The Australian Organic Farming and Gardening Society (1944-1955) was founded in Sydney, Australia on 5 October 1944. It was the first agriculture organisation in the world to call itself an "organic" association. It was founded two years before the UK's Soil Association. The Australian Organic Farming and Gardening Society produced a quarterly journal, the Organic Farming Digest (1946-1954), which was the first "organic" journal to be published by an association.

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  • The Australian Organic Farming and Gardening Society (1944-1955) was founded in Sydney, Australia on 5 October 1944. It was the first agriculture organisation in the world to call itself an "organic" association. It was founded two years before the UK's Soil Association. The Australian Organic Farming and Gardening Society produced a quarterly journal, the Organic Farming Digest (1946-1954), which was the first "organic" journal to be published by an association. The Digest published Australian, British, American, European and African authors. About half the articles published were by Australian authors. The main Australian authors were V.H. Kelly and New South Wales grazier Colonel Harold White. The main UK authors published were Albert Howard and F.C. King. The main US authors published in the Organic Farming Digest were Ehrenfried Pfeiffer and Jerome Irving Rodale. The Society promoted organic agriculture throughout Australia and beyond for a decade. The Society wound up on 19th January 1955 and the reason given was lack of funds.
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  • The Australian Organic Farming and Gardening Society (1944-1955) was founded in Sydney, Australia on 5 October 1944. It was the first agriculture organisation in the world to call itself an "organic" association. It was founded two years before the UK's Soil Association. The Australian Organic Farming and Gardening Society produced a quarterly journal, the Organic Farming Digest (1946-1954), which was the first "organic" journal to be published by an association.
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  • Australian Organic Farming and Gardening Society
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