We are looking for sweet corn growers to participate in our 2023 Twilight Vegetable Meeting and Sweet Corn Tasting. Our Meeting on August 24 at Pinney Purdue Ag Center in Wanatah will feature information on pumpkins, pepper, sweet corn, compost, and tomatoes. The event will also include information for consumers/homeowners on Vegetable Gardening, and Private applicator recertification credits (PARP) are anticipated. This event includes a sweet corn variety tasting.
If you would be willing to donate 2 ½ dozen ears of corn, please get in touch with Phil Woolery to arrange pick-up/drop-off arrangements. We need to know of your interest in participating in this by August 2 in order to acknowledge you during the program. We also will provide a listing of all locations to participants so that they can visit you after the program.
Please pick corn the morning of August 24 and deliver it unshucked to an arranged location (Pinney Purdue Ag Center or County Extension Office before noon. Including the variety name is optional. Please include the name of your farm/farm stand and location. We will have the taste testing results available after the program if you wish to receive them.
If you have questions, contact Phil Woolery (Ag and Natural Resources Extension Educator, Starke and Pulaski Counties) at (574) 772-9141 or (574) 946-3412, or email him at pwoolery@purdue.edu