Organico Bantry

2010 Irish Organic Week Competition

Organico — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:56:35 +0000

Organic is Best Slogan Competition

Using one of the following starting points tell us why you think organic is best! (Under 50 words)

‘I love organic because…

‘I eat organic because…

‘Organic food makes sense to me because…

The winners will be published on Organico’s website and will receive an Organico Apron (made from Organic Fair Trade cotton) and an Organico bag filled with organic goodies. (All together worth over €55).

Closing date 15th September 2010. Our decision is final. All prizes have to be collected from Organico in Bantry unless a special arrangement is made at our discretion.

All entries to be emailed to info@organico.ie.

Organico Cafe Holidays

Organico — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:02:41 +0000

Organico Cafe will be closed for Saturday the 3rd and Monday the 5th of September for annual staff holidays. Thank you for your understanding!

Organico Baby Club re-launched as Organico Baby Zone on Facebook

Organico — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:58:01 +0000

We are now re-launching Organico Baby Club as Organico Baby Zone. Come and find us on Facebook…thanks for all the support and lets say it together now: we love babies!

Maca for Health and Vitality

Organico — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:32:00 +0000

Maca is a recently-popular product that I have noticed people talking about – mostly for menopause symptoms, PMT, and increased fertility in men and women, but also as a superfood to give energy, improved adrenal function, better sleep, and help for mild depression. A friend of mine recently had surgery and has been taking Maca since she got out of hospital and says she is now ‘bouncing around’! Maca is a root found mostly in Peru and the Andes which has a long history of use as a staple food because it will grow in conditions that nothing else edible will grow. It has an incredible array of minerals and vitamins for one plant.

In Organico we have just started stocking Sara’s Choice Maca, which is one of the best Maca products available and is made by an Irish company based in County Meath. Available in capsules or in powder (which actually tastes great – I take mine with water every morning and I’m really fussy normally!), Sara’s Choice Maca is ideal for anyone with hormone issues or tiredness and sleep problems.

Psychotherapist Greg White working from Organico, Bantry

Organico — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:07:54 +0000

We are delighted to announce that Greg White will be working from Organico in Bantry on Wednesdays. Greg is a sixty eight year old Irish-born, experienced, practicing psychotherapist.
Greg’s background is in depth psychology in the Jungian tradition, with a special interest in Oriental psychology, and a history of involvement in human rights in mental health. A father, grandfather, married to Jennie, he is an ex-cop and businessman, and spent more than half an eventful life in Southern Africa.

To make an appointment call Greg on 0868070224.

Organico Stops selling plastic bottles of water

Organico — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:35:27 +0000

Exciting News! Our cool new Onya Steel Water bottles arrived today…We have recently decided to stop selling plastic bottles of water, for health and environmental reasons, and instead we are offering Irish water Fior Uisce in glass bottles or re-fillable stainless-steel water bottles, which are made from competely safe infinitely re-usable stainless steel which doesn’t rust or leach chemicals into the water and can be re-cycled if necessary (they are very useful so it shouldn’t really be!)

Several towns around the world have now become ‘Plastic-water-bottle-free-zones’, out of concern for the environment and for human health. They arrange for filtered water to be available from street dispensers and on shops, cafes, bars and filling stations. Will Bantry be next?

Great Bantry massage therapist – meet Noreen McCarthy

Organico — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:26:57 +0000

Pregnancy massage, infant massage instruction, Lomi Lomi, sports massage and much more.

Noreen McCarthy is a very highly qualified and experienced massage therapist. I had heard very good things about her from friends who were her clients and I was very impressed when she came to ‘Babytalk’ (a Healthboard-run group that got parents of new babies together to learn and socialise). Noreen gave us a morning’s instruction on how to massage our babies, and her sensitivity and respect for the babies was very inspiring. She reminded us always to ask or inform our baby that we were going to give them some massage before we started, rather than just launching into it, and I though that was a good lesson to try to apply to other areas of interaction with Lucy, as so many times she must feel like she has no control over what is happening to her body!

Noreen is very good for both pregnancy massage and for stronger deeper massage suitable for sports people. She also gives tips on excercises to do at home to help heal injuries.

Find out more about the types of massage Noreen offers and how to contact her here.

Fresh Basil Mayonaise

Organico — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:33:59 +0000

I made my first mayo last night! And it was delicious. I used this recipe by Allegra McEvedy (’The Good Cook’, one of my favourite cookery books), though I added a handful of fresh basil instead of garlic. The resulting pale-green mayo went really well with our leftover roast chicken and cold new potatoes…

Ingredients
2 egg yolks
juice of 1/2 a lemon (I used a whole small lemon)
1 large garlic clove, finley chopped
1 teaspoon dijon mustard (smooth)
salt and pepper
150mls organic olive oil
150 mls organic deodorised sunflower oil
1 tablespoon lukewarm water

Blend or whisk yolks, lemon juice, garlic, mustard, salt and pepper. You want it pale yellow.
Very slowly add the combined oils, drizzling in and blending or whisking like mad. You want the mixture to emulsify or thicken as you go. When half the oil has been added, add you lukewarm water, and then continue to add oil a bit faster (you might be able to drop it all in at this point but I didn’t dare!)

Home made mayo lasts a ‘good fortnight’ in the fridge according to Allegra, though I think we’ll have this one eaten before then!

Problem-shooting: it the mixture begins to split, add some more warm water, just a few drops, which should re-emulsify it. If not, start again with a fresh egg yolk, and slowly blend the split stuff into it. If this fails, put it aside to add to mashed potatoes and buy a jar of ready-made!

Enjoy….posted by Hannah

New Yoga DVD by Esther from Yogatic!

Organico — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:12:53 +0000

I love this Yoga DVD – Esther is one of the best teachers I know and the DVD is the result of all her years of practice and teaching. I find I can have nearly all the benefits of being in a yoga class without having to leave the house! It’s great to be able to chose whether to do a vigorous energising sequence or a calming relaxing one, depending on my state of mind and my energy levels. Esther’s voice is very calming in itself, so even when doing the faster sequences I feel relaxed, which is important as I don’t want to hurt myself!

Esther is selling her DVD from Yogatic.com for only €19.99…I can really recommend it!

This is a short ad for the DVD:

Or to see one of Esther’s short YouTube videos:

(Posted by Hannah)

Organico Baby Zone – cloth nappy advice

Organico — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:33:03 +0000

For advice on how to use Little Comfort Nappies for smaller babies, check out this YouTube video. Even after using the nappies for months I found this useful! For newborn -4 months approx.

For 4 months plus check out this video…