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Category Archives: Ethics
Seasonal and local
Tonight’s dinner was so yummy I had to share it. Plus, it just happened to come together as a completely local (Victorian) and seasonal main course (except for the condiments). I’m always quite impressed when we manage to pull off … Continue reading
Posted in A farmers' market cornucopia, Dinner, Ethics, Food, Local
Tagged Australia, Broad beans, Cooking, Dessert, Dinner, Farmer's market, Farmers' markets, Food, Gardening, Local, Local food, Make your own, Spring, Vegetables
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We would just like to tell you that we do not use permeate
A couple of months back I had a little rant about permeate in milk. It was in response to a story that had broken in the Australian press about how a lot of Australian milk has permeate added to it secretly. … Continue reading
Posted in Drinks, Ethics, Food, Inspiration
Tagged Australia, Cooking, ethics, Food, Milk, Organic, Permeate, Vegetarian, Winter
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Quick Pick: Urban Organic
Have you heard of the new internet TV show Urban Organic? Each episode is a 3 to 5 minute, professionally produced, interesting snapshot of what’s happening in the urban agriculture scene.
Posted in Environment, Ethics, Food, Gardening, Inspiration, Local, Quick Pick
Tagged Environment, ethics, Farming, Food, Gardening, Inspiration, Internet, Local, Local food, Make your own, Organic, Philosophy, TV, Vegetables
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The great Australian milk scandal
Last week there was a bit of a milk commotion in the Australian press. Did you know that up to 16 % of milk (which only has one ingredient listed on the label: milk) is actually a substance known as … Continue reading
Posted in Drinks, Environment, Ethics, Food
Tagged Australia, Drinks, Environment, ethics, Food, Milk, Organic, Philosophy, Vegetarian
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New organic magazine find
In the peacefulness of the week between Christmas and New Year I took myself off to my local library. I was looking for light reading, you know, books to flick through, magazines, nothing to strenuous, maybe a light novel at … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Ethics, Food, Gardening, Health, Inspiration, Local, Make your own
Tagged Environment, Food, Fruit, Gardening, Inspiration, Magazine, Organic, Vegetables
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Chicken confessions
I became a vegetarian at the ripe old age of eight. Or should I say I became an ethical vegetarian then because, though my mother was very understanding, trying to provide a meat and meatless meal each night for her … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Ethics, Food, Recipe, Uncategorized
Tagged Australia, Cooking, Dinner, ethics, Farmer's market, Farmers' markets, Food, Life, Philosophy, Recipes, Summer
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Bookish inspiration
I’m currently reading The Real Food Companion (at Fishpond and Amazon). Yeah, it’s a recipe book, yep I’m reading it cover to cover. It’s not just that I’m that sort of person who likes to read recipe books for relaxation, I do, but it’s also (trust me) … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Environment, Ethics, Food, Gardening, Inspiration, Local
Tagged Australia, Book, Cooking, Dinner, Environment, Farmer's market, Farming, Food, Fruit, Gardening, Happiness, Health, Inspiration, Make your own, Organic, Preserving, Recipe, Vegetables
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In the aftermath of the floods
I think by now most, if not all, of you would have heard about the recent flooding and cyclone Yasi in Australia. In particular, you probably heard about the floods in Brisbane and Queensland. At the time I didn’t say … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Ethics, Food, Local, Uncategorized
Tagged Australia, Environment, ethics, Food, Fruit, Philosophy, Summer, Vegetables
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Keeping it local, seafood style
For months I’ve been planning to make the trek to a seaside suburb that has a particular boat at the docks that moors itself on a Sunday morning and sells local mussels, prawns and oysters (in season) until they sell … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Environment, Ethics, Food, Local
Tagged Australia, Cooking, Dinner, Environment, Food, Lemons, Local food, locavore, Oysters, Prawns, Recipe, Seafood, Vegetables
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Ode to organic free range eggs
One thing I love about organic free range eggs… …is that sometimes they are stripey or spotty or are double yolkers …and that shows me that the hen who laid the egg is being allowed to be more henny than … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Food
Tagged Australia, Eggs, Environment, ethics, Farming, Food, Free range, Organic, Vegetarian
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