An East Lothian produce business has been recognised with two awards at a national ceremony in London.

Chris Logan, 38, is part of the third generation of farmers at East Lothian Produce at West Garleton, just outside Haddington, and represented the business at the National Arable & Grassland Awards held at the London Hilton Bankside last month.

The business was one of three finalists in two categories: the Sustainable Farming award and Vegetable Grower of the Year.

It won the latter award, which was presented to Chris by farmer Meurig Raymond and the host, comedian Patrick Monahan.

Judges said of the business that it was “focusing investment to minimise the food miles produce travels, as well as maximising quality.

“East Lothian Produce has brought together three generations of farming knowledge to farm profitability and sustainability over a wide crop rotation.”

Afterwards, an overall winner was chosen as the Grower of the Year from the winners of all 10 categories – and East Lothian Produce came out on top.

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Chris’s wife Sarah reflected on the awards after the event.

She told the Courier: “It was a huge honour to have the business recognised at the awards.

“Me, Chris and my mother-in-law Hilda travelled down to London for it, where there was a lovely meal and a band afterwards.

“We didn’t expect to win at all. It’s an honour just to make the final of these things, but to win was incredible.”

East Lothian Produce has been running for nearly 50 years, with its farm team at WR Logan dating back to 1976.

The business is known for producing Brussels sprouts, cabbages and potatoes, as well as cereals.

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The company also runs a processing, packing and marketing element of the business. They package and sell products to major supermarkets across the country.

Sarah, who is originally from North Berwick, said the awards came at a difficult time for the business due to the cost-of-living crisis.

She said: “It’s tough at the moment, with prices for everything going up.

“It costs more to grow than it did before, so everything is impacted.

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“It’s a constant battle with supermarkets as well to get the right price, a fair price, for our produce.

“We keep working hard to try and produce what we can and get a fair price for it.

“So this award is definitely a bright spark in a tough time and we’re delighted to be given it.”