The Living Soil Association of Tasmania (1946–1960) was founded in
Hobart,
Tasmania
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on 30 August 1946.
It was one of the world's first advocacy groups for organic farming. The ''Living Soil Association of Tasmania'' affiliated with the
Australian Organic Farming and Gardening Society The Australian Organic Farming and Gardening Society (1944–1955) was founded in Sydney on 5 October 1944, during the closing months of World War II.Paull, Joh"The Lost History of Organic Farming in Australia" ''Journal of Organic Systems'', 2008, ...
(founded 4 October 1944) and the UK's
Soil Association
The Soil Association is a British registered charity. The organisation activities include campaigning – against intensive farming, for local purchasing and public education on nutrition – and certification of organic foods. It was establ ...
(founded 3 May 1946).
The ''Living Soil Association of Tasmania'' distributed to its members the quarterly journal of the
Australian Organic Farming and Gardening Society The Australian Organic Farming and Gardening Society (1944–1955) was founded in Sydney on 5 October 1944, during the closing months of World War II.Paull, Joh"The Lost History of Organic Farming in Australia" ''Journal of Organic Systems'', 2008, ...
, the
Organic Farming Digest
The ''Organic Farming Digest'' (1946–1954) was the first organic farming magazine to be published by an agricultural association. The magazine was based in Sydney. It was published quarterly. About half of the articles published were by Austral ...
, which later became the 'Farming & Gardening Digest incorporating the Organic Farming Digest'. The Association also produced six issues of its own Newsletter and a booklet 'Compost - How and Why'.
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The founder and president of the ''Living Soil Association of Tasmania was Henry Shoobridge (1874–1963), a local successful hop grower,][Otton, Malcolm (1952) Henry Shoobridge, Hop Grower (movie), Hobart: Tasmanian Education Department] and accredited Methodist preacher.[Paull, John (2010]
"Henry Shoobridge: Tasmania's Pioneer of Organic Farming"
''Journal of Bio-Dynamics Tasmania'', 97):4-10.
The ''Living Soil Association of Tasmania'' was successful in recruiting 11 representatives of government and other associations onto its Council. These included the Education Department of Tasmania, the Hobart City Council, the Tasmanian Farmers Federation and the Tasmanian Farmers Stockowners and Orchardists Association. Included in the Rules & Constitution of the ''Living Soil Association of Tasmania'' was the provision for Junior Groups. Membership of the Living Soil Association of Tasmania peaked in 1952. There is no trace of the Association after 1960.[
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See also
*Agriculture
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people t ...
*Organic farming
Organic farming, also known as ecological farming or biological farming,Labelling, article 30 o''Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and re ...
*Organic food
Organic food, ecological food or biological food are food and drinks produced by methods complying with the standards of organic farming. Standards vary worldwide, but organic farming features practices that cycle resources, promote ecological ...
* Principles of Organic Agriculture
*Organic Farming Digest
The ''Organic Farming Digest'' (1946–1954) was the first organic farming magazine to be published by an agricultural association. The magazine was based in Sydney. It was published quarterly. About half of the articles published were by Austral ...
*Soil Association
The Soil Association is a British registered charity. The organisation activities include campaigning – against intensive farming, for local purchasing and public education on nutrition – and certification of organic foods. It was establ ...
*Australian Organic Farming and Gardening Society The Australian Organic Farming and Gardening Society (1944–1955) was founded in Sydney on 5 October 1944, during the closing months of World War II.Paull, Joh"The Lost History of Organic Farming in Australia" ''Journal of Organic Systems'', 2008, ...
References
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Organic farming organizations
Agricultural organisations based in Australia
Organic farming in Australia
Agriculture in Tasmania
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