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 October contest winners:
Recipe Contest: Candies and Fudge
$500 Winner: Geri Hupp, Deep East Texas EC | Brookeland
Tammy Carr, Sam Houston EC | Cleveland
Linda Foreman, Trinity Valley EC | Palestine
Focus on Texas Photo Contest: Heroes
Laura Boehm, United Cooperative Services | Stephenville
Tamra Bolton, Cherokee County EC | Jacksonville
Peggy McCall, Central Texas EC | Boerne
Virginia Murphy, CoServ | Highland Village
Featured Contests
Dangerous, dirty work keeps many Texans busy. For February, show us what life is like in the oil patch.
Superior sides can make a good barbecue great. For our March issue, we’re serving up your best fixin’s, with the top trimming earning $500.
Photo Contests
Focus on Texas: From the Oil Fields
Contest ends October 10, 2025
Dangerous, dirty work keeps many Texans busy. For February, show us what life is like in the oil patch.
Focus on Texas: Still Life
Contest ends November 10, 2025
With the right light and attention, ordinary objects become captivating. For March, show us your best arrangements of common objects.
Focus on Texas: Gates
Contest ends December 10, 2025
They keep livestock in and trouble out, but gates also welcome friends and family with their charm. For April, showcase the entry to your little slice of heaven.
Caught Napping
Contest ends January 10, 2026
From grandpas who are “just resting their eyes” to young’uns who play until they drop, there’s nothing like a good nap. In May, we’ll see who you caught snoozing.
Recipe Contests
Barbecue Sides
Contest ends October 10, 2025
Superior sides can make a good barbecue great. For our March issue, we’re serving up your best fixin’s, with the top trimming earning $500.
Five-Ingredient Dinners
Contest ends November 10, 2025
What do you whip up when the fridge is bare and time is short? Throw together your favorite five-ingredient recipe, and you might cook up a $500 prize.
Mom's Favorites
Contest ends December 10, 2025
Everything is better when it’s made with love by Mom. What recipe do you remember your mother by? Send us your favorite for a shot at $500 and a spot in our May issue.
The Art of the Sandwich
Contest ends January 10, 2026
Can you stack, spread and spice your way to a masterpiece between bread? Draw up your top sandwich recipe, and you could score $500. See the best in our June issue.
