The way food is produced has a profound impact on its nutritional profile, according to research published in the British Journal of Nutrition. Not only is organic farming better for animal welfare, the environment and wildlife, writes Peter Melchett, but organic meat, dairy, fruit and vegetables all have tangible health benefits for the people who eat them.
… Organic food is well worth paying for - for … | 4th March 2016 News Food Farming Regulation Organic UK Health organic-boxes-cut.jpg The way food is produced …
A new study sets out the huge benefits of organic farming to people and the environment, writes Peter Melchett, including more wildlife, healthier consumers and farm workers, lower greenhouse gas emissions, reduced soil erosion and increased water retention. We need more of it, fast!
… We need more organic farming! Peter Melchett Soil … | 23rd March 2017 Comment Farming Food Organic Pesticides Health Water … A new study sets out the huge benefits of organic farming to people and the environment, …
Can big ever be beautiful where organic foods are concerned? Ed Hamer gets to grips with one of the environmental consumer’s greatest dilemmas
… Corporate organics Ed Hamer | 22nd May 2008 News Organic Food Health Food Green And Blacks … Of Change Stonyfield Heinz Bernard Mathews Organics Organics Agribusiness Fair Trade …
Baffled by the growing number of claims made by organic and natural beauty companies? The Ecologist reveals the truth behind the myths
… Organic beauty decoded: the truth about your … 2012 Ethical Living Health And Beauty Natural Organic Soil Association Health Evolve Melvita … by the growing number of claims made by organic and natural beauty companies? The …
GMO enthusiasts insist that organic, agroecological farming could never feed the world, writes Colin Todhunter. But it has been feeding us all for millennia - and it's the only way to continue while enriching the soils and biodiversity on which all farming depends. As Mahatma Gandhi once observed, industrial agriculture is but a nine-day wonder. And its time will soon be up.
… Organic agriculture, agroecology and the … | 21st March 2016 News Food Farming Ecology Organicorganic-carrots-cut.jpg GMO enthusiasts insist …
Lord Krebs, self-appointed spokesman for industrial agriculture, used the Oxford Farming Conference to attack organic systems for causing more climate change - a claim as demonstrably false as it is ludicrous, writes Peter Melchett. But across the city, the upstart 'real farming' conference was showing the way to a cleaner, greener and healthier future.
… farming conferences: the future is 'real' and organic Peter Melchett | 8th January 2015 News … used the Oxford Farming Conference to attack organic systems for causing more climate … is GM crops, and where an annual attack on organic farming seems to be obligatory. The …
What does it take for a company producing skincare or haircare products to be truly 'natural' or 'organic'? Laura Sevier sorts fact from fiction in the health and beauty stakes
… Can I trust my 'natural' or 'organic' body cream? Laura Sevier | 5th August … Living Green Living Health Natural Skincare Organic Cosmetics Eco Bodycare Neal's Yard … haircare products to be truly 'natural' or 'organic'? Laura Sevier sorts fact from fiction …
The Food for Life 'Catering Mark' is bringing fresh, healthy and local food into schools, hospitals and canteens, writes Peter Melchett - while driving big increases in the volume of organic food we eat, and growing the market for organic farmers and local food producers.
… | 24th February 2015 Activism Food Farming Organic Health fresh-fruit-cut.jpg The Food … while driving big increases in the volume of organic food we eat, and growing the market for organic farmers and local food producers. …
Those opposed to the mass release of GM crops and foods inadequately tested for health and ecological safety are routinely accused of being anti-science, writes Elizabeth Henderson. But it's the GM corporations and their academic allies that are suppressing scientific research, and organic farmers that are building alliances with independent scientists for a future of safe, healthy food.
… Organic farmers are not anti-science - we … that are suppressing scientific research, and organic farmers that are building alliances … brainstorming sessions for the New York Organic Action Plan, an organic farmer made an …
FSA review dismisses health benefits of eating organic but admits to a lack of research on which to base findings
… Organic food report admits to lack of evidence … The Ecologist | 29th July 2009 News Food Organic Pesticides Green Living Health Food … carrot.jpg There is no evidence to prove organic is healthier, say FSA FSA review …
The organic perfumier chats to the Ecologist about why organic is best and what IFRA’s latest legislation means for the natural fragrance industry
… Rich Hippie Honore Des Pres holding.jpg The organic perfumier chats to the Ecologist about why organic is best and what IFRA’s latest … grown botanicals, in favour of natural, organic essences. But the natural perfume …
A widely publicised study has suggested that eating organic food doesn't stop you getting cancer. Pat Thomas finds the study deeply unconvincing - and wonders why Cancer Research UK is so quick to trumpet its conclusions.
