• Promote seasonal agriculture in southeast PA

• Teach consumers how to prepare, source, and incorporate seasonal ingredients in their home kitchen

• Connect GFF exhibitors with local farmers & agricultural producers to encourage collaboration

• Provide unique and specialized entertainment & sampling opportunities to GFF attendees

• Educate consumers about the importance of local food: health, economic, and environmental impacts

• Teach home cooks how local & seasonal ingredients can elevate their recipes and ultimately, how local food tastes better!

• Cook & eat Good Food!

• The Demo Kitchen is located in an auxiliary tent just outside the exhibition areas, with space for approximately 90 audience members

• The audience is an engaged group of food lovers and enthusiasts, eager to learn and sample delicious offerings!

• They range from serious locavores and experienced farmers market shoppers to newcomers exploring local food for the first time! The Demo Kitchen is a special opportunity to gain a new audience.

• With an event of this size (4,000+ shoppers), the Demo Kitchen offers an exclusive and unique opportunity to capture an intimate, engaged audience.

Need more details about the Demo Kitchen? See Demo Kitchen photo gallery here (includes 2023 + 2024 events).

We welcome and encourage you to contact us for feedback on your ideas prior to submission. Please reach out via email to hello@goodfarmsgoodfood.com. 

Our committee will review the proposals to curate a Demo Kitchen line-up that meets the needs of our event audience. We evaluate using the following criteria:

• Consistency with our Demo Kitchen goals (above) & GFF mission

• Seasonal and local sourcing

• Collaboration with other local farmers or producers

• Creativity and innovation

• Recipe and application thoroughness

• Demo Kitchen Applications Open: NOW!

• Demo Kitchen Applications Close: Friday, July 31st at 11:59pm

• Demo Kitchen Applications Decision Notification: Thursday, August 27th by 11:59pm

The Demo Kitchen tent is located next to TENT 2, off the BARN.

View the event map here for reference.

• Demo Kitchen presenters will need to arrive at least 20 minutes prior to the scheduled start time to begin prep.

• Presenters will only have 10 minutes to set-up inside the Demo tent prior to the start time, unless otherwise arranged.

• There will be a dedicated tent behind the Demo area for prep & storage. Presenters may drop off supplies for Demo beginning at 9am.

• The actual Demo area includes one 8ft table and an additional 8ft staging table located behind the presenter.

• Demo presenters are expected to begin & end on scheduled time.

The demo should take approximately 1 hour from set-up to breakdown. An estimated timeline is included below:

• Set-up: 10 minutes

• Demo: 30 minutes

• Sampling / Questions: 10 minutes

• Breakdown: 10 minutes

*GFF will accept Demo Kitchen proposals that are shorter or longer than this estimated timeline on a case by case basis. Please include these details in your application.

• Each presenter is required to prepare 120 samples to distribute to the audience, 30 of which will be used to display samples at the Growing Roots Info/Merch Booth to help promote the Demo Kitchen to shoppers! 

• Samples should be between 2-4 oz. 

• Samples can be prepared ahead of time and pre-packaged, or prepared onsite.

• Presenters must provide their own sample packaging (compostable packaging is encouraged, but not required)

• GFF will supply compostable forks and/or spoons, along with cocktail-size napkins. 

  • Presenters are responsible for any additional packaging requirements beyond those provided by GFF.

• GFF Demo Kitchen staff will be available to hand out samples to audience.

• Demo Kitchen presenters must provide additional staffing to cover the exhibition table during the demo, as the Demo Kitchen is located outside of the exhibitor areas. 

• Additional staff may also be required to assist with set-up, the demo, or breakdown as needed - this is at the discretion of each presenter.

• Presenters should provide their own equipment. Applicants must supply a comprehensive equipment checklist and specify any electrical requirements in their application.

• If equipment poses a challenge, GFF may offer assistance to support interested applicants. This will be considered on a case by case basis.