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Food Forage

There is a local backyard food growing revolution happening. 👏 Consumers are becoming more and more informed about their food choices and wanting to go back to basics, with many families growing a small patch of veggies. It’s a wonderful way to save money, eat nourishing healthy food and teach your children about gardening in the fresh air. The reality is not everyone has the space or the time to do so. Wouldn’t it be great if you could buy…

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Oob Organic Blueberries

Blueberries are so YUM! Who’s with me? But did you know that blueberries are on the Dirty Dozen list? The Dirty Dozen outlines a current yearly list of fruits and vegetables that are exposed to the greatest number of pesticides and may therefore carry a higher pesticide residue. See my earlier post for more detail. I try my best where I can to always buy organic versions of all items on the dirty dozen list. Fresh organic blueberries are difficult…

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Do you eat the rainbow?

Eat the rainbow … heard of this saying? 🌈🌈🌈 Yeah I know, you’re thinking the skittles ad jingle – “Eat the rainbow, taste the rainbow” – but no, that’s not what I’m referring to. Actually, it couldn’t be further from it. ‘Eat the rainbow’ is a simple way to remind you to eat a wide variety of fruit and vegetables across a range of colours. 🍏🍎🍊🍐🍋🍌🍉🍇🍓🍒🍑🍍🍅🍆🌶🌽🍠 Fruit and vegetables fall into five different colour categories:. Red Purple/blue Orange Green White/brown Each…

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