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By admin, June 1, 2010 8:22 am

Summer brings Father’s Day, 4th of July and family gatherings. Good times, laughs and love.

Totally Organic Dad Gift Box Collection for Active, Healthy Fathers!

Created especially for Father’s Day, Best Organics introduces the Totally Organic Dad gift box collection. Featuring a beautifully illustrated, reusable, keepsake gift box (including Father’s Day wrap) that is filled with delicious spicy roasted almonds, apple-pie jam, French Roast coffee, decadent dark chocolate bar, tasty milk chocolate Sun Cups, chipotle lime rub for grilling, some great trail treats like a granola bar, an oat bar, nut-butter squeeze packs, and bees-wax lip balm. Active dads are sure to enjoy this all organic, eco-friendly sampler.

Order today to save 20% on this special Father’s Day gift box collection ($42), which ships easily, anywhere. And for all your other gift-giving occasions, Give a Better Gift™ with Best Organics and support local producers, organic farming, sustainable business, and the health of our families and environment. 


Happy Summer!
Seleyn DeYarus and Steve Hoffman
Owners, Best Organics LLC

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By admin, April 15, 2010 1:25 pm

“I am a very avid believer in buying and eating organic if I can possibly. I grow a lot of stuff. I am very serious about the kinds of foods that I partake of…If they are not produced organically, they absorb a tremendous amount of not only the pesticides that they’re grown with, but also the chemical fertilizers that are in the ground…So, we have to pay attention to this, because I think to really, really treat your body well and your family’s bodies well, you have to start thinking a little bit more in the organic vein.” –Martha Stewart, on National Public Radio

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By admin, April 15, 2010 1:20 pm

By becoming a member of a local CSA, or Community Supported Agriculture, you get the freshest produce, meat, eggs and other local farm products, and you support local farmers. There are nearly 4,000 CSAs across the country. To find one near you, visit www.LocalHarvest.org.

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By admin, February 3, 2010 7:05 am

The Cut-Flower Industry

A few facts…

When you buy cut flowers check on the source and choose organic. And, if possible, choose locally grown flowers.

Do you know that although consumers spend more than $18 million on cut flowers each year:

• Flowers are one of the top pesticide-intensive agricultural crops

• If all the roses purchased for Valentine’s Day were grown organically it would prevent 22,700 pounds of pesticides.
• Flower companies in Ecuador use more than 30 different chemicals and synthetic fertilizers
• There are an estimated 140,000 flower laborers in Ecuador and Colombia, working to grow, harvest, and package for North Americans. Flower workers are routinely prevented from organizing unions, experience sexual harassment, forced pregnancy testing, and numerous health and safety violations, according to the International Labor Rights Forum.

And now for our shameless plug! Why not give a better gift! Buying a Best Organics gift box collection not only supports a variety of companies within the local economy, but is also supporting sustainable and eco-friendly practices. Of course our products are organic, but did you know that our boxes are printed with soy-based ink in Denver using recycled materials. And, right now our Valentine’s Day collections are all on sale!

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By admin, January 28, 2010 5:44 am

One of the goals of our new blog is to highlight local, organic food operations. Today I ran across this article from the Vail Daily reporting on Eaton Ranch which is a small cattle operation that sells their beef to places like Larkburger (love that place!).

VAIL VALLEY, Colorado — Stand at the highest point of the Homestead neighborhood in Edwards in Colroado’s Vail Valley and look out over the booming village. Shopping centers, office buildings, recreational fields, schools, condominium complexes, even a world renowned cancer center. Just 20 years ago, you would have seen one Texaco station, one restaurant, and lots of cows.

One half mile west of the Edwards exit off I-70, and south of the interstate there is still a homestead called Eaton Ranch. It looks like an early American home, but actually serves as the base of a small cattle operation. Two years ago, Allana Smith, director of kitchen operations for Vail-based Savory Group, (Larkspur, Larkburger, Avondale) learned that it would be possible for the group to extend their commitment to using local food sources by purchasing an Eaton Ranch steer for the restaurants’ menus.

Chefs Armando Navarro of Larkspur and Jeremy Kittelson of Avondale hand selected one steer who was then given its own pasture in Edwards while the rest of the herd went to graze in another part of the state. The chosen steer was carefully nurtured with a special diet in preparation for its ultimate purpose. The result: tender, flavorful beef organically raised within a few miles of the restaurants.

You may not find local beef in your grocery store or butcher shop, but purchasing the highest quality, organically raised beef available will yield the best flavor. Smaller herds equal the most humane treatment and hence texture and flavor.

Americans love their beef; it’s evident in the popularity of fine steakhouses throughout the country. The best tasting beef is rarely available for purchase in supermarkets. Where’s the compromise? Try wallet-friendly organic ground beef. With America’s biggest day of TV sports fast approaching, why not treat your family and friends to a big pot of chili on Superbowl Sunday?