DENVER, Aug. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- From spicy chilies and juicy peaches to tender beef and flowing wine, Colorado showcases seemingly unlimited agricultural products at farmers markets and festivals. August has been declared "Colorado Proud" month, and below is a sampling of events where attendees are invited to indulge in the many tastes of Colorado from August into the fall season.
* Delta County Fair and Rodeo (August 7-14) offers rodeos, a Dutch oven cook-off, barbeque and livestock show. www.DeltaCounty.com, to view a complete list of Colorado county fairs, visit: www.Ext.ColoState.edu/staffres/fairsched.pdf2 Set up the oven.For more information on Colorado's agricultural products, farmers markets and events, download a copy of the 2011 Colorado Farm Fresh Directory at www.ColoradoAgriculture.com/farmfresh.> Contact: Carly Grimes/720-289-9366, cgrimes@mmgworldwide.com* The Monte Vista Potato Festival (September 10) offers tours of fields, food booths, chef demos and more. The Potato Day Festival (September 10) in Greeley offers demonstrations including corn shelling and kid's potato patch. www.ColoradoPotato.org, www.GreeleyGov.com* Beef N' Bean Day (August 13) in Milliken showcases a bean cook off contest and barbeque dinner, beer garden, jalapeno eating contest and more. www.MillikenCo.govAnnie created this dish years ago on a camping trip to the park with her husband, and it's been a brunch favorite at Greens Restaurant ever since.* Olathe Sweet Corn Festival (August 5-6). Visitors can taste unlimited boiled or roasted corn, early in the corn season. www.OlatheSweetCornFest.com* Telluride Mushroom Festival (August 18-21) celebrates all aspects of the fungal world, from gourmet wild edibles to medicinal mushrooms. www.ShroomFest.com* Corn Roast Festival (August 26-27) celebrates all things corn in Loveland with unlimited roasted and boiled corn, shucking, eating and recipe contests. www.Loveland.orgSERVES 6 | 13/a HOURS (3/4 HOUR IN CAMP)After a day of hiking or swimming, Adam likes the simplicity of cooking a one-pot meal like this for his wife and their two young sons. "Gramma" is the perfect tool for checking the meat's tenderness.* The Palisade Peach Festival (August 18-21) is a celebration of everything peach from pies to salsa. The Lafayette Peach Festival (August 20) features 30,000 pounds of organic Palisade peaches. www.PalisadePeachFest.com, www.LafayetteColorado.comPinnacles scrambleIf you have a campfire going, move any large pieces of still-burning wood to the side and level out your hot coals to fit the size of the dutch oven. If the campground doesn't allow wood fires, burn 50 charcoal briquets till they're mostly gray, 10 to 15 minutes, and spread into an even layer the size of the dutch oven.
SOURCE Colorado Tourism Office
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