Here’s a bit of news that that has reminded me, once again, why I buy organic food - an EU food monitoring report has found that half of all fruit, vegetables and cereals are contaminated with pesticides.
Apparently this is quite a significant increase from levels measured five years ago - and that’s not too long […]

And the timing, if plans are given the nod, couldn’t be better. The world’s biggest environmental body, International Union for Conservation of Nature, recently said that they believe at least twenty percent of all mammals currently face extinction.

The proposed National Wildlife Conservation Park is set to be 136 acres and based just north of […]

The United Nations recently released a study which positively up’s the benefits of organic farming in the face of a global food shortage and a starving Africa.
Achim Steiner, head of the UN’s Environment Programme, told the Independent when the report was released that the UN’s findings indicate ‘the potential contribution of organic farming to feeding […]

With the credit crunch in full swing more of us are using price as a determining factor as to whether we choose organic over non-organic. Be it in your morning cuppa or on your cereal, milk is one daily staple in most of our diets worth writing on the organic side of the shopping list.
Cow’s […]

Researchers from the University of Siena in Italy recently looked at the carbon footprint of organic wines compared to non-organic wines from two farms that lay just 30 kilometres apart in Tuscany. According to New Scientist, the researches measured the resources used to grow, package and distribute the wine.
Guess which wine came up trumps? One […]

Organic Fortnight is organised by the Soil Association and is the biggest European event celebrating all things organic.
This year’s themes is ‘Love Your Planet, Choose Organic’ and the Soil Association is encouraging everyone from businesses, communities, schools and individuals to help spread the word on the benefits of organic production - be it of food, […]

Store Wars, an educational spoof take on Star Wars, is an organic treat from the creative eco-minds at Free Range Studios. It’s a hilarious five-minute short-film about the adventures of Cuc Skywalker, Ham Solo, Chew Broccoli, Princess Lettuce, Obi One Canoli, Yogit and TofuD2. This group of organic vegetables join forces to combat the evil […]

Despite the current economic downturn it seems those of us who believe in the virtues of fair trade and organic goods have not drifted from our values or changed our good habits. A recent eco shopping report by PriceWaterhouseCoopers found that we are in fact spending more on Fairtrade and organic clothes and Fairtrade food […]