The UK’s largest celebration of organics will take place in September, starting with the Organic Food Festival in Bristol.
The festival, which will be followed by various organic events in schools, cafés, restaurants and on organic farms across the UK, will feature hundreds of stalls selling all manner of organic products.
Following the success of last year's Organic Fortnight, the concept has now been extended to a full month of activities designed to encourage new and lapsed consumers to purchase more organic products.
Helen Browning, director of the Soil Association, described Organic September as a 'great opportunity' for people to discover their reasons to love organic.
“Reasons to support sustainable organic food and farming systems have never been more compelling in the face of climate change, the rising cost of oil, increased pressure on our natural environment, declining wildlife, and the threat of US-style mega-farms coming to the UK,' she stated.
“Food and farming have a vital role to play when it comes to our impact on the planet, given that farming is responsible for 30 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, and up to 30 per cent of our individual carbon footprint is based on our food choices,' she added. 'Choosing kind, healthy, wildlife-friendly organic food has got to be the easiest, most delicious and enjoyable way to make a real difference.”
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