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Food & Farming Awards Winners & Finalists

Here are the winners and finalists for the 2009 Food and Farming Awards.

Winners & Finalists

BEST LOCAL FOOD RETAILER
A Ryan butchers, Much Wenlock, Shropshire.
M&M Richardson, Fishmongers, Dungeness, Kent.
Donaldsons Shop, Stanhope, Co Durham.

WINNER: A Ryan butchers, Much Wenlock, Shropshire.
BEST FOOD MARKET
Eye Country Market, Eye, near Diss, Suffolk.
Riverside and Roathside weekly markets, Cardiff.
The Goods Shed, Daily Market, Canterbury, Kent.

WINNER: The Goods Shed, Daily Market, Canterbury, Kent.
BEST TAKEAWAY
Thali Café, Bristol.
Chang Noi, Mickle Trafford, Chester.
Traditional Fish Smokery, Under the Arches, Brighton.
Patricks' Kitchen, The Goods Shed, Canterbury.

WINNER: Thali Café, Bristol.
FARMER OF THE YEAR
Andrew Dennis, Woodlands Organic Farm, Boston.
George Steriopulos, Manx Loaghtan Sheep, Isle of Mann.
Geoff and Rosemary Brown, Bluebell Dairy, Derby.

WINNER: Andrew Dennis, Woodlands Organic Farm, Boston.
BEST FOOD PRODUCER
The Somerset Cider Brandy Company, Martock, Somerset.
Trealy Farm Charcuterie, Mitchel Troy, Monmouth.
The Exmouth Mussel Company, Exmouth, Devon.

WINNER: Trealy Farm Charcuterie, Mitchel Troy, Monmouth.

SPECIAL JUDGES AWARD: The Somerset Cider Brandy Company, Martock, Somerset.
BEST DINNER LADY OR MAN
Sarah Allen, The Vine Primary School, Cambourne, Cambs.
John Rankin, Penair Secondary School, Truro, Cornwall.
Peter Anderson, Donaldson's, School for the Deaf, Linlithgow.

WINNER: John Rankin, Penair Secondary School, Truro, Cornwall.
DEREK COOPER AWARD
The Food Ethics Council.
The Food For Life Partnership.
Ian Pigott for Open Farm Sunday.

WINNER: The Food Ethics Council.
BEST RETAIL INITIATIVE
Growfair - Pride of Cornwall, Bodmin, Cornwall.
The Co-operative, Manchester.
The Rare Tea Company, London.

WINNER: Growfair - Pride of Cornwall, Bodmin, Cornwall.