Victor, NY— The Rochester community’s growing familiarity with Ganondagan’s heirloom, nutritious Iroquois White Corn products has prompted Friends of Ganondagan to host a first-ever public Corn Cook-Off competition on Saturday, December 6, from 11 am–3 pm as part of its Holiday Open House.
“This is such a terrific and fun way for our delicious corn to continue to create community,” says Friends of Ganondagan Executive Director Meg Joseph. “There are unlimited ways to cook with our products, from appetizers to main courses to desserts, so we’re really looking forward to seeing what will be entered!”

The historic heirloom White Corn from the Friends’ Iroquois White Corn Project is the same corn that sustained the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations) people for at least 1,400 years, including at the Seneca Town of Ganondagan itself. The Iroquois White Corn is a nutritious, low-glycemic index food that is non-GMO and gluten-free.
Open House attendees also will be able to browse and purchase corn products and merchandise as well as original artwork by Ganondagan State Historic Site Manager and artist Peter Jemison, and handcrafted artisan Mohawk baskets and Cornhusk dolls by Site Interpreters Tonia Galban-Loran and Ronnie Reitter, respectively.
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WHAT: Iroquois White Corn Project “Corn Cook-Off” and Holiday Open House
WHEN: Saturday, December 6, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
WHERE: Iroquois White Corn Project Farmhouse, 7191 County Rd 41 at School Rd.
ADMISSION: Free, but registration required for participation in Corn Cook-Off Competition. For more information and to register, email: whitecornproject@gmail.com or call (585) 742-1361.
Amy Blum amyblumpr@gmail.com (585) 425-1864