CORONA VIRUS (COVID-19) POLICY

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The health and safety of our organic veggie box program members and the communities in which we operate is our top priority. To keep yourself and others healthy amid growing concerns around coronavirus (COVID-19), My Organic School is taking steps to be extra vigilant.

We are ensuring disposable gloves are available at all locations for volunteers to wear while packing the produce. All volunteer...

As our world is being increasingly impacted by climate change it feels timely to discuss the sustainability credentials of our community organic veggie box programs.The good news is that the very act of participating in the program reduces your personal and local community's environmental footprint.  The bushfires ravaging Australia and the associated suffocating smoke are one of the first tangible experiences many Australians...

The primary goal of our Community Organic Veggie Box programs is to make organic produce affordable for all Australian families. Toxic exposure is a growing epidemic for our children and we believe organic produce should be the default, not seen as a niche luxury. We make organic affordable by giving communities the tools to work together to pack and distribute their toxin free, fresh produce every Thursday arvo at their local...

All of the produce in our veggie boxes is certified 100% organic, our produce comes from farmers whose farms are audited and a wholesaler whose operation is rigorously inspected. No “ifs” no “buts”. If your produce isn’t certified organic it is probably covered in synthetic pesticide residue. Unfortunately there are unscrupulous businesses trading off the ‘organic’ name but not delivering truly organic produce. They are abusin...

Wonderful launch of Paddington Public School's Organic Veggie Box Group today. 8 parents and 8 kids got stuck into the packing of the crates on the launch day. The program is open to the local Paddington community. Thanks to Julija, Ivvanah, Lesley and all the other parents for being the founders of your program. You can sign up to the group here:https://www.myorganicschool.com/paddington

VICTORY! Waverley Council votes to ban glyphosate use.

Effective immediately glyphosate will be banned in all sensitive areas inc Bronte and Tamarama gullies, around schools and aged care facilities.

By 2021 there will be a total council wide ban on all glyphosate use.

My Organic School has been lobbying council for 18 month to eliminate the use of this cancer causing toxin and we are thrilled that we finally have a positive resu...

SWEET POTATO – THE GUT HEALER

I love to highlight some of the less talked about vegetables for their beautiful nutrient dense offerings.

The humble sweet potato can be full of nutrients and contain enough gut fibre to get the gut moving and healing.

Sweet potato is full of

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin C

• B6

• Antioxidants

• Anti-inflammatory properties

• Gut healing properties

• Fibre

I love organic sweet potato be...

Pears are a great way to get solid nutrition into your kids, they are low GI, have a low fructose content and many many minerals and vitamins to keep our kids happy and healthy.

Pears contain

• Vitamin C

• B6

• Folate

• Fibre

• Antioxidants

• Vitamin K

Some of my favourite pear recipes are the

GUT LOVING PEAR GUMMIES

2 organic pears chopped into small pieces

3 tablespoons peptipro gelatin powder

stew chopped pears...

Glyphosate is a massive issue for our children’s health, it is found in roundup and is heavily sprayed in our parks and on our crops.  The major ways our children are exposed are through food and inhalation and touch from parks.

Glyphosate has been linked to

• CANCER, it is a known carcinogen which is a component known to cause cancer

• ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION it can attach to endocrine organs and which effects our children’s,...

We’re very excited to announce that we will be launching 4 new community organic veggie box groups soon increasing our Greater Sydney locations to 12:

The new locations will be at:

Paddington Public School, 
Bondi Public School, 
John Purchase Public School (Cherrybrook)

Coledale Public School (just south of the Royal National Park).

All of our locations are open to the school & local community. So you’re welcome to join and rece...