In Organico we are delighted to be stocking Solgar's products, as of Febuary 2007. Solgar are market leaders in high quality vitamins, minerals and herbal supplements, and have pioneered a huge amount of research into the field of complementary and alternative health. They are widely trusted and their research is second to none. Over the next months we will be...

The inspiration for this article was ‘Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill’ by Udo Erasmus (published by Alive Books). ‘Frying with oils once will not kill us, and so it seems harmless. Our body copes with toxic substances. But over 10, 20, or 30 years, our cells accumulate altered and toxic substances for which they have not evolved efficient detoxifying...

The West Cork run is in its 2nd year and is well on its way to becoming one of the most enjoyable half marathons in Ireland. The route lies along the main road from Glengarriff to Bantry with the sea to the right of the road for nearly the whole way. This is one of the most beautiful routes in...

Update: This year (2012) we running the Letter Cafe for the West Cork Literary Festival Organico Cafe is delighted to be involved with the West Cork Literary Festival again this year. the Cafe will be the venue for the Literary Club, which will offer organic food and wine, as well as music, games and a literary quiz. We will open...

This warming organic Chilli is always best the next day, so make plenty and keep or freeze it. This recipe when served with organic brown rice will serve 6 to 8. We prefer Biona organic beans and tomotos for these recipes. Worth the extra cents. Ingredients 3 tbsp olive oil 2 garlic clove, finely chopped 1 large onion, diced 2...

This soup is a favourite with adults and children alike, and is a quick and easy receipe for a winter's lunch. As with all our receipes we reccommend the use of organic vegetables and pulses for their superior nutritional qualities and taste. Continue reading →

In Organico Bantry more and more people are discovering our spelt breads, cakes and scones. the most recent addition to our range is a variety of savoury scones made with spelt flour. These are delicious with soup or with salad, and can be made in miniture for a party. We follow a normal scone receipe but leave out the sugar...

Ireland is one of those countries where vegetarians can often be left with one option on the menu, most often a pasta dish. Luckily for those living in the West Cork area we in Organico Cafe are trying to change all that! Our menu aims to cater for vegetarians who like organic food and also for non-vegetarians who are interested...

We always reccommend organic ingredients, but in this case they are more important than ever for taste reasons. Organic carrots are a superior product by far than conventionally grown carrots - sometimes in our shop we have 'dirty' carrots which are covered in sand and which in the winter keep their flavour very well. Ingredients 6 large Carrots, peeled (the...

5 Ripe tomatoes 1 Cucumber, diced 250g Feta cheese, crumbled a handfull of black olives, kalamata if possible 125ml olive oil 4 tbsp lemon juice freshly black pepper small bunck of Oregano, finely chopped Chop up the tomatoes and put into a large salad bowl, and add the cucumber, feta cheese and olives. Pour over the olive oil and lemon...