Homegrown Fort Collins is a month long celebration of our local food and agricultural roots. We hope you'll join us at the following Homegrown Fort Collins events!

Battle of the Burners - Sept. 25, 2010:

Six well known local chefs compete for best first, second, and third course using locally sourced ingredients. Attendees will enjoy plates of all six of the chefs’ creations, each paired with a great local beer.   

Adventures in Food - Sept. 18, 2010:

Join Chef David Daggett, owner of Tastebuds Epicurean Café, as he teaches you how to prepare the locally sourced, multi-course meal he’ll be serving you for dinner. Chef Happy, Scott Hapner, will cook lunch with your kids at Youth Adventures in Food.

Downtown Tasting Tours - Sept. 10-26, 2010:

Eighteen downtown restaurants offer custom menus highlighting foods prepared by local chefs, featuring locally sourced ingredients.

PARTNER EVENTS:

Sustainable Living Fair - Sept. 18-19, 2010: Featuring nationally acclaimed speakers, 250 exhibitors, and more than 50 workshops and demonstrations.

Harvestival - Sept. 11-12, 2010: Featuring live music, local food and drink, fun for the kids (hay rides, pumpkin bowling, straw bale maze), and farmer’s market.

Free Homegrown Activities

Beet Street will have a booth at several local events this September with knowledgeable staff available to answer questions about the benefits of eating locally sourced food.  Be sure to visit our booth at: 

• Farmer’s Market: September 4, 11, 18 & 25 
• Harvestival: September 11 & 12
• Sustainable Living Fair: September 18 & 19

Another educational opportunity during September is Beet Street's blog.  Every day during Homegrown Fort Collins a guest blogger who is a local food expert or foodie will be writing on events and cuisine in our great city.  Be sure to check it our every day!

Homegrown Fort Collins sponsors:

  For information on how you can sponsor Homegrown Fort Collins, click here.