Going Organic

Starting with organic food and drink the organic movement has grown from its small beginnings into a large movement fuelled by people's desire to lead a healthier lifestyle. We've teamed up with About Organics - one of the UK's leading organic websites - to bring you a range of articles about organic living.

To read any of the articles below, simply click on the relevant title or for more information about an achievable healthy and organic lifestyle and for links to organic retailers throughout the UK and Eire, visit www.aboutorganics.co.uk .

		Organic Fact vs Fiction In the battle of the so-called experts how do you know who is right and who is telling the truth? In an attempt to dispel some of the myths, here are a few of the most frequently asked questions...
		Organic Cleaning Advertisements bombard us with the message that 'squeaky clean' perfection is the ultimate household goal but is this really such a desirable state of affairs? Find out how cleaning your home need not rely on a chemical arsenal.
		Organic Gardening A potato peeling or a pile of grass cuttings aren't much use by themselves but properly composted they will produce a rich and perfectly natural fertiliser and soil conditioner.
		Organic Hot Drinks The techniques for processing tea, coffee and cocoa are sufficient to make it highly unusual for any pesticides to be present in the end product. If this is the case, why buy organic?
		Organic Clothing Unfortunately, there is no organic clothing standard that will assure us of the organic credentials of the garments we buy. It is easy to assume that 'natural' products are better than synthetics. The reality is quite the opposite.
		Organic Wine Organic wine is made from grapes grown in organic vineyards, and is processed using methods that keep chemical intervention to a minimum. This means that, strictly speaking, organic wine is not necessarily totally organic.