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On the surface it looks fresh, vibrant and healthy, the same as all the other Fruit and Vegetables on the shop shelves. Then why didn't my food make me feel fresh, vibrant and healthy, just kind of dull and wanting to sleep after a meal instead of springing into action?
I was busy! I didn't have time for tiredness during the day so I did some research.

I'd already swapped my sugary high carb snacks for more 'real' food. It was quite an eye opener finding all the things that went into producing that 'real' food; Herbicides, Pesticides,  Insecticides, Fungicides and Artificial Fertilizers. I wondered if any of that stayed in the food after it had been harvested and if it could cause any health problems? Well that was the most terrifying bit of research I'd done. All these *-icide residues could indeed remain in the food long after harvest and long term exposure has been linked to health issues like cancer, neurological disorders and endocrine disruption.

That's when I had my lightbulb moment. An apple is not an apple.  Ok then so how to improve mine and my families health, because now I knew what the risks were, I was NOT putting anymore of that in my body.

So I went full on organic. I bought organic meat, fruit, vegetables, spices and herbs and started making most of our meals from scratch so I knew exactly what was in our food. We aren't perfect, there is still the occasional eating out, we love to go out for a curry & movie night but now I'd say 95% of our diet is free from any unnecessary chemicals.

When I started this food discovery journey I was living in Melbourne, Australia and "Organic" food was Expensive! It was sometimes more than 4 times the cost of regular food. So as you can imagine our food bill rocketed.  That's what inspired me to start growing my own food and I haven't looked back.

What started as a 1m x 2m vegetable patch in my back garden with a very Aussie flock of 8 backyard 'Chooks' has progressed into a lifestyle passion that is now spread over 13 Acres supporting chemical free food production.
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