Change your ways

This is a inspirational video from Severn Cullis-Suzuki, these words coming from a 12 year old girl...the message is clear... GO ORGANIC.

Look after the earth in which we live peoples, we are the blessed one's who can make educated decisions to make this earth a wonderful place... our own heaven

When all the trees have been cut down,
when all the animals have been hunted,
when all the waters are polluted,
when all the air is unsafe to breathe,
only then will you discover you cannot eat money.
~ Cree Prophecy ~

LOCAL ORGANIC FOOD, ORGANIC HOME DELIVERY MELBOURNE

How lucky we are.....

I have come to realise how blessed we are to live in Melbourne, I will admit as an avid traveller, actually more of a gastronomic traveller its always about the food and my recent journey within Australia , to Sydney actually has affirmed the superiority of Victorian food . This is not a cheap shot, it's a reality! Victorian food is fresher, generally of a superior quality and the price Is substantially better...this is disheartening as much as it is endearing for our farmers. My latest journey has reinforced the definite need to have fresh food that is financially accessible to everyone. Everyone needs to be able to afford fresh foods, this is paramount to fostering a healthy community; and a healthy world.
Melbourne's fresh food is truly affordable! We really should count our lucky stars, I know that the quality of Victoria food is revered the world over but its not until you step outside the comforts of our border can you truly appreciate the value and privilege of our food. It tastes better, and is better.
Just a bit of interesting information...the majority of fresh organic food in Sydney comes from our Victoria farmers...that's how good we have it!

 My wish for you this year is that you choose fresh local organic foods over dry processed packaged foods, because often when people are watching their dollar, they choose these foods to provide satiety, but its the fresh foods that give life, I hope that you realise how blessed we are to have all that we have, to enjoy your foods, to savor every bite and eat more live fresh foods because we are amongst the luckiest people on this earth.
We head back to work on the the 30th January and we have for you growing right now the freshest organic foods to deliver to nourish you and your families, we look forward to serving you then xx

Organic Empire, local organic food, organic home delivery Melbourne

Salt of life

Salt is a necessary part of the diet, which is essential for the maintenance of correct volume of circulating blood and tissue in the body and is especially important in the warmer months when we tend to sweat more. Currently though the majority of people over consume salt, which causes many health problems, including high blood pressure, a very common ailment here in Australia. The aim with salt intake is to make sure that you take in no more than 4g a day ( if you are engaging in vigorous exercise this amount increases). This is approximately 1.5 teaspoons of salt, but humans can survive on 1g of salt a day if required to.

Preservation of food and enhancement of flavour and the primary reasons that salt is used so heavily in processed foods. The result of over consumption of these foods correlates to a high intake of salt without even picking up the grinder.

Why not try Himalayan Sea Salt ($8.99) with over 87 trace minerals, stay away from processed foods, eat lots of fresh foods high in potassium and drink lots of water to help flush your body!

Organic Empire, Local organic foods, home delivery Melbourne

Happy new health

Happy New Year, hope that 2012 brings you all; health, happiness and good living. Its nice to start a new year, turn a new page, write a new chapter in your life story.

There are lots of changes going on around here, keep turned to learn all about them, change the way you shop and live, we are about making your life and our world a better place with organics.

Its time to get healthier and the most important change you can make in your life is to eat fresh, alive organic foods, (that in conjunction with drinking clean water). So don't hesitate, make a change now, become who you want to be, the healthiest person that you can be.

Without your health you have nothing, your health is everything, so nurture your body in the best way that you can....with organics.

ORGANIC TIP FOR THE DAY

Enjoy your day, be happy, breathe deeply, stop, this day is yours. Eat some fresh organic foods, laugh often, drink some fresh water...enjoy your summer days. Start your day with a beautiful organic fruit salad, recipe for it is here

Why not go raw just for one day a week. Have fruit for breakfast, vegetable juice for morning tea, salad for lunch, nuts for afternoon tea and salad for dinner. Help cleanse the bowels and give your real enzyme energy, real nutrition and real live foods=life...

ORGANIC EMPIRE, local organic foods, organic fresh foods Melbourne

CHRISTMAS TIME

Wow, so there is only 5 days left till Christmas, and so much to do...I am not sure about you, but I have list's everywhere... First priority at Christmas in our family is always food, we relish daily in gathering to enjoy amazing food, but Christmas just intensifies this experience and inspires the greatest of culinary feasts. We enjoy the whole day together, gathering for both lunch and dinner.

The traditions and food of this time of the year are ingrained in our cells, with the most divine regional dishes being prepared lovingly by each family and brought to the table for all to devour. Its indulgent and divine, but this time of the year it also does something amazing for the soul. It nourishes the soul as much as it does the body. That is the biggest blessing of Christmas, and the truth is that food prepared and shared with love has the capacity to do this.

