The research interests of SOAR cover a wide range of subjects within organic agriculture and food systems:

• Farming system research
• Crop production
• Resource management
• Ecosystem services
• Climate change mitigation and adaptation
• Livestock production
• Animal health and welfare
• Consumer and citizens’ involvement
• Regulations and policies
• Food chains
• Food sovereignty

Previous SOAR documents:

Annual reports...

Co-operation agreement...

My heart soars

Poem by Chief Dan George

The beauty of the trees,

the softness of the air,

the fragrance of the grass,

 speaks to me.

The summit of the mountain,

the thunder of the sky,

the rhythm of the sea,

 speaks to me.

The faintness of the stars,

the freshness of the morning, 
the dew drop on the flower,

 speaks to me.

The strength of fire,

the taste of salmon,

the trail of the sun,

And the life that never goes away,

They speak to me.

And my heart soars.

The Best of Chief Dan George is available from 

www.hancockhouse.com

With kind permission from Hancock House Publishers.

SOAR provides national and international activities and courses where PhD students and their supervisors can

• develop, stimulate and challenge their understanding of the organic principles and values
• develop competences in interdisciplinary and systemic research approaches
• network and stimulate mobility of researchers