.theraleighmarket.com.
A recipe for Cajun Chicken Casserole took first place in the N.C. State Fair’s Home Chef Not Your Mama’s Chicken Casserole Challenge, presented by House of Raeford. Julie Truelove of Raleigh won $500 for the winning recipe.Harriet Carter of Durham took home second place and $300 for her Aunt Eula’s Mexican Chicken Casserole. Gail Fuller of Raleigh won $200 and third place for her Southern Country Chicken Casserole.The winning recipe follows:Cajun Chicken Casseroleserves 6
A Raleigh woman took home first place for her Peach Cobbler Cheesecake Cones on Sunday, October 23 in the fair’s Home Chef Quirky Cobbler Challenge, presented by the N.C. State Fair. Gail Fuller of Raleigh won $500 for the winning recipe.Virginia Kase of Fuquay-Varina took home second place and $300 for her Apple Cranberry Cobbler. Taylor Weber of Raleigh won $200 and third place for her Tomato and Goat Cheese Cobbler.The winning recipe follows:Peach Cobbler Cheesecake ConesMakes 12 servingsFor the cones:
Gail Fuller of Raleigh took first place honors and $500 in the adult category of the Bacontastic Fair Food Challenge presented by the N.C. Pork Council. Christian Davis of Knightdale won first place and $500 in the youth category for his Pizza Bacon Bagel, besting his mom Yvonne Payton Davis who took home third-place honors and $200 in the adult category for her Bacon Stuffed French Toast Sticks.
Emoni Jennings of Knightdale won first place and $500 in the Ultimate Brownie Showdown presented by Humana for her Salted 2 Way Brownie recipe. Second place and $300 went to Michelle Hyatt of McLeansville for her Campfire Brownies. Sharon Schwinger of Raleigh won third place and $200 for The Best Brownie recipe.The winning recipe follows:Salted Two Way BrownieYields 12 servingsIngredients
Junior winners in the N.C. State Fair livestock shows drew a record $212,500 for the top steers, barrows, lambs, goats and turkeys in the Junior Livestock Sale of Champions Oct. 23.
Nick Lewis of Raleigh took first place Oct. 22, in the heart-led Home Chef Duke Cancer Care in Wake County Celebrates Cancer Warriors Challenge, presented by Duke Raleigh Hospital.Keeping local produce in mind, contestants were asked to create an appetizer, main course or dessert in remembrance of someone they know who has experienced cancer. His recipe for Nana’s Cheesecake with Basil Strawberry Sauce earned the $500 top prize, which he plans to donate to breast cancer research.