The power of food should never be under estimated, it truly does have the ability to bind people as much as it does to destroy them, and this is on so many levels. I can speak from my own experience when I can say that our family comes together gathering to enjoy food daily and if the food tastes amazing, the experience is heightened, the body more nourished and the bodies cells more receptive.

Traditions formed around food preparation are some of the best, and are something that should be passed down from generation to generation. These skills, historically are what have formed our societies, our health and our lives, so this Christmas, I urge you to share, a delicious dish, pass on an amazing recipe and make your food with love(and fresh organic ingredients). I would like to start the ball rolling sharing some of our family favourites....

-Melanzane Sotto'olio this is the most divine dish that my grandmother makes most weekends for me to devour. Its raw, eggplant and delicious. You can have this with everything or by itself.

-Walnuted figs- these are the simplest of sweets and are great for Christmas or anytime of the year. Don't underestimate the flavour of simple foods

-Fragole al vino- Organic strawberries and wine.. sounds peciuliar but is so delicious

Head to our recipe book for so many more ideas....

There is something else that I think is really important this Christmas and that is to be grateful for the amazing people that we have to share this festive season with, how blessed are we to have the access to divine foods, but to be able to share them with people that we love, this is truly the essence of life. At the root of everything this is all that matters when you strip away all the distractions, food and people are all that matter, because with your health and food to eat and people..anything is possible.

On that note we wish to express our gratitute to you..We are so grateful for all the support that you all provide for us, your support means that we spread organic goodness further. We make the world a healthier better place as you do! We are so grateful that you care enough to eat the best, that you nourish yourselves and those you love with organic food. We are so grateful to be able to serve you. Check out our farm news for a new way that we are going to be able to serve you in 2012.

OUR GIFT TO YOU

We have a special gift for you all this week, in your boxes you will find a hand made eco pot, seeded and ready for you to plant. Simply plant your little pot in the ground and watch it grow. It is biodegradable, organic seeds and a little way we can give you a little of our hearts, a little of our farm and feed you whilst we are on holidays.

CHRISTMAS ORDERING

Due to the craziness of this period, we ask that you get your orders in as soon as possible prior to Wednesday for delivery this week. Be sure to stock your fridge full of our freshest organic produce, it will last well and truly into the next week or two. We have the freshest local produce, picked virtually the day of delivery or day before, this ensures absolute freshness and amazing taste.

CHRISTMAS BREAK

The summer holidays are such a brilliant time just to take time and we have decided to close from December 23rd and return to trade on Monday 30th January and although this is an unusually extended break we believe that holidays are just as important as working and thus we must rest ourselves and our staff. We will take this time to work on the farm and develop ways to serve you all better as well as catch a little Vitamin D. During this time we will spasmodically send out our newsletters to keep you informed, eating well and living well.

Farm News-Scattagnolo

So this week we announce some amazing news, during the Christmas break we will be renovating our farm store. This will be opening in early 2012, a gorgeous original 1930's organic store in the Yarra Valley. We so look forward to welcoming you and once open please feel free to come and pick up your organics every week, have an organic juice with us and get out and about! Please stay tuned for more information, and check it out here....

organicempire

Forage, grow, harvest and share

So last night, I had the privalidge of attending an event hosted by The Sustainable Table and Dumbo Elephant. All the guests were asked to bring something to the table, and from that bounty ,Chef from Pope Joan, Matt Wilkinson cooked up a storm. At grassroots this event was about bringing a consciousness to our food, eating with the seasons, tasting the sun, absorbing the rain, nourishing our bodies with the freshest produce.

For us all on this journey we call life, as humans, I think its important to connect with our food and the best way to do that is to eat seasonally. Living in Melbourne, we are blessed to sometimes have four seasons in one day, but we truly do have four distinct seasons in a year. Four seasons that each provide a bounty of flavour and health, with enough diversity to satisfy everyone.

Seasonal eating is not a new concept, rather living wisdom that dates back decades,centuries even millennia that has somehow got lost for the majority of us with the advances in transportation, supermarkets and the haste of our lives.

All is not lost, we can return to the beautiful place where we grow, we eat, we thrive, and we can do this quite easily. Think about it for a minute, what if you did an experiment and you only ate seasonal fresh foods for a week, how would this impact you? Your family? your world?

Get a seasonal list, we have one thats quite extensive, use it, get some organic seasonal produce and create your own food, food that is grown where you live.

Get your seasonal list here

http://www.organicempire.com.au

ORGANIC EMPIRE, organic home delivery melbourne, local organic foods

Thanksgiving

So today is Thanksgiving in the US, and I was pondering this concept and thinking that if there was anything that we should take from the US, it should be thanksgiving. Giving thanks collectively has to be one of the most beautiful things that we could do, living in Australia, having access to the most delicious foods to nourish ourselves- there's a good reason to give thanks.

So today, from the team at the Organic Empire we thank all the amazing people that support us so that we can serve you and deliver to you, the freshest local organic, seasonal foods, we thank our amazing farmers, artisans, and above all we thank you!

Organic Empire