2022 Contest Results

Best of DC

Best DC Book - 111 Places in Women’s History That You Must Not Miss in Washington, DC by Kaitlin Calogera & Rebecca Grawl

Best DC Bookstore - Capitol Hill Books

Best DC Community Garden - Southwest Community Garden

Best DC Hardware Store - Frager’s Hardware

Best DC Park - Southwest Duck Pond

Best DC Podcast - Tour Guide Tell All

Best DC Public Art or Mural - Little Gallery on Fessenden Street

Best DC Urban Farm - Ferstl Farm

Art & Creations

Fiber Arts

  • 1st - Sayuri Millar

  • 2nd - Mary Clare Peate

General Art

  • 1st - Evelyn Mitchell

Kids' Art

  • 1st - Madeleine McCann

  • 2nd - Jaxon Sorrell

  • 3rd - Juliette Tran

Kids' Slime

  • 1st- Sophie Spurlock

  • 2nd - Sheridan Osborn

  • 3rd - Emily Spurlock

Baked Goods 

Biscuit

  • 1st - Meghan Droste

  • 2nd - Wells Monash

  • 3rd - Caty Black

Bread - Sweetbread / Quickbread

  • 1st - Andrea Heithoff

  • 2nd - Alison Waldman

  • 3rd - Caty Black

Bread - Yeasted Bread

  • 1st - Andrea Heithoff

  • 2nd - Alison Waldman

  • 3rd - Adam Perkins-Goldstein

Cake

  • 1st - Kate Gilbert

  • 2nd - Alison Waldman

  • 3rd - Caty Black

Cookie - General

  • 1st - Meghan Droste

  • 2nd - Nicole Geldart

  • 3rd - Jennifer Dickman

Cookie - Gluten Free

  • 1st - Michele Lempa

  • 2nd - Meghan Droste

  • 3rd - Nicole Geldart

Cookie - Vegan

  • 1st - Nicole Geldart

  • 2nd - Beth Lawrence

Pie - Fruit

  • 1st - Julia Ruane

  • 2nd - Alexandra Dickinson

  • 3rd - Raven Bonniwell

Pie - Savory & Non-Fruit Pies

  • 1st - Abby Lynch

  • 2nd - Sarah Cornett

  • 3rd - Raven Bonniwell

Pie - Best Crust Overall

  • Abby Lynch

Pie - Best-in-Show

  • Julia Ruane

Stuffed Dough Pocket

  • 1st - Nicole Geldart

  • 2nd - Abby Lynch

  • 3rd - Nicole Geldart

Cider

  • 1st - Jake Grover

  • 2nd - Ian Milne

  • 3rd - Bill Stevens

Compost

  • 1st - Wayne Savage

  • 2nd - Peter Lewis

Egg

  • 1st - Taylor Hall

  • 2nd - Deborah Broderson

Home Food Preservation

Jam / Jelly

  • 1st - Barbara Gilbert

  • 2nd - Wells Monash

  • 3rd - Karolina Deuth

Pickled Items

  • 1st - Paige O'Malley

  • 2nd - Dan Townes

  • 3rd - Wells Monash

Homebrew

  • 1st - Jake Grover

  • 2nd - Robin Walker

  • 3rd - Andrew Oetman

Honey

  • 1st - Antoinette Burnham

  • 2nd - EW Stokes School

  • 3rd - Antoinette Burnham

Ice Cream

  • 1st - Laura Karr

  • 2nd - Margaret Walrod

  • 3rd - Margaret Walrod

Photography

Black & White

  • 1st - Matthew McCarthy-Clark

  • 2nd - Josh Blaher

  • 3rd - Sara Jean

DC

  • 1st - Matthew McCarthy-Clark

  • 2nd - Josh Blaher

  • 3rd - Scott Nolan Smith

General

  • 1st - Josh Blaher

  • 2nd - Sara Jean

  • 3rd - Scott Nolan Smith

Landscape

  • 1st - Josh Blaher

  • 2nd - April Hobby

  • 3rd - Nicole Geldart

Pets & Animals

  • 1st - Josh Blaher

  • 2nd - Maggie Sayers

  • 3rd - Robert Kelly

Sauce

  • 1st - Peter Lewis

  • 2nd - Dan Townes

Vegetables & Fruits

Funkiest Vegetable

  • 1st - Dominique Watson

  • 2nd - Adrienne McCann

  • 3rd - Adrienne McCann

Heaviest

  • 1st - Adrienne McCann

  • 2nd - Wayne Savage

  • 3rd - Madeleine McCann

Longest

  • 1st - Kunmi Ageh

  • 2nd - Wayne Savage

  • 3rd - Madeleine McCann

Most Perfect

  • 1st - Madeleine McCann

  • 2nd - Kunmi Ageh

  • 3rd - Andrew Love

Best Overall Tomato

  • Wayne Savage

Cutest Vegetable

  • Madeleine McCann

Wine

  • 1st - Scott Robertson’s Sauvignon Blanc

  • 2nd - Scott Robertson’s Red Wine

  • 3rd - Jake Grover’s Sauvignon Blanc

Written Contests

Poetry

  • 1st - Vina Hutchinson

  • 2nd - Divna Stojilkovic

  • 3rd - Nicole Geldart

Short Story & Microfiction

  • 1st - Sayuri Millar

  • 2nd - Joyce Mallory

Pet Parade

  • Tie! Zoey and Forest