Kent Young Food & Farming Entrepreneur of the Year – Wayne Hall from Create with Impact, with Danielle Usherwood of Baps & Bloomers
Steve Wood- Tonbridge Farmers Market, Stephanie Durling – Produced in Kent, Lesley Bennett- IoD Kent
Branch Manager
PREPARED FOOD CLASS
Winner: Steak & Stilton pie – Kentish Mayde, Biddenden
SPECIALITY DRINKS CLASS
Winner: Special Edition Cold Pressed Coffee – Saltwood on the Green, Saltwood
Other awards presented at the dinner but which are not open to public voting, are:
KENT YOUNG FOOD & FARMING ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR – SPONSORED BY CREATE WITH IMPACT
Winner: Danielle Usherwood, Sandwich
KENT COUNTRYSIDE AWARD, SPONSORED BY KENT DOWNS AND HIGH WEALD AONBS
Joint winners: Ottinge Court Farm, Elham and Bore Place, Edenbridge
GARDEN OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONS – SOFT FRUIT, SPONSORED BY KENT COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
Winners: Total Berry Runwood Green Farm, Langley, Maidstone – Raspberry, Paragon variety Robert Boucher & Son, Sittingbourne – Strawberry, Jubilee variety A C Hulme & Son, Canterbury – Cherry, Georgia variety
GARDEN OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONS – TOP FRUIT, SPONSORED BY BTF PARTNERSHIP
Winners: Bardsley Farms, Staplehurst – Apple, Rubens variety Farmcare, Highland Court Farm, Bridge – Pear, Conference variety
This year’ s awards are run with sponsorship from Cripps( Main Sponsor), AC Goatham & Son, Biddenden Vineyards, BTF Partnership, Create with Impact, Eurostar, Hadlow College, HSBC, High Weald AONB, Kent County Agricultural Society, Kent Downs AONB, Kent Farmers Market Association, Moor’ s, NFU Mutual Ashford, Opies, Page & Wells, Rix & Kay, Shepherd Neame, Shopper Anonymous, Stephen’ s, Thompson Snell and Passmore, The University of Kent, Wilkins Kennedy and with the support of Kent Event Centre, insideKENT and South East Farmer.
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