Soil Association

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Name: Soil Association
First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

Spring celebrated at Sunnyhaye Fruit Farm

Sunnyhaye Fruit Farm, at Woodbury Salterton, invited visitors to enjoy a free day out in the countryside.Visitors were invited to celebrate the arrival of spring and take in the tranquil atmosphere of Sunnyhaye Fruit Farm at owners Andrea Beech and Alan ... [Published Devon 24 - 20 hours ago]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Campaign urging restaurants to offer children “real food and real choices” launches

Campaigners are urging restaurants across the UK to start offering children “real food” and “real choices” suggesting the industry has a greater role to play in educating kids about their eating habits.Baby food company Organix and the Soil Association ... [Published Eat Out Magazine.co.uk - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports
University of Bristol
University of Bristol

Vet highlights imporatance of food assurance schemes

The importance of food assurance schemes and their future were stressed by University of Bristol veterinary surgeon David Main at the Animal Welfare Foundation Discussion Forum (AWFDF) on Monday (13 May).Main said that due to the many different food assurance ... [Published MeatInfo.co.uk - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Bangladesh textile factory collapse

As well as sadness, sympathy and compassion for the victims, something else also welled up inside me - horror. It wasn’t just horror at the unnecessary deaths of 700 (and rising) innocent people, but horror caused by a realisation that the disaster highlights ... [Published Soil Association - May 17 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

My dream job in farming and food education

Finally, just as I broach my 50s, I’ve found my dream job! It indulges my interest and passion in good food, food education, rural crafts, sustainable communities, small scale farming and growing, and it gives me an opportunity to use my background in ... [Published Soil Association - May 15 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Restaurants' children's menus get investigated for Soil Association and Organix campaign

and baby food company Organix have launched a campaign in a bid to improve the food choices offered to children in restaurants. The Out to Lunch campaign will see the children's menus at 21 chain restaurants reviewed by more than 50 parents over the next ... [Published Big Hospitality - May 15 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports
Accor SA
Accor SA

Accor Hotels to invest towel re-use savings into tree planting project

Accor Hotels has announced plans to invest some of the money it saves from guests re-using their towels into a farm tree-planting project. The initiative is part of a new partnership with Pur Projet, an expert in developing community forestation projects ... [Published Big Hospitality - May 15 2013]
First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

It’s all a matter of context…

So, I’ve been out for my two research meals as an undercover eater (or something), one of around 50 parents doing this for the Soil Association’s Out to Lunch campaign. Two very different meals, I should say. Some highs, some lows and a whole lot of food... ... [Published Soil Association - May 14 2013]
First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Mega-farm fears if huge dairy approved

Mega-farms such as one planned for the Shropshire/Mid Wales border could spring up across Britain, campaigners warned today.The Soil Association has launched a campaign against large scale farming which it says threatens the landscape, farming and rural ... [Published Shropshire Star - May 14 2013]
First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

So – if Princes Charles does inherit your estate, what will he do with it?

Those of you who recall my earlier blog (do-you-really-want-prince-charles-to-inherit-your-estate) about the right that the Prince of Wales (in his position as the Duke of Cornwall) has to the estates of some people who die without a Will in Cornwall ... [Published Mayo Wynne Baxter - May 14 2013]
First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Kids' restaurant menus: does it have to be chips with everything?

Studies have shown that children who eat the same food as adults are healthier. It's time to wave goodbye to chicken nuggets and pizzas? Nothing is certain but death and taxes. And chicken nuggets on children's menus. For a nation glittering with awards ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 14 2013]
First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

News from Stroud Farmers' Market by Gerb Gerbrands

8:00am Tuesday 14th May 2013 in NewsTHERE will be dancing in the street at the farmers' market this week as the Border Morris side visit Stroud and show off their moves.On the veg front, Hotch Potch Organic has returned with courgettes, aubergines, cucumbers ... [Published Stroud News and Journal - May 14 2013]

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...She said: "We know parents want to see a good range of healthy dishes in restaurants, but often the range is limited or everything comes with chips. However, it's not just about whether dishes come with chips, but about whether restaurants are making healthy eating easy for parents. Childhood obesity is such a problem in this country and restaurants have a responsibility to provide healthy options, just as schools do GoodGood and bad"
Restaurants' children's menus get investigated for Soil Association and Organix campaign [Published Big Hospitality - May 15 2013]
..."It's about making trees work for the farm to deliver a range of benefits," said Woodland Trust partnerships manager Helen Chesshire. "They can improve productivity, reduce spending on fertilisers and make farms more resilient to extreme weather. Trees thoughtfully integrated into farms can deliver real business benefit and enhance the environment." As well as helping the environment, Flak said there was scope to work further with farmers through the project by buying produce directly from them that...
Accor Hotels to invest towel re-use savings into tree planting project [Published Big Hospitality - May 15 2013]
Tristan Lecomte, founder and CEO of Pur Projet, said: "Plant for the Planet establishes Accor as a global pioneer of ecosystem preservation, with a vision of sustainable hospitality in which hotels actively help to preserve their regional environment. Our aim is to have at least one reforestation project in the majority of Accor host countries by 2015 and my goal is to help integrate those into the group's core values and activities."
Accor Hotels launches pioneering plan for partnerships with UK eco-farms [Published Hospitality Net - May 15 2013]
"Some restaurants are doing positive things to improve children's menus but there's still a long way to go," says the Soil Association's Amy Leech. "We're not just looking to see healthier food, we want to see more choices so children don't just get everything with chips."
Kids' restaurant menus: does it have to be chips with everything? [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 14 2013]

