Hi everyone, just posting up a press clipping from www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk on this years Green Trader Award:

Glastonbury Festival and Greenpeace presented the second Green Traders award on the Sunday afternoon of the Festival, recognising the four stalls which have done most to give their businesses a low environmental impact. The awards, presented by Bob Wilson of Greenpeace and Glastonbury trading manager Dick Vernon, were presented with whistles, champagne and a joyous hullabaloo that attracted applause, curious glances and, in one instance, a rapturous round of hip hip hoorays.

The criteria for winning were exacting. Bob Wilson explained: "We gave them questions about sustainability to see how they got rid of waste, what light bulbs and wood they used and to see who went the extra mile. The winners went beyond our requirements – they even taught us a few things! We've gathered a lot of valuable information for the future."

The silver award winners were Tiger Lily clothes stall and Goodness Gracious Healthy Foods. Gold award winners, who come away with a free pitch at the next Glastonbury Festival and, for more temporal pleasure, a crate of champagne, were EcoGadgets and Chai Wallahs.

"I'm overjoyed," said Eamon from Ecogadgets, which sells useful and quirky eco gadgets. "Hungover but blown away! This was our first year at Glastonbury and it's wonderful to win. I hope I can help – big problems come from a micro level, we've got to change on a small scale first."

Richard Howard of Chai Wallahs was equally delighted: "It's a really wonderful feeling," he said. "We try to make small steps which will hopefully combine into a bigger picture. We want to make sure the message [of sustainability] is getting through – if we can help put it across that's a bonus."

Chai Wallahs has the laid back feel and atmosphere of a Green Fields stall despite being in the main part of the Festival near the Other Stage. Their attention to detail is superb. "We've got an incredible family of people working for us," added Richard. "None of this would have happened without my equal partner Simon Blatchley."