BEST IN SHOW
Annie Hehner, Leap Frog Farm of Guinda, CA
Yolo Farmers Guild
Annie's organic greens and goat cheese, paired with beef bacon from her friends at True Grass, won the judges' hearts! Find Annie at the Larkspur Farmers Market, Saturdays 9-2 and at the Davis Farmers Market, Wednesdays 4:30-8:30pm. The Farmers Guild will partner with Woodfour Breweryfor an evening pairing of Annie's finest produce.
| MOST INDULGENT Aaron Gilliam, Thistle Meats of Petaluma, CA Sebastopol Farmers Guild Keep an eye out for the "guilded" pig trophy, soon to grace the counter of this new artisan butcher shop serving fine, local, ethically-raised meats. |
MOST CREATIVE
Ruthie King, Grange Farm School, Willits, CA
Mendocino Farmers Guild
Sustainable farming, or so Ruthie teaches her students, begins with creativity. Winning with a chicken heart pizza should prove her point. A few packages of Zazu's house-cured bacon should help to keep classroom morale high.
Last night crowds flocked outside the FEED Sonoma loading dock in Sebastopol, CA, while nearly two dozen farmers, ranchers and local food artisans from across northern California arrived with boxes full of produce, cheese and local meats to try their hand at the first-ever Farmers Guild topping contest. One by one, pizzas emerged from a cob-fire oven crafted by Living Earth Structures, then went sliding across a table as our panel of judges met the grower, learned where the ingredients came from, how they were grown, and where they could find them. It was a long night, with live music keeping the energy up and hundreds of passerby stopping by to browse tables full of CSA brochures, farm tour invites and info on how to support local farmers. By the end, judges left stuffed and our farmers left cheered. Thanks for coming!
OUR ESTEEMED & OVERSTUFFED PANEL of JUDGES
| Heather Irwin Bite Club Eats / Press Democrat Chef Matthew Elias Saltwater Oyster Depot & Milkcrate Catering Janeen Murray Sonoma Go Local Cooperative Chef Duskie Estes ZAZU Kitchen + Farm | Richard Bruehl Guayaki Organic Mate Carmen Synder Farm Trails Lawrence Jaffe The Grange |
A SHOUT-OUT TO ALL OUR INCREDIBLE COMPETITORS:
| Quarter Acre Farm, Sonoma Valley www.quarteracrefarmsonoma.com Gypsy Cheese Co. Valley Ford w/ Tomales Farmstead Creamery www.gypsycheese.com www.tolumafarms.com Mendocino Organics, Redwood Valley, CA www.mendocinoorganics.com Fortunate Farm, Caspar, CA www.facebook.com/fortunatefarm Oak Hill Farm Sonoma Valley, CA www.oakhillfarm.net TapRoot Farm, Sebastopol, CA w/ Achadinha Cheese Co, Petaluma, CA & Gourmet Mushrooms Inc, www.permacultureskillscenter.org/farm www.achadinha.com www.gourmetmushroomsinc.com | Quetzal Farm, Santa Rosa w/ Joe Matos Cheese Co. www.quetzalfarm.com Green Valley CSA Sebastopol, CA www.greenvalleycsa.com Fop~Doodle Farm Sebastopol, CA w/ Kiki La Roux Sheep Cheese Sprawling River Farm, Geyserville, CA w/ Bee Love, Santa Rosa Handlebar Farm Sebastopol, CA w/ A&SK Homestead www.handlebarfarm.blogspot.com Laguna Farm, Sebastopol, CA www.lagunafarm.com Dierke Farm, Sebastopol, CA |
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