Thinking of going organic? It's worth the money and effort, says Lynda Brown and the chefs from the Organic Living series
This month the theme is organic. And no one knows more about organic lifestyle than Lynda Brown, author of Organic Living (Dorling Kindersley), part of a new series of books published in partnership with top organic retailer, Planet Organic. In her new book, Lynda looks at why we should eat, drink and live organically, giving guidance to anyone seeking to pursue an organic lifestyle, from the committed to the merely curious.
In the same series, Renée Elliott (of Planet Organic) and Eric Treuillé (of Books for Cooks) offer delicious recipes for organic ingredients in their wonderful Organic Cookbook (Dorling Kindersley). Find out what’s in season, get fantastic recipes, menu ideas and more.
Cook of the month features
Why eat organic?
Organics Q & A
Organic winter vegetables
Organics and the law
Cook of the month recipes
Moroccan Spiced Carrot Soup
Pan-Roast Chicken with Herbed Goat's Cheese
Slow-Roast Tomatoes
Slow-Simmered Beef Daube with Red Wine and Garlic
Luscious Lemon Cheesecake
Lynda Brown is an acknowledged authority on organic food in the UK. Her bestselling book The Shopper’s Guide to Organic Food (Fourth Estate) has become a standard work. A winner of the prestigious Glenfiddich Cookery Writer of the Year award, Lynda writes regularly on organic farming and food issues, and acts as an organic advisor to the Mail on Sunday’s YOU magazine. A life member of the UK’s two foremost organic movements, HDRA (the organic association), and the Soil Association, Lynda campaigns for organic food and farming and against genetic modification. She founded Women Say No to GMOs, with Joan Ruddock, MP, in 1999.
Renée Elliott left her job as a wine writer in 1991 to pursue her dream: to open an organic and natural foods supermarket that combined ethics with commerce. Planet Organic opened in London’s Notting Hill in 1995 and revolutionised food retailing in the UK. Renée says: ‘Shopping, cooking and eating the Planet Organic way is as much about pleasure as good health. We celebrate food.’
Eric Treuillé runs another Notting Hill institution, Books for Cooks. He’s also a cookery teacher and author of six cookbooks to date, including the Organic Cookbook. He began cooking at the age of 14 and his culinary expertise is matched by his commitment to organic produce.