Soil Association
The Soil Association was founded in 1946 by a group of farmers, scientists and nutritionists who observed a direct connection between farming practice and plant, animal, human and environmental health. Today the Soil Association is the UK's leading organic organisation, with over 200 staff based in Bristol and Edinburgh and working as certification inspectors across the country.
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A fresh approach to hospital food - The Cornwall Food Programme, pioneering tasty, healthier and environmentally friendly hospital meals
The Cornwall Food Programme, working in partnership with the Soil Association, has transformed menus by serving increasing amounts of fresh, locally produced and organic food to patients, visitors and staff. The success of the Cornwall Food Programme provides a blueprint that could enable NHS Trusts throughout the UK to improve kitchen services in three important ways: * Offering more nutritious food that is popular with both patients and staff; * Boosting the local economy by increasing local purchasing; * Cutting carbon emissions from unsustainable farming, food production systems and transporting food over long distances.
from Soil Association on 24 September 2009 | Direct link | Comment on this