Buy organic

The Soil Association believes that our current energy-intensive consumption habits are unsustainable, in the face of depleting energy, oil and water supplies and the UK's commitment to cut our climate change emissions 80% by 2050. There is no magic bullet to tackle the challenges that face us, but the buying decisions we make every day are a simple but powerful form of direct action.

There are lots of things that you can do as an individual or as part of a community, to help to reduce part of the environmental impact of your food and to support your local food economy. Shopping at farmers' markets, buying direct from producers via box schemes or joining a community supported agriculture scheme for example are all great ways of driving change through your buying decisions.

While many of us associate organic with food, there is also a growing market in organic textiles and health and beauty products. Because organic describes the underlying system of agricultural production buying organic products helps to support the climate-friendly farming that is going to be so important as we face up to the environmental challenges of the 21st century.

You can find information in this section on finding a local box scheme or farmers market and discover more about organic textiles and health and beauty products. And for those of us who worry about the extra cost of buying organic we've got a guide to buying organic on a budget or setting up an organic buying group to help you save money.

Membership offers

Join us and benefit from a number of special offers put together just for Soil Association members...
 
Mountain View Cottages
Soil Association symbolLocation: Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire
When Soil Association members book a holiday of four nights in one of our cottages we will offer 3 extra nights free of charge, to make your holiday a week long.
 
Guilden Gate
Location: Royston, Hertfordshire
20% off the price of a Guided Tour of Guilden Gate organic smallholding for Soil Association members. A group of up to 5 people for £20 (a saving of £5 on normal prices).
 
Acorn Dairy
Soil Association symbolLocation: Darlington, Co. Durham
We are offering Soil Association members a complimentary 250g Acorn Butter with their first doorstep milk delivery. Please quote your membership when you order (existing doorstep coverage area only).
 
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Wake up call to health, mine and the planet’s.

Lynda Brown: Two weeks ago, out of the blue, I woke up in the middle of the night with a throbbing foot, swollen and painful around the big toe area. I won’t bore you with the details, but my GP – who took one look – reckons it’s probably gout. Moi? !!!! ( My diet is A1, mainly organic, don’t do processed food , hardly drink, am pretty skinny, and exercise regularly.)

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