For the past three years, Edible Portland has held the Local Hero Awards, where outstanding supporters of our regional food community are recognized and celebrated in these categories: Farm, Restaurant, Food Artisan, Beverage Artisan, Nonprofit and Retailer. Following an open call for nominations, we have selected our top four nominees in each category.
FARM
Carman Ranch. carmanranch.com
Sauvie Island Organics. sauvieislandorganics.com
The Side Yard. thesideyardpdx.com
Springbank Farm. springbankfarm.org
RESTAURANT
Genoa Restaurant/Accanto Café. accantopdx.com
Kitchen Dances. Kitchen Dances on Facebook
Ned Ludd. nedluddpdx.com
Por Que No? porquenotacos.com
FOOD ARTISAN
Choi’s Kimchi Co. Choi’s Kimchi Co. on Facebook
Nancy’s Yogurt/Springfield Creamery. nancysyogurt.com
Stone-Buhr Flour. stone-buhr.com
Wessels Family Honey. wesselsfamilyhoney.com
BEVERAGE ARTISAN
Columbia Gorge Organic. cogojuice.com
Ninkasi Brewing Company. ninkasibrewing.com
R. Stuart & Co. Winery. rstuartandco.com
Townshend’s Tea Company/Brew Dr. Kombucha. brewdrkombucha.com
NONPROFIT
Adelante Mujeres. adelantemujeres.org
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. critfc.org
Farmers Ending Hunger. farmersendinghunger.com
Montavilla Farmers Market. montavillamarket.org
RETAILER
Cheese Bar. cheese-bar.com
Naomi’s Organic Farm Supply. naomisorganic.blogspot.com
Pastaworks. pastaworks.com
People’s Food Co-op. peoples.coop
November 10th, 2011 at 12:23 pm
[...] are no longer accepting nominations. Please meet this year’s finalists here and cast your vote in our survey [...]
November 15th, 2011 at 8:08 pm
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March 1st, 2012 at 12:42 pm
[...] Now in its 3rd year, the Local Hero Award recognizes outstanding members of our regional food community who are setting high standards with their environmental and social practices, high quality, economic impact, and commitment to building a robust food system in the Pacific Northwest. Edible Portland solicits nominations from its readers; through an open voting process, the community selects the winners. This year, more than 2,000 community members cast their votes. The complete list of nominees can be found here. [...]
March 1st, 2012 at 3:58 pm
[...] first-ever Local Hero Award Passport contains exciting offers from the 2012 Local Hero Award nominees: • 1 free subscription to Edible Portland, worth $28 • $10 off any meal at Accanto • 1 free [...]