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Climate friendly food and farming
A secure food future  

A secure food future

Can organic feed the world? We believe that organic offers a sustainable solution. Help us to create a more resilient, climate-friendly food and farming system.
What is organic?
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Five reasons to choose organic

It’s easy to feel bewildered by the sheer number of ethical, healthy, green and animal friendly options available. The great thing about organic is - it ticks every box.
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FSA report - our response

The Food Standards Agency has just published a report on organic food and health benefits. This is our response highlighting the wider issues that the report fails to address.
Welfare and wildlife
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Why organic pigs are different

Find out more about organic pigs - the best guarantee of excellent pig welfare - and what you can do to increase the number of pigs that are farmed in this way.

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