Organic farming means a better quality of life for animals

Organic meat or non-organic, what’s the difference? Firstly, organic farming places animals welfare highly, and the management of livestock is respected. Tesco promises their organic animals are reared without the routine use of drugs, antibiotics and wormers.

Organic meat buyers often want to know exactly what the animal was fed on and how it was cared for. Katherine Redding, a teacher from Sheffield, always buys organic meat. She says, ‘You can taste the difference, organic meat is full of flavour. You know it is better for you because the animal has been treated well and not been made fatter with drugs and overfeeding. I would never buy cheap meat – you get what you pay for.’

Organic food is also better for your health. Research proves that on average, organic produce contains more vitamins, essential minerals and cancer fighting antioxidants. The Soil Association, the governing body for all things organic, has banned many of the 313 additives used in today’s food – making it even healthier. They say, ‘We support greater consumption of wholefoods, and less consumption of refined, processed foods. We cannot support food policies that accept the routine removal and degradation of nutrients, then encourage the replacement of the missing elements by fortification with synthetic versions.’ Organic wins!