2014 Soil Association Organic Awards open for entries

The 2014 Soil Association Organic Awards have been launched, starting the search for the UK’s favourite organic products. Previously known as the Organic Food Awards, the awards have been showcasing the best in organic food and drink for 28 years. 2014 sees an expanded range of categories for the first time so that organic fashion, restaurants, health and beauty products and even holidays can be recognised. Open for entries until Friday 27 June 2014, the Soil Association is calling on organic producers, retailers, café and restaurant owners and even hoteliers to enter their chocolate bars, caravanning holidays, moisturisers and mail order veg boxes. 

Categories include: organic food and drink; organic health and beauty; organic fashion and textiles; organic shopping – including best supermarket, independent retailer and box scheme; and organic living – including eating out, places to stay and farm visits. Full eligibility criteria and the online entry form are here.
 

A panel of judges, including Daily Telegraph writer Xanthe Clay, Michelin starred chef Josh Eggleton;,organic beauty brand founder and TV personality Jo Wood and founder of Otter Farm Marc Diacono, will be shortlisting entries which will go forward to an online public vote during Organic September. The winners will then be awarded at an exclusive ceremony as part of the Soil Association Annual Conference on 8 October 2014.
 

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