As I write this Max, my one year old, plays by my feet with a cardboard box. I can’t even imagine what it would be like not to have him in my life. Unfortunately having children is not as easy for some people as it was for me - these days we all know someone who is having difficulty getting...

Friday September 20th: Nutritional Consultations with Emma from Solgar - (by appointment only) Emma returns to answer all our health questions! Please call as soon as possible to book your private consultation as spaces will go fast. Friday 11th October, 10 am to 11.30: Coffee Morning and Holistic Health Advice for the Over 50s with Gabrielle from A.Vogel: Please call to put...

What a summer we have had! In our house it has meant a welcome break from all the sniffles and coughs that plague us during the winter. But with the school term upon us again (Lucy went off to Montessori “School” this morning - she was delighted but I was sad!) the chances are that we will be seeing them...

Have you heard of ‘Meatless Monday’? ‘One day a week, cut out meat’ is the tagline on www.meatlessmonday.com. Up until the last 20 years suggesting that people cut meat out for one day a week would have seemed crazy - most people only ate meat twice a week if they were lucky! But with intensive farming and the influx of...

Here is a selection of what we have on offer in Organico Cafe! Remember nearly all our ingredients are Organic, Fair trade and as many as possible are local. We make everything from scratch and we don't use a microwave ever - this can mean it's a bit slower to heat things up than in most places but we think...

If you have high blood pressure but have not been put on medication then it might be worthwhile trying a glass of beetroot juice a day, says a study completed earlier this year by researchers in the UK. The study was funded by the British Heart Foundation and was published by the American journal Hypertension. The participants, who drank a...

Musings on juicing! Carrots don't yield much juice but it tastes great and if you mix one carrot with half an apple and juice them most kids will drink it and enjoy it Beetroot are pretty strong; personally I love the flavour but it can be a bit 'earthy' for some people. One small beetroot packs quite a punch. You...

As those of you who read The West Cork People will know I am back on track with daily juicing at the moment and loving it. I don't really follow recipes as such, which sometimes backfires - I'm not sure this mornings concoction of cabbage, celery, kale, apple, pear, green beans, mange tout, green grapes and lime was all that...

If you are looking for Bulk Wholefoods in West Cork look no further - Organico offers 10 % Discount on all bulk purchases! Anything that we can order we can offer 10% discount for, if you order a full case. For the more popular items (some Soya milks, organic Beetroot Juice, passata etc) we try to carry extra cases instore...

In Organico Cafe we always cook with people in mind who are on a dairy free/vegan diet. Our aim is for much of our food to be naturally dairy-free so that people who don't need to know won't know! We feel your enjoyment of your meal should not be compromised just because of the absence of dairy. Vegan Options in...