14 May 2012
After a successful year for Why I Love Organic, the organic industry today announced their Year 2 plans which will continue to increase awareness of the benefits of organic food and farming and grow the current rate of organic sales. |
19 April 2012
We have just received notification from Defra that the European Commissioner will be visiting Japan and South Korea in October. Full details are included below: |
11 April 2012
Good news. A lucky group of 30 E.U. wide researches and stakeholders met in Ancona – Italy to lay down the foundation for a three year project which outcome is to harmonise organic market data collection across the E.U. |
05 April 2012
Held at Soil Association HQ in Bristol. Our offices are located here . |
03 April 2012
Winners of the prestigious Natural and Organic Awards 2012 were announced at the Natural and Organic Products show on Sunday 1 April at the Olympia exhibition centre, London. Kate Humble, host of BBC Countryfile and Springwatch, presented the awards... |
23 March 2012
Defra and the government’s Technology Strategy Board have announced two new funds to support research and innovation by farming and food businesses. |
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... |
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... |
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... |
22 February 2012
We are delighted to announce that Plymouth City Council’s catering service has achieved the prestigious gold Catering Mark for all of the city's school meals. Plymouth is the only local authority in-house caterer in England currently serving gold me... |
22 February 2012
Printwear & Promotion Live 2012 features an action packed, free seminar programme and for the first time will be running daily at noon, an industry-leading keynote seminar presented by Continental Clothing, Fujifilm Sericol and The Soil Association.... |
17 February 2012
We welcomed the news yesterday that the US Department of Agriculture and the EU have reached an agreement for the mutual recognition of the National Organic Program (NOP) and the EU organic regulations, effective from 1 June this year. |
30 January 2012
Just a brief reminder that the deadline for all Organic beauty categories is at the end of this week. This year's awards presentation will take place on Sunday 1 April at the multi-award winning venue, The Novotel London West. |
16 January 2012
We have today received the following information from Defra detailing potential organic product sales in Taiwan. A Taiwanese company is looking for organic food and cosmetic products for its retail shops. |
16 January 2012
The Soil Association is now accepting nominations for the annual Natural and Organic Products Europe 2012 (NOPE) Awards. The NOPE Awards - hosted in partnership with the Soil Association - have become the benchmark for excellence and set the highest... |
29 November 2011
The choices we make over the festive season - about what goes on our plates, the presents we buy, what we wear and what we put on our skin – have far reaching consequences for our health, the health of our countryside, and the development of countri... |
23 November 2011
Today the Soil Association led Food for Life Partnership was awarded the prestigious BBC Radio 4 Derek Cooper Award. The award recognises 'unsung heroes, whose work has increased our access to, and knowledge and appreciation of, good food'. For five... |
21 November 2011
The Soil Association led Food for Life Partnership , the lottery funded network of schools and communities across England committed to transforming food culture, has been nominated for the prestigious Derek Cooper award in the up and coming BBC Radi... |
26 October 2011
The Producer Support team are pleased to hear that Graig Producer have negotiated a minimum price deal with Dunbia for organic lamb sourced through January to May 2012. The price will start at £4.00/kg in January and rise to £4.70/kg in May. Graig h... |
10 October 2011
The UK’s biggest celebration of all things organic took place last month, with Organic September being marked on organic farms, in schools, by retailers and caterers and the general public. Taking a lead from the ongoing industry wide ‘discover orga... |
28 September 2011
The Soil Association is pleased to publish its new group strategy: The Road to 2020 Towards healthy, humane and sustainable food, farming and land use . Encompassing the activity of both Soil Association Certification and the wider Soil Association ... |
09 September 2011
The Trade and Producer Support team would like to say well done to all at Orchard Farmhouse Organic B&B - http://www.orchardfarmhouse.co.uk for taking the Best Organic Business award at the Taste of Dorset Awards 2011. |
08 September 2011
The Soil Association welcomes the 2010 Global Market Report on Sustainable Textiles from Textile Exchange, which shows a 20% increase in the organic textiles sector as a whole in 2010, taking the worldwide market value to over 5.6 billion. It predic... |
06 September 2011
Ashlyns Catering [1] has achieved the prestigious silver Food for Life Catering Mark from the Soil Association [2] for serving fresh, healthy meals to Braintree Community Hospital and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping, making them the first hospitals... |
