Lavender Challenge
Lavender Challenge Rules and Information
The Farm Market at The Chef’s Garden
Lavender Challenge, Saturday July 27th, 2024
Register by Friday July 26th at 5:00PM
Entries must be delivered between
11:30AM -12:00PM Saturday July 27th, 2024
Judging will be from 12:00-12:30PM.
The awards will be announced around 12:45PM.
Contest Rules
- Entry fee is $10 per entry
- There will be 2 divisions: Children (14 and under), and Adults (15 and up)
- Prizes for each division: 1st Place - $50 gift card, 2nd Place-$30 gift card, 3rd Place-$20 gift card
- This challenge is intended for home cooks/bakers only. Professional chefs/bakers or those who earn a portion of their livelihood from baking or cooking may not enter the contest.
- If you are a winner, you give permission to have your photo taken during the award announcement and have it used for future promotional purposes.
- Contestants may have more than one entry, but can only win one prize.
- Types of food that may be entered:
- Baked Goods: Cakes,Cupcakes, Cookies, Bars
- Homemade Ice cream
- Salads, Gelatin Salads
- Just about any food item which features Lavender
- The Farm Market at The Chef’s Garden will provide each contestant with 1 bunch of Lavender. This may be picked up on July 23rd-26th between 10:00AM-5:00PM from the Farm Market.
- Items must include Lavender and must be home cooked (no store bought, cannot contain commercial mixes, no artificial lavender flavoring).
- Any leftover items are the property of the contestants.
- It is recommended that your entry be submitted in/on a disposable container. If your name is on the container it will need to be covered prior to judging.
- If entering cupcakes, cookies/bars or pastries, a half-dozen is a sufficient quantity to bring for judging.
- Contestants may work individually or with a team. However, the total value of all prizes will remain the same no matter how many team members exist.
Contest Day
- Check-in will be from 11:30AM -12:00PM inside the market. Please be on time.
- When you deliver your entry, be sure to sign in with your name, phone number, and title of your recipe.
- No visitors, contestants, or children will be allowed in the judging area.
Scoring System
- Each contestant will be assigned a number for judging.
- Each judge will assign a numerical value of 1-10, with 10 being the highest in each criteria category, without consultation with other judges.
- You will be judged on the categories: taste, texture, and appearance.
- The judges will tally all of the ballots. The contestant with the highest score will be the winner.
- In case of a tie, the taste category will be the tiebreaker.
- 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place will be awarded.
Prizes will be announced around 12:45 PM the day of the contest. You must be present to win.
Any questions or to register please contact Rita Holler at fjfmarket@chefs-garden.com.