Edible Communities, the group of magazines that includes Edible Austin, issues a set of Local Heroes Awards each year in a handful of categories. The categories are voted on by members of the community in which the individual magazines are published.

Here are the awards for Austin:
Farm: Boggy Creek Farm, Carol Ann Sayle and Larry Butler
Restaurant: Tie! Wink, Chef Mark Paul & Chef Eric Polzer and Eastside Cafe, Chef/Owner Elaine Martin
Food Artisan: Full Quiver Farms Farmstead Cheese, Michael Sams
Non-Profit: Urban Roots, a program of YouthLaunch

And most exciting for readers of this blog
Beverage Artisan: Tie! Zhi Tea, Jeffrey Lorien and Candice Oneida and Tipsy Texan, David Alan and Joe Eifler

We also received an honorable mention in the annual Eddy Awards for one of our editorial pieces.