2023 Contest Results

Note: All contests awarded a Blue Ribbon 1st place winner while select contests awarded 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.

Agricultural Contests

Best Compost

  • 1st - Maximilian van Praag

  • 2nd - Reese Kim

  • 3rd - Brett Schneider

Best Egg (Chicken)

  • 1st - Payne Elementary School

  • 2nd - Payne Elementary School

  • 3rd - Kristofor Erickson

Best Garden Haul

  • 1st - Claire Smullen

Best Honey

  • 1st - Emily Locke

  • 2nd - John/Arthur Hurvitz

  • 3rd - Trevor Tullius

Best Micro Garden

  • 1st - Karen Hamrick

Best Red Tomato

  • 1st - Mark Perry & Wendy Caron

Best Non-Red Tomato

  • 1st - Claire Smullen

Funkiest Looking Vegetable/Fruit

  • 1st - Mark Perry

Heaviest Vegetable/Fruit

  • 1st - Laura Foradori

Best Spud

  • 1st - Wendy Caron

Artistic Contests 

Best District Drawing

  • 1st - Branko Stojilkovic

Best District Painting

  • 1st - Jill Aksamit

Best District Digital Illustration

  • 1st - Gabriela Mendez

Best Trash to Treasure Environmental Art

  • 1st - Carrie Dellesky

Best Ceramic

  • 1st - Joseph Kim

  • 2nd - Barbara Stauffer

  • 3rd - Barbara Stauffer

Best Embroidery

  • 1st - Uma Vaidyanathan

Best Knitting

  • 1st - Kelly Hanlon

Best Quilt

  • 1st - Annette Thomson

Best Kids’ Drawing

  • 1st - Jessica Lettween

  • 2nd - Maria Escher

  • 3rd - Maria Escher

Best Kids’ Painting

  • 1st - Waverly Hicks

  • 2nd - Waverly Hicks

  • 3rd - Maria Escher

Best Kids’ Slime

  • 1st - Charles Darr

  • 2nd - Aria Allen

  • 3rd - Charles Darr

Best Black and White Photo

  • 1st - Tina Kalandadze

Best DC-Themed Photograph

  • 1st - Matailong Du

Best Photo of People/Portraits

  • 1st - Terence Chau

Best Photo of a Pet/Animal

  • 1st - Chris Bridner

Best DC-Inspired Poem

  • 1st - Nicole Geldart

  • 2nd - Angela Umoru-David

  • 3rd - Nicole Geldart

Culinary Contests

Best Biscuit

  • 1st - Meghan Droste

  • 2nd - Emily Mcandrew

  • 3rd - Genevieve Lewis

Best Sourdough

  • 1st - Adam Tenner

Best Rye Bread

  • 1st - Tony Goodman

Best Cornbread

  • 1st - Martha Dickey

Best Focaccia

  • 1st - Alison Waldman

Best Chocolate Cake

  • 1st - Celeste Wasielewski Serber

Best Non-Chocolate Cake

  • 1st - Jillian Welborn

Best Gluten Free Cake

  • 1st - Michele Lempa

Best Vegetarian or Vegan Chili

  • 1st - Zachary Krislov

Best Sweet Cider

  • 1st - Bill Stevens

Best Dry Cider

  • 1st - Hugh Blodget Jr

Best Cookie

  • 1st - Michele Lempa

Best Vegan Cookie

  • 1st - Eric Spurlino

Best Gluten Free Cookie

  • 1st - Michele Lempa

Best Hoppy Beer

  • 1st - Stephen Fischer

Best Malty Beer

  • 1st - Cole Christian

Best Roasty Beer

  • 1st - Cole Christian

Best Fruity Beer

  • 1st (tie!) - Jake Grover and Austin Burke

Best Jam/Jelly/Chutney

  • 1st - Barbara Gilbert

  • 2nd - Karolina Deuth

  • 3rd - Frankie Biega

Best Jollof Rice

  • 1st - Candice Mensah

Best Dairy Mac and Cheese

  • 1st - Cathleen Black

Best Vegan Mac and Cheese

  • 1st - Jovan Nash

Best Cucumber Pickle

  • 1st - Courtney Arnold

Best Non-Cucumber Pickle

  • 1st - Michelle Navarro

Best Pie in Show

  • Lily Davidson

Best Apple Pie

  • 1st - Raven Bonniwell

  • 2nd - Ryan Crowley

  • 3rd - Genevieve Lewis

Best Fruit Non-Apple Pie

  • 1st - Aubrey Hess

  • 2nd - Julia Ruane

  • 3rd - Andrea Heithoff

Best Sweet Non-Fruit

  • 1st - Matthew Diasio

  • 2nd - Geoffrey Radcliffe

  • 3rd - Cathy Grossman

Best BBQ Sauce

  • 1st - Maggie Sayers

Best Hot Sauce

  • 1st - Marianne Michalakis

Best Salsa

  • 1st - Timothy Kurtin