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Spring celebrated at Sunnyhaye Fruit Farm [Published Devon 24 - 20 hours ago]
Campaign urging restaurants to offer children “... [Published Eat Out Magazine.co.uk - May 17 2013]
Vet highlights imporatance of food assurance sc... [Published MeatInfo.co.uk - May 17 2013]
Bangladesh textile factory collapse [Published Soil Association - May 17 2013]
Hotel Group launches plan to partner with eco-f... [Published Foodservice Footprint - May 16 2013]
Sugar – are you a user or an abuser? [Published Natural Products Online - May 16 2013]
My dream job in farming and food education [Published Soil Association - May 15 2013]
Restaurants' children's menus get investigated ... [Published Big Hospitality - May 15 2013]
Accor Hotels to invest towel re-use savings int... [Published Big Hospitality - May 15 2013]
Accor Hotels Launches Pioneering Partnership wi... [Published Hotel Business UK - May 15 2013]
Accor Hotels partners farms in sustainable tree... [Published Caterer and Hotel Keeper - May 15 2013]
Accor Hotels launches pioneering plan for partn... [Published Hospitality Net - May 15 2013]
It’s all a matter of context… [Published Soil Association - May 14 2013]
Mega-farm fears if huge dairy approved [Published Shropshire Star - May 14 2013]
Grow Your Own: soil matters [Published Herald Scotland - May 14 2013]
So – if Princes Charles does inherit your estat... [Published Mayo Wynne Baxter - May 14 2013]
Kids' restaurant menus: does it have to be chip... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 14 2013]
News from Stroud Farmers' Market by Gerb Gerbrands [Published Stroud News and Journal - May 14 2013]
Croatia: BWI mission supports CFU struggle for ... [Published Building and Wood Worker's International - May 13 2013]
A fresh take on food at Goodwood [Published Bognor Regis Observer - May 11 2013]
Organic beef farmer learns a lesson from down u... [Published Farmers Guardian - May 10 2013]
Carbon’s Champion [Published Organic Gardening - May 10 2013]
Canal & River Trust wants more chuggers [Published Narrowboatworld - May 10 2013]
Food festival is served gold catering mark [Published This is Bristol - May 10 2013]
Eat Drink Bristol Fashion gets Gold [Published EckhoBristol - May 09 2013]
Report shows increase in organic sales since ho... [Published Foodbev - May 09 2013]
Forest certification and verification standards... [Published The Forest Trust - May 09 2013]
Organic sector records growth in wake of horsem... [Published Farming Online - May 08 2013]
New E.U. rule would limit what seeds farmers co... [Published Washington Times - May 08 2013]
Horsemeat scandal boosts organic sales [Published The Scottish Farmer - May 08 2013]
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New EU Regulation Threatens Rare Seed Varieties... [Published Techdirt - May 03 2013]
Unless we are farmers, we tend to take seeds for granted. But civilisation is built on seeds: it was the rise of large-scale agriculture, based in part on the skilful breeding of ever-better seeds, that eventually allowed towns and then cities to form; ...
Waitrose removes three neonicotinoids from supp... [Published Green (Living) Review - Apr 13 2013]
Waitrose is asking suppliers of fruit, vegetables and flowers to avoid the use of three formulations of neonicotinoid based pesticides on crops destined for the supermarket. The move comes in light of concerns about their effects on bees, butterflies ...
The Natural and Organic Awards 2013: Winners an... [Published Green (Living) Review - Apr 10 2013]
The winners of the coveted Natural & Organic Awards 2013 were announced in The Champagne Suite at Novotel London West, after the close of business of the first day of the Natural & Organic Products Europe trade show. Now in its eighteenth year, ...
The junk science clowns behind the GMO scare [Published GMO Pundit a.k.a. David Tribe - Mar 07 2013]
RIVERSIDE, CA, Mar. 6, 2013/ Troy Media/ – Just mention “GMO” (genetically modified organism) and some people run scared – why? GMOs are products of technologies developed during the 1970s and 1980s that allow researchers to take DNA (i.e., genetic information) ...
Alan McHughen: Who’s afraid of GMOs? [Published National Post | Full Comment » Full Comment - Jan 25 2013]
GMOs (genetically modified organism) are products of technologies developed during the 1970s and 1980s that allow researchers to take DNA (i.e., genetic information) from any plant, animal or microbe and combine it with the DNA of any other plant, animal ...
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Press Releases

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Tisserand Aromatherapy receives Silver from Biz... [Published CisionWire - English - Mar 05 2013]
New Nordic Organic Food Fair to co-locate with ... [Published CisionWire - English - Feb 06 2013]
Natural health industry to converge at Natural ... [Published CisionWire - English - Feb 01 2013]
Buyers show a healthy appetite for the return o... [Published CisionWire - English - Jan 17 2013]
Tisserand Aromatherapy rebrands hand cream as S... [Published CisionWire - English - Dec 04 2012]
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