Gourmet Diaries

SUSTAINABLE ORGANIC HONEY

With the current climate of the world (pun intended), sustainability is a major discussion that is on everyone’s mind. There are many interpretations but, in food production, it generally means acting in a way that maintains a balanced environment and healthy ecosystem. Here are some reasons to consume sustainably procured organic honey: Bees are essential to all life on the planet: Bees are vital to the global eco-system. Honeybees pollinate one third of the global food supply, and without them many plants (including food crops) would die. If there are no bees, there’d be no flowers; with no flowers, there’d

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Farm to Table: A Movement for Local and Organic Food

The farm to table movement has been growing for years, and since its beginning, people have wondered if it’s simply a passing fad or a new mainstay. Years later, farm to table is still going strong and has seen exponential growth in recent years, so we can safely assume that it’s here to stay in the traditional and grocery online shopping space. Farm to table, also known as farm to fork, can be defined as a social movement where restaurants source their ingredients from local farms, usually through direct acquisition from a farmer. The food is picked at peak freshness

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