POTSDAM -- Registration for the sixth North Country Jr. Iron Chef competition opens January 7, 2019.

The event will be March 9 at the A.A. Kingston Middle School.

Teams of middle and high school age students from Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties will develop healthy recipes using a combination of fresh produce and USDA commodity foods that could be realistically prepared in a school cafeteria.

North Country Jr. Iron Chef is a project of the Health Initiative.

The young chefs will present their dishes to a panel of distinguished judges, made up of chefs, school food service staff, students and others, who select the winners.

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A team member from Canton Central School's Guatemalan Girls prepares Guatemala Pizza at North Country Jr. Iron Chef 2017. Jason Hunter | Health Initiative

Teams can be formed within schools, youth clubs, afterschool programs or just friends.

Team rules, including the registration process, have been updated for the 2019 competition.

Registration materials and event details are available at www.ncjrironchef.org/.

North Country Jr. Iron Chef is generously supported by sponsors including the 2019 Platinum Presenter sponsor, St. Lawrence Health System.

For more information, to register, or to sponsor the event, please visit https://www.ncjrironchef.org/ or contact the Health Initiative at 315-261-4760.