Hello lovely foodies, I thought I’d share some ideas I’ve had for stocking stuffers and other Christmas ideas straight from all your local suppliers and farmers. Nothing better than supporting local while being generous to your friends and family! Afterall, the big stores don’t do a little jig when they make a sale. Make someone[…]more
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Spreading the (good food) love
The first GFC was started many years ago by Liesl Stewart and Abigail Fehrsen. For quite some years now the Mowbray and Rondebosch GFC members have donated money to buy ethical food for the Community Dinners which are held at St Peters in Mowbray every Thursday evening. They are now at the point where they collect[…]more
How commercial cleaning products are just as bad as GM and hormone-injected food
This post was written by Liesl, the owner of the “other” Good Food Club in Claremont. “As I’ve asked questions about the food I’m buying and eating, I’ve naturally jumped to asking the same kinds of questions about house cleaning products and body care products. I began to question: WHY would I want to buy[…]more
How to collect your order
Please diarise the date of the upcoming market day as well as the time you signed up to collect. You’ll be surprised how many people forget on the day.
Christy’s BREAKFAST favourites
As the owner of this club, it goes without saying that I should be the biggest customer of the club. And I am proud to say that I am. There is virtually no category on this site that I don’t buy from. I wanted to share with you all some of my favourite things that[…]more
Info for new members
We have had a few new members join us this year…if you are new, or are wanting some more information to send to friends who are interested, please read the information below. First things first – we are not a “trendy, organic online market”. This is not an additional place for you to purchase fancy,[…]more
How ‘Ugly’ Fruits and Vegetables Can Help Solve World Hunger
I recently read this incredible article in National Geographic and I just had to share it. Here are some snippets from the article to entice you to read the article…
Recipe collection
I am going to start a collection of delicious recipes using primarily ingredients purchased through the Good Food Club. If you would like to submit a recipe please email me at christy(at)pinelandsgoodfoodclub(dot)co(dot)za. To view all the recipes with ease, please click on the drop down menu on the right sidebar and select the category “recipes”.[…]more
My Dad’s Honey
A couple of the GFC owners are chatting to our mutual suppliers and asking some indepth questions about their products and how they conduct business. Here is some new info from Debbie of My Dad’s Honey: Graham has 1600 hives which are moved from site to site where there is food for the bees.e.g.[…]more
Creamy pork mince with mushrooms & rosemary
Delicious served over noodles, rice, cauli-rice or baked potatoes. Time: 10-15mins Serves: 4-5 ppl Ingredients: 1 tbsp coconut oil 1 medium onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, chopped 1 pinch dried rosemary (or fresh rosemary if you have) 1 tub (500g) pork mince +- 6 button mushrooms (or brown mushrooms if you feel lavish) 1 tsp veggie[…]more
Fertile Ground: Why food is the new internet
We don’t need to feed the world, we need to get smarter about food. The Industrial food system built in the 60s and 70s has left us simultaneously fat and starving and it’s time for it to die. There’s an opportunity for smart young entrepreneurs to build a new smart food system that supplies the[…]more
How to place an order
WELCOME to all new Food Club members! So good to have you on board this journey of “caring for the earth, animals and people” by making good food choices. By now you should have received an automated email with your login details. Your username is your email address and the automated email should show you[…]more