Welcome to organics - A healthier, cleaner and more environmentally
sound way to eat and live.
In a troubled world most of us yearn to
act in some way to stay the destruction of the natural environment
and ensure the health and safety of those we love.
Growing and consuming
organic produce fulfils the aims of many people because the
processes ensure that what we choose to eat and drink is safe,
healthy and preserves the natural environment.
We here at Random
Valley were humbled to be recognised for this commitment by
being a category winner of the 2005
Banksia Environmental Awards, the pre eminent environmental
awards in Australia.
Aims of Organic Production(from
the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
(IFOAM) standards 1998)
To produce food of high quality in sufficient quantity.
To interact in a constructive and life-enhancing way with
natural systems and cycles.
To consider the wider social and ecological impact of the
organic production and processing systems.
To encourage and enhance biological cycles in farming systems,
involving micro organisms, soil flora and fauna, plants and
animals.
To develop a valuable and sustainable aquatic ecosystem.
To increase long term fertility of the soils.
To maintain the genetic diversity of the production system
and its surroundings, including the protection of plant and
wild life habitats.
To minimise all forms of pollution.
To use, as far as possible, renewable resources in locally
organized production systems.
Why Choose Organic Wine?
You know
the above IFOAM aims above have been fulfilled.
You are
buying wine which has been produced without the use of synthetic
chemicals.
You are
taking a step towards ensuring the long term sustainability
of our environment.
Random Valley Wines Organic Certification
The Random Valley
family farm produce of grapes, beef and flowers is grown on
land certified by the National Association of Sustainable
Agriculture Australia Ltd. (NASAA) as ORGANIC and in accordance
with the NASAA Standards for Organic Agricultural Production
and the National Standard for Organic Produce.
Random Valley Organic Wines are assessed
and certified by the National Association for Sustainable
Agriculture, Australia Ltd. (NASAA) as complying with the
NASAA standards for Organic Processing and Preparation for
Certified Food and Fibre and the National Standard for Organic
Produce.
Our farm is audited and inspected annually (by NASAA) to ensure
compliance and maintenance of the rigorous standards established
by NASAA.
The grapes used to produce Random Valley
Organic Wines are 100% sourced from our Karridale vineyard
in the Margaret River Region.
“In
your lifetime you’ll consume 100 tonnes of food and drink
representing an enormous interaction with your environment ….
“
( Shane Heaton, Australian Organic Journal Issue 53)
