The medicinal use of grasses and chlorophyll date back to the Bible and have been used widely ever since. Grass poultices are been used for their cooling properties to treat inflammation, burns, itchiness and eyestrain.

Are Organics the New Prada?

The natural procession of organic foods swelling our national shelves has given rise to a new breed of health-hungry consumers.

Gone are the peace-loving hippy associations once hyper linked with healthy food. This neutralised carbon copy offsets the once guilt-racked minds of inner urban supermarket mums as they wade through a sea of processed, nutrient enriched consumables with magical claims.

The organic shopper's basket overflows with a collective bounty of processed food is a gourmet escalator to a disease-free longevity. The new breed drives a Hybrid and knows that N.A.A.S.A is not a space station. Much like the yoga student hell bent on inner peace, who lights up a fag in the car park in a post Shivasana haze, the pseudo-spiritual connotations that embalm high brow organic shoppers offer a new spin on fashion labels. They can be seen squinting over nutritional panels in the nature aisle or thumbing the mainstream food press for the latest organic product.

If it's organic it must be healthy they cry. This is not always the case. Stop to consider the food miles. Organic muesli from the U.S., which has travelled much further than a locally made in Melbourne conventional product like Flip Shelton's muesli. Reducing the energy footprint of food distribution must also be taken into account as part of global sustainable awareness.