TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Ivy Tech Community College in Terre Haute is teaming up with Chef Kris Kraut of The Butler’s Pantry for its latest Ivy Tech Community & College Benefit Series, benefiting locally-owned businesses and the Ivy Tech COVID Relief Fund.
Pick-A-Pumpkin will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 at Sycamore Farms in Terre Haute.
Participants will have the opportunity to pick a pumpkin from the Sycamore Farms pumpkin patch. Each pumpkin will include cooking instructions and a meal kit for a Halloween-themed meal. Chef Kraut will then host a Zoom class to walk participants through the meal kit.
There will also be a chance to win special prizes provided by The Butler’s Pantry.
Chef Kraut began offering virtual classes at beginning of the pandemic. He said he hopes the classes will continue through the end of the year. They are held the third Thursday of each month.
“They are interactive. In fact, customers and guests and I guess students come and pick up their kits here at Sycamore Farm and they take them home and we do a Zoom class, which is really kind of fun. So they are cooking at home, making dinner for four, and it’s been a great way to connect with people in a safe way and have cooking classes and feed people,” Kraut said.
Pre-registration for Cooking with Kris: Pick-a-Pumpkin is open through Sunday, Oct. 25 at ivytech.edu/ccbenefit. Additional pumpkin kits will be available on the day of the event, while supplies last.
The Ivy Tech COVID Relief Fund allows Ivy Tech Community College to meet unforeseen challenges to ensure students’ continued educational success. For more information about the fund, visit impact.ivytech.edu/COVID.Relief.Fund.
