The Organic Scarecrow

Our team is looking for some aligned wellness folk to spare a few hours each week in lieu of an organic fruit and vegetable bounty!

We have a few roles available at our Brookvale warehouse on a Tuesday and Wednesday and also flexible work from home admin hours… Short term availability with an option for long term 🙌🏼

Please share with likeminded individuals or DM us for more info…

📦 4-5 hours packing boxes (can work around school drop off/pick up)
🚙 3-4 hours local deliveries (we pay for km in cash. Can also work around school hours)
💻 4-6 hours work from home admin and customer service. Experience in Shopify a plus. (Hours can be flexible)

Organic Gift Hampers for Christmas are here ✨ - https://mailchi.mp/20a653873153/market-updates-recipe-inspo-more-17587693

Christmas Meat orders cut-off today 3pm

Our Sunday Slow vibes newsletter and a weekly recap - https://mailchi.mp/9fd5250fa62d/61123-this-weeks-recap-17586185

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Our Sunday Slow vibes newsletter and a weekly recap

For over 10 years, our family have been passionate about providing you with a selection of organic produce and goods to support you in a life of eating good nutritious food without the harmful chemicals and to lighten your carbon footprint on the planet.

Together let's make this Christmas a conscious one, one that doesn't negatively impact the environment and one that is uniquely you from feasting to gifting and everything in between...

What's new for your conscious Christmas? - https://mailchi.mp/6a9d96b19ee8/market-updates-recipe-inspo-more-17584745

Our Sunday Slow vibes newsletter and a weekly recap - https://mailchi.mp/dad9cf44a31a/61123-this-weeks-recap-17529689

Our Sunday Slow vibes newsletter and a weekly recap - https://mailchi.mp/e44e435e5ca1/61123-this-weeks-recap-17082257

Scarecrow Super Savers for week of 6.11.23 🥦🍌🍎 - https://mailchi.mp/4ca869c55a1c/sss61123

Our Sunday Slow vibes newsletter and a weekly recap - https://mailchi.mp/6bc789dfddd1/long-weekend-vibes-this-weeks-recap-17081249

What's in the box + Scarecrow Super Savers for week of 30.10.23 🥦🍌🍎 - https://mailchi.mp/20403d063c25/sss_2_10_23-17080969

Coloured cauliflowers from coming in hot in this weeks bounty’s 🫶🏼

Don’t forget to tag us in your culinary creations, we would love to see how you use this weeks produce 💜

Our Sunday Slow vibes newsletter and a weekly recap
Ceremony...
It has been a week of ceremony for our family... Lots of big emotions and memories revisited. It has been really grounding and a beautiful opportunity to centre ourselves and return to our why.
Birthdays are special and it's an opportunity for the kids to feel extra special which is super important especially in a big family

read the rest in our Sunday slow vibes newsletter here
- https://mailchi.mp/a8b1974390fc/long-weekend-vibes-this-weeks-recap-17079989

What's in the Box 23.10.23 📦🥦🍎🍆 - https://mailchi.mp/f39b2ae14967/sss_2_10_23-17079145

October Price cut announcement 🥦🍌🍎 - https://mailchi.mp/3205638fabdc/sss_2_10_23-17078873

Scarecrow Super Savers for week of 23.10.23 🥦🍌🍎 - https://mailchi.mp/000542dbc164/sss_2_10_23-17079129

Our new Sunday Slow vibes newsletter and a weekly recap - https://mailchi.mp/e582fc11f997/long-weekend-vibes-this-weeks-recap-17078881

What's in the Box 16.10.23 📦🥦🍎🍆 - https://mailchi.mp/af02a5738379/sss_2_10_23-17078453

These sweet little balls of delight pack a mighty punch... Read on to find out more!

Strawberries are more likely to be contaminated with pesticides than other fresh fruit, as growers use pesticides to protect their berries from insect pests and fungal diseases. They are also soft-skinned which means they're more susceptible to pesticide residues.

However, the scariest part of this is 2/3 of those pesticides are systemic (more coming on this soon) which means no amount of special water, cleaning mixtures or vinegar will wash them off... they grow through the plant roots and into every part of the plant. Once you know... you can't un-know!

Independent test results published in Australia had strawberries standing out as the fruit with the highest levels of pesticide residues. So this led Choice experts to conduct its own independent study of conventional vs organic strawberries.

To conduct the testing they bought strawberries from Coles and Woolworths supermarkets and independent Sydney suburban fruit shops. They also bought some from organic food specialists and from small organic food markets (again located in different Sydney suburbs). For comparison, and to increase the number of individual growers sampled, they also bought strawberries from the Sydney Markets at Flemington.

The testing method was able to detect any of 150 different pesticides. They found the following in one or more samples:

Boscalid
Captan
Carbaryl
Chlorpyrifos
Dimethoate
Endosulfan-beta
Iprodione
Pirimicarb
Pyrimethanil

The results were particularly concerning.

Of these 9 pesticides/fungicides 6 of them are systemic!
One sample contained a pesticide residue at a level that exceeded the maximum residue limit (MRL)
Another contained a pesticide that the regulations don't allow Australian growers to even use on strawberries.

Their Verdict

If you want to minimise your family's exposure to pesticides, organic is the way to go. Independent testing has consistently found much lower levels of pesticide residues in organic than in conventionally grown produce.

Find the full report over on the choice website

Our new Wednesday Wellness newsletter full of great reads + wellness info and yummy recipes like this Peanut Butter Breakfast Cookie 🙌 - https://mailchi.mp/15d43d5c2da3/midweeknewsletter-17078281

This weeks fresh from the farm produce item is everyones tropical favourite The Pineapple!

