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 [...]
How do I know it is really organic?
How do I know it is really organic?
Here is the Soil Association’s advice:
Any organic product sold in the UK must by law display a certification symbol or number. When you see an organic symbol, you can be sure that the product complies with minimum government standards. These standards are set by the UK government and [...]
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 [...]
Rules on Organic food from the FSA
Organic Food Labelling Rules from the FSA
Understandably the FSA (Food standards agency) has some fairly stringent hoops that we have to jump through before we can label and sell organic food. So to make it easier for you to find here is the outline advice from the FSA themselves regarding product labelling:
Organic
All food sold [...]
