{"id":12795,"date":"2016-04-25t16:28:36","date_gmt":"2016-04-25t16:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpetrov.2create.studio\/planet\/wordpress\/congratulations-to-our-2016-storyfest-winners\/"},"modified":"2023-02-28t18:34:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28t18:34:45","slug":"congratulations-to-our-2016-storyfest-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/congratulations-to-our-2016-storyfest-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"congratulations to our 2016 storyfest winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>congratulations to the 2016 storyfest grand prize winners, who won $500 and a trip to the un headquarters in new york city:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>jesse gurney<\/strong>,<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>from&nbsp;the george washington university, for his piece profiling dc water&#8217;s&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/idea\/blooming-biosolids\">blooming biosolids<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>javier f. ponce<\/strong>, from the institute for advanced architecture of catalonia\u200b, for the video about his innovative idea:&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/idea\/smart-floating-farms\">smart floating farms<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>kira sommer <\/strong>and<strong>&nbsp;sara merken<\/strong>, from&nbsp;the george washington university, for their video profiling a local college organization that now has national reach:&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/idea\/fighting-food-waste-the-food-recovery-network\">fighting food waste: the food recovery network<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>the 2016 contest also had three honorable mentions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u200b<strong>hannah abell&nbsp;<\/strong>and<strong> oswin&nbsp;chackochan<\/strong>, from purdue university, who came up with a business concept that would both grow and sell food in the same facility, called&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/idea\/vertikale\">vertikale<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>producers andre carter <\/strong>and<strong> r&#8217;myni&nbsp;watson<\/strong> lead a team of&nbsp;tougaloo&nbsp;college-jackson state university students to tell the story of&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/idea\/saving-our-farms-saving-our-families\">saving our farms, saving our families<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u200bilana creinin<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>danielle baglivo<\/strong> and <strong>sophie martin<\/strong>, from the george washington university, profiled a local company taking advantage of roof space to grow food:&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/idea\/rooftop-roots-helping-a-community-grow-through-its-garden\">rooftop roots: helping a community grow through its garden<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>new for 2016, we conducted a social media contest to find our &#8220;fan favorite.&#8221; 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