A WEST Devon family farm is celebrating after being shortlisted twice for the inaugural Country Living and Waitrose 'Made in Britain' awards.

Rona Amiss of Higher Fingle Farm in Crockernwell and her daughter Elsa, aged only 10, have both reached the finals of the awards.

Higher Fingle Farm itself was nominated for the organic duck it produces, while young Elsa has received a nomination for her branch of the farm, Elsa's Organic Duck Eggs.

They are two of only 18 businesses shortlisted from more than 200 entries from food and drink producers across the country.

They are both hoping to be named as one of the five Made in Britain Producers of the Year at a special awards ceremony taking place on Friday, September 5.

Each of the selected five will have the chance to see their product on the shelves in local Waitrose branches, have their product on display at the Country Living Christmas Fair 2008 and will also receive £5,000 from Waitrose to develop their business.

Elsa, who is really excited abut being in the finals, said: ' I would like to win the £5,000 to buy a new duck ark and more ducks.

'We also want to go to Legoland. I wanted to do duck eggs because it was different to meat ducks and something I could do with my brothers and sister.

'Alfred, who is seven, moves the boxes around and helps to make sure they are there for the delivery driver.

'Dora, who's five, helps label the boxes and grade the eggs. Percy and Harold, both 3, help collect the eggs during the day and make sure the ducks have enough water in their swimming pools when I'm at school.

'We would like to do more eggs and have a nicer label printed with a colour picture. I would love to sell them in Waitrose in Okehampton!'

Mum Rona said: 'We are really pleased that both the adults and the children of our family have been recognised by such an exciting award.

'We hope we both win naturally, but just reaching the finals is a fantastic achievement for both Elsa's duck eggs and our dry plucked and hung organic duck and chicken.

'We are particularly pleased with the duck eggs as it is a fairly new enterprise developed by the children.'

The Country Living and Waitrose Made in Britain Awards are open to any producer, provided they employ no more than ten permanent full or part-time employees and have an annual turnover of less than £2 million.

Graham Cassie, senior buyer for local and regional sourcing at Waitrose, said: 'We have a long-standing passion for authentic local and regional foods as we believe their producers are crucial to sustaining rural economies, producing outstanding, high quality foods and forming an important part of our nation's food heritage.

'We are looking forward to seeing the winners from the first Made in Britain Awards sitting proudly on our shelves.'

Country Living magazine food and drink editor, Shona Crawford Poole, a Made in Britain Awards judge, added: 'The high quality of the entries for these inaugural Awards made judging a really exciting process and there was unanimous appreciation for all the products which have reached the final stage.

'We're delighted that both Higher Fingle Farm and Elsa's Organic Duck Eggs have reached the finals and wish both Rona and Elsa the best of luck going forward with their businesses.'