The Soil Association Organic Food Festival 2008, on September 6-7, will herald the start of the organisation’s annual Organic Fortnight.

The festival, sponsored by Yeo Valley Organic, is Europe’s largest celebration of all things organic and kicks off this year’s Soil Association Organic Fortnight, a nationwide campaign bringing together individuals, communities, retailers, restaurants, schools and organic farms.

Now in its eighth year, the festival will be host to more than 300 organic companies showcasing organic food, drink, fashion, skincare and homeware products.

The show will be held from 10am-6pm on Saturday and 10am-5pm on Sunday at Harbourside, Bristol.

The festival is going greener than ever in 2008, with the introduction of sustainably sourced biofuel (from used cooking oil) to power the festival generators, and an emphasis on travelling to the festival by train, bus and ferry.

The Soil Association is also supporting WRAP’s Love Food Hate Waste campaign, with sessions in the demo Kitchen and interactive talks highlighting that the food we throw away is a huge waste of energy, water and packaging.

For more information on the Festival, go to www.soilassociation.org/festival

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