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Why go organic? Organic food is made to high standards using natural fer tilisers, with animal welfare in mind BETTER FOR WILDLIFE Organic farmers don’t use herbicides or artificial fertilisers on their crops, and they rotate crops to keep the soil nutrient-rich. That makes organic farms a haven for wildlife such as birds, bees and butterflies, with up to 50% more wildlife compared to other farms*.
BETTER FOR THE PLANET Around a third of global greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture, but if
Warm autumnal salad Takes 35 mins Serves 4 Cost per serve £1.15
Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. Cut 4 organic carrots, a bunch of organic beetroot and 2 organic red onions into chunks. Tip onto a baking tray, season and drizzle with 1 tbsp organic extra-virgin olive oil. Roast for 20 mins, tossing halfway through. Stir in 2 tbsp organic orange juice and 1 tbsp organic clear honey. Meanwhile, put 25g organic walnuts on a baking tray and bake for 10 mins; chop once cooled. Divide a 100g bag Organic Rocket & Babyleaf Salad between 4 plates. Top with the roasted veg and nuts. Serve with a drizzle of organic extra-virgin olive oil, if you like. Each serving contains Energy
Fat
Saturates
629kJ 150kcal 8%
6g 8%
1g 4%
Sugars
Salt
19g 0.5g 21% 9%
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Source: Soil Association
of the reference intake. See page 8. Carbohydrate 21g Protein 4g Fibre 6g 2 of your 5-a-day; source of folate
A bag of peppery Organic Rocket & Babyleaf Salad 100g, £1.30, with organic spinach, red lettuce and rocket, is a perfect base for autumn salads.
half of farming in the EU converted to organic by 2030, we could cut almost a quarter (23%) of the EU’s emissions*.
TRUST THE SYMBOL You’ll see the Soil Association symbol on organic food such as Tesco Organic Rocket & Babyleaf Salad, full of young, tender leaves washed in spring water in Hampshire. The symbol means the salad has been organically grown according to Soil Association guidelines.