The BBC Food & Farming Awards 2024 Finalists

 

The three finalists in each category were chosen from thousands of nominations by an expert panel of judges led by chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. They were looking for those individuals and businesses who make life better through food. They could be at the cutting edge of innovation, leading on the best environmental practices or bringing communities together.

 

The awards ceremony takes place this year for the first time in Glasgow on 2nd December, where we will announce the winners. There is a new award this year for those championing the best Scottish local produce with a strong connection to their community – BBC Scotland Local Food Hero. This is run with Landwards and Out of Doors with judges Dougie Vipond (Presenter on Landward & The Great Food Guys) and Rachel Stewart (Presenter & Journalist on Out of Doors).

 

The judges are currently meeting all the finalists to assess who will be chosen as the winner. Here are the finalists in each category:

 

In partnership with Edge and Son’s Butchers of New Ferry, Wirral, using exclusively high welfare free range, slow-grown, local rare breed, mature pigs, they produce traditionally cured meats with a nose to tail ethic.

 

Founded by Amelia Christie-Miller, Bold Bean Co sells expertly sourced beans, all carefully seasoned, slow-cooked in small batches, then jarred for maximum flavour. They have recently launched the first UK-grown jarred beans – their Queen Carlin Pea.

 

Signal crayfish are a massive issue for the UK’s waterways damaging river banks and ecosystems. Kennett Crayfish were exporting the UK’s enormous crayfish harvest once they had their licences. Owner Andrew Leech is now trying to encourage more consumers to try a shellfish that not only tastes good but also could be helping the environment.