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Today marks the launch of this year's Organic Fortnight - the UK's biggest celebration of all things organic. This year the theme is 'choosing organic everyday', and feeding your baby organically everyday has never been easier. Of course, when we buy organic we are not only looking after the welfare of ourselves or our precious babies and children, we are looking after the planet that we leave to our future generations.
The UK Government has committed in law to cutting the country's greenhouse emissions 80% by 2050. This is a huge target for which we all have a responsibility. And with our industrialised food and farming system currently responsible for around 30% of UK's current emissions it's clear to me that we need to make some fundamental changes to the way we grow and eat our food.
Only radical changes to our diets and farming systems can achieve the level of greenhouse gas cuts needed. And some of these changes can be made the next time you shop. Buying organic and biodynamic baby food and supporting organic farming, alongside a shift to eating less and mainly grass-fed meat and dairy products, can be a simple first step for anyone who takes climate change seriously.
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Today marks the launch of this year's Organic Fortnight - the UK's biggest celebration of all things organic. This year the theme is 'choosing organic everyday', and feeding your baby organically everyday has never been easier. Of course, when we buy organic we are not only looking after the welfare of ourselves or our precious babies and children, we are looking after the planet that we leave to our future generations.
The UK Government has committed in law to cutting the country's greenhouse emissions 80% by 2050. This is a huge target for which we all have a responsibility. And with our industrialised food and farming system currently responsible for around 30% of UK's current emissions it's clear to me that we need to make some fundamental changes to the way we grow and eat our food.
Only radical changes to our diets and farming systems can achieve the level of greenhouse gas cuts needed. And some of these changes can be made the next time you shop. Buying organic and biodynamic baby food and supporting organic farming, alongside a shift to eating less and mainly grass-fed meat and dairy products, can be a simple first step for anyone who takes climate change seriously.