Living Organic

Living organic, to me, has more to do with living life authentically.  This includes being mindful of my intentions and also being mindful of what I eat, and how much does it cost to only invest in relationships that uplift us and encourage us?  This too is living organically.  At the beginning of the year I decided that only the best would do…the best wines, the best fresh organic foods, and the best ingredients for my family meals.  The best doesn’t have to cost much, only a willingness to not settle.    And to be quite honest we all deserve the best….. from French wines, to sleeping on 300 count sheets to savoring 70% organic chocolate. 
Speaking of wine, I so admire the efforts of winemakers that produce wines using sustainable, organic and biodynamic methods for vine-growing and wine making.  You can find these winemakers in all corners of the world and they give new meaning to the statement “only the best will do”. 
Sustainable and organic farming are very similar in that they let the farm or the earth and soil do what they do  best, grow wine grapes, with minimal to no chemical intervention…..but there are pests in the vineyard waiting to attack every inch of the vine from the root to tip, so some intervention may be needed.    Sustainable viticulture takes the approach of “only when necessary will we intervene'’, organic viticulture uses the “only the organic approved and natural intervention methods will be used”.  Biodynamic viticulture is a beautiful beast unto itself.  The vineyard or farm is looked at as a whole and all elements; the sun, the moon, and the placement of the planets all work together integratively (is that a word?) to produce the most cosmically natural wines possible, supporting the soil is the most integral part of this type of viticulture.  The theme for all of these farming methods is, natural in, natural out.
So now that I’ve possibly peaked your interest in living organic here are a few of my splurges: 

Dark Chocolate: Trader Joe’s 70% Dark Chocolate Truffle Bars - $1.99 a bar

Biodynamic wine:  2008 Moillard Bourgogne 100% Pinot Noir ~ elegance with subtle cherry on the palate ~ around $20.00

300 Count Egyptian Cotton Sheets:  Vera Wang $500.00…..ok I know this was a big splurge….so what, life only comes once!

enjoy