Inflation has had an impact on volume sales of non-organic & organic food & drink. Defra is currently recruiting members for an expert working group on organics; the purpose, to advise on future organic policy.
NFU Organic Forum Chair Andrew Burgess (@Burgee2) at #NFUCouncil.
We’re only c.12% self sufficient in fruit in 🇬🇧 yet farmers are tearing out orchards of British staples because retailers won’t pay a fair price 🍏
The comments from @the_brc in this piece are proof positive of why our food system can’t be ‘left to Tesco’ 👇
Wow!
We have as much land area in golf courses as we do in fruit & vegetables.
Very dependant on overseas grown food, hope there’s not a war or a pandemic to disrupt supply!
We could change this with the right political and market support.
It's National Food Waste Week!
NFU Organic Forum chair Andrew Burgess (@Burgee2) shares how his family business has cut down on its food waste & working with local charities to ensure surplus food is funnelled back into the local community.💪
Read more👉https://t.co/805C77BhuM
A few years ago I took part in a Chanel 4 discussion about Brexit and I focussed on the hostile language used towards migrant labour by some unpleasant politicians. Todays language towards ‘small boats’ is even more hostile and dangerous.
To kick off #OrganicSpetember we would like to introduce Andrew Burgess 🥕 the chair of the NFU Organic Forum!
Follow the link https://t.co/Fmrqk3pGfE to meet the rest of the forum!
Fenland SOIL is hiring! We're looking for a student or recent graduate to join our team for a paid summer internship! You should have an interest in agriculture or soil/environment/climate science (or all of those!) Driving license essential. #hiring#opportunity