Finalists of the European Organic Awards were chosen

Last week, the finalists for the first annual EU organic awards were announced. 24 are shortlisted for 8 awards in 7 categories, such as best organic farmer male/female, best organic SME, retailer, restaurant, bio-district, region, and city.

The finalists are the following:

Best organic farmer (female)

• Katharina Lichtmannsperger (VLG Obervetterbachgut) – Thalgau, Salzburg, Austria
• Nazaret Mateos Álvarez (Entresetas) – Paredes de Nava, Palencia, Spain
• Sara Vezza (Azienda Agricola Sara Vezza) – Localitá Castelleto, Monforte d’Alba, Piemonte, Italy

Best organic farmer (male)

• Gianpaolo Mancini (Il Sentiero del Riccio) – Sicignano degli Alburni, Salerno, Campania, Italy
• David Pejic (Zrno eko imanje) – Dubrava, Zagreb County, Croatia
• Tom Kass (Kass-Haff S.àrl) – Rollingen, Luxembourg

Best organic region:

• Occitanie, France
• Centre-Val de Loire, France
• Valencia, Spain

Best organic city:

• Gemeinde Seeham am Obertrumer See, Salzburg, Austria
• Municipality of Troyan, Bulgaria
• Stadt Wien, Austria

Best organic bio-district:

• Associazione Bio-Distretto Cilento – Campania, Italy
• Association Biovallée – Eurre, France
• Centro Municipal Cultura e Desenvolvimento de Ihanha-a-Nova – Centro region, Portugal

Best organic SME

• Gino Girolomoni Cooperativa Agricola – Isola del Piano, Pesaro and Urbino province, Italy
• Goodvenience.bio GmbH – Magdala, Thuringia, Germany
• Labonca Biohof GmbH – Burgau, Styria, Austria

Best organic retailer

• Ecoveritas SA – Barcelona, Spain
• La ferme à l’arbre de Liège – Lantin, Liège, Belgium
• Bio MERCATO, seiVital GmbH – Kempten, Bavaria, Germany

Best organic restaurant

• Trattino – Lyon, France
• Lilla Bjers HB – Visby, Gotland Island, Sweden
• Kolariks Freizeitsbetriebe GesmbH Restaurant Luftburg – Prater – Wien, Austria

The winners of the eight awards will be announced at the official awards ceremony in Brussels on September 23, as one of a range of events and activities to mark the new annual EU organic day.

More information is available here.