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, drink, beauty, or textiles.
The Soil Association are offering schools free materials from the Food for Life Partnership in the hope teachers will adopt activities and ideas in their curriculum to help reconnect their students with where their food really comes from.
The fortnight kicks off 6-7th of September with the Organic Food Festival on Bristol's harbourside. Three hundred companies will be at the festival providing them with the perfect opportunity to showcase how fabulous and eco friendly their products are. There will be food markets; fashion, skincare and homeware products; a green planet pavilion; a demonstration kitchen; lectures; food cruises around the harbour; and children's activities, music and street theatre.
Admission is £4 for adults. Gates will open at 10am on both days.
Organic Fortnight will close with the Scottish Organic Food Festival on the weekend 20-21st of September.
