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October 27-28, 2023
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Awards

Each year, the Southern Foodways Alliance celebrates men and women whose lifework enriches Southern food culture. Seven SFA awards and honors recognize these cultural standard bearers.

2014 Smith Fellow: Natasha Bowens

Natasha Bowens is a farmer, writer, and activist who authors the blog Brown.Girl.Farming. In May 2015, she published The Color of Food, which presents the often-overlooked history of agriculture by people of color.

Honorees

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2020 Smith Fellow: Reyna Duong

Reye Duong is a 2020 Smith Fellow and chef-owner of Sandwich Hag, her restaurant that offers employment opportunities for people of all abilities.

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2020 Smith Fellows: Ashley Smith and Trevor Claiborn

Ashley Smith and Trevor Claiborn are 2020 Smith Fellows and co-founders of Black Soil.

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2020 Smith Fellow: Erick Williams

Erick Williams is a 2020 Smith Fellow and the owner/executive chef at Virtue Restaurant & Bar in Chicago.

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2020 Smith Fellow: Lawrence Weeks

Lawrence Weeks is a 2020 Smith Fellow interested in sustainably sourced seafood and its environmental impacts.

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2019 Smith Fellow: Fernay McPherson

Fernay McPherson, of Minnie Bell's, is a 2019 Smith Fellow.

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2019 Smith Fellow: Samantha Fore

Samantha Fore is the owner and chef of Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites, a pop-up food operation in her hometown of Lexington,…
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