When I was at the farmer's market this morning (after the baby market and before the supermarket....yep, and I wonder where my weekend went??) I quizzed the holder of each stall I went to about their growing/producing methods.
Results:
The delicious apples I buy are sprayed to control codling moth, as are most apples.
Ok, I will continue to peel them , much to my four year old's delight.
(There's now an apple seller who uses organic growing methods and does not spray, woohoo!)
The orange grower introduces beneficial bugs to control pests and does not spray.
The free range beef is completely grass and hay fed, no grain at all.
The coffee at the coffee stalls is fair trade, as is the hot chocolate.
The eggs are free range, they tell me they are as organic as they can be without actually having certification.
The raw milk, which is, ahem, for COSMETIC PURPOSES ONLY, has it's organic certification underway. And the kids love it, I mean, the kids love to BATHE in it. Right. Because you know it's illegal to sell raw milk for human consumption here in Australia.
The veggie guy says they are as natural and organic as they can be, without, once again, gaining their organic certification. And I enjoy seeing caterpillar chew holes on my beetroot leaves.
The tomatoes are sometimes sprayed, but not at the moment.
Need to bring a note pad next time so I can remember what they are sprayed with...
Strawberries are sprayed, lightly.
Ditto above.
Hmmmm, that's the guts of what I bought, I think. And it was very interesting morning, those that are making the effort to keep things as natural as possible are more than happy to wax lyrical about their product and methods.
Oooh, I feel so green and in touch haha, love it!
Results:
The delicious apples I buy are sprayed to control codling moth, as are most apples.
Ok, I will continue to peel them , much to my four year old's delight.
(There's now an apple seller who uses organic growing methods and does not spray, woohoo!)
The orange grower introduces beneficial bugs to control pests and does not spray.
The free range beef is completely grass and hay fed, no grain at all.
The coffee at the coffee stalls is fair trade, as is the hot chocolate.
The eggs are free range, they tell me they are as organic as they can be without actually having certification.
The raw milk, which is, ahem, for COSMETIC PURPOSES ONLY, has it's organic certification underway. And the kids love it, I mean, the kids love to BATHE in it. Right. Because you know it's illegal to sell raw milk for human consumption here in Australia.
The veggie guy says they are as natural and organic as they can be, without, once again, gaining their organic certification. And I enjoy seeing caterpillar chew holes on my beetroot leaves.
The tomatoes are sometimes sprayed, but not at the moment.
Need to bring a note pad next time so I can remember what they are sprayed with...
Strawberries are sprayed, lightly.
Ditto above.
Hmmmm, that's the guts of what I bought, I think. And it was very interesting morning, those that are making the effort to keep things as natural as possible are more than happy to wax lyrical about their product and methods.
Oooh, I feel so green and in touch haha, love it!
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