Geography For Schools

Below is a list of useful and informative websites that will complement the information you have gained from this website.

The Soil Association is one of the largest organic certification bodies in the UK. You will be able to find answers to frequently asked questions on subjects such as:

• Organic standards
• About organic produce
• Certification
• Organic farming and growing

The Henry Doubleday Research Association (Garden Organic) have produced a number of reports relating to conversion to organic field production. You will be able to read up on subjects such as:

• Conversion to organic field production
• Challenges faced during conversion
• Effects of conversion on weeds
• Soil fertility
• Sustainability of conversion
• Case studies
• Stockless rotations

DEFRA (The Department for the Environment Farming and Rural Affairs) have a website dedicated to organic farming. You will be able to look at specific sections on:

• Frequently asked questions
• Laws concerning organic food and farming
• Definitions of organic food and farming
• Organic labelling
• Imported organic food
• Statistics on organic food and farming
• The market for organic food in the UK

Scientists from Oxford University, the British Trust for Ornithology, and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology spent five years researching wildlife on organic farms. The results were reported by the BBC on 3rd August 2005.