Awards
The Foundation celebrates these innovative individuals working in field biology, craft and food.
2025 Awards in Food
BJ Dennis
Chef
Charleston, S.C.
2025 Awards in Food
Dune Lankard
Founder and President, Native Conservancy
Cordova, Alaska
2025 Awards in Food
Imani Black
Founder and CEO, Minorities in Aquaculture
Chesapeake Bay, Md.
2025 Awards in Food
Maria Gonzalez and Rudy Jimenez
Partners, Green Thumb Farms
San Juan Bautista, Calif.
2025 Awards in Food
Raimundo Espinoza
Executive Director, Conservación ConCiencia
San Juan, Puerto Rico
2025 Awards in Food
Valerie Erwin
Chef and Social Activist
Philadelphia, Pa.
2024 Awards in Food
Ankita Raturi
Assistant Professor, Agricultural Informatics Lab; Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
2024 Awards in Food
Crystal Manuel
Whole Food Educator and Founder / Co-Owner, Cream of the West and Gruff Grains
Havre, Montana
2024 Awards in Food
Femeika Elliott
Founder, The Lotus Program Experience and Rooted East Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee
2024 Awards in Food
Kristyn Leach
Farmer and Seed Saver, Second Generation Seeds
Sebastopol, California
2024 Awards in Food
Noel Dakar Dickinson
Breadfruit Institute Coordinator and Small Farmer, Breadfruit Institute at the National Tropical Botanical Garden; Waikahe Farms, LLC
Waimea, Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i
2023 Awards in Food
ab banks
Farm Lead & Health and Wellness Coordinator (People’s Program);
Agroecology and Wellness Coordinator (Berkeley Food Institute)
Oakland, CA
2023 Awards in Food
Deenaalee Chase-Hodgdon
Co-Executive Director (Smokehouse Collective)
Dillingham, AK
2023 Awards in Food
Nelson Hawkins
Co-Founder (We Grow Farms / Ujamaa Farmer Collective)
Sacramento, CA