Baba Ganoush is similar to houmous but its base is eggplant, also known as aubergine. Having grown your own organic garden produce, you can have lots of fun deciding how you’re going to eat it.
A recipe for a nutritious and delicious green salad and goat cheese made with vegetables grown in your own organic garden, including instructions on how to plant the seeds. This meal makes a delicious starter or light lunch.
With a Community Supported Agriculture scheme (CSA) you pay a membership fee each month during the growing season for fresh organic local produce, either delivered to your door or collected from the farm.
If you shop wisely you can feed your family healthy organic foods on the tightest of budgets. Focus on staple foods and cut out the junk and you can eat healthily, even if you have very little to spend.
Simple instructions on how to make a delicious gooseberry and plum organic jam and how to sterilise the jam jars and fill them to ensure proper storage.
The Dirty Dozen are those fruit and vegetables that carry the highest pesticide residues. The Clean 15 is the opposite, the fruit and vegetables that carry the lowest pesticide residues.
On average a child eats or drinks non-organic food contaminated with pesticides five times a day. This can seriously affect your child’s development and behaviour.
Does organic food taste better? Why does organic food sometimes look less appealing than conventionally farmed produce? What is an organic box scheme? Melissa Kidd, spokesperson for the Soil Association, answers some FAQ’s about the benefits of organic food.
Studies show organic milk contains higher levels of Omega 3 fatty acids and antioxidants such as betacarotene. Another reason for buying organic milk is the taste.
Can you still eat organic food if you are on a tight budget? Find out how eating the right food is more healthy and which organic food products can be bought for little more than the non-organic equivalents.