After tallying the online votes the winners of the 2009 Edible Communities Local Hero Awards:
Farm: Boggy Creek Farm, Carol Ann Sayle and Larry Butler
Restaurant: Tie! Wink, Chef Mark Paul & Chef Eric Polzer and Eastside Cafe, Chef/Owner Elaine Martin
Food Artisan: Full Quiver Farms Farmstead Cheese, Michael Sams
Beverage Artisan: Tie! Zhi Tea, Jeffrey Lorien and Candice Oneida and Tipsy Texan, David Alan and Joe Eifler
Non-Profit: Urban Roots, a program of YouthLaunch