Takoma Park Farmers Market Pie Contest
Sunday, September 15, 2024
Rules:
Bake your best 1 or 2 crust pie using your favorite farmers market seasonal ingredient (produce or anything else that is found at the market in September) or any combination. Seasonal ingredients must be the main ingredient of the pie. While we do not require that you purchase the ingredients at the market, it is highly encouraged!
Pies may be sweet or savory. Filing must be homemade. Crusts are strongly encouraged to be homemade.
Bakers to present fresh baked, uncut, 8-10 inch pie between 10:30 am and 11:00 am on Sunday, September 15, 2024 at the tent located on Laurel Avenue. Pies must be entered without any additional work required (e.g. pie servers are unable to add special toppings or sauces for service to judges or community).
Bakers may enter as many pies as desired. The more pies we have, the more we can sell and the more money we can raise for the market’s Federal Benefit Nutrition Match Program!
Please label the bottom of your pie plate with your name and phone number and also provide an accompanying card with the pie name and your name. Professional bakers should also label their pie with “professional” and children under 18 should label their pie with “kid.” Pies and photos of pies will become the property of the Takoma Park Farmers Market.
Pies will be offered to the public for donations after the contest. All money raised will be donated to Takoma Park Farmers Market Federal Benefit (food stamp) Match Program.
Pie plates will be available for pick up immediately following the event. If plate is not picked up then, the market is not able to guarantee return.
Pies will be judged and prizes will be awarded. Judging will take place starting at 11:00 am and conclude at 12:30 pm with pie slice sales to the community.
2024 Celebrity Judges: Nevin Martell, food writer, cookbook author and photographer; Chris Brown owner of Zinnia, Motorkat and Takoma Bev Co; Jeff Harner, owner of Sang Froid Distillery; Carolina McCandless owner of Cielo Rojo and San Pancho Burritos; Takoma Park Mayor, Talisha Searcy; and Takoma Park Councilwoman, Shana Fulcher.
Contest welcomes professional bakers to enter to compete against other professionals for bragging rights and market prize.
Prize Categories:
Best Apple Pie
Best Peach Pie
Best Other Pie – Sweet
Best Other Pie – Savory
Best Kid’s Pie
Most Unusual Pie
Yummy Mess Award
Best Professional Baker Pie
Schedule:
Pie Delivery: 10:30am -11:00am
Judging: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Pie slice tickets for sale: starting at 12:00 noon
Winners Announced: 12:30pm
Pie Slices Available: 12:30pm
Pies will be cut and served to the public starting at 12:30 pm.