Butter Up Contest
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! There’ll be parties for hosting, marshmallows for toasting and butter sculptures, of course.
Christmas is exciting, but we’re anxiously anticipating the return of the in-person 2022 Pennsylvania Farm Show in January. And to kick it off, the PA Farm Show and Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) are once again partnering for the Butter Up! amateur butter sculpture contest.
When you grab your holiday cookie supplies at the grocery store, don’t forget to double up on PA Preferred butter for your Butter Up! entry!
Drawing from the inspiration of the PA Farm Show’s long-standing 1,000-pound butter sculpture tradition, this amateur contest invites Pennsylvanians to churn up their own PA Farm Show themed designs. The fun and friendly competition highlights the hard work and dedication of Pennsylvania’s dairy industry.
The contest sprang from the need to develop engaging online activities during the virtual 2021 Farm Show. More than 130 people entered and countless PA Farm Show Facebook fans voted.
Entries from the inaugural contest melted our hearts, with designs ranging from farm animals to barn scenes to apple pie. The winner, Garrett McCall, submitted a detailed sculpture of The Good Shepherd. In September, he was invited to create a 20-pound butter sculpture depicting the 2022 PA Farm Show theme Harvesting More.
This time, the contest precedes the 2022 PA Farm Show, with entries accepted from Friday Dec. 3, through Friday, Dec. 17, at noon. Entries are judged in six age categories by fans of the Pennsylvania Farm Show Facebook page.
A winner and runner up will be named in each category. PFMA members The GIANT Company, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Wegmans, Square One Markets and Giant Eagle/GetGo have donated $50 and $25 gift cards for winners and runners up in each age group.
Only residents of Pennsylvania can submit a butter sculpture for the content, but anyone can vote on their favorite! Check out the complete rules, regulations and details on how to enter.
PFMA is pleased to support this event, the PA Farm Show and our partners in agriculture and dairy. We’re especially grateful to our members for once again contributing prizes.
You butter believe our PFMA team is anxiously awaiting this year’s submissions. Best of luck to all who enter!
Liz Kemmery
Director of Communications, PA Food Merchants Assocation