November 15, 2016 Official Press Release from Good Food Awards 11.14.2016 Representing 14 categories and 38 states, all Finalists rose to the top in a blind tasting of the 2,059 entries from nearly every state and passed a rigorous vetting to confirm they met specific Good Food Awards standards around environmentally sound agriculture practices, good animal husbandry, sourcing transparency and responsible relationships throughout the supply chain. Amongst their ranks are Nadia Hubbi in California, a Muhammara crafter keeping her Syrian family’s tradition alive; Nacxitl Gaxiola in Brooklyn, whose company was created to honor the traditional salsas, moles, escabechese and adobes of Mexico; Paul Lieggi in Oregon working with the fishermen and women of the Nez Perce, Umatilla, Yakima and Warm Springs tribes to source hoop caught Chinook Salmon for his aromatic hardwood smoked salmon; and Ann and Dan Trudel, a husband and wife farmer and preserver growing and pickling organic brussels sprouts in the heart of rural Ohio. These 291 Finalists - and the hundreds of farmers, ranchers, fishermen and colleagues they collaborate with - are actively building the sort of world we want to live in.
2017 VERMONT FINALISTS
CHEESE
- Farms For City Kids, Reading, Vermont
- Grafton Village Cheese, Bear Hill & Queen of Quality Clothbound Cheddar, Vermont
- Parish Hill Creamery, Kashar, Vermont
- Shelburne Farms, Clothbound Cheddar, Vermont
- Vermont Creamery, Bonne Bouche, Vermont
CONFECTIONS PRESERVES SPIRITS
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