Covid-19 updates

Inspections In response to the latest government advice and the ongoing public health emergency we have taken the decision to delay physical inspections until it is safe to carry them out. Please be assured your Organic & Demeter certificates issued for 2020 will...

Market update

In every crisis there is also opportunity. We have seen many businesses revise their offering in the last few weeks to adapt to the ever changing market place amidst the restrictions placed on everyone due to the Corona virus outbreak. With this in mind I will be...

CERTIFICATION BOARD LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS

The Certification Board is looking for additional members.  Meetings take place 4 times a year, in Stroud, mostly Wednesdays.  For this voluntary work we would welcome new faces with a suitable background in Farming, Food Processing or Trading, particularly if you...

No Patents on Seeds!

We  warmly  welcome the announcement from the EU Commission  that plants and animals obtained by  “essentially biological” breeding are non-patentable”. “This  is an important step towards plant and animal sovereignty”, said Tarry Bolger,...