Congrats to the makers who won 2020 Good Food Awards!
Once a year, about 2,000 makers from across the country compete in the Good Food Awards, which honor “crafters at the vanguard of deliciousness and social and environmental excellence.” On Friday, January 17, 2020, at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, six of the makers we’ve covered in were among the 417 artisans celebrated for the quality and integrity of their products.
tasteMAKERS would like to extend congratulations to Green Dirt Farm, Atlantic Sea Farms, Smoking Goose Meatery, Treaty Oak Distilling, Roots Kitchen and Cannery and Jacobsen Salt Co. In order to win a Good Food Award, entrants must pass multiple rounds of evaluation, the first being a blind taste test. Each category has its own set of expert judges. The top contenders from the taste test are then vetted thoroughly to ensure they meet specific ethical and environmental standards set by the Good Foods Foundation.
Three winners from each region are selected per category. The awards are given regionally in order to fairly represent the good food movement across the country and the diverse foods found in each part of America. According to the Good Food Awards’ website, regional judging is in place to “encourage food producers and small farmers in every pocket of the country.”
Check out the winning tasteMAKERS below, and click on the links to learn more and watch the episodes! Congratulations to these makers, and all of the others who won Good Food Awards — through their work, they are helping to further the maker movement and spread the importance of good food!
Green Dirt Farm—
Green Dirt Farms of Weston, Missouri was covered in the first season of tasteMAKERS. The artisan creamery’s fresh plain sheep’s-milk cheese won for the Central region in the cheese category.
Atlantic Sea Farms—
Covered in our second season, Atlantic Sea Farms cultivates kelp in Maine. Their Sea-Chi (a mild, hand-crafted kimchi) was one of the Northern winners of the pickles category.
Smoking Goose—
Smoking Goose Meatery was highlighted in the second episode of tasteMAKERS’ second season. Both their Duck Prosciutto and the Whey Fed Dodge City Salame won awards in the charcuterie category.
Treaty Oak Distilling—
Treaty Oak Distilling is covered in the Barton Springs Mill episode of our second season. The Ghost Hill Bourbon is made using Barton Springs Mill heirloom grains, and won a Good Food Award in the spirits category.
Roots Kitchen and Cannery— Season Two, Episode Eight
Bozeman, Montana’s Roots Kitchen and Cannery is one our second season of makers. Roots’ Sour Plum & Sage won an award in the preserves category.
Jacobsen Salt Co.—
Jacobsen Salt Co. is the maker we covered for the finale of the second season. The Portland, Oregon, company was awarded in the honey category for their Sauvie Island Honey.