15 March 2012
Busy Bees, the UK’s largest childcare provider, has been awarded the prestigious bronze Food for Life Catering Mark from the Soil Association for serving fresh and healthy meals in 129 nurseries across England and Wales. This guarantees that all 14,...
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14 March 2012
A recent and widely reported study by the Harvard School of Medicine claims consumption of red meat is responsible for one in ten early deaths. While the Soil Association does not contest the findings of the study, we do question their relevance bey...
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14 March 2012
A recent and widely reported [1] study by the Harvard School of Medicine claims consumption of red meat is responsible for one in ten early deaths. While the Soil Association does not contest the findings of the study, we do question their relevance...
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14 March 2012
Today Ecotextile News has launched a sustainable cotton guide; the most in-depth resource focused on more sustainable cotton yet created for the fashion and textiles industry.
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13 March 2012
Renewable Heat Incentive - how to apply for funding for renewable heat generation Your organisation may be able to benefit from the £860m Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) launched last year to make it more financially attractive for industry and busin...
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09 March 2012
Yeo Valley , the UK’s largest organic brand, is the latest addition to the Soil Association’s Ethical Trade scheme . This means that all of the milk used for Yeo Valley products – yoghurt, butter, cheese and milk – is now certified to Soil Associati...
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09 March 2012
Yeo Valley, the UK’s biggest organic brand, is the latest addition to the Soil Association’s Ethical Trade scheme. This means that all the milk used for Yeo Valley products – yoghurt, butter, cheese and milk – is now certified to Soil Association Et...
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02 March 2012
Global sales of organic products continue to defy the economic downturn, growing by 8.8% in 2010 with growth continuing into 2011. The only exception is in the UK where, despite areas of strong growth and improvement in the long term trend, overall ...
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01 March 2012
The Soil Association is pleased to publish the final version of its new group strategy: The Road to 2020. The publication sees the culmination of a large-scale consultation exercise with stakeholders, and sets out our goals and priorities over the s...
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29 February 2012
As we approach the month of March when the bulk of our flocks lamb, Schmallenberg virus has now been confirmed by Defra AHVLA to have been found on 83 farms in England. The first cases were identified in the counties of East Sussex, Suffolk, and Nor...
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