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Mmm! Delicious healthy organic red peppers and other vegetables. Green Earth Organics. Fresh Organic Produce Delivered Weekly and Biweekly to your home or business. Healthy and nutritious, our organic food boxes come in 2 sizes.

3-70 Wade Avenue,
Toronto, Ontario,
Phone: 416.285.5300
24hr Hotline: 416.532.2713
Fax: 416.285.7371
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    Ontario promises to protect Boreal Forest

    The Ontario government has announced that it intends to protect at least 22.5 million hectares of intact Boreal Forest in the Far North of the province.

    The announcement—the single largest conservation commitment in Canadian history—follows years of hard work by Greenpeace and other environmental groups. Courageous campaigns by many First Nations communities also helped bring about the plan.


    The forests will be part of an interconnected network of protected areas across the Far North covering an area the size of Texas.


    Ontario will also undertake a process land use plan for development in the areas not protected from industrial activities. This process may take 10 to15 years. Ontario has committed to a moratorium on all new development in the Far North as part of the land use planning process.


    Ontario has also made an important commitment to work with First Nations to ensure their consent before any industrial projects go forward and to ensure they share in the benefits of resource development.


    The requirement to consult early and to accommodate local Aboriginal communities under the Government of Ontario's Far North Planning initiative is of major significance. It will help ensure that First Nations will be fully involved in resource development in their traditional territory.


    In addition, the Ontario government has committed to revising the Mining Act which currently is heavily biased towards the mining industry. It gives mining companies the right of entry and access on virtually all lands; private, public, and First Nations’.


    Greenpeace, along with many other important voices, continues to call on the Ontario and Quebec governments to protect intact Boreal forest.


    Major expanses of intact areas need to be protected from development to mitigate the impacts of climate change and to save wildlife species, such as woodland caribou.


    While Ontario’s landmark announcement will lead to increased protection in the Far North, both Ontario and Quebec action still need to do more to protect areas of the biologically important southern Boreal forest.


    These forests are under more intensive and urgent threats from logging and road building. Major logging companies, such as AbitibiBowater, Kruger and others, continue to have significant negative impacts on the southern Boreal forest. This is the forest that produces the fiber for paper for newspapers, magazines and books, toilet paper and lumber products for the Canadian and international markets.

    broccoli with goat cheese sauce

    Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 30 min
    Makes 6 first-course or side-dish servings.
     
    ingredients

    3 large eggs
    1 teaspoon ground cumin
    1/2 teaspoon cayenne
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/4 teaspoon turmeric
    8 oz soft mild goat cheese, softened
    1/3 cup olive oil
    1/4 cup water
    2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
    1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice plus additional to taste
    1 bunch broccoli (1 1/2 lb)
     
    preparation

    Cover eggs with cold water by 1 inch in a small heavy saucepan and bring to a boil, partially covered with lid. Reduce heat to low and cook eggs, covered completely, 10 minutes. Transfer eggs with a slotted spoon to a bowl of cold water to stop cooking and let stand until cool enough to handle, about 2 minutes. Peel eggs and halve. Remove yolks and reserve. (Reserve whites for another use.)


    Toast cumin, cayenne, salt, and turmeric in a dry small heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring, until fragrant and a shade darker, about 1 minute. Transfer spices to a blender along with yolks, goat cheese, oil, water, and citrus juices and blend until smooth. Season sauce with salt and additional lemon juice.


    Trim broccoli and peel stems, keeping them attached. Cut broccoli lengthwise into large pieces, then cook in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling salted water until just tender, about 5 minutes.


    Drain broccoli in a colander and serve hot or at room temperature with sauce.

    Listed below are this weeks contents of the 3 boxes we will deliver. To make a substitution click 'make substitution' for your box size.
    (As of Saturday, December 30, 1899)
    $46 Regular Box Contents
    $60 Family Box Contents

    (Now $47)
    July 28-August 1

  • 2 ON Paddy Pan Squash
  • ON Zucchini
  • ON Dill
  • Strawberries*
  • .5lb ON Green Beans
  • 1lb ON White Potato
  • ON Green Pepper
  • QC Tomato
  • 2 Gala Apples*
  • 1.5lb Fair Trade Bananas
  • 4 Nectarines
  • ON White Mushrooms
  • ON Bunched Carrots
  • ON Romaine Lettuce

    Substitutions:
  • Celery
  • 3 Garlic
  • 4 Valencia Oranges
  • Avocado
  • Mango
  • 1lb Red Onion

    • July 28-August 1

  • 2 ON Paddy Pan Squash
  • ON Zucchini
  • ON Dill
  • ON Bunched Beets
  • Strawberries*
  • .5lb ON Green Beans
  • 2lb ON White Potato
  • ON Green Pepper
  • QC Tomato
  • BC Blueberries**
  • QC Broccoli*
  • 4 Gala Apples*
  • 1.5lb Fair Trade Bananas
  • 5 Nectarines
  • ON White Mushrooms
  • ON Bunched Carrots
  • ON Romaine Lettuce

    Substitutions:
  • Celery
  • 3 Garlic
  • 4 Valencia Oranges
  • Avocado
  • Mango
  • 1lb Red Onion
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    Delicious natural organic corn! Delicious, nutritious organic fruits, vegetables, breads, and other organic foods delivered directly to your home or office in Vancouver and surrounding areas. Green Earth Organics offers three box sizes.
     

