NorCal Public Media’s Food & Wine awards celebrates individuals and organizations that exemplify excellence, innovation, and a commitment to the betterment of our local communities and environment through agriculture, viticulture, sustainability, education and compassion. By recognizing these heroes and makers NorCal’s hope is to instill lasting inspiration and positive change in our environments and communities
Your ticket to this award-winning event helps fund our Center for Environmental Reporting, supporting PBS climate programming, NPR environmental coverage and podcasts, youth-led YouTube productions, emergency preparedness information and more.
Save the Date for Saturday, March 21, 2026
We’re looking for dedicated leaders in these areas:
- Sustainability in our Bay Area agriculture, wine and viticulture industries
- Outstanding local leaders
- Biodiverse and regenerative farmers, farm-focused restaurants and artisan food producers
- People or organizations getting food to people who need it
- People or organizations improving food worker rights and conditions
The deadline for nominations is October 27, 2025