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The 2025 Mendo Cup
The first-ever Mendo Cup. Thirty-four farms. Five crowned. Four hundred people who showed up when it mattered. Here’s what it looked like.
Inaugural Mendo Cup · May 4, 2025 · Willits Grange
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Ganjiers at Mendo Cup 2025
Working judge tables — judging day
1st Place glass award — Pure Sungrown Flowers
Chiah and River, Mendo Cup 2025
Brian at the MelloGold booth
2025 entry display case — every farm, one jar, one bud
Brian at MelloGold showing his wares
Calyx Booth, Mendo Cup 2025
The crowd at the 2025 awards ceremony
Casa Flor crew, Mendo Cup 2025
Dan and the grilled cheese. No further explanation needed.
David Downs interviews 1st Place winner Sara O’Donnell
Entry jars — judging day still life
David rolls a possible winner
Gabby and Shenah, judging day
Jackson assists Swami at the judge’s table
The Ganesh altar — Mendo Cup 2025
Handmade glass booth, Mendo Cup 2025
Jesse receives his 2nd Place + Best Breeder award
Greyshock, Patty, and Jerry
Halle & Nat Pennington — Humboldt Seed Company
Halle and Leora at the judge’s table
Hookah time, Mendo Cup 2025
Heather, Josh and Jackie, Mendo Cup 2025
Heather, Josh, Ethan and Rob — setup crew
Jackie & Matt accept for Phil & Sue — 3rd Place
Jen, Jimmy, Matt Blach & Nikki
Jerry and Casey, Mendo Cup 2025
Community — Jerry, Patty, Corinne, Casey, Joseph, Nikki, Yeins
Jesse Robertson and Roger at the awards ceremony
Jessica at the judge’s table
Jesse Robertson — Sticky Fields — with his award
Jewelry booth, Mendo Cup 2025
Joseph Haggard — Emerald Spirit Botanicals — with his award