15 October 2013
The Scottish Government recently announced one-year extensions to agri-environment Rural Priorities Contracts, including organic agreements, that were due to expire on December 31, 2013. We are delighted that maintenance payments will be continued f... |
14 October 2013
Soil Association President Monty Don will be discussing the threat to soil in ‘Shared Planet’ airing on Radio 4 at 11am on Tuesday 15 October. This episode of Shared Planet explores the earth’s soils as an important natural resource under much press... |
14 October 2013
Francesco and Joe from Soil Association Scotland recently took part in an event at Perth Concert Hall called “Ryder Cup 2014 – One Year to Go.” |
14 October 2013
On Saturday 5th of October we were part of the first Scottish Feeding the 5000 event in Edinburgh’s Bristo Square, and with 7000 meals served to 4950 hungry bellies filled, the day was a wonderful and delicious success! |
11 October 2013
A biodegradable tree guard. An online local food marketplace. A simple device to reduce water run-off from tramlines. The Soil Association's 2013 Innovation Award winners are true pioneers aiming to reduce the impact of farming and growing on the en... |
11 October 2013
‘Giving it Welly’, day two of the Soil Association’s annual conference called for farmers to be at the heart of agricultural research and innovation. Chaired by BBC Radio 4 Farming Today’s Charlotte Smith, the conference explored farmer led innovati... |
11 October 2013
Day one of the Soil Association annual conference (9 October) brought public health and education leads from across the UK together for the first time under the banner of Good Food for All, with an unprecedented consensus that food can cut across lo... |
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10 October 2013
Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria St, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL |
07 October 2013
New research from Royal Holloway University suggests that pesticide levels may be affecting the bee population indirectly. |