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Hello, dear OA readers: We hope you are enjoying our Earth Day party! Since this IS a celebration of sustainable farmers and chefs, we asked you to tell us your favorites. And of course, we were blown away by how in touch you all are with your local heroes! We've dedicated this post to you and your go-to chefs and farmers, so that all our readers can explore and discover new sustainable eats close to them. Thank you so much for helping us put this together. The reader names are in bold, followed by their submission.

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FAVORITE CHEF/RESTAURANT

Caralien Miller: Speth ‎Eno Terra and Elements in Princeton, New Jersey

Dee Galluccio: Blue Hill Farm and Eno Terra

Elizabeth Croes: The Bee's Knees

Leslie Burzacki: Quiessence

Katie Bard: L'Etoile

Holly Greene: Farm House

Ronni Blumenthal: Dinner in Paradise

Christopher Clark: Ojai Valley Inn & Spa

Remona Robertson-Hickman: Restaurants in Stowe, Vermont (from farm to table, no fast food)

Debbie Lewis Parmer: Farm Burger

Heather Foley Hultzer: Vin 909 Wine Cafe

Masha Hinds: Blue Hill at Stone Barns

Shiva Scanlon: Alice Waters' Chez Panisse in Berkeley

Marie Poza: The Republic Cafe in Manchester New Hampshire

Ashley Lindner Wagner: Wise Acre Eatery in Minneapolis, MN

Angie Sowers Arnold: Diner in Brooklyn, Root Down in Denver & Black Cat in Boulder

Layla Jabur: True Food

Giulia Savini: Valle Nuova and Nani Osteria

Julie McGough: The Supper Club

Kirsten Vandervort Serrano: La Scala Italian Restaurant in Lafayette, Indiana

Carol Ocoin: Chez Pascal in Providence, Rhode Island

Amy Billapando Hargis: Prasino in Chicago & La Grange, Illinois 

The Peabody Orlando: Napa

Vincenzo Pignataro: Gus Organics in NYC

Kay Sandland: Rich Mead at Sage in Eastbluff

Ava Anderson Non Toxic: Natural Personal Care Products by Heather Carroll: The Conscious Table in Colorado Springs

Beth Parks: The Cove

Amy Heath Sgarlato: Foode Online

Organic Authority would like to thank all of you and all of the sustainable, organic farmers and chefs whose work is providing healthy food for us all to eat. We honor you as being conscious stewards of our planet. And, we are thrilled to have you participating in our Earth Day event!

top image: Paradise Farms