Date: Sept. 13, 2025
Time: Reception at 4:30pm; dinner at 5pm
Location: Jester Park Recreation Center (12112 NW 128th Street, Granger Iowa)
Tickets: $150/person (+ tax). Beverage service and gratuity included.
Join Django and Polk County Conservation for a special dinner event at Jester Park. Celebrate the bounty of Iowa’s natural lands with a menu highlighting wild ingredients foraged from Polk County’s public lands and prepared by the Django team. Get your tickets today for this unforgettable event!
A portion of the ticket price will be used to support the care of two owls who reside at Jester Park and are a vital part of the county’s wildlife education programs.
MENU
FIRST
Pork Belly with mulberry jam and pickled ramps
SECOND
Lambs Quarter Fritter with Autumn olive
THIRD
Battered Blue Gill with forest tartar sauce and fall foraged greens with magnolia vinaigrette
FOURTH
Dandelion Green and Ricotta Cannelloni with ramp butter and black walnuts; served with forest focaccia
FIFTH
Hunter-style Pheasant with onions, golden oyster mushrooms, pickled berries and bacon
SIXTH
Meringue with wild berries, mountain mint cream and spruce tip toffee
Beverage service included; beers (Barn Town Brewing) and house red, white and sparkling wines available.