Associated Actions

Environment

Organic produce is a more environmentally beneficial form of farming because it doesn't require energy-intensive farming methods and avoids heavy use of fertilisers, pesticides and herbicides. It works with, rather than against, local biological and environmental systems and species, and also builds soil mass - a very effective way to store carbon from the atmosphere, and therefore slows climate change.

Wellbeing

Organic food is better for you. It's higher in nutrients, lower in artificial additives, and is free of genetic modification, preservatives and unnatural chemicals. Free-range organic eggs, indigenous meats (such as kangaroo) and native fruits and vegetables, all have minimal impacts on the land.

Eat Organic Food

Organic food certification requires that crops and livestock are grown and reared naturally, without artificial fertilisers, synthetic pesticides, chemical feeds, growth-promotion drugs or routine antibiotics. As a result, organic produce is chemical free, often higher in the nutrients and minerals our bodies require, and most importantly, tastes better. You can also rest assured that meat derived from free-range and organic farms comes from animals that have lived well.

How to do it now!

Buy and eat organic food. Run by volunteers the Sydney Organic Buyers Group supports the ethical production of food with weekly collection facilities all over Sydney. Visit their website or email sydorgbg@gmail.com

Organic food is starting to become available everywhere - so check your local shops and supermarket, as well as online.

Online Organic shops in Sydney will deliver the good stuff to your home…

Abundant Organics - Deliver to Sydney Metropolitan area.
Doorstep Organics - Delivery to Sydney Metropolitan area.
The Organic Food & Produce Company - Deliver to the Sydney Metropolitan area.
Environment Society of Australia - Organic Producers
Lettuce Deliver - Deliver to the Sydney Metropolitan area.
Dynamic Organics - Deliver to the Sydney Metropolitan area (especially North Shore).
The Organic Grocer - Deliver to Sydney and the Central Coast
Organic Food Markets

The Australian Organic Food Directory can also lead you in the right direction.

Why this action is important?

Eating organic helps to reduce climate change (by reducing transport and industrial energy), nitrogen released into the environment (organic farming doesn't use artificial or synthetic fertilisers), and helps minimise salinity & soil loss caused by hard hoofed animals and intensive farming methods. Organic farming reduces the negative impact on local eco-systems and biodiversity, and can even help improve the local environment. Organic food is better for you - try it and taste the difference!