Going Organic

Do you choose to eat organically grown foods?

Occassionally I like to indulge my family's taste buds on food which tastes like it did when I was a child. Unfortunately the cost is somewhat expensive but I've discovered that choosing wisely and only buying exactly the amount I need there is no wastage. 

Yesterday I called into the organic produce shop and stocked up on some goodies. Every week I remind myself to get organised and check out one of the farmers markets in Brisbane as I believe they are very worthwhile. 

To reduce this cost we have constructed a small makeshift vegetable patch in an area that will eventually be landscaped and the proper bells and whistles vege garden will be housed in another area in raised beds.
We've planted cherry tomatoes, roma tomatoes, eggplant, lettuce and silver beet. The architectural structure comprising of old fly screen doors is to keep out the bush turkeys. The turkeys don't bother eating the growing produce but they do like to scrape the dirt and mulch into enormous piles. Hence we've not gone overboard and have only planted a few things as an experiment in hardiness.

On a previous property we enjoyed a huge vege patch and ran free range chooks and Mr redroses would love chooks again but I'm being a meany and saying no because we could never bring ourselves to 'do away' with the old girls once their laying days were over and so we nurtured and fed geriatric poultry for years after their productive lives ceased. I'm sure the old timers around about had a good giggle at our expense.
Dare say I shall just keep paying extra for free range eggs.

Yesterdays lunch was thick cut spelt fig and pistachio nut bread with organic cheddar, tomato, avocado and chutney. Rather yum. I am not a fan of figs but the flavour in this loaf is subtle.
Another reason to purchase a decent mixer to start making my own bread again.

Then amaranth apple slice. Pity I was out of cream. Please note I do not always serve goodies on fine china, when I'm overdue for lunch and the old blood sugar is in free fall I could practically eat the brown paper bag too!

Sorry but here is another gratuitous rose photo. I'm beside myself with excitement to see these blooms on my wee rose bushes. The perfume is divine and leaves the shop bought specimens for dead in this regard.

Do tell.....are you into organic produce, do you mind paying extra for it and what is your favourite food item in the organic line?
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