Monthly Archives: February 2010

On behalf of the Iowa Bacon Board, we’d like to thank the over 750 bacon enthusiasts who chose to join us at the Third Annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival, 2010: A Bacon Odyssey – One Small Step for Man, One … Continue reading →

Bacon Eve is a day dedicated to preparation and rest for the bacon enthusiast. Listed below you’ll find some helpful hints to ensure you have the best possible bacon experience at this year’s festival: HOW TO PREPARE? Drink plenty of … Continue reading →

The excitement is hard to contain. 150 lbs of Vande Rose Farms Artisan Dry Cured Bacon arrived today. If you’re interested in what makes this bacon so special, here are the details: Many have asked us what the term Artisan … Continue reading →

150 lbs of Niman Ranch Bacon arrived today for Saturday’s festival. Ohhhh, BACON! For all of you bacon lovers out there, here’s Niman Ranch’s story in the words of their local distributor, Cleverly Farms… Over the past 10 years Niman … Continue reading →

For those of you without a ticket to this year’s festival, don’t give up. There is still time! 8 tickets are up for grabs through the following contests. Charlie and the Bacon Factory Contest – Vande Rose Farms One package … Continue reading →

Bacon Week was officially kicked off today at Baby Boomer’s Cafe in Des Moines, IA with tasty bacon specials and the release of “Blue” into the wild. As the official mascot of the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival, Blue is excited … Continue reading →

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh, Bacon! The Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival recently spread the word of bacon across the internet airwaves in Iowa. A couple of recent radio shows are listed below for your entertainment: The Up & Out morning show with Matt and … Continue reading →

Tickets to the “3rd Annual Blue Ribbon Festival: 2010 A Bacon Odyssey – A Bacon Odyssey, One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for Bacon” are officially sold out. 600 tickets were sold in 25 minutes through the Iowa … Continue reading →

February 4th, 2010 (Des Moines, IA) – Tickets for this year’s Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival are on sale NOW exclusively through www.blueribbonbaconfestival.com beginning at high noon on Thursday, February 4th.  Tickets are $35 for entry into the main event on … Continue reading →