The Aitkin County Farmers Union Banquet
Sample Invitation & Menu

Roast Beef ~ Ken and Ina Peterson of Tamarack
Roast Pork ~ Merle and Roxie Roberts of Crosby
Roasted Red Potatoes ~ Roger and Markell Vogt of Palisade
Squash ~ Roger and Markell Vogt of Palisade and Russell and Clarice Ruud of Palisade
Cranberries ~ Randy and Billie Jo Forster of Aitkin
Cole Slaw ~ Joe and Kirsten Riehle of Aitkin and Don and Hulda Lind of Palisade
Whole Grain Bread ~ wheat from Kent Lorentzen of Jacobson, rye from Roger and Markell Vogt of Palisade
Honey ~ John and Jan Walkup of Aitkin
Apple Dessert ~ apples from John and Joyce Grimsbo of Palisade eggs from Selket and Sigrid Jewett of Palisade

Please join us for a delicious meal prepared with foods from our local farmers!

Aitkin County Farmers Union Presents:

Locally - Grown Foods Banquet

Thursday, December 11th

At the Palisade Community Center

6:30 p.m. — gathering with coffee and hot apple cider

7:00 p.m. — local foods meal

Speaker: Doug Peterson, President of Minnesota Farmers Union

Cost of the meal: $5 per person. All money beyond expenses will be donated to area food shelves.

Dear

You and one guest are invited to join us for an evening to enjoy a delicious meal of locally-grown food, prepared and served by the Aitkin County Farmers Union. Find out how good locally-grown can taste!

Please RSVP to Markell and Roger Vogt at 927-2215, or to Jane Jewett at 845-2832; or you can e-mail to: farmers@aitkinfarmersunion.org.

We hope to see you there!

Regards,
Markell Vogt, John Grimsbo, Margaret Sherman and Jane Grimsbo Jewett
the Local Food Banquet Steering Committee

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