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Buying Organic in the Economic Downturn

I run an organic delivery business in Melbourne Australia. Over the last couple of months, I have had a lot of people presuming my business would be starting to struggle because of the credit crunch. I guess as organic produce is a premium item, consumers with a tight budget would tend to go with cheaper non-organic read more..

5 Great Reasons to Go Organic

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 read more..

Organic Olive Oil Soap and the facts about Palm Oil Farming

Our World is being severly-affected by climate change brought about through a massive build-up of carbon dioxide largely through the burning of fossil fuels and the destruction of trees. The World usually balances its carbon dioxide levels through the trees which absorb this and emit oxygen however de-aforestation has severly-impeded its ability to do so. Palm-oil read more..

Farm-gate organic sales growth 80 per cent since 2004

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 read more..

National Organic Food Week in Australia

National Organic Week (NOW) runs from Saturday 11th to Sunday 19th October 2008. It is a week of agricultural, media and retail activities and promotions intended to increase awareness of organic produce, products and systems and to accelerate the uptake of these in the wider Australian community. Danielle Farrow, event organiser with the Centre for Organic read more..

Australian Pig Factory Farming

Animals Australia have released a recent advertisng campaign to make consumers aware of the cruelty to pigs in Australia. You can donate to the campaign to keep it running for as long as possible. Their website explains: Most Australians are appalled by animal cruelty. This is why Animals Australia has launched an unprecedented radio campaign, ‘Lucy Speaks’, read more..

Top 100 Resources for Conscientious Consumers

Although not strictly organic, here is an informative article at EcoTrekker. I thought readers of this blog would be interested in it. It lists 100 websites that makes it a little easier for the responsible consumer. Amongst the organic related links is USDA Organic, A Guide to Organic Shopping, and an Organic Produce Guide, which ranks read more..

Growing your own Organic Veggies

I am very inspired now after reading Adam Rees’ ebook called Organic Gardening. Even though I live in a rental property with just a small area to grow veggies, I know it is still possible and growing just a few plants will give me the satisfaction of knowing that I have grown my own extremely nutritious food. My biggest read more..

Being an Organic Mum

There are an increasing number of resources on the web to help mums with leading an organic lifestyle. One I have just found is Ask an Organic Mom which also points you in the right direction for other good information and resources.  

Going Organic in 10 Easy Steps

For those of you who have not gone organic yet because you think it’s to expensive, not worth it, or have family who think it’s a waste of time, I have found a great e-book that will convince you that that is just not the case. It’s called How to Go Organic or Natural…In 10 read more..