Gone too long

Home at last!
After (Sally) my wife taking me to France for a fortnight (except I did all the driving!)
It was nice to go but it was certainly better to come home (I’m not saying I did not enjoy it, but… ) they say home is where the heart is and it is true in my [...]

Organic Fruit & Veg on the menu

New produce to come
Today I have been sourcing organic fruit and veg.
Sally and I have had a long think about this and we feel that it has to be done.
It has taken along time to source the veg as quality is often pushed aside for mass production, and Sally and I try to avoid this [...]

Ainsley Harriott and John Torode are fans of Welsh Farm Organics

Rural news round-up
TV chef’s ham order tribute
TV chef’s ham order tribute
CELEBRITY chef Ainsley Harriott has ordered air-dried ham from Montgomeryshire-based Welsh Farm Organics after tasting it at last month’s BBC Good Food Show. And after sharing the stage with Jimmy Doherty (Jimmy’s Farm), owners Jonathan and Sally Rees revealed restaurateur John Torode may source their [...]

Finnish Organic Meat Sales due to livestock welfare concerns

Organic food is moving from the fringe to the mainstream in Finland. Sales in the sector grew briskly last year — particularly organically-produced meat. Experts say this is partly due to growing public concern about factory-farming methods.
These products, certified by the state, are produced without synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, antibiotics or growth hormones.
The manager of the [...]

Canada have the right idea on Organic meat

Naturally, we think that organic food (meat in particular) is the best way of producing the stuff that we eat. Our forefathers in history did it, and the world was a cleaner and more sustainable place. It has the potential to return enormous benefits to our country and the planet as a whole. [...]

Organic food - what is the truth?

Organic food - what is the truth?
Perhaps surprisingly, there is opposition to the growing organic movement. Look carefully at each piece of resistance and you will probably find someone who has a vested [...]

The Economics of Organic Farming

Organic economics
UK food production has received significant bad publicity, seemingly on a regular basis, over the past decade. Much of the criticism centres on production processes and quality standards that are less than excellent. Ultimately it is the failure to aim for and to achieve excellence that has led to the problems experienced in recent [...]

Organic farming

Organic farming
The general principles of Organic Farming are:

animal welfare - care is taken to ensure that livestock can freely express natural behaviours, have sufficient space and freedom to roam

environment [...]

IFOAM organic principles

IFOAM organic principles
The guiding worldwide principles for organic agriculture are defined by the International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements (IFOAM) and are detailed below:

To produce food of high nutritional quality in sufficient quantity

To [...]

The Wider Benefits of Organic Farming

The Wider Benefits of Organic Farming
Anyone who has eaten organic meat, fruit and vegetables knows the benefits in taste that comes from organic farming methods, but there are other benefits too.

According to research findings recently it has been found that organic farming encourages biodiversity. Studies have shown that there is generally greater levels in both [...]