Vermont State Grange

"DARE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE”
THEME: END CHILDHOOD HUNGER

21-23 SEPTEMBER 2007

STATE GRANGE CENTER

308 WEST STREET, BROOKFIELD, VERMONT

PUBLIC WELCOME

GRANGE EXHIBITS:Subordinate/community granges may make a card table size exhibit promoting the theme of the festival or promoting your grange. The grange name may be included in the exhibit. An identification sign with grange name and number as well as your Pomona number must be included on the exhibit.

RECOGNITION SEAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Subordinate/community granges must have an exhibit at the fall festival.
• Pomona seal requirements: each Pomona must have at least three of their subordinate/community granges exhibited at the fall festival.

PRIZES: $30.00 FOR FIRST PLACE EXHIBIT

$10.00 FOR ALL OTHERS

JUDGING: Booths will be judged as follows:

• Keeping to the theme 40 points
• Promoting Grange 35 points
• Overall appearance 25 points

OTHER PRIZES FOR ENTRIES FROM PREMIUM LIST:

• $30.00 to family with most blue ribbons. Family must live in same household and enter under same exhibitor number.
• $25.00 to the Junior Exhibitor with the most blue ribbons. All entries must be prepared by the member entering. Group entries will be disqualified. Red ribbons will be considered in case of a tie.
• $25.00 Marjorie Carpenter Award to the Junior Grange having the most Junior member entries.

PREMIUM LIST ENTRY RULES:

Age Divisions:

• Juniors age 5-8, 9-11, 12-14
• Youth age 14- 21
• Adults age 22 and over

THE FOLLOWING CONTESTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

BAKING: NO MIXES MAY BE USED. All items must be made from scratch. Entries will be judged on appearance, texture and flavor. Recipe must be printed or typed on A 3 x 4 cards for each item and should include Name, Address and Phone Number. Read the Green Mountain Granger and watch for special Mailings for more details.

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES: Display plates Furnished by the Festival. Only one entry per Exhibitor, per category and variety - SEE PREMIUM LIST. Entries must be clean and Neatly prepared for entry. The Department Director has the right to reject items, which are not properly prepared for exhibit.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Entries in all categories may be registered from 2:00 pm- on Friday, 23 September 2005, but must be registered no later than 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, 24 September. Judging begins at 9:00 a.m. Saturday. Late entries will be for exhibit and auction only. All exhibits will be dosed to the public during judging. Those wishing to donate entries for Saturday afternoon auction should notify the Festival staff.

All ribbons and items not for auction must be picked up by exhibitors between 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Festival Committee will not be responsible for ribbons not picked up by 1:00 p.m.

PREMIUM LIST AND ENTRY FORM ARE INCLUDED IN THIS PROGRAM BOOK AND MAY BE COPIED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WHO ARE NOT GRANGE MEMBERS.

PREMIUM LIST

All entries will be exhibited on paper plates furnished by the Fall Festival Committee. Only one entry per exhibitor, per category, per variety.

Class A - Produce Arrangement

• An arrangement of the best & largest collection of produce raised by a home gardener. Container to be chosen by exhibitor.

Class B - Vegetables

• One head of broccoli
• Five table beets
• One pint basket brussell sprouts
• Five Carrots
• One head cabbage - savory, red, white
• One bunch of celery
• Three ripe cucumbers
• Three eating cucumbers
• Three pickling cucumbers
• One egg plant
• An exhibit of gourds
• One head of leaf lettuce
• Three onions - red, white, yellow
• Five parsnips
• Three peppers - red, green, yellow
• Five chili peppers
• Five potatoes - specify variety
• Five sweet potatoes
• One pie pumpkin
• Two summer squash
• One winter squash - specify variety
• Two zucchini
• One bunch of swiss chard
• An exhibit of herbs - mixed, fresh or dried
• One head sunflower
• One bunch of spinach
• 12 cherry tomatoes
• Five tomatoes - red, green, yellow, pear
• One rutabaga
• One cauJiflower
• 12 beans - specify variety
• 12 dry beans - specify variety
• One turnip
• Five ears of popcorn - yellow & white
• Five ears sweet corn
• Six stalks silage corn
• A decorated jack-o-lantern
• The biggest field pumpkin
• Novelty vegetables
• The largest zucchini
• Any other

Class C - Fruits

• Five apples - specify variety
• Eight crab apples
• One-half-pint berries - specify variety
• One muskmelon
• Five bunches of grapes - specify variety
• Five pears - specify variety
• Eight plumbs - specify variety
• Any other

Class D - Canning

Specify variety in below categories

• Vegetables
• Fruits
• Pickles
• Jams
• Jelly
• Relish
• Any other

Class E - Flowers

• Fresh harvest arrangement
• Dry harvest arrangement
• Mixed flower arrangement
• Five asters
• Five chrysanthemums
• One dahlia
• One gladioli spike
• Five marigolds
• One rose
• Five petunias
• Five sweet peas
• Five snapdragons
• Five zinnias
• Five gloriosa daisies
• A wild flower arrangement
• A small house plant
• All others

Class F - Eggs

• One dozen brown eggs
• One dozen white eggs
• Any other

Class G - Maple & Honey

• One pint glass jar maple syrup
• Three cakes maple sugar
• One-half pint glass jar maple cream
• One-half pint Indian sugar
• Comb honey
• One-pint glass jar extracted honey

Class H - Arts & Crafts

• Afghan - knit, crochet, other
• Chicken scratch
• Crewel
• Crochet - wearable, accessories or household items
• Needlepoint - on canvas or plastic
• Quilts - tied, quilted, patchwork, appliqué or other
• Patchwork - wearable or household item
• Stuffed toys (All entries to become Grange Property for donation to Shrine Hospitals).
• Dolls
• Wall hanging
• Tatting - wearable or household item
• Christmas ornament
• Wreath - nature's materials or other
• Woodcraft
• Sewing
• Pillows - completed or top only
• Rug - braided, latch hook, other (no larger that 40 inches X 24 inches)
• Stenciling
• Painting
• Ceramics
• Macramé
• Counted cross stitch
• Plastic canvas
• Miscellaneous

Class I - Baking

• One loaf yeast bread
• One loaf quick bread
• Four yeast rolls
• Four muffins
• One decorated cake
• Four decorated cookies
• Four cookies
• One pie - one or two crust
• Four donuts

Class J - Photographs

• Any subject, mounted
• 5" x 7”
• 8" x 10"
• Panoramic, not to exceed 14" long
• No glass

Mark Junior Entries - Judged Separately

See Program Book for Entry Form