[caption id="attachment_4512" align="alignleft" width="996"]     Heart warming peppers and almonds[/caption] Our father used to love the catchphrases “Eat Well, Live Well” and “You are what you Eat”. We often see Hippocrates quote “Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food’ but what guidance do we take from these pearls of wisdom? My understanding of these phrases is that our diet can be either very healing or it can kill us too early - and unfortunately too many of us eat the cheapest, most convenient ‘food’ we see rather than paying attention to what our body actually needs. We are overwhelmed by confusing advertising, tempted by easily available treats and unhealthy snacks, and the result is that many people in Western ‘developed’ nations are getting sicker and sicker. And more and more dependant on pharmaceutical drugs to keep us upright. Continue reading →

[caption id="attachment_4506" align="alignleft" width="1200"]     Hannah Goggin[/caption]   I had just come back from a year of working and travelling around Australia when I was offered a job at Organico as a temporary dishwasher. At that time the café had just been renovated and extended and after a very busy and successful summer to my surprise Hannah and Rachel asked me if I would like to stay on. I immediately said I would love to! Since then I’ve learnt such a lot and have a whole new sense of pride in all the responsibilities that come with my job. I have the unusual situation that my lovely mother Santhé also works at Organico and yes, we have our days when it can get a bit stressful but I wouldn’t change it for the world. I love my mother very much and being able to work with each other is rewarding in itself. Continue reading →

     Robbie Murphy at Organcio, and exhibition invite We're so lucky to have a new exhibition of these fabulous photos of Sherkin by island fisherman Robbie Murphy. They are all beautifully framed and not at all expensive, so any of them would make a fantastic Christmas present! Robbie Murphy has lived on Sherkin Island, West Cork, since he...

  Allison at Clonakilty Chocoate says: "We are delighted to have our bars stocked in Organico as Hannah and Rachel have built their shop around the same ethos that we have built our business around.  You can tell from the moment you walk in the door that they really care about what they are doing and that they are trying...

We are proud to stock a range of sauerkrauts and kimchi made by West Cork's The Cultured Food Company, which is owned and run by Hayley Milthorpe... "I started the business in 2014, as through studying as a nutritional therapist I was well aware of the health benefits of live fermented foods and saw an opening in the Irish market for...

  One of our new and exciting range of local Irish producers, David Andrews and his team at the Laughing Oyster Seaweed Company use traditional methods to sustainably harvest, dry and prepare a variety of Irish seaweeds as seasonings for the kitchen and table. Gathering seaweed has always been an honoured ancient Gaelic tradition, and this seaweed is grown...

We are delighted to stock delicious and certified organic herbal teas from nearby Peppermint Farm, one of our most local West Cork suppliers. The brand name 'Peppermint Farm' was created in 1999 by Doris and Achim Hoffmann when they established their organic herb nursery in rural West Cork. Then, ten years ago, Doris started to blend herbal teas from her...

[caption id="attachment_4437" align="alignleft" width="1000"]    Laura's Peanut Cacao Raw Balls[/caption] Ingredients (makes approx. 10-15 balls) 200g soft dates (soak in boiling water if hard) 75mls water (measure from water that dates were soaked in) 80g cacao powder 150g gluten free oats 50g desiccated coconut 50ml maple syrup 20g cacao nibs 300g crunchy peanut butter Pinch of salt Continue reading →