Celtic Organic Wholefoods

Whatever you are looking for that's organic - we've got it! Take a look at the wide range of organic food, organic meat, organic nuts, organic coffee and even baked organic gluten-free breads and cakes.

BREADS - SOURDOUGH/YEAST-FREE

The breads are made from the best quality ingredients to ancient recipes using organic grains. These breads are well known throughout Australia for their nutrition and health value. Most are made from spelt flour.

Spelt, a 9000-year old grain, is naturally high in fibre and contains significantly more protein than wheat. It is also higher in complex B vitamins and both simple and complex carbohydrates. Another important benefit is that some wheat-sensitive people have been able to include spelt-based foods in their diets. It is also easier to digest than virtually any other type of grain. However, as with wheat, spelt does contain gluten.

Peter D'Adamo in his very popular book "Eat right for your blood type" recommends spelt for all blood types and includes it in 22 of the 25 bread recipes in his later cook book. Spelt contains all eight essential amino acids and its tough husk makes it more resistant to pollutants and insects, thus allowing it to be grown in a much more environmentally friendly way.

We supply Wholemeal spelt bread either plain, with a sesame seed top, with pumpkin & chives, with olive and herbs or, as a light white spelt loaf, plus as a fruit spelt bread.

ORGANIC DAIRY PRODUCTS

We have a large selection of organic unhomogenised cows' milk, butter and cheeses. We also stock numerous goat and sheep products including yoghurts, feta cheese, etc. We also stock Cleopatra's bath and body cream. For those with a sweet tooth, we have Pure Chill ice cream, Gigi's 95% fat-free ice cream and Gigi's lactose-free icecream.

CAKES, BISCUITS, SLICES

We have a wide variety of cakes, biscuits and muffins made from either spelt or rice flour that tastes yummy, and which are sugar-, dairy- and/or wheat and gluten-free. Try our banana, carrot, chocolate or pumpkin cakes, or our Muesli fruit slices, amaranth slices, our ginger and macadamia spelt Anzacs, or choc chip biscuits. Plus a variety of muffins and other delicious sweet foods. We also have gluten-free tarts.

Who said "If its healthy it won't taste good?"

What we offer tastes not just good, but great. And if you have a special dietary request, we will do our best to fulfil your needs.

FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

We carry the full range of organic, biodynamic & chemical-free fruits & vegetables. We are all aware of the extensive press, television and other media reports on the current concerns about genetic modification and chemical and other pollutants introduced in the growth of our fresh foods as well as other introduced chemicals in the processing, storage and distribution process. We believe that the safest, most environmentally friendly and healthiest foods are those grown and from natural seeds without harmful pesticides as nature intended. Produce grown this way is not only very nutritious, it tastes great too.

We have the responsibility to protect and nurture our planet for ourselves and future generations. We also have a responsibility to protect and nurture our own bodies and the bodies of those in our care and this is best achieved by ingesting the cleanest possible foods grown in a self-sustaining way.

Try our delicious produce - you will taste the difference and your body will benefit too.

NUTS, GRAINS, CEREALS, DRIED FRUIT & PASTA

We have a big range of our own packed grains including: cous cous, millet, oats groats, Polenta, rolled oats, biodynamic brown and white rice as well as spelt wholemeal and white flour.

Our packaged beans include: Adzuki, chic peas, lentils, lima beans, mung beans, soya beans.

Breakfast Cereals include: gluten-free Muesli, spelt flakes, rice puffs, and a very popular organic range for children, many gluten free. Our pastas are made from spelt, kamut and rice with the addition of basil, coriander, tomato, garlic and more.

The dried fruits include: organic apricots, bananas, currants, figs, prunes, raisins and sultanas.

Our nuts include: almonds, brazil, cashews, peanuts, pine nuts, pistachios, pumpkin seed, sesame seed, sunflower seed, and walnuts. All these are chemical-free or certified organic wherever possible.

ORGANIC MEATS AND FREE-RANGE CHICKENS

With increasing numbers of people making a move from conventional fruits and veggies to organics, it is not surprising that meat-lovers are demanding a meat-diet which is also devoid of chemicals. Do these meats taste better? They sure do!!

They are guaranteed free-range grass-fed, containing no chemicals, no antibiotics, no hormonal growth stimulants, no genetic engineering, no artificial colourings, flavourings or preservatives and have no gluten additives.

PIES

We have an extensive range of healthy meat, vegtable and fruit pies, in wheat, spelt or rice pastry casings. In addition we have a wide selection of gluten-free and organic pies.

ATLANTIC 'CELTIC' SEA SALT

Humans need whole clean ocean salt; medical and biological facts support this. The ocean contains all the precious minerals and trace elements our bodies require for optimum function. Clean unrefined hand harvested natural sea salt posseses the power to rejuvenate the body's biosystems, and is therefore a powerful remedy for countless health problems. The absence of salt in the daily diet greatly hampers absorption of the nutrition contained in grains and vegetables as it renders them unable to function as natural healing agents. An acidic body condition is at the root of many sicknesses, and since natural Celtic sea salt strongly alkalinises the body fluids, it is a powerful remedy.

Our bodies contain three internal oceans that require frequent mineral replenishment of the many trace elements. Each of these complex solutions surrounds and circulates through our body: one forms the plasma of our blood, another the lymphatic circulatory system and finally, the extra-cellular fluid bathes every living cell in a regenerating solution rich in mineralising elements.

Each of 84 nutrients inherent in natural sea salt plays a specific role in safeguarding health. These single elements work in conjunction with all others to regulate optimum body function.

