Art for Kelp Exhibition Opening Party: Friday, 1 June 4pm in Organico Cafe Exhibition runs: Monday, 28 May - Saturday, 23 June in Organico Cafe Join us in the cafe for the opening launch of an art exhibition which supports a cause near and dear to our hearts: Art for Kelp is a creative campaign working for the preservation of...

We are very excited about the events we are hosting for the taste of West Cork Festival. We have a wonderful evening planned with Dearbhla Reynolds from The Cultured Club who is coming all the way down from Belfast to cook us a 6 course tasting menu of cultured and fermented foods.  If you have an interest in fermented foods...

[caption id="attachment_4779" align="alignleft" width="300"] Dearbhla Reynolds will be Guest Chef at Organcio on 15th September[/caption] This year at the Ballymaloe Literary Festival I was delighted to meet one of Ireland’s great fermentation enthusiasts, Dearbhla Reynolds. Dearbhla has written an amazing book on the vast subject of fermentation; called The Cultured Club – Fabulously Funky Fermentation Recipes, which was John McKenna’s Book of the Year for 2016. The book covers everything about fermentation - why you should be interested, how to go about it and dozens and dozens of fabulous recipes on fermenting everything from miso eggs to fermented hummus! Dearbhla is incredibly passionate about fermentation (as one would want to be to write a book on the subject!) and she is particularly interested in helping people to bring fermented foods firmly and fully into their diets and lives, rather than simply eating them as side dishes. But more on that and on the amazing feast we are planning to host with Dearbhla later... for now, why are we banging on about fermented foods anyway? Continue reading →

Chateau Petite Roubie, Picpoul de Pinet Chateau Petite Roubie, Picpoul de Pinet 2015/16, AC Coteaux du Languedoc, France, €13.95, reduced to €11.95 for Wine Club Members! 12.5%, Organic, Vegan A delightful light-medium bodied organic white wine, with hints of white peach and flowers and refreshing acidity and balance. Picpoul is the largest producer of white wine in the Languedoc...

[caption id="attachment_4783" align="alignleft" width="300"] Spring grasses give off pollen[/caption] Summer is certainly coming! Great news for most of us as we welcome the lengthening of the days, unfortunately for others this means the start of the dreaded hay fever season. Personally I have never suffered from this condition, but I have some family members who do and I know it can be really miserable. Hay fever is caused by an allergic reaction to pollen causing the release of histamine, which causes inflammation around the nose and eyes. Characteristic symptoms include red, itchy eyes, and a runny or congested nose, and can include a cough and an inflamed throat. Continue reading →

When my father Alan opened Organico I was 16, my sister Rachel was 13, Aoife was 10 and Jaime was only 7. We all absolutely LOVED playing shop, and we took to working Saturdays and school holidays like ducks to water! Thankfully 25 years later Rachel and I still love it and this month we are celebrating Organico’s 25th birthday and having big celebration to say a huge Thank You to all our friends, customers and suppliers. Our parents, Alan and Caroline Dare, were involved in a Wholefood Cafe and community center in Brighton - so you could say Organico completed that circle.

In 1980 our parents moved to West Cork where they bought a small farm to start a family and a new life. My father was very industrious and started Glenlough Yoghurt, a live natural yoghurt business. He bought milk directly from local farmers that he trusted Read More...

I don’t know about you, but I love looking after my skin these days. Where brushing teeth can (wrongly I know!) feel like a chore, taking care of my skin feels like a treat, especially when I find natural products that suit me. Unfortunately many of the compounds in beauty products are not good for us and some are downright toxic. The problem with applying products laced with petrochemical compounds on your skin is that our skin is a really good delivery system for things we want to get into our body (think insulin patches, nicotine patches, hormone patches). So what you put on your skin is going to end up in you blood stream as sure as if you injected or ate it.  Therefore it’s important to look for skin care products that contain ingredients which have the same purity and quality you’d look for in the foods you choose to eat, and In terms of having beautiful and well-nourished skin, products containing high-quality plant-based ingredients are simply a better choice. Read More...

We're currently looking for a baker for our Bakery in Bantry. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced baker who has an interest in handmade sourdough breads.

We're looking for a skilled cook to come and join our happy team at Organico Cafe in Bantry. If you love healthy eating, are excited by cooking real food, and would like to be part of a dynamic team, this could be the job for you!

Hello everyone! Sorry we totally forgot to post about our Opening times this holiday season. So here goes: Our Shop re-opening on Wednesday the 28th; and is open until 6pm Saturday the 31st. We won't have fresh bread on the 28th but we will on the 29th, 20th and 31st. On Tuesday the 3rd we re-open for 2017. Fresh veg...