Blog — organic

GMO or a Genetically Modified Organism is an organism that has had its genetics altered to a state that would not occur naturally. Genes are transferred from one organism to another. We genetically modify foods to help grow food crops. They are used to help make plants resistant to pesticides and reduce attacks from pests and disease, meaning we are using a lot less insecticides. There is improved quality and product of the crop. Farmers who have GM crop scan spray harsh chemicals that will kill everything in the area except the GM food crop. This is a huge advantage for under developed...

     

Written by Alison Bell You may wonder what a bone broth company is doing make vegetable stock?  We took a look at the ingredients in some top vegetable bouillon products on the market, and were horrified at the ingredients. The list looked remarkably like the instructions for a chemistry experiment. So we thought it would be a good idea to release a product to fill the gap for our vegetarian and vegan friends! The simplest rule when looking at the ingredients of a product is if you were to make this yourself, would you know where to find those ingredients in a...

Written by Alison Bell I’m sure you’ve all been researching bone broth recipes, and it all seems pretty simple right? Bones, onions, celery, apple cider vinegar, garlic, salt, pepper, water, a slow cooker or large pot on the stove and 24 hours. How hard can this be? I know it took me many failed experiments before reaching the perfect broth every time. I certainly didn’t achieve a golden brown clear elixir, with lovely wobbly jelly like consistency first time, or even first 10 times! I had brown murky muddy water, it was thin and it was so strong to taste...