04 November 2010
Soil Association members have until Friday 12 November to comment on the draft Organic Action Plan action.
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04 November 2010
Organic Centre Wales recently held the first open day at a new demonstration farm which it manages as part of the Farming Connect Organic Development Programme.
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30 October 2010
The organic 'brand' represents a force for real change in the world, with its underpinning philosophy being a radical challenge to the prevailing ideology. Lawrence Woodward examines what makes Organic different and what needs to be done by the orga...
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29 October 2010
Pioneering ‘no dig’ grower and Soil Association producer member Charles Dowding welcomed 20 enthusiastic growers and Soil Association staff members around his two acres of gardens in Shepton Montaque, Somerset on a fine crisp afternoon in mid-October...
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28 October 2010
A key figure in charge of food safety within the EU has been forced to quit her director role at a pro-GM group, reports The Ecologist .
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30 September 2010
This year the key slogan for our Organic Fortnight was “Choose organic every day”, positioning organic products as an accessible, affordable everyday choice.
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29 September 2010
The Soil Association has set up a discussion thread on the Farmer's Weekly website dicussion forum on Common Agricultural Policy reform ahead of the Soil Association's CAP Reform event next Thursday in London.
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27 September 2010
A backlash against the increasing prevalence of superdairies comprising herds of thousands of animals will lead consumers to demand more 'free range' milk, farmers predict.
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22 September 2010
The Soil Association is calling for more host farms to come forward to support the growers of the future.
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16 September 2010
Experts today warn that government cuts to the Change4Life campaign and school meals threaten children’s health, and run counter to the Prime Minister’s pre-election pledge to address the commercialisation of childhood.
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