Gold Ridge Organic Farms Picholine Blend EVOO Wins Good Food Award By Heather Irwin | Sonoma Magazine

Gold Ridge Organic Farms Picholine Blend EVOO Wins Good Food Award

May 08, 2024

16 North Bay Artisan Producers Win ‘Good Food’ Awards

[...]The Good Food Foundation has announced this year’s “Good Food Award” winners at an event in Portland, Oregon. Among the winners this year were 16 food, cider and spirit producers in the North Bay, which were ranked among the best of the best.

The arbiter of taste for artisan producers, the Good Food Awards sift through thousands of entries each year—from honey and snacks to charcuterie and beer—to find the up-and-coming makers to watch... [Winners represent] sustainably made, socially conscious, credibly crafted items that are an “honest reflection of the best food and drink in America,” according to the Good Food Foundation.

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[Among this year’s list of local award winners is] Gold Ridge Organic Farms, Picholine Blend Extra Virgin [Olive Oil] (Sebastopol): In 2000, founder-farmer Brooke Hazen planted 70 acres of olives, 16 acres of heirloom apples, citrus fruit and lavender on his rambling farm. Hazen is passionate about everything he grows, and guests are invited to experience the farm via reservations. Frequent events include olive oil tastings, pizza pop-ups and apple tasting. Available at goldridgeorganicfarms.com.