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Soil Association: 'If we don't take care of our soil, we won't be able to feed people in 50 years' Around 40% of land is degraded, and that could have a major impact on food production, ...
The Soil Association said that in 2019, agricultural emissions contributed 25% of the particulate pollution in London’s air, 32% in Birmingham and 38% in Leicester.
The Soil Association doesn't need to 'get back to its roots', writes Helen Browning - because it never left them! It remains firmly committed to its founders' original organic mission for health, ...
Four trustees of the Soil Association just resigned, 'more in sorrow than in anger'. Joanna Blythman, Lynda Brown, Andrew Whitley and former Ecologist editor Pat Thomas all decided they were unable to ...
The Soil Association calls UK public to switch to organic food through their ‘Organic September’ campaign, as it is healthier, better for the environment, nutritionally richer and sustainable, ...
Organic lobby the Soil Association allowed its growers to use a ‘natural’ pesticide that was not authorised for use in the UK and could be even more harmful to bumblebees than banned chemical ...
The Soil Association's website informs me that they will be revealing a refreshed strategy in the coming weeks. The nub of it will be a desire for organic.
The Soil Association launched a consultation into the environmental damage caused by air-freighting organic produce in 2007, in which an outright ban was considered an option.
This week, Ben Raskin of the Soil Association takes over the task of answering your questions. He's got masses of experience of growing vegetables using organic methods, so if you've got any ...
The Soil Association was pleased to have the opportunity to consult with the ASA and its committee of advertising practice, providing an expert view alongside other leading food and farming bodies.
British farmers have taken to social media to voice concerns regarding the Soil Association’s suggestion that the government instate a ‘plant-based protein’ day in schools. British organic ...