Buy organic

The Soil Association believes that our current energy-intensive consumption habits are unsustainable, in the face of depleting energy, oil and water supplies and the UK's commitment to cut our climate change emissions 80% by 2050. There is no magic bullet to tackle the challenges that face us, but the buying decisions we make every day are a simple but powerful form of direct action.

There are lots of things that you can do as an individual or as part of a community, to help to reduce part of the environmental impact of your food and to support your local food economy. Shopping at farmers' markets, buying direct from producers via box schemes or joining a community supported agriculture scheme for example are all great ways of driving change through your buying decisions.

While many of us associate organic with food, there is also a growing market in organic textiles and health and beauty products. Because organic describes the underlying system of agricultural production buying organic products helps to support the climate-friendly farming that is going to be so important as we face up to the environmental challenges of the 21st century.

You can find information in this section on finding a local box scheme or farmers market and discover more about organic textiles and health and beauty products. And for those of us who worry about the extra cost of buying organic we've got a guide to buying organic on a budget or setting up an organic buying group to help you save money.

Membership offers

Join us and benefit from a number of special offers put together just for Soil Association members...
 
Avon Organics
Soil Association symbolLocation: Ringwood, Hampshire
5% discount on all organic produce on presentation of membership card, to include all vegetable boxes.
 
Winnal Common Farm
Soil Association symbolLocation: Winnal, Hereford
5% discount on holiday bookings. Soil Association membership number to be given on online bookings or by phone.
 
The Green Box Company
Soil Association symbolLocation: Glossop
Buy four consecutive weekly boxes and get your 5th delivery absolutely free. Also a free half dozen organic free range eggs with your first delivery.
 
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Lynda BrownLynda is an award-winning food writer and keen advocate for organic living. She is an expert on food and nutrition and a seasoned broadcaster.

This week's eco test.....

Trying to do the right thing, I've concluded is a tough call, whether it be buying and selling houses (where being economical with the truth is so ingrained in the system if you try and be honest, you're considered odd) , or buying something as mundane as loo paper. I've done both this week, but as the house milarky would take a book's worth to tell, I'll confine myself to loo paper. ....

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