Contests
Show us your best! Every month, co-op members’ winning photos and recipes are featured in the magazine and online. Plus, be sure to enter our travel and giveaway contests for your chance to win!
Congratulations to our August contest winners:
Recipe Contest: After-School Snacks
$500 Winner: Tina Webb, Bluebonnet EC | Brenham
Elizabeth Cowan, Fannin EC | Blue Ridge
Karen Faubus, South Plains EC | Spur
Focus on Texas Photo Contest: Underwater Life
Loren Andrew, Bryan Texas Utilities | Bryan
Koro Currie, San Bernard EC | Waller
Harrison Nash, Bluebonnet EC | Del Valle
Crystal Valdez, Lyntegar EC | Wilson
Featured Contests
Want a quick and easy way to make a tasty and healthy meal? Pull out the blender. We’re kicking off the new year with your favorite smoothies, and the best blend will spin up $500.
From crying babies and bewildered Santas to Christmas decorating and baking disasters, the holidays can be filled with hilarious mishaps. For December, show us a holiday to remember.
Enter to win 5 pounds of wild-caught Texas Gulf shrimp—the very best for freshness and flavor.
Enter to win two signed illustrated children’s books about Opal Lee’s life
Photo Contests
Focus on Texas: Christmas Fails
Contest ends August 10, 2026
From crying babies and bewildered Santas to Christmas decorating and baking disasters, the holidays can be filled with hilarious mishaps. For December, show us a holiday to remember.
Focus on Texas: Barns
Contest ends September 10, 2026
They stand the test of time, weathered and rugged in their beauty. For January, we want to see your barns and hay lofts and whatever may be napping there.
Focus on Texas: Swamps
Contest ends October 10, 2026
The perfect habitat for migrating birds and gators alike, Texas’ wetlands are brimming with life. For February, show us your favorite part of the swamp.
Recipe Contests
Smoothies
Contest ends August 10, 2026
Want a quick and easy way to make a tasty and healthy meal? Pull out the blender. We’re kicking off the new year with your favorite smoothies, and the best blend will spin up $500.
Lemony Delights
Contest ends September 10, 2026
When life gives you lemons, what do you make? Submit your delicious citrus treats for a chance at an easy-peasy $500.
Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner
Contest ends October 10, 2026
It’s a staple protein that can be cooked in countless ways. Scratch out your recipe, and you could fly home with $500. Best of cluck!
