At Peace Love and Crepes, we have ethics !
Being conscious about protecting our planet has been part of my life since a very early age and it became my mission since I am a mother.
I definitely want my son to carry on his life in the least contaminated place, and to have a safe environment to create his own family.
Therefor, reducing in and outside food chemicals (like gaz emission from transporting it, pesticides to grow it, packaging) or protecting human and animal rights (by avoiding strictly any sorts of mining, slavery, animal welfare, forest destruction leading to animal death or extinction) are priorities in choosing my produce.
In order to achieve this goal, I start with supporting local farmers growing organic or spray-free/hormone/antibiotic free produce.
So, honey, berries, mushrooms, tomatoes, olives, olive oil, lemons, cheese, eggs, milk and ham are all from the area (within 80kms).
At the moment, our fresh produce served on all markets, festivals and private functions (appart from South Golden farmer’s market) come from:
Spinach: south Australia
Tomatoes: Byron Bay “Coopers Shoot” or “Red Umping Ants”
Olives and Olive oil: Jiggi “Grumpy Grand’ Ma”
Mushroom: Evan’s Head “Richmond spray free mushrooms”
Bananas: Bangalow “Neville Singh”
Lettuces: Brooklet “Pearson Hydroponics”
Lemons: depends but always local and spray free
Honey: Brunswick Heads, Wilfrid
Berries: Bangalow, Robbie
Cheese: Lismore Nimbin/Norco from local dairy farms
Eggs: Ballina
Ham: Bangalow Free range pork
When not available locally, I extend my search further and aim for organic choice, and fair-trade if outside of Australia.
So, wheat flour and spinach are certified Australian organic produce. Buckwheat kernels are certified organic.
Raw sugar, cacao powder and butter as well as desiccated coconut, are organic and fair-trade.
I try to find very competitive prices to keep very honest and affordable prices on the menu. I believe healthy food needs to be accessible to everyone.
I’m all about competition when talking business. I believe that more competition the better, as bad food won’t do well if someone else makes better food next door.. so everyone’s trying their best and only quality remains.
