Smallholder | Organic option

Wind, Water and Wood: All you need to know about on-farm renewables

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:00:00 +0100

Soil Association Scotland’s successful Climate Change Programme draws to a close at the end of September, but there’s still a chance to attend two final events; ‘Developing On Farm Renewables’ and ‘Grassland and Livestock Management’.

Free information day on Community Supported Agriculture and Care Farming

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:27:58 +0100

The Soil Association is holding an information day for Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) schemes to find out about the work of care farms and how they can be developed within a CSA structure. The event is being held in collaboration with Care Farming West Midlands which has been active for over 18 months in establishing a network of care farms across West Mercia.

Have an organic Christmas and you'll have lots more to celebrate say the Soil Associaton

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:00:00 +0000

Greening your Christmas does not have to be difficult or expensive – giving a bit more thought to how you source your food and your presents can help you save money, and have fun along the way! So here are our ten top tips for enjoying a Christmas that is better for animal welfare, better for the environment and better for you….

Soil Association appoints Helen Browning as Director

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:40:00 +0100

The Soil Association has appointed Helen Browning as its new Director. She takes over from Patrick Holden who stood down in September this year following 15 years in the role. Helen will take up the post in early spring.

Composting queries answered

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 11:40:00 +0100

Master composter Helen Gazeley fields some more seasonal questions

Community Supported Agriculture in your community: making it work

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 08:20:00 +0100

This autumn, the Soil Association is running a series of free training opportunities at Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms, to introduce people to CSA’s by providing them with the information and inspiration needed to set one up in their own community.

SOS claim they are the organics for the future

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:30:00 +0100

It’s Organic Fortnight when farmers up and down the country are promoting their chemical-free produce. An ever-increasing number of stockfree organic farms are producing food in an even more sustainable way claim Stockfree Organic Services (SOS).

Soil Association Director Steps Down

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:30:00 +0100

Soil Association Director, Patrick Holden, will be stepping down on 30 September 2010 and will hand over to his successor following a publicly advertised recruitment process.

Organic market set to return to growth - good news for smallholders?

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:00:00 +0100

Sales of organic products in the UK fell by 12.9% in 2009 to £1.84 billion, according to the Organic Market Report published today by the Soil Association.

German student wins design for organic logo

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:30:00 +0000

The European Commission has announced the winner of the EU organic logo competition. The winning design is by Dusan Milenkovic, a student from Germany, who gained 63% of the overall vote for his “Euro-leaf” logo. Over the past two months, some 130,000 people voted online to choose the new organic symbol from three finalists.