FARMER AWARD

Tamita Brown is a full-time livestock farmer and teacher. A self-proclaimed, "...country girl from St. Elizabeth (the breadbasket of Jamaica)." She learned from her family the love for the land and the importance of growing what you eat and eating what you grow. Tamita along with her husband Gabriel started Caribe United Farm in 2018 where they have grown the farm to a mid size farm, raising pasture-raised non-GMO pigs, chickens, ducks, and turkeys for meat and eggs.  As a livestock farm with over 400 pigs and 3000 laying hens, and also Caribbean goodies such as sorrel, rum cakes and coquito,  they work daily to fulfill the mission of Caribe United Farm, to produce the very best quality meat and farm products at affordable prices for all, while embracing, promoting and empowering the culture and economic progress of underrepresented communities.

CHEF AWARD

Sahar Siddiqi is the Chef de Cuisine of Chai Pani Decatur, the Indian street food restaurant known for changing the perception of Indian food in America. She is a first-generation Pakistani-American (or American-Pakistani, as her father insists) who grew up outside New York City, attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, and worked her way through renowned kitchens including State Bird Provisions in San Francisco and Atlas in Atlanta. Sahar came to the Chai Pani Restaurant Group in 2019 and two years later she was promoted to lead the kitchen as CDC. In 2023, the James Beard Foundation recognized Sahar as a semifinalist for Best Chef: Southeast. She currently lives in Atlanta's EAV neighborhood with her spouse and two daughters.

BEVERAGE AWARD

Rori Robinson has been shaking up the craft cocktail scene in Atlanta, GA since 2013.  She obtained her first leading role behind the stick at The Spence, a critically acclaimed effort powered by the Concentrics Restaurant Group. Following the successful publication of her locally famed cocktail “The Midtown Mule”  in Mulehead: The Holy Grail for Moscow Mule Lovers by the Moscow Copper Company, Rori segued to the Painted Hospitality bar team, where she refined her skill set and talents behind the bar for five years. 

In 2020 she obtained her Certified Specialist of Spirits credentials with the intention to focus more on education and training in both the alcohol and non-alcoholic beverage sectors. Rori currently serves as the general manager of The Zero Co, Atlanta’s premiere non-alcoholic bottle shop, where she oversees store operations as well as their educational workshops and events.

ADVOCATE AWARD

Cicely is the Co-Executive Director for National Black Food and Justice Alliance; a coalition of Black-led organizations working towards cultivating and advancing Black leadership, building self-determination, institution building and organizing for food sovereignty, land and justice. She was previously the Deputy Chief Resilience Officer for City of Atlanta's Mayor's Office of Resilience and Food Systems Innovation Manager at the Atlanta Community Food Bank.

EDUCATOR AWARD

Ayanna Burroughs is a farm-to-school advocate, gardener, and educator with a passion for community healing through connection to the land. Ayanna leads a farm to school program in Atlanta that cultivates organic produce for schoolwide taste tests and cafeteria meals, and provides garden and food-based education to empower students. She is the co-founder of the Agriculture Educators Association of Atlanta (AESA), a grassroots organization supporting over 90 local food and agriculture educators through resource sharing and skill-building workshops. As an educational consultant for Earthly Insight, Ayanna facilitates training and workshops for a diverse educator community with the purpose of expanding the reach and impact of garden and environmental education programming. Ayanna is also the founder of June Apple Nursery in Southwest Atlanta, driven by a passion for vibrant blooms, sustainable living, and community connection.

IMPACT AWARD

Community Farmers Markets is honored to present an Impact Award to Chef and farmer Anne Quatrano in recognition of her dedication to local food over the past four decades during the 10-year anniversary of Lady Locavores.

Chef Anne Quatrano is a James Beard award winner and owner of Summerland Farm, Michelin-star restaurant Bacchanalia, and Star Provisions. Since 1992, Chef Anne Quatrano has been on the culinary forefront of sustainable agriculture and connecting people to fresh, locally sourced ingredients. CFM recognizes her decades of dedicated support to Georgia farmers and culinary excellence. 

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