14 December 2012
Published fifty years ago in 1962, Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring has been described as one of the most influential books yet to be written by an environmentalist. The book’s beautiful prose, and damning indictment of the use of what were then ‘moder...
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10 December 2012
Commenting on Defra Secretary of State, Owen Paterson’s recent interview with the Daily Telegraph regarding GM crops, the Soil Association said; "Owen Patterson is wrong to claim that GM crops are good for the environment. The UK Government’s own fa...
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06 December 2012
The Soil Association is delighted to announce that Pearson PLC is the first FTSE 100 company to be serving meals to its UK staff that are guaranteed to be healthy, ethical and environmentally sustainable.
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05 December 2012
The Soil Association is partnering with the ‘Save Our Soils’ campaign as part of celebrations for World Soil Day (5th December 2012).
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04 December 2012
The Soil Association is delighted to announce the launch of a £125,000 fund that puts farmers and growers in the driving seat of new research. The research fund is part of the Duchy Originals Future Farming Programme which supports innovation in sus...
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04 December 2012
Congratulations to the winner of our Seed & Bean competition that ran in the Autumn Issue of Living Earth magazine.
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04 December 2012
The Soil Association is delighted to announce that Pearson PLC is the first FTSE 100 company to be serving its staff meals that are guaranteed to be healthy, ethical and environmentally sustainable.
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03 December 2012
The Catering Mark Supplier Scheme is launched today by Soil Association Certification, to complement its highly successful Catering Mark accreditation standards.
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01 December 2012
Farmers Weekly reports on the organic sector in these tough economic times and finds that a farm in the South West has reaffirmed its commitment to organic farming...
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29 November 2012
The 2012 winners of the BBC Food and Farming Awards were announced on 28 November and organic was the big winner, with two Soil Association licensees taking away the most coveted awards.
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