The following text is a summary of a letter circulated by my colleagues in the Irish Association of Healthfood Stores. It was written by an Osteopath called Mardi Jameson in the Brixton Center in London. I feel that this information should be made available to more than our mailing list. I first published it a couple of months ago, and...

Bantry Fair Trade group in support of fair trade fortnight is showing the documentary Black Gold on Thursday the 28th of Febuary in the Cinemax. Black Gold is a film by Nick and Marc Francis that highlights the plight of Ethiopian Coffee growers. The wedsite states: 'As westerners revel in designer lattes and cappuccinos, impoverished Ethiopian coffee growers suffer the...

Clouds West Cork The current exhibition in Organico Cafe is work by Anne Marie Mcinerney from Skibbereen, West Cork. Anne Maire's work has a wide range of influences, from the wild seas and wide skies of West Cork to drousy Italian vinyards. Anne Marie studied fine art in the Crawford College of Art and Design in Cork and then went...

Mindfullness meditation is starting in Organico Cafe in Bantry on Monday Febuary the 18th and running for 4 weeks. The evenings will be facilitated by Marjo Osterhoff, who trained in Burma and Thailand as a Buddhist nun before moving to Ireland. She now lives and works in Adrigole where she has a Meditation Centre. The classes will involve sitting and...

Last week some of the staff in Organico were fortunate to attend a lecture training by Dr Smallbone, the man behind a range of vitamins called 'True Food' made by a company called Higher Nature. This was a real honour as we often get to talk to 'Representatives' or 'Trainers' but not often to the person who develops the products...

We are delighted with the review we recieved from John and Sally McKenna in the Bridgstone Guide 2007. We have always loved the Bridgstone Guide for the recognition John and Sally give to all the small food business in Ireland, so this review means a lot to us: 'Rachel and Hannah Dare's Organico is top-notch, 24 carrot, top-of-their-game. A superb...

I just made a delicious light dinner and would like to share the recipe...the inspiration came from the back of a jar or pate, so it's not all mine, but I have personalised it. It is a really quick fairly light meal (that kind of depends on how much pasta you serve yourself...) and is a great 'store cupboard staple...

Call in to Organico to see all our luxury Christmas goodies, and choose your own hamper which we will present for you in a wicker basket...or tell us who it's for and we will select for you! Organic Booja Booja chocolates, Green and Black's biscuits, delicious organic wines and ports, Luxury Gluten Free Mince Pies (or our own spelt mince...

Organico shop now has organic certification? Yes, it's true - shops now need to be certified by an official certification body. If we want to sell loose organic vegetables, that is. And don't want to be taken to court by the Department of Agriculture. Or don't want to sell our lovely organic veg in plastic packaging, which is the only...

Apparently, adults can suffer from up to 6 colds a year, some caused by viruses like the influenza or 'flu' virus. A patient feeling unwell with a cold or flu should always keep warm, drink plently of fluids like herb teas, and get as much rest as is possible. Viruses are transferred by sneezing so a handkerchief is advisable to...