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...
 
Essence of Eden
Soil Association symbolEnjoy a discount on our award-winning Raw Organic Coconut Oil by adding "Try me now" in the promo code box at www.essenceofeden.com  Limited to one per customer on the 230g jar while stocks last.
 
Nature's World
Location: Acklam, Middlesbrough
2-for-1 entry to Nature's World's 25 acres of organic demonstration gardens and orchards. Also includes a free organic gardening and wildlife trail for Nature's World.
 
Wowo Campsite
Soil Association symbolLocation: Uckfield, East Sussex
To each Soil Association member that would like to come camping, we shall give two free crates of wood worth £10. Please book via our website and write in the additional requests field: "Soil Association offer for two crates of free wood please". We will issue you with wood tokens when you check into reception.
 
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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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