15th Sep 2009 - 00:00
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Daylesford Organic, Duchy Originals and Riverford Organic are just some of the food groups to pick up an accolade at this year's Soil Association Organic Food Awards.
The awards, sponsored by Highland Spring, were judged by an expert panel of over 60 chefs, restaurateurs, food writers and nutritionists, alongside names such as Donna Air and Livia Firth. A three day tasting session of over 600 entries was hosted at the Duke of Cambridge in London, the UK's only organically certified pub. The awards are open to all certified organic producers. Hardeep Singh Kohli, BBC presenter, presented the awards to the winners last week at Bordeaux Quay, Bristol in celebration of Soil Association Organic Fortnight and on the eve of The Organic Food Festival. The winners are as follows: Category: Baked goods Winner: Daylesford Organic Product: 7 seed sourdough bread Category: Beer & cider Winner: Duchy Originals Product: Ale Category: Cakes & biscuits, confectionary & desserts Winner: Doves farm Product: Wholewheat digestives Category: Cereals Winner: Pertwood Organic Cereals Ltd. Product: Porridge oats Category: Dairy Winner: Woodlands Park Dairy Product: Sheep milk live yoghurt Category: Fruit & vegetables Winner: Riverford Organic Product: Mini cucumber Category: Meat & fish Winner: Langley Chase Organic Farm Product: Lamb Category: Non-alcoholic drinks Winner: Hampstead Tea London Product: Earl grey leaf tea Category: Prepared foods Winner: Taste Matters Product: Hot & spicy black bean dip Category: Store cupboard staples Winner: Sun and Seed Product: Raw walnut butter Category: Wines & spirits Winner: Vinceremos Organic Wines Product: Crozes Hermitage 'Contreforts Du Delta' Category: Baby, infant & children food Winner: So Baby Ltd Product: Fruity Oat Pot Hardeep Singh Kohli, who presented and helped judge the awards, said: "I was blown away by the quality of the entries. It was a real privilege to help judge the awards - such inspiring people producing incredible food. You can definitely tell when something has been produced with passion and love. "Organic is massively important to the future of food and farming and it's crucial that more people understand the benefits. I would like to see the organic movement go from strength to strength and I fully support the Soil Association with their brilliant work." The Soil Association Organic Food Awards, now in their 21st year, showcase the very best in quality organic food and drink and highlight the imaginative and successful way in which individuals, and their companies, are contributing to the resurgence in organic, local and seasonal food.
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