Soil Association

The Soil Association exists to research, develop and promote sustainable relationships between the soil, plants, animals, people and the biosphere, in order to produce healthy food and other products while protecting and enhancing the environment.

The mission statement of the Soil Association is:

"The Soil Association has been researching and promoting organic farming as the key to sustainable agriculture since 1946, with its distinctive symbol now widely recognised as the consumer's guarantee of organic quality. Our organic expertise has also been applied to developing forestry certification. Thirty thousand members and supporters back our campaign for organic farming and sustainable land use\".<br>We produce two publications - Living Earth (our membership magazine) and Organic Farming, the premier journal for organic producers read in over 30 countries