Eschenfelder Farms won the overall Ted Van Veen Best in Show booth award. The award comes with a free 10×10 booth space for the 2027 Farwest Show.
Photo by Vic Panichkul
Visitors to this year’s Farwest Show were greeted by some creatively displayed booths from both growers as well as suppliers.
Impartial, non-industry volunteer judges walked the floor to find the best of the best. They chose Eschenfelder Farms of Canby, Oregon for the overall Ted Van Veen Best in Show booth award for 2026. This award comes with a free 10×10 booth space for the 2027 Farwest Show.
Six exhibitors were chosen for best in division prizes, and three others were awarded Far From Ordinary booth awards for exceptional creativity. The Best of Division award winners included the following:
Growers
- Best 10×10 — Little Prince of Oregon Nursery Inc., Aurora, Oregon
- Best 10×20 or Larger Row Booth — Youngblood Nursery, Inc., Salem, Oregon
- Best Island Booth — Bailey Nurseries Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota
Service and Supply
- Best 10×10 — SeaCoast Compost, Charleston, Oregon
- Best 10×20 or Larger Row Booth — HarvestWise Drone Solutions, Oregon City, Oregon
- Best Island Booth — OBC Northwest, Canby, Oregon
Far From Ordinary
This award recognized exhibitors who put extra creativity into their booths.
- Blooming Nursery, Cornelius, Oregon
- Gripple Inc., Aurora, Illinois
- Monrovia Nursery Company,Dayton, Oregon
From the September 2026 issue of Digger magazine | Download PDF of article