Organic Meat - the conversion

Some of you will already have read about my family friend who was adamant that all organic food (organic meat included) was simply some sort of conspiracy to rip off the consumer and make more money for farmers.
I promised to cook him some organic lamb alongside his butcher’s non-organic lamb and we would have a [...]

It is a question of taste

I had a conversation with Jonathan yesterday that I wanted to share here.
The site is being built, changed, amended (not sure what the word is!) by me. As such I am doing lots of research to try and make sure that accurate info is here and that all the appropriate security etc is in place.
One [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]