Pineapples have a sweet and tangy taste with a tropical flavour. The sweetness can vary depending on the ripeness of the fruit, with riper pineapples being sweeter. Overall, the combination of sweetness and tanginess gives pineapples their distinctive and refreshing flavour.

Pineapple offers several health benefits:

1. Rich in Vitamin C: Pineapples are a great source of vitamin C, which supports the immune system, skin health, and wound healing.
2. Digestive Aid: They contain bromelain, an enzyme that can help improve digestion and reduce bloating.
3. Anti-Inflammatory Properties: Bromelain also has anti-inflammatory properties and may help reduce inflammation in conditions like arthritis.
4. Rich in Antioxidants: Pineapples contain antioxidants like vitamin C and manganese, which help combat free radicals and reduce oxidative stress.
5. Immune System Support: The vitamin C in pineapples can boost your immune system, helping you fend off illnesses.
6. Bone Health: Pineapples contain manganese, which is important for healthy bones and connective tissues.
7. Hydration: They have a high water content, aiding in hydration.
8. Weight Management: Pineapples are low in calories and can be a healthy addition to a weight-conscious diet.

They should be stored in the refrigerator for up to 4-5 days or at room temperature for a few days when ripe. Pineapples have a sweet and tangy taste with a tropical flavour.

IT'S . THAT . SIMPLE

Patience nurtures resilience by fostering emotional regulation, improving problem-solving abilities, promoting adaptability, reducing stress, strengthening relationships, encouraging delayed gratification, and supporting persistence.

These qualities work together to help individuals not only withstand adversity but also grow stronger from their experiences.

Let's teach the younger generation resilience through our own patience and at the same time build upon our own.

Mxx

Our Seasonal Juice Bounty is a great box to either add to your existing bounty for an extra boost of juicing ingredients or as a single bounty on its own.

It is full of the freshest seasonal juicing produce available from local farmers. All certified organic and plastic free.

Choose from a Small, Medium or Large. Depending on your juicing needs and the amount of humans you are fuelling. This is a great easy box for all your needs you can even request your preference of produce items in the comment section. We also use juicing grade items so you get more value for your money! The hard work is done for you! So sit back and enjoy the freshest, best value for money, juicing ingredients boxed up and ready to go. Saving time and mental load! Its a win/win!

We only use seasonal produce that is abundant and great value so we can pack more quantity without impacting the quality.

Seasonal is always best! Best quality and best price every time.

Some of you may have heard of the EWG's "Dirty Dozen" and their "Clean 15" but what you might not know is that this is an American organisation and it really isn't relevant to our own unique Farmland biodiversity. So while we are fully behind educating communities on the "clean" & "dirty" fruit and veggies we need to be taking into account the location of these produce items.

So because everything we do is an "all or nothing" situation and we fully empathise with the fact that eating an all organic diet is not always attainable for financial or accessibility reasons, we decided to do the research ourselves. We have come up with our own in-house Toxic 20 list that are best to avoid if you are doing a mix of organic and conventional produce. While we just dont have the pools of data that the U.S have to reach their findings what we do have is at least taken from our own environment and the diverse and varying factors that differ to Americas. We found the following reports the most up to date, accurate and relevant in regards to formulating the following list for our own reference and to help inform our community with more accurate and relevant information.

25th Australian Total Diet Study
The Dose makes the Poison
The Choice - Strawberries and Pesticides

While this list and the research involved has proven useful to our over all understanding and a great reference point, we advise you to draw your own conclusions from the links above based on your own unique needs, experience and circumstances.

Our brand new "Grab & Go Grub" bounty!

By far our most favourite Bounty launch. These are our own personal "go to" food items for our busy homeschooling family of 7! It is a mix of easy hand pieces of fruit and other great snack items of nuts, granola bars and crackers. Have you got lunches to pack for big or little humans? Are you always on the go and find snack shopping and packing an overwhelming and unrewarding mental load that could be better used somewhere else?

Let us take the headache out of it for you. We will fill your chosen sized bounty of all our favourite, nutritious, organic, nasty-free snacks in to one box ready for your week of snack packing. Our Grab & Go Grub Bounty is a great box to either add to your existing bounty for an extra boost of snack items or as a single bounty on its own.

It is full of the freshest seasonal produce and pantry items available from local farmers, and small business. All certified organic and plastic free (all in house items are plastic free however we cant control outsourced packaging specifications... its a work in progress... one which we are always working on)

Schulz Organic Dairy is 50 years and three generations of family working towards the most sustainable dairy farm and most pure product possible. They work hard to make real dairy products that are simple, pure, and delicious, processing in small batches with great care and detail right at their farmhouse factory in Timboon.
We love everything about these guys and as soon as they move their glass bottles up to Sydney we will be the first to jump on this great initiative.

Until then click the product links to see what beautiful organic dairy we do have that you can add to your casual or subscription order.

Fresh from the farm this week....
Asparagus
Grown : NSW
Flavour: Slight earthiness with a balance of bitter and sweet
Ripe When: Stalks should be firm but tender. Tips should be closed tightly with a nice dark green or purple tinge.
Storage: Stand the spears upright in a glass of water, cover with a damp tea towel or wrap in damp tea towel and store in the crisper.
Enjoy: Steamed, sautéed, grilled or raw.
Benefits: Packed with vitamins and minerals like vitamins A, C, E, K, and B6, as well as folate, iron, copper, calcium, protein, and fiber

Scarecrow Super Savers for week of 16.10.23 🥦🍌🍎
Check out our Monday SSS newsletter for the full list
- https://mailchi.mp/053556351bba/sss_2_10_23-17078077

Our new Sunday Slow vibes newsletter and a weekly recap - https://mailchi.mp/b018d02640da/long-weekend-vibes-this-weeks-recap-17077973