What You'll Eat at Dig-IN on August 28

I hate food blogs. I hate food books. I hate food magazine articles.

It’s not because they’re boring or awful or the people who write them are mean to their mothers. It’s because I want to eat the thing the writer is describing, and I can’t, because it’s just words on a page or computer screen.

(“I also don’t like reading about places that I’ll probably never visit,” complained the travel writer.)

But when I got the list of who’s going to be cooking and what they’re serving for Dig-IN this month, I decided I could kill two birds with one stone (and then eat them both) by telling you all about it. Then, you’ll either come to Dig-IN and thank me, or you’ll hate me forever for doing this to you.

These Indiana farmers are providing the following food

• Becker Farms of Mooreland, chicken
• Cook’s Bison Ranch of Wolcottville, bison tenderloin
• Creighton Brothers, Atwood, eggs
  Dougherty Farm Fresh Beef of Franklin, ground beef
• Fisher Farms of Jasper, turkey and beef
• Gunthorp Farms of LaGrange, pork and turkey
• Indiana Packers/Indiana Kitchen, Delphi, pork
  Kuehnert Dairy Farm, Ft. Wayne, chocolate milk from Prairie Farms
• Maple Leaf Farm of Milford, duck breast and leg
• Bill Peters, Sharpsville, pork
• Royer Farm Fresh of Clinton, beef
• Smith Dairy, Richmond, cream
• Walnut Valley Bison, Twelve Mile, bison
• Alan Wilhoite, Lebanon, pork

And here’s who’s serving it (and how)

Chefs/Restaurants

• Nicholas Carter: Black Swan Brew Pub, Plainfield
• Brad Gates: Brad Gates Catering, Carmel
• Jack London: Butler University, Indianapolis
• Tyler Herald: Café Patachou, Indianapolis
• JJ Boston: Chef JJ’s Back Yard, Indianapolis
• Cindy Hawkins: Circle City Sweets, Indianapolis
• Roger Hawkins: Circle City Soups, Indianapolis
• Susan Orebaugh Grand Grilling to Go catering, Muncie
• Mark Cox, Joshua Henson Fermenti Artisan, Indianapolis
• Greg Schiesser Indiana Downs, Shelbyville
• Joseph Hewett: Indigo Duck, Franklin
• Nate Jackson: IUPUI Food Service, Indianapolis
• Thom England: Ivy Tech Community College of Central Indiana
• Jeff Ford: J. Ford’s Black Angus, Terre Haute
• Aaron Butts: Joseph Decuis, Roanoke
• Douglas and Marla Rennie: Just Rennie’s Cookie Company, Evansville
• Brendon Cheney JW Marriott, Indianapolis
• Keltie Sullivan Domina Keltie’s Restaurant and Café, Westfield
• Regina Mehallick: R bistro, Indianapolis
• David Tallent: Restaurant Tallent, Bloomington
• Sam Brown: Second Helpings, Indianapolis
• Christopher Eley: Smoking Goose & Goose the Market, Indianapolis
• Braulio De La Torre: Severin Bar and Grille, Indianapolis
• Justin Cowan: Served Café/Bistro, Indianapolis
• Lucas Trinosky/Tony Hanslits: The Chef’s Academy, Indianapolis
• Craig Baker: The Local Eatery and Pub, Westfield
• Cara Dafforn: U-Relish Farm, Indianapolis
• Valerie Vanderpool: Zest! Exciting Food Creations, Indianapolis
• Alan Sternberg Restaurant 2(oh!)4, Muncie

Breweries

• Barley Island Brewing Company, Noblesville
• Brugge Brasserie, Broad Ripple
• Black Swan Brewpub, Plainfield
• Crown Brewing Company, Crown Point
• Figure 8 Brewing, Valparaiso
• Flat 12 Bierwerks, Indianapolis
• Mad Anthony Brewing Company, Ft. Wayne
• Oaken Barrel Brewing Company, Greenwood
• Sun King Brewing, Indianapolis
• Upland Brewing Company, Bloomington

Wineries

• Best Vineyards, Elizabeth
• Buck Creek Winery, Indianapolis
• Carousel Winery, Bedford
• Chateau Thomas Winery, Indianapolis
• Chateau de Pique Winery, Seymour
• Rettig Hill Winery, Columbus
• The Rowland Winery, Dillsboro
• Winzerwald Winery, Bristow
• Wolfcreek Wines, Columbus

Indiana Artisans

• 240Sweet of Columbus: marshmallows
• Big Brick House Bakery: Wabash, breads
• Burton’s Maplewood Farm, Medora: maple syrup
• Capshew Cellars, Lanesville: vinegars
• Chocolate for the Spirit, Shelbyville: chocolates
• Coe’s Handmade Style Noodles, Lynn: beef and noodles
• J. Evelyn Confections, Indianapolis: chocolates
• Salt Creek Valley Farms, Batesville: jams and relishes

Beverages

• Bjava Coffee and Tea, Indianapolis: sparkling iced coffee with plum and poplar bark syrup
• Hoosier Momma’s Bloody Mary Maker, Indianapolis: shots of Bloody Mary mix for “red beer”
• Indiana Family of Farmers and Pogue’s Run Grocery, Indianapolis: water
• Natural Born Juicers, Indianapolis: exotic flavored juices
• Prairie Farms, Anderson: chocolate milk