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 [...]
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. [...]
Media
We have learned that the Press (is that you?) is very interested in what we are doing, the awards that we have gained and our approach to organic meat production.
Jonathan is busy with running the business and the farm and often we feel that we may have neglected the (very welcome) enquiries that we have [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
