March 29, 2024

Uptown Creston Food Crawl planned

Uptown Creston Food Crawl will be 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 18 in Uptown Creston. This is a celebration of locally sourced foods.

Walk from business to business sampling culinary delights made with ingredients sourced from local farmers. There will be live music and an opportunity to meet the farmers who have grown the food.

Featured farmers are Bridgewater Farm, Wimmer Farms, Randol Honey and Rieck and Lents Show Calves.

Tickets are $12, and available at Creston Chamber of Commerce, Upper Crust Culinary Creations, A&G Pizza, Steakhouse and Lounge, Elm’s Club, Fareway and The Lobby.

Businesses will serve the following foods: Upper Crust: honey baklava; A&G: spinach alfredo pizza; Elm’s Club: guinea grinders made with local beef; Fareway: watermelon feta arugala salad; and The Lobby: fruit mojitos (available with or without alcohol).

This event is sponsored by Southern Iowa Local Foods Initiative – a project under Resource Conservation and Development and Creston Chamber of Commerce. For more information, contact Local Foods Coordinator Alexis Groumoutis at 515-447-3952.