Friends of the Soil Association

The special support that we receive from our Friends underpins three key areas of work: education, campaigns and local food programmes. Together they help us to engage with the public, transform food culture, and support ‘planet friendly’, local, seasonal and organic food.

Our award-winning Food for Life programme is transforming school meals and food culture in schools and hospitals, creating a new generation of active citizens.

We want every schoolchild under the age of 11 to have an opportunity to visit one of our network of 100 organic farms and make the vital connections between the food they eat and where it comes from.

» Learn more about the Food for Life programme

Our reports challenge the increasing industrialisation of farming and the fast food culture. They have been ahead of their time on a range of issues from antibiotics to school meals, from genetic engineering to foot and mouth disease.

Our aim is to create a policy climate where sustainable agriculture becomes the norm, both nationally and internationally.

» Learn more about Soil Association policy work

The Soil Association supports the development of local food through farmers’ markets, vegetable box schemes, food co-ops buying from local producers, and other projects which shorten the journey between farm and table.

Our staff throughout the UK offer direct support to local farmers, producers and organic businesses – as well as pioneering new ways to engage with citizens.

» Lear more about the Soil Association's local food work



A gift of £25 a month could:
Help cover the costs of one of our groundbreaking campaign reports on issues such as the widespread use of antibiotics in farming, pesticide residues or GM.
A gift of £50 a month could:
Support one of our demonstration farms, enabling a vibrant programme of visits, training and public events throughout the year.


Become a Friend of the Soil Association
Our Friends, like all members of the Soil Association, have access to a wealth of information and special offers on organic food and drink. These include:

• A Welcome Pack with Your Guide to Organic Living, packed full of useful information to help you lead a planet friendly lifestyle
• Membership Card giving access to special offers at over 200 outlets up and down the country
• Regular editions of Living Earth magazine, our award-winning colour magazine for supporters
• Email newsletter - Register online to receive your monthly e-Newsletter and keep up-to-date with all our work and organic activity in your area

As a Friend, you will also receive:

• Invitations to special Friends of the Soil Association events, where you will have opportunities to meet our Directors
• Personalised updates from our Director, focusing on the work you are helping to fund and how your support is making a difference
• A complimentary copy of The Big Earth Book by James Bruges, worth £25.

» become a Friend of the Soil Association (from £10 per month)