Reducing Plastic Waste by Growing Your Garden
It’s that time of the year again… Plastic Free July! Once again, it is time to talk about plastic pollution. The sad fact is that plastic pollution is responsible for…
Why Having a Home Compost is Beneficial
Everyday Australians, on average, create 180kg of food and garden waste every year. This means that a quarter of all landfill is consisting of organic food and plant materials. Once…
Swapping Summer Savvy Harvests
Santos Organics has been a long term supporter of the Federal Exchange, which is a community crop swap, held seasonally at Federal Park in Northern NSW. The Federal Exchange is…
Let’s talk about gut health
Many factors can contribute to gut problems; from our diet and lifestyle to exposure to pathogens and toxins; as well as genetics and medical history including the use of antibiotics.…
Amazing Hemp!
Seeing the beautiful range of edible and personal care hemp products that we now have in our stores, it’s hard to imagine that only a couple of years ago, it…
Australian Dried Fruit & Why to Support It
Kevin & Cindy’s Organics farm is located in Cadell in South Australia and has been owned by the family for 26 years. Their crop consists of apricots, pears, peaches, plums,…
BPA-Free But Still Highly Toxic
Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical ingredient used in making a hard, clear plastic known as polycarbonate. It’s commonly used in reusable water bottles, infant feeding bottles, food containers and children’s…
What does ‘Certified Organic’ actually mean?
It’s hard to know your food is nourishing your body the way nature intended when there is advertising campaigns and media causing mass confusion about what is good for you,…
How Do You Like Your Mylk?
Nut mylk has become part of many earth, animal and health-conscious households in recent times and for very good reason. Nut mylks are really simple to make and you can…
The Cost of Plastics on our Health
Plastics were first introduced in the 1940’s and were made to last forever. We now use them once, throw them away and they are either buried under the earth where…