DRINKS AND JUICES

Come and enjoy a healthy juice - carrot, apple, beetroot, ginger, celery, or in fact whatever fruit or vegetable or combination of these you like.

Or try one of our famous banana, strawberry or paw paw smoothies. We have a great range of organic soft drinks as well as organic apple, grape, apricot, orange, pear, prune, cranberry and blueberry juices.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU SO THAT YOU MAY ENJOY OUR FRIENDLY SERVICE AND OUR WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST YOU WITH YOUR SPECIAL NEEDS.
 

1. Protect Future Generations
   The average child receives exposure to at least eight widely used cancer-causing pesticides in food. Food choices made now will affect your child's future health. Organic foods generally contain higher levels of essential nutrients in a better balance
   than conventional foods. Increasingly Doctors and Naturopaths are recommending organic foods.
2. Prevent Soil Erosion
   Soil is eroding seven times faster than it is being built up naturally. Soil is the foundation of the food chain. In addition to conservation methods such as frequency of cultivation, leveling and mulching, organic growers must consider crop residue management plus design and maintenance of water application and drainage systems. Achieving control over any erosion is a pre-requisite for certification.
3. Protect Water Quality
   Pesticides contaminate water. Water makes up two-thirds of our body mass and covers three quarters of the planet thus pesticides pollute the very thing that sustains life.
4. Save Energy
   Modern farming uses more petroleum than any other single industry. More energy is now used to produce synthetic fertilisers than to till, cultivate and harvest all the crops. Organic farming is based on labour intensive practices such as hand weeding and uses green manuring and crop covers instead of synthetic fertilisers to support soil.
5. No Nasty Additives
   Organic foods contain no additives that could cause health problems such as heart disease, osteoporosis, migraines and hyperactivity. Amongst additives banned in foods are hydrogenated fat, aspartame and monosodium glutamate along with artificial preservatives and flavours.
6. Keep Chemicals Off Your Plate
   Many pesticides approved for use were registered long before extensive research linking these chemicals to cancer. It is now considered that 60% of all herbicides, 90% of all fungicides and 30% of all insecticides may cause cancer. Pesticides are poisons designed to kill organisms so they can also harm humans. Besides cancer, they have implicated pesticides in birth defects, nerve damage and genetic mutations.
7. No Irradiated Or GM Ingredients
   Irradiated or genetically modified (GM) ingredients are not allowed in certified organic foods and products. None of these can be absorbed by humans eating organic food.
8. Protect Farm Workers
   Farmers exposed to herbicides have six times more risk than non-farmers of contracting cancer and this figure is rising. Field workers suffer one of the highest rates of occupational illness. Farm workers' health is also a serious problem in developing nations, where we poorly regulate pesticide use and the use of chemicals banned in western countries is widespread.
9. Help Small Farmers
   Although more large-scale farms are making conversion to organic practices, most organic farms are small family owned farms. North America has lost more than 650,000 family farms in the past decade. The US Department of Agriculture
   predicts that half their farm production will come from 1% of farms by the year 2000. Organic farming could be one of
   the few survival tactics left for family farms.
10. Care For Animals
    Animal welfare is taken very seriously under certified organic standards. Animals range freely on certified organic pastures, eat certified organic feeds, are free of growth hormones and anti-biotics and generally lead healthier more productive and longer lives.
11. Support A True Economy
    Although organic foods might seem more expensive than conventional foods, conventional food prices do not reflect the hidden costs of subsidies borne by society. These hide costs include fuel and transport subsidies, pesticide regulation and testing, hazardous waste disposal and clean up, environmental damage, sickness and so on …
12. Promote Bio-diversity
    Mono-cropping is the practice of planting large plots of land with the same crop year after year. While this approach tripled farm production between 1950 and 1970, the lack of natural plant life left the soil lacking in minerals and nutrients. To replace the nutrients, chemical fertilisers were used. Single crops are also much more susceptible to pests, making farmers more reliant on pesticides. Despite a tenfold increase in the use of pesticides between 1950 and 1970, crop losses due to insects doubled - because some insects had become genetically resistant to certain pesticides.
13. They Taste Different
    Organic farming starts with the nourishment of the soil, leading to nourishment of the plant, our taste buds, and us … it is something remembered from childhood.

"Taste The Difference"

(with acknowledgement to the unknown authors)
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The only way to distinguish between a genuine certified organic product and a non-organic product, is to check for an organic certification logo and number on the product label. When shopping online check the product that you are purchasing clearly states the certifier of the product and if in doubt you can ask for proof.

Below are some examples of certifier's in Australia:

Australian Certified Organic (ACO) PO Box 530 Chermside QLD 4032 Ph 07 3350 5716 Fax 07 3350 5996
Bio-Dynamic Research Institute (BDRI) Main Road, Powelltown VIC 3797 Ph 03 5966 7333 Fax 03 5966 7433
The National Association For Sustainable Agriculture Australia Ltd (NASAA) PO Box 768, Stirling SA 5152 Ph 08 8370 8455 Fax 08 8370 8381
Organic Food Chain (OFC) PO Box 2390, Toowoomba QLD 4350 Ph 07 4637 2600 Fax 07 4696 7689
Organic Growers Of Australia (OGA) PO Box 6171, South Lismore NSW 2480 Ph 02 6622 0100 Fax 02 6622 0900
Safe Food Queensland (SFQ) PO Box 440, Spring Hill QLD 4004 Ph 07 3253 9800 Fax 07 3253 9810
Tasmanian Organic Association (T.O.P) PO Box 434, Mowbray Heights TAS 7248 Ph/ Fax 03 6266 0330

* The above logos are trademarks to their respective owners