… Does organic food reduce cancer risk? Pat Thomas | … publicised study has suggested that eating organic food doesn't stop you getting cancer. … are being used to illustrate the 'typical' organic eater. Get ready folks, the circus has …
Beauty advice for the winter season: get enough sleep, eat well and never stray far from a good jar of organic skincream. From Neal's Yard to Weleda, here are the Ecologist's top ten picks...
… The Ecologist Top Ten... organic skincreams Matilda Lee | 25th November … Ethical Living Green Living Health Beauty Organic Skincream Weleda Neal's Yard Remedies … well and never stray far from a good jar of organic skincream. From Neal's Yard to Weleda, …
How we farm matters, writes Pat Thomas - not just for water, insects, birds and the wider environment, which benefit from organic farming, but also the nutritional value of our food. It's time to value the quality of what we eat, instead of prizing quantity above all.
… Organic farming boosts environment and … | 1st August 2014 Comment Food Farming Health Organicorganic-courgettes-cut.jpg How we farm …
Organic farming produces more nutritious food than chemical agriculture, writes Colin Todhunter, while sustaining soils and building organic matter. And we know this from real, peer-reviewed scientific studies - unlike the pseudo-science touted at us by the self-interested advocates of industrial agribusiness.
… Health India Toxics work-farm-india-cut.jpg Organic farming produces more nutritious food … while sustaining soils and building organic matter. And we know this from real, … the British Journal of Nutrition showed that organic crops and crop-based foods are 18% to …
Almost all our food is grown in soil, writes Peter Melchett. Yet we are treating it like dirt: spraying it with toxic chemicals, depleting vital nutrients, and releasing its carbon to add to climate change. With World Soils Day coming up tomorrow, let's change our ways - and renew our commitment to organic food and farming.
… | 4th December 2015 Comment Food Farming Organic Natural World Health Toxics Films The … change our ways - and renew our commitment to organic food and farming. "The health of soil, … aren't compacted and that have lots of soil organic matter - act like a sponge, soaking up …
You’ve learned to avoid parabens and sulphates but what should you be using instead? The Ecologist takes a closer look at the natural beauty ingredients that can make a positive difference to your skin
… 2012 Ethical Living A To Z Beauty And Health Organic Natural Skincare Cosmetics Ingredients … and personal care products we use,' says organic beauty website Love Lula founder, Lula … to reduce your chemical count by switching to organic and natural beauty products,' …
Soils are naturally alive with complex 'food webs' of micro-organisms that sustain plants with moisture and nutrients, making them good to eat. But once the biota have been blitzed with agro-chemicals under industrial farming regimes, it's our health that suffers. One more reason to grow, and eat, organic!
… For healthy food we need living, organic soils Hannah Bewsey Katherine Paul OCA … healthy food is healthy soil - as with these organic potatoes bursting from the ground in … suffers. One more reason to grow, and eat, organic! Does an apple a day really keep the …
An organic aftersun with no nasties and excellent moisturising properties: sound too good to be true? Valentina Jovanovski put Lavera’s aftersun gel to the test
… Beauty Health Skincare Body Care Gel Lotion Organic Cosmetic Sun Burn Organic Health holding.jpg An organic aftersun with no nasties and excellent …
Avoid cosmetics that cost the earth – today’s eco makeup is much better quality anyway, says Hazel Sillver.
… brands (such as Lavera, Inika and The Organic Pharmacy) have created eco gold here. … in accordance with the moon’s cycle. Organic ingredients are used where possible … because it contains beeswax. It is certified organic by Ecocert, free from petrochemicals …
New EU regulations forbid the use of herbal remedies and plant essences to maintain animal health instead of antibiotics, reports Sandra Saadi. An organic ewe breeder in France has already been threatened with the loss of EU farm support payments.
… EU outlaws animal use of herbal remedies on organic farms Sandra Saadi | 11th July 2014 … News Farming Food France Regulation EU Health Organic sandrine-cut.jpg New EU regulations … of antibiotics, reports Sandra Saadi. An organic ewe breeder in France has already been …
Jo Fairley and Sarah Stacey explain how they've made it their mission to wade through 'ethical' cosmetics, sorting the good from the bad
… it took effort and know-how to track down an organic moisturiser or shampoo. Now there’s a … explosion in the number of natural and organic beauty products. When I started … many names – ‘eco’, ‘ethical,’ ‘green,’ or ‘organic’ – is big business. According to …
Conventional agriculture has made an enemy of evolution as pests and diseases develop resistance to biocides and over-bred hybrids succumb to them, writes Salvatore Ceccarelli. But there is another way - for farmers to participate in breeding seed lines that are continuously adapting to their environment, with ever improving yields, flavour, pest-resistance, and other sought-after qualities.
… Agroecological models of agriculture, such as organic agriculture, could be solutions to the … the meta-analysis showing lower yields under organic conditions are biased by the use of … which were not selected specifically for organic conditions. Participatory and …