Organic Food

Yesterday was a perfect-weather day to go out on a shopping trip or just get out of the house. We drove to Amsterdam - wondered around the city and shopped. It seemed like the whole country is out and about doing fun stuff you normally delay untill better weather. Including parachute jumping and air baloon flights. On the way back I had to write down every website or commercial advertisement to check online at home. Only few spring out as useful to remember: a natural cheese farm (and two more food farms I found on the website www.allesduurzaam.nl. Most of the site is not organic - more commercial under the mask of organic - i was more looking for people who sell their own stuff instead of shops that are more expensive with a "bio" label. As I read in the book of Tim Hartford "Undercover Economist" most "ecological" produce is not what it claimes to be and does not support producers themselves. I knew about usefullness of natural, fresh food from since early childhood, however new place forced me to eat supermarket monstrosities for years.
Chef Gordon Ramsey - whose book a got as a birthday present recommends finding a good vegetable grocer, butcher and vismonger and in my experience not all are good so you need to keep looking till you find the best one. I found a number of farms that sell cheese and eggs and whatever products they have and thought of paying a visit some time. I am going to plan a followup on this posting once I have tried out the products.

1. Oost Einde 21, Oud Alblas (tel 0184692794)
2. Corn. Smitstraat 36 2951 AC Alblasserdam (tel 078 691 7456)
3. F.W.J. Driehuys Nieuwe Plantage 111 2611XV Delft - eggs from the farm.
4. Kaasboerderij Annahoeve Menneweg 42 2172HE Sassenheim - cheese from the farm.
5. Kaasboerderij De Witte Welle Achthoven Oost 7 3417PC Montfoort - same thing.
6. Kaasboerderij Doornvoort Langbroekerweg 15 3941MS Doorn
7. Kaas- en Zuivelboerderij Castelijn Pastoor van der Plaatstraat 40 2375AL Rijpwetering
8. Kaas- en Zuivelboerderij Vanelly
Achterveldseweg 26
3772 Barneveld (Gelderland)
0342 40 15 29
9. Kaas- En Zuivelboerderij Doruvael
Blokland 95
3417MR Montfoort (Utrecht) 0348 47 24 86

By the way, another interesting site was Sarlini - a wholesale fashion accessories distributor to large chain clothing stores. I liked the idea of just selling on products to fashion chains without actually having a hassle of opening your own shop - something to try in the future maybe... and recommend to my friend Lydia!