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Expo Details:

The Real Food, Real Indiana Expo hopes to achieve the following:
      –Serve as a benefit for businesses that are members of
        Indiana Foodways Alliance by providing them with a venue
        to showcase and sell their products to a broader audience.
      –Strive to make the public more aware of the availability of
        Indiana-made food.
      –Raise awareness of Indiana Foodways Alliance and its
        efforts to help local food businesses succeed.

We are hosting the first expo in Muncie because of Indiana Foodways Alliance's more than year-long relationship with Ball State University's Business Fellows immersive learning program. Ball State students who are members of the Indiana Foodways Alliance Business Fellows team are organizing the expo as their class project this semester. If the first Real Food, Real Indiana Expo is a success, our plans are to take the expo on the road and repeat the event in different Indiana cities.

We are having the event at Minnetrista because of its generosity and willingness to work with Indiana Foodways Alliance on this project. Minnetrista is a major donor for this event and was one of the early organizations to join Indiana Foodways Alliance.

Expo Vendors (as of Nov. 19, 2008)

–Appleseed Farm, Fairbanks – Pie filling (featured in November
  2008 issue of Country Living)
–The Bread Ladies, Greenfield – Baked goods
–Cocoa Safari, Madison – Chocolates
–Drennan's Pumpkin Kingdom, Montpelier – Cider and pumpkin
  pies (hot apple cider for sale day of the event)
–Fields of Agape, Carthage – Wheat and flax seed, plus herbs
–Gourmet Devine – Chocolate bark and candy
–Good's Candy Shop, Anderson
–J. Edwards Fine Chocolates & Gourmet Cakes –Chocolate
  creations, gourmet apples and more
–JohnTom's BBQ Sauce, Muncie
–Joseph Decuis, Roanoke – Kobe beef, gumbo and homemade
  soups
–Lowery's Candies, Muncie – Chocolates
–Main Street Coffee Company, Farmland– Coffee (hot coffee for
  sale day of the event)
–New Day Meadery, Elwood – Honey Wines
–Orebaugh's Grand Grilling To Go, Muncie – Pork and Swissland
  (Berne) cheeses (pulled pork with barbeque sauce
  sandwiches for sale day of the event)
–Prairie Blossom Bee Farm, Selma – Honey and honey products
–Sechler's, St. Joe's – Pickles
–Seeds and Such, Bedford – Wild nuts and fruits
–Soup of Success, Elkhart – Soup mixes
–Russell Sheep Company, Eaton – Lamb
–Uncle Henry's Candies – Cicero
–Under the Sun Bakery, Frankton – Baked goods
–Zinszer's Bakery and Cookies, Anderson – Cookies

Other Exhibitors (as of Nov. 19, 2008)

–Saint Gobain- How Glass is Recycled
–The Star Press- Market Research
–Indiana Green Pages- Green Business Directory

Indiana Foodways General Store Merchandise (as of Nov. 19, 2008)

–Albanese, Merrillville – Gummi bears
–Ball State University Dining Service - 20 green recycle bags
  and two cases of Ball State water
–Concannon's Bakery, Muncie – Basket of product
–Clabber Girl, Terre Haute – Baking powder and corn starch
–Jarden Home Brands, Daleville – Ball Blue Books
–Little Crow Foods, Warsaw – CoCo Wheats, Miracle Maize,
  Fryin' Magic, FastShake, Makin' Miracle
–Marsh – 300 Marsh green recycle bags
–Red Gold, Elwood – 4 cases of salsa
–Scotty's Brewhouse, Muncie – Peanut butter pie
–County Visitors Bureaus of  Portland, Newcastle, Kokomo,
  Anderson, Muncie, Auburn, and more – Holiday food
  gift baskets/certificates

Real Food, Real Indiana Expo Sponsors

Platinum ($2,000 plus)
    Lilly Endowment / Ball State University Business Fellows
    The Star Press
Gold ($1,000 plus)
    Minnetrista, Muncie
Silver ($500 plus)
    Saint-Gobain Containers, Muncie
    Cole Brothers Water Company, Peru
    Little Crow Foods, Warsaw
Bronze ($100 plus)
    Judy Kern, Agent, Farm Bureau Insurance
    Jarden Home Brands, Daleville
    Hamilton County Visitors Bureau
    Marsh
    Red Gold, Elwood
    Sheryl Swingley, Ball State University Business Fellow Mentor