
In a nutshell... it is extremely healthy and nutritional food.
Organic crops have no nasty additives and you are not exposed to any pesticides' potentially harmful side effects.
Organic is a 'whole system approach' to farming, whole-heartedly embraced by the Produce World Group.
At RB Organic we actively encourage farmers to work within 'natural systems and cycles'; to nurture and sustain soil ingredients; to plant and encourage growth and onward vegetable supply chains to ourselves and to our high street customers.
We want farmers to maintain long-term natural fertility and biological activity programmes with the soil: RB Organic foster biodiversity commitments to create ecosystems which protect sensitive habitats in the countryside, and natural habitats alongside organic crops.
Our principal aims are simple:
This years event has been described by LEAF as “the best yet!”. Over 400 farmers across the country opened up and early reports indicate that nearly 150,000 members of the public visited a local farm on 1st June. A full report will be issued by LEAF later in the year…but in the meantime here is our very own Produce World report. As proud sponsors of the 2008 Open Farm Sunday event I would like to share with everyone the day’s successes, and give a great BIG thank you to everyone who took part…THANK YOU!.
Produce World Ltd, currently growing and marketing organic and conventional fresh produce, has acquired Marshalls Holdings Ltd, a group of companies that includes Marshall Bros (Butterwick) Ltd and a 76% holding in Agromark SA, in a deal agreed and completed last night.