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Follow on Google News | First rate farm producers win coveted National Trust awardsThe National Trust has awarded twenty two food and drink producers across England and Wales with a Fine Farm Produce Award.
By: The National Trust The awards, now in their sixth year, celebrate the breadth and quality of produce grown, reared or made on land owned or managed by the National Trust, including tenant farms, orchards (http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ A total of 33 products from 22 producers - including dressed brown crab, red Devon beef, stoneground flour and light golden ale - have received Fine Farm Produce Awards (http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ Five new producers won an award this year and a total of 18 new products received the coveted stamp of approval for the first time, including the Red Devon beef from Big Red Cow in Somerset and Parke Farm apple juice. The beef was extremely popular with all the judges who thought it was "full of flavour with a great texture", whereas judges considered the juice to be "characterful" This year’s overall winner was hand-picked dressed brown crab, fished from the seas surrounding the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales. Steve Harrison, who runs Aberdaron Seafood with his wife Natalie and business partner Idwal Moore, said: "This has been our busiest year ever and we're very happy to have been chosen as overall winner this year. Winning in 2008 and 2009 really made a huge difference to our business. We supply a lot of businesses locally, but we even have a restaurant in London using our crab now. "The award really is important to us. It’s good to have the recognition from the judges and it also really helps raise our profile." Rob Macklin, national agriculture and food adviser at the National Trust, said: "To even qualify for judging, all products meet strict criteria of provenance and environmental and animal welfare standards, and all primary ingredients must meet high production assurance. "Products that successfully pass this check are subjected to a vigorous blind taste test by a panel of judges. The appearance, preparation, colour, aroma, texture and taste all have to be at least as good as a high quality, commercially available alternative, to win an award. Judging is therefore harsh but fair." The National Trust cares for half a million acres of farmland (http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ Rob continued: "Since 2006, over 150 products have received a Fine Farm Produce Award and this year’s winners will join a group of some of the very best producers that the country has to offer." This year's judging panel included Henrietta Green, food writer, broadcaster and founder of FoodLoversBritain.com; About The National Trust: The National Trust is involved in the whole food chain, with 200,000 hectares of food producing land, over 150 restaurants and tearooms, and historic kitchen gardens (http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ The National Trust is the largest non-governmental landowner in the UK, owning approximately 660,000 acres of the great outdoors across England, Wales and Northern Ireland and offers many ideas for days out (http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ PR Contact: Jeanette Heard Assistant Press Officer National Trust Heelis Kemble Drive Swindon SN2 2NA 01793 817706 www.nationaltrust.org.uk End
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