Participants Wanted for 1st Annual Jerky Fest

Duke’s Smoked Meats is compiling interest to produce the first annual “Jerky Fest” this upcoming summer of 2014.  Ideally, the daylong festival and competition would showcase craft smoked meats from across the nation and provide an engaging experience complete with beer, music and of course, jerky. The event would be free for participating vendors and would provide a valuable opportunity to sample jerky and sell product to the general public.  “Jerky Fest” would also include a competition where a team of judges would review each vendor’s submitted…