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Hi, I’m planning a trip to NZ later this year and am really interested in checking out the organic scene. Can anyone recommend an organic or biodynamic winery and organic cheese maker? Thanks everyone.

StoneRidge Orchard in Stone Ridge NY www.stoneridgeorchard.com is about 2 hours from NYC. Even further but worth the trip is Threshold Farm in Phimont NY. There’s a Slow Food event happening there this week end. It’s...

of olives. From my understanding there is a connection to Cowgirl Creamery, so I would guess they have the same cheeses available. What I bought was Sierra Mountain Tomme which is made on a biodynamic farm with a limited...

on biodynamic farming. I’m attending and have suggested it as a chowdown to North Bay hounds, maybe you’d like to join us. Here’s the ticket ($20 in advance) info,...

the union square farmer’s market (biodynamic people between 16th and 17th street on the west side of square) use to have it. not sure which days exactly. one is definitely a friday or a saturday though.

Greetings, I am looking for advice on: -Where in Paris to shop for excellent reasonably priced french organic/biodynamic wines ,RM champagnes(also possibly organic)and hard ciders (preferred organic) Do any wine shops in Paris offer

Wine Bottega on Hanover has stuff I’ve never seen elsewhere and they have a really enthusiastic and knowledgeable staff. Violette Importers in Watertown has a small but quality selection of wines from small producers with...

you might be interested in this thread from a few months ago http://www.chowhound.com/topics/326339 I posted my French biodynamic list there . . . it’s a pretty long thread

Truth be told, I think it’s the use of the word “natural” that is misleading. If one substitutes the word "biodynamic" for the word “natural,” for example, then one has a legal basis, a legal...

of their stuff is either organic or biodynamic and local. It shows a lot of thought was put into it. The owner, Frank, was a good lead-in to the meal. So, there being 5 of us, and all into food, we ate a lot. We ordered the...

is that they’re uniformly horrible and nothing I’ve been served, red or white, either at Bar Jules in SF, but more specifically here at Lou (Melrose and Vine) has proven any different. (At Lou, even the one or two selections that...

of really good biodynamic producers: Cooper Mountain Beaux Frères Brick House Wines Belle Pente Bergstrom Wines Evesham Wood Vineyard Most Washington reds are too heavy, but check out Pacific Rim (http://rieslingrules.com) single...

in Parkdale – their slant is decidedly organic/biodynamic and/or local. Caren’s is on my list, but I haven’t been yet. And if you’re okay with limiting yourself to Ontario wines (or non-Ontario beers),...

. Unfortunately we had no room for Agen prune and armagnac tart or crepes with salted butter caramel. The wines are almost all French and bio-dynamic or organic. They are well served in handsome glasses by knowledgeable people. We...