02 September 2011
To celebrate Wool Week (5 -11 September), John Lewis will be launching a 100% organic wool range from Soil Association member Cornish Organic Wool . |
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04 August 2011
Whitmuir the Organic Place achieves prestigious gold Food for Life Catering Mark for serving fresh and healthy meals with organic ingredients. |
28 July 2011
The winners of the 2011 Organic Food Awards were announced at the Start Festival, Clarence House, on Wednesday 27 July, part of the national ‘Start’ initiative, established by The Prince's Charities Foundation to promote and celebrate sustainable li... |
21 July 2011
Soil Association Certification welcomes Dr Phil Morley, who begins this week as Fresh Produce Trade Consultant. |
18 July 2011
To celebrate Organic September and inspire people to cook with seasonal organic ingredients the Soil Association has collected a mouth-watering array of recipes from renowned chefs and food writers including Allegra McEvedy , Darina Allen , Hugh Fea... |
20 June 2011
Children in 29 schools across the borough of Richmond will benefit from fresh and healthy school dinners thanks to a new catering contract, which will also see the price of meals reduced by up to 40 pence each. |
13 June 2011
The Organic Trade Association has clarified how a new US policy memo which allows organic textiles to be sold in the USA in a similar way to organic food, is also in addition to existing FTC requirements. |
13 June 2011
FREE short film screening and debate, open to the public 23 June 2011, 7-9pm Burton on Trent Town Hall, DE14 2EB |
25 May 2011
The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has welcomed a new policy memorandum from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in which it explicitly confirms that textile products that are produced in accordance with the GOTS standard may ... |
23 May 2011
A study by the University of Newcastle School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development reports that fruit and vegetables grown without artificial fertilisers have significantly more key nutrients, including vitamin C. |
16 May 2011
Soil Association textile licensees defied the recession in 2010 with a sales growth of 35% - reaching £12million. As the market for organic textiles grows, so does our support for organic textiles trade. |
15 April 2011
Expensive and elitist. That’s a perception which has been recently attached to organic food in some quarters. However, a new survey of supermarket prices adds to the evidence that this is not the case. |
22 February 2011
Thirty percent more UK shoppers look for health claims than ethical ones; ‘Free range’ is twice as looked for as Fairtrade; However, almost 90 percent recognise the Fairtrade logo. |
14 February 2011
We are looking to appoint a chair for our Processing Standards Committee. |
14 February 2011
Our one-day organic induction events provide brands, retailers and caterers the opportunity to improve their knowledge of the market while deepening their understanding of organic benefits. |
14 February 2011
To mark the start of the British economy’s recovery from the recent financial crisis and recession, The Daily and The Sunday Telegraph have set out to establish which companies will drive that growth, creating the jobs and the wealth the country need... |
07 January 2011
The organic industry launches a high profile 3-year campaign that is set to deliver sales growth by increasing consumer demand for organic food in the UK. |
16 December 2010
Our 2011 conference offers three comprehensive trade elements which will be of interest to any business operating in the organic market. |
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. |
10 September 2010
Source: IGD Half (49%) of shoppers across four European countries expect to be buying more food and grocery products with ethical credentials in the future, according to new consumer research published by international food and grocery analysts IGD.... |
06 September 2010
Soil Association members are invited to attend a social gathering to meet other members and friends at Soil Association director Patrick Holden’s farm near Lampeter, Ceredigion on Friday 24 September from approximately 6pm-9pm. |
29 July 2010
The BBC Radio 4's Food and Farming Awards are now open for nominations. |
16 June 2010
A handy new guide to the use of the new EU organic logo is now available from IFOAM. |
09 June 2010
The Food for Life Partnership has just been nominated for the National Lottery Awards 2010 and needs your vote to make it through to the final round. |
09 June 2010
Shoppers rate ethical and environmental considerations as more important than price when choosing their supermarket, according to new research. |
25 May 2010
Soil Association Scotland is hoping to promote Scotland's finest organic products at its stand at the Roal Highland Show on 24-27 June 2010. |
25 February 2010
New requirements on the use of the new EU organic logo on packaging materials could have “serious repercussions for the organic sector”, warns the IFOAM EU Group. |
29 January 2010
Date : Wednesday 3 February & Thursday 4 February 2010 Location : The Custard Factory, Birmingham |