Organic food in Ireland
Organic Farming has been around for a long time in Ireland. Prior to the introduction of man made chemicals farming was carried out using natural materials in traditional ways. With the advent of synthethic fertilisers - particularly since the 1940s - we have witnessed a decline in the quality of food and the environment. Industrialised farming has led to the manipulation of the food industry by corporations gaining increased global control of the food chain.

We believe that organic farming offers a way to produce quality food full of all the essential goodness that humans need. Furthermore, organic foods are produced in ways which complement natural ecosystems and work in harmony with the environment and nature's cycles.

Some statistics
At the end of 2006 there were 1,104 farmers and growers and 156 processors registered in Ireland. The total area of land managed organically was 39,665 hectares - or about 0.9% percent of utilisable agricultural land. The average farm size was 36 hectares.

As of November 2007 in Northern Ireland there were 226 organic operators farming 11,080 hectares - about 1.1% of agricultural land.