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Hello, you've downloaded a podcast of BBC Radio 4's The Food Program.

Welcome to our world, from cooking to Culture, Politics to Pleasure. We hope you enjoy it.

Welcome to the Food Program, to the second course of the 20th BBC Food and Farming Awards. More stories of the people all nominated by you who are

changing the world through food and giving the rest of us hope for the future

after these two grim years.

Food is for building block of life.

If you eat well, you will learn well.

If you learn well, you will end up earning well.

If you earn well, you can continue the cycle of providing for your family.

What it demonstrates, you know, these awards and seeing these people at work is that fundamental connection that food has to our emotional well-being and our spirit.

I think the important thing tonight, I mean it's really been inspirational.

The atmosphere is great to see so many food and drink producers under one roof again when if people have been separated so long.

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