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Not sure how accurate this list is, but “Dr Weil” reckons there’s some foods that you don’t really need to buy organic. The list (after the jump) are vegetables and fruit that aren’t as intensive with the ‘cides and stuff.

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Following my more negative Starbucks post I’m happy to report back from my recent attempt to purchase Fairtrade at Starbucks. My wife and I were shopping in Eastland (in Ringwood which is an outer-east suburb) and decided to try our luck at Starbucks - we had just enough on the giftcard they gave us to get one coffee.

And what a pleasant surprise! The staff actually seemed to know what blend of their coffee was Fairtrade, they were actually nice about getting it for me, didn’t fill the cup to the absolute brim like the last time. It was actually enjoyable to order and receive the coffee - unlike my experience at the corner of Swanson and Burke where they basically shouted me down and threw a cup of coffee at me (after me having to explain that their Fairtrade coffee was in fact brewing right behind them).

Of course the actual coffee wasn’t anything special - it was drip filtered, so no latté or mocha or anything. But I was happy enough with the service to fill in a customer suggestion form.

Let us know if you have any reports back, and don’t forget to fill in the suggestion form when you do go!

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My wife and I are on the way home from the Organic Expo at the moment and am happily amazed at how fantastic it was. Heaps of stalls and presenters, thousands of people walking through, it was a eco-justice lover dream expo experience. For $15 entry fee we got access to thousands of different products ranging from cheese to chocolate, nappies to nightgowns, hand cream to herbs - and everything in between. We spent hours just browsing the stalls, trying free samples (Cocolo’s mint chocolate is super yummy!) and talking to the stall owners. I’ll be posting more posts later hopefully on some of the great finds there, but for now here are some of the pics I snapped while there. Enjoy and if you get the chance I would highly recommend you attend tomorrow or next year.

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Fascinating, but scary article at Get Rich Slowly, about the insidious power of marketing. Even if you try to avoid it and tell yourself you don’t believe it, it’s your subconscious that gets you in the end! See also.

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The taste is all the wrapper. A recent study shows that kids think things taste better when wrapped in a McDonald’s wrapper.

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