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NOPE Awards deadline reminder

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.

Opportunity In Taiwan For UK Organic Product Suppliers

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.

Natural and Organic Products industry awards

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...

10 small steps to a big organic Christmas

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...

Food for Life Partnership wins BBC award

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...

Organic heroes nominated for Radio 4 Food & Farming Awards

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...

Guaranteed minimum price agreed for organic lamb

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...

Organic September round-up

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...

The road to 2020: Soil Association launches new corporate strategy

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 ...

Orchard Farmhouse Organic B&B wins Taste of Dorset Award

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.

20% growth in global organic cotton market predicted for 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...

Essex Hospitals first in UK to achieve silver Catering Mark for fresh, healthy meals

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...

John Lewis launches Soil Association certified wool

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 .

Whitmuir the Organic Place becomes first restaurant in Scotland to achieve gold Catering Mark for fresh and healthy meals

04 August 2011

Whitmuir the Organic Place achieves prestigious gold Food for Life Catering Mark for serving fresh and healthy meals with organic ingredients.

Winners of the 2011 Organic Food Awards announced

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...

Dr Phil Morley joins Soil Association Certification as Fresh Produce Trade Consultant

21 July 2011

Soil Association Certification welcomes Dr Phil Morley, who begins this week as Fresh Produce Trade Consultant.

Delicious recipes to celebrate Organic September

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...

Richmond children get low-cost healthy school dinners

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.

Organic body outlines new US textile ruling

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.

The Dark Side of Farming: help stop the introduction of a huge pig factory in Derbyshire

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

GOTS welcomes USDA ruling

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 ...

Organic food 'can help you lose weight and live longer’: How natural fruit and vegetables are packed with more nutrients

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.

A growing market for organic textiles

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.

Are you are green leader?

12 May 2011

The Soil Association is supporting the inaugural People & Environment Awards for Business 2011, launched by King Lion Media & Evergreen Events, which will take place on Wednesday 12 October at the National Geographic Store on London’s Regent Street....

Organic red meat not expensive

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.

Applications for COSMOS organic and natural beauty standard now open

14 April 2011

Applications are now open for certification bodies wishing to certify products to the Cosmetics Organic Standard, or COSMOS-standard, the first harmonized, international standard for organic and natural cosmetics. [1]

Soil Association Organic Market Report 2011

04 April 2011

Sales of organic products fell 5.9% to £1.73 billion in 2010 with the rate of decline slowing significantly throughout the year, according to the Organic Market Report published today by the Soil Association. [1]

Natural and Organic Award winners 2011

04 April 2011

Winners of the prestigious Natural and Organic Awards 2011 were announced at the Natural and Organic Products show on Sunday [3 April] at Olympia’s Pillar Hall, London. [1]

Outstanding Achievement Award nominees announced

18 March 2011

With nominations now closed, Natural Products magazine has announced the shortlist for this year’s prestigious Natural Products Outstanding Achievement Award. It is now left to members of the UK’s natural and organic trade to cast a final vote to de...

New standards proposed for organic greenhouse crops

09 March 2011

New standards for growing organic crops in greenhouses and polytunnels are being proposed, following feedback from an open public consultation. Changes put forward include a recommendation to progress toward renewable sources of energy, a requiremen...

UN ‘Green Marshall Plan’ condemns large scale, chemical approaches to boost food production

08 March 2011

In what will be seen as major blow to the GM industry and supporters of greater industrialisation of agriculture, including those behind the recent UK Government Foresight report [1], the UN has condemned attempts to use large scale, chemical approa...

Health claims trump ethics with UK consumers

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.

COSMOS launches at Biofach

16 February 2011

The COSMOS-standard will be launched at Biofach on Thursday 17 February:

Seeking Standards Committee Chair

14 February 2011

We are looking to appoint a chair for our Processing Standards Committee.

New dates for Industry Learning Events

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.

Nominate for the Sunday Telegraph’s top 1,000?

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...

New campaign launches to highlight benefits of organic

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.

Conference set to deliver three key sessions for trade

16 December 2010

Our 2011 conference offers three comprehensive trade elements which will be of interest to any business operating in the organic market.

Organic Fortnight 2010 - another successful year

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.

Half of European shoppers will buy more ethical food and drink in the future

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....

Social gathering at Patrick Holden's farm in September

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.

BBC Food and Farming Awards now open

29 July 2010

The BBC Radio 4's Food and Farming Awards are now open for nominations.

IFOAM launch new EU organic logo guide

16 June 2010

A handy new guide to the use of the new EU organic logo is now available from IFOAM.

The Food for Life Partnership needs your vote!

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.

Ethics more important than price’, claims shopper poll

09 June 2010

Shoppers rate ethical and environmental considerations as more important than price when choosing their supermarket, according to new research.

Promoting Scotland's finest at the Royal Highland Show

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.

Organic packaging concerns

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.

Soil Association conference 2010 - last few tickets available

29 January 2010

Date : Wednesday 3 February & Thursday 4 February 2010 Location : The Custard Factory, Birmingham
image "We have always been 100% certified organic with the Soil Association because we felt strongly that we did not want to try and improve people's health but damage the planet's in the process. So an organic business was the only way."
 
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