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Growers (And Farmers) Have Their 1) The Summer 2009 No.9 ORGANICThe journal of the Organic GROWER Growers Alliance IN THIS ISSUE Food Scandal Anyone? The Food Standards Agency (FSA) report is ammunition for those News ...............................................2 already on the look-out for it, and an irritation to those whose work or house-keeping it seeks to devalue. For the in-betweens it is just another OGA conservation seminar .........14 food story, an overnight sensation which will soon be superseded and forgotten. People who already buy organic produce know enough about Wakelyns open day.......................16 what it is and why they are buying it to dismiss the report’s conclusions as so much more government (non-organic) rhubarb. The Soil Association Sárpo update .................................18 was rapid and comprehensive in defence, and producers can be thankful, appreciative and, if need be, reassured that it acted effectively on their Pest in focus - thrips ....................20 behalf. In the national press the FSA findings were roundly condemned by many commentators, perhaps most notably in the Daily Mail under the The movable tunnel ......................22 headline “A cancerous conspiracy to poison your faith in organic food”. Internationally the global wires hummed with indignation and disbelief at Gardeners and growers ................24 the report’s partiality. All in all its credibility has been severely damaged and its impact blunted. Costs comparison .........................27 The least surprising aspect of the case is that the report concluded that there are no nutritional benefits in consuming organic food. They would Selling to pubs and restaurants ...28 say that, wouldn’t they? Whatever degree of independence in research and authorship is claimed for the report and whatever independence of Natural Agriculture .....................29 status and composition the Foods Standards Agency proclaims for itself as the commissioner of it, the FSA remains an agency of government. The four wheel hoe ........................30 For the government to say that organic food is nutritionally superior is also to say that non-organic food is nutritionally inferior. It can’t say that Novel Solanaceae ..........................32 because its job is to preserve an even keel, rather than rocking the boat by effectively condemning the greatest part of our food supply. Alsia cross profile .........................35 You have to wonder why the study was commissioned in the first place, if only one result was possible. It’s not as if organic food is a threat to Wholesome Food Association .......36 the well-being of the nation, in the way that (say) fast food might be. You’d have thought that by now, when the trading and processing of What to plant now .......................38 organic food is a mainstream interest, organic and non-organic could live together quite comfortably, as they do on many a supermarket shelf. But Book reviews .................................40 incomprehension, even animosity, has been a feature of the FSA’s attitude Fieldnotes and queries ..................42 Nature notes .................................43 Events ...........................................44 Page 1 - The Organic Grower - No 9 - Summer 2009 towards organic agriculture throughout its short history. Further signs of this can be found in its work on manure use (see News section) which manages to carry the implication that those who OGA news eat organic food do so at heightened risk of bacterial infection, whereas it is organic farmers and growers who have the greatest understanding of organic matter and take the most responsible approach to its application. All the evidence suggests that it is the Developments within the OGA industrialisation of agriculture, the perils of food processing and I would like to share with you all some of the developments especially the irresponsible use of antibiotics in animal husbandry within the OGA over the summer months. Our direction, I feel, that are responsible for most outbreaks of E.coli and salmonella was set out at conference and confirmed at the AGM at Penpont poisoning. Here is that boat again, not to be rocked. by the addition to our committee of Collette, Patrick and Peter. Looking beyond the headline you can only be surprised that After just over two years we have a committee with the skills to the given conclusion was ever reached, considering that the help us achieve our goals of support and representation. report allows that organic food in general is significantly higher Support comes naturally to us, as the social events we have already in phosphorus and titratable acids, and that organic meat and hosted show but it is the representation part that we need to work dairy products have higher levels of nutritionally beneficial fats. on. We have a world class magazine with a brilliant balance of It is even admitted, but quietly, that the study did not look at the news views and technical advice that deserves to be circulated issue of pesticide contamination, the absence of which is for most more widely. consumers the chief selling point of organic food. If its interpretation of the evidence presented is questionable so too is its authority. As In the last OG Patrick wrote an article on websites and their itself a review of studies made before February 2008 it missed out management and he is now helping to revamp our own to allow on the review of evidence published by The Organic Center in the us to be much more vocal about the topical issues of the day that USA in March 2008, and pre-empted major EU funded research in affect our lives. Alongside the website is the development of a the form of the QLIF study, which concluded in April 2009. TOC forum through which it is envisaged that members and others in particular is extremely critical of the methodology of the FSA will be able to ask questions, access technical information and funded research. While its findings were similar for some of the generally rant on as growers tend to. All of these tools of the nutrients analysed they differ significantly for two critical classes modern age are ours to use. of nutrients of great importance in promoting human health – After two years of floods and lost crops it has been good to enjoy a total polyphenols, and total antioxidant content. The latter was in fair growing season and although the legacy of those two years in fact ignored by the London study. weed seeds have appeared relentlessly throughout the season we As scientific knowledge constantly expands, scientific findings have crops which is more than we had this time last year. can be disputed to infinity by those equipped to do so - otherwise May the rest of the season be as kind to us all. there would be nothing for academics to do. The rest of us will Alan Schofield, OGA Chair side with whichever conclusion on offer chimes with our instincts, our knowledge and experience so far, or our prejudices. Organic Membership List growers will probably be happy to accept those approaches to the OGA members will find an outline membership list inserted in understanding of food quality, like copper chloride crystallisation, this issue. This follows agreement at the AGM that it’s publication which go beyond analysis and seek to show differences of inherent would be constructive in encouraging contact among members vitality. These, one imagines, would be anathema to the team at and useful in the recruitment of those growers who do not yet the Nutrition and Public Health Intervention Research Unit of feature on it. the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, who begat the FSA report. That is one difference between the life and habits OGA on Facebook! of the academic and the food producer. Unconstrained by the confines of institution and university (the “narrow tank which you The OGA committee recognises the importance of communication call ‘Thought’ . .”) and experiencing through our fingertips the both to and within the membership. A re-vamp of the website wonders and uncertainties of daily creation we can better trust in is planned and we are looking for tenders to that purpose. A the understanding of our heart than in the rigidities of reductionist forum on the website has long been envisaged and until that science. We know what goes into the food we produce and can is a reality we have created an OGA group on Facebook. If credit ourselves that belief in its resulting qualities is simply a you are registered with Facebook, please check it out (search matter of observation and common sense. for Organic Growers Alliance) and join in the discussions. Page 2 - The Organic Grower - No 9 - Summer 2009 Policy/campaign news Radical rethink? No soil on Planet food, as well as a progress update on the objectives set out in the ‘Food Matters’ report, published by the Cabinet Office in 2008. Thanet? In addition, a consultation has been launched on how best to The UK will need to change the way food is produced and measure our success in creating a sustainable food system, through processed so that we continue to enjoy healthy affordable food indicators such as healthy and informed consumers, and skills in the decades ahead, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and innovation. The food strategy for the future will be published Secretary Hilary Benn said as he published the country’s first later this year, drawing on responses to the consultation. food security assessment. It was launched with an avalanche of http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/latest/2009/food-0810.htm information and
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