the organic food blog

We are all fighting the ravages of time. But, what if time didn’t have to be so ravaging? Antioxidants may be the answer to help your body grow old gracefully, strong, and healthy.
Antioxidants are substances that fight free radical damage in the body. This begs the next question: What are free radicals?
The body uses food [...]

We are made up of approximately 70% water & it is essential for every bodily function. At 1% dehydration we begin to feel thirsty. At 2% dehydration we are unable to function at our optimum level. At around 4% dehydration our ability to think clearly and cope with stress begins to diminish. Many studies [...]

Your time is valuable and often you don’t have time to get down to your organic grocer to select all that delicious produce. An organic home delivery service is the answer.
Here is a list of organic fruit and veggie home delivery services in Australia. If you know of good organic delivery service in your area [...]

As organic fruit is often sold soon after it is picked (unlike supermarket produce that was most likely picked a few weeks previously) it will sometimes get to you unripe. Here are some tips to ripen your fruit quicker:
To ripen Bananas (if a little too green) store at room temperature in a warm dark cupboard or [...]

We give this advice to our customers but I thought it would be very relevant to post here:
All modern fridges come with a crisper compartment for vegetables. But you may notice that if you place your vegetables straight in there, your lovely crisp veggies shrivel and flop fast. This is not because organic produce doesnt last, [...]

 
For those of you new to this blog here are some popular posts from the archive:
Growing your own Organic Veggies – Lots of info on how to start your own organic veggie garden, big or small
Going Organic in 10 Easy Steps – Want to go organic but think it’s too expensive then this post is [...]

We hear so much about the benefits of organic food and why we must spend more on them because it means a healthier life for all of us. It�s ironic, what we call organic today, was a natural way of life half a century ago before the invention of pesticides and chemicals. And now we�re [...]

New research released by the Biological Farmers Association of Australia (BFA) showed farm-gate organic sales in Australia grew by 80 per cent since 2004, with the industry breaking through a $0.5Bn retail value mark for the first time.
The research was published in the Australian Organic Market Report 2008, and found that the organics sector is [...]