    Green Earth Organics. Fresh Organic Produce Delivered Weekly and Biweekly to your home or business. Healthy and nutritious, our organic food boxes come in 2 sizes.

    Our Service

    Green Earth Organics is a home delivery service which offers weekly Mmm! Delicious red peppers. Green Earth Organics. Fresh Organic Produce Delivered Weekly and Biweekly to your home or business. Healthy and nutritious, our organic food boxes come in 2 sizes.or bi-weekly delivery of Organic fruits and vegetables and other Organic foods to your door. There are two box sizes to choose - single $20, and regular $30 . The contents of the boxes change on a weekly basis (due to seasonal changes). But, by using the weekend hotline 416 410-5566 and this website, you can hear what is in your box ahead of time and make any substitutions, if necessary. This makes sure you never get anything that you don't want.

    All deliveries are done on the same day every week. Deliveries take place in the evening, 4pm. - 11pm., ensuring that your produce doesn't sit baking in the sun all day. If there is ever anything about your delivery that you are unhappy about please phone us and we will do our best to fix the problem. We buy locally grown produce whenever possible. Eating organic is a wise choice for your health as well as the health of the planet.

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    Chilled organic blueberries! Delicious, nutritious organic fruits, vegetables, breads, and other organic foods delivered directly to your home or office in Vancouver and surrounding areas. Green Earth Organics offers two box sizes.
     

    Commonly Asked Questions About Our Organic Delivery Service

    If you don't find your question below, please feel free to give us a ring at (416) 410.5566

    We will continually add common questions to this section. Thanks.

    Q. What is organic food?

    Q. How is "Certified Organic" food different from other organic food?

    Q. Who regulates the certified organic claims?

    Q. Why Eat Organic Food?

    Q. What is the official definition of organic?


    Why Eat Organic?

    "Organic" refers to how the food has been grown and processed. The standards for the production, processing and certification of organic foods have been established by the Federal Organic Food Protection Act of 1990. Organically grown foods are grown without synthetic pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers. Instead, common practices used in organic farming and food production include the use of natural fertilizers and composts; crop rotation for building healthy soil; pest and weed control using naturally occurring toxins, predator insects, and hand cultivation. Organic farming is time-consuming and often more costly than the non-organic methods but it provides the highest quality foods without the risk to public health or to the environment.

    Organic food tastes better than their non-organic counterparts since well-balanced soils grow stronger, healthier plants that taste better. Current research concludes that organically grown products contain more nutrients as well. Although there is a perception that organic foods are more expensive, a recent article in The Green Guide for Everyday Life reported that a comparison between a selection of conventional food versus a similar selection of organically grown/produced food revealed that organic food was slightly cheaper.

    Organic farming respects the balance of nature, reduces health risks, conserves water resources and builds back the soil. It works in harmony with nature providing quality food choices and preserving our natural resources for the next generation.

    Source: Boston Common Press; Organic Trade Association

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    What is the official definition of organic?

    The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) defines organic as follows: "Organic is an ecological production management system that promotes and enhances biodiversity, biological cycles, and soil biological activity. It is based on minimal use of off-farm inputs and on management practices that restore, maintain and enhance ecological harmony."

    What is organic food?

    Organic refers not to the food itself, but to how the food is produced. Organic food production is based on a system of farming that maintains and replenishes the fertility of the soil. Organic foods are produced without the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. Organic foods are minimally processed to maintain the integrity of the food without artificial ingrediants, preservatives or irradiation.

    How is "Certified Organic" food different from other organic food?

    Certified means that the food has been grown according to strict uniform standards which are verified by an independent state or private organization. Certification includes inspections of farm fields and processing facilities, detailed record keeping and periodic testing of soil and water to ensure that growers and handlers are meeting the standards which have been set.

    Who regulates the certified organic claims?

    The federal government set standards for the production, processing and certification of organic food in the Organic Food Production Act of 1990. A National Organic Standards Board was established at that time and now is developing the guidelines and procedures which will regulate all crops from produce, grains, meat, dairy, and eggs to processed foods. The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture oversees the program. Read & comment on the National Organic Program's Proposed Organic Rule.

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