Orto e Cucina

Eating lots of fresh, colourful vegetables, fruit, nuts, seeds, legumes, wholegrains, healthy fats and good quality protein every day is one way of communicating with our genes. Real, unprocessed food provides our genes with biomolecules, a language they understand. Knowing our genetic blueprint helps us to provide exactly what our own body needs: the right 'diet' and the right supplements for YOU. This is a very efficient way to stay vibrant and healthy, and save money.
Have you been thinking about getting your hands on your genetic blueprint?
Now is the time! It could not be easier, nor more affordable.
Please contact me to find out about how to make this work for you.
I would love to walk this fascinating and rewarding journey with you. https://www.gailzizzamia.com/

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Grow your own legume sprouts: A guide No green thumb nor special budget are required to grow this delicious one stop shot of super nourishment.

Any ideas with lots and lots of bananas?
Or how to ripen them in stages?

Gifts from the garden this morning.

Orto e Cucina updated their business hours.

We started from scratch in September with lots of compost and tiny seedlings, the beds were bare and looked unpromising and we wondered if we'd done the right thing. It all looked so formal. But nature has thrilled us with a food jungle we're struggling to control. It is a beautiful, surprisingly irregular space filled with many colours and shapes, with birds, frogs, butterflies, and lots to eat.

Our first harvest. Antonio is beaming from ear to ear in there.

Two welcome new residents in our orto. How did they get here? How did they know we have all these slugs for them? Are those evenings with the head-torches, slug hunting, coming to an end?

Food Inc

Now that's a real farmacy! (via Rawfully Organic Co-op)

Our vegetable garden at home is almost one year old! We began the messy, loud and expensive job of filling the pool in last October. It was so worth it all. We are enjoying our garden so much and so are the many new birds and frogs who have moved in. And... the satisfaction in harvesting kilos of wholesome, fresh, organic produce to eat and drink each day is beyond words. We hope to inspire you all to do the same.

The home vegetable garden in Spring

At last...we finished building the pond in our vegetable garden at home. Hopefully it will be new home to lots of hungry frogs who will take over the nocturnal snail and slug hunts from us.

See the latest at the office orto. Vegetable growers cannot complain about Cape winters!

Orto at the office

Beginner’s Guide to Seed Saving

organicgardening.com How to Save Seeds for Next Season

Our Potager at home

Healthy High Tea

7 Tricks To Take Your Green Smoothies To The Next Level

mindbodygreen.com There's no shortage of information out there on the health benefits of drinking green smoothies. They give you a huge amount of nutritional bang for your buck, boost your energy, strengthen your

The vegetable gardens

Breads, pastas etc

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10 African Recipes To Help Your Kids Like Vegetables

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shar.es Are you always looking for a way to make vegetables appealing to your kids? Here are 10 festive African recipes to help your kids like vegetables.