• 06Sep

    Fresh ProduceOrganic Food Delivery Services make healthy eating easy with a complete selection of natural foods, including fruits, vegetables, milk, bread, pasta and ready-made meals delivered right to your door. But how do you decide which one is right for you? It can certainly be difficult to decipher which one will work for you so here’s a couple of our favorites:

    spud!: Created back in 1998, spud! started as a small organic foods delivery service in Vancouver, B.C. Now with departments in LA, San Francisco, & Portland, they are the largest organic food delivery service in North America. Just because they’re big doesn’t mean they’ve forgotten their roots as they still abide by their sustainability perspective:

    • Protect the environment by buying local, organic, minimally packaged and eco-friendly products.
    • Build community by creating direct connections between our food suppliers and customers.
    • Reduce the impacts of climate change by delivering groceries to each neighborhood on a set route once a week.
    • Educate our customers about important food issues through our weekly newsletter.
    • Give back by supporting local charities and donating leftover food to food outreach groups.

    With a large delivery range, spud! is available to almost everywhere in Portland and Vancouver, WA.

    Organics to You: Created in 2001, Organics to You is a locally owned and operated food delivery service bringing fresh, local farm direct produce to your front door. They buy direct from local farmers to ensure quality and keep prices low. You can even search the farms you’ll be getting your groceries from! Always super friendly and great customer service is why Organics to You is a solid choice. Organics to You also has a huge delivery area including all of Portland and Vancouver, WA.

  • 02Sep
    Categories: Food & Drink, OR, Organic Comments Off

    It wasn’t so long ago that wine snobs scoffed at organic wines. These early experiments certainly produced some less than appealing results. However, concerns about the environmental and health effects of synthetic fertilizers and vineyard pesticides have led many growers to go organic and many of these vintages have first-rate quality and taste.

    While there are many distinctions between what is truly “organic” and what is simply deceiving marketing, be sure to check your wine label for the following key phrases:

    The LIVE, or “Low Input Viticulture and Enology”, label currently certifies vineyards in Oregon and Washington that utilize natural resources like native insects and pest-deterring plants to reduce reliance on chemical pesticides.

    "You did remember to get the "Salmon Safe" wine, didn't you?

    "You did remember to get the "Salmon Safe" wine, didn't you?

    “Salmon Safe,” another certification applied to vineyards in the Northwest, ensures that farmers use agricultural practices, such as planting trees, growing cover crops and applying natural pest control methods, that don’t harm salmon habitats.

    Certified Organic wines are made entirely of organic ingredients and processed without synthetic agents. Organic wine producers claim that it helps produce flavorful wines: Flourishing soil microorganisms and careful attention to the health of the vines, they claim, make a great contribution to taste. Organic wines contain no added sulfites (though some may exist in the wine naturally), which make them better for those with sulfite allergies.

    Wines labeled “made with organic grapes” must be made from certified organic grapes but don’t adhere to the same rigorous processing standards.

    Some of Our Favorite Local Organic/Biodynamic/Salmon Safe Oregon Wineries:

    1. Winderlea
    2. Witness Tree
    3. Lange
    4. Sokol Blosser
    5. Bethel Heights