Illawarra Green Directory
Real Food
- Flame Tree Community Food Co-op, Thirroul
The wonderful Flame Tree Community Food Co-op has a fantastic range of organic wholefoods. Become a member or volunteer for discounted rates. And remember to bring your own bags and reusable containers to fill up with your goodies!
3/347 Lawrence Hargrave Drive,Thirroul
http://flametreecoop.blogspot.com/
- All Good Things Organic Market
All Good Things Organic Market offers a wide range of healthy organic food including fruit & vegetables, meat & poultry, organic dairy, allergy free foods and vegan options.They also have organic breads, nuts, grains, dried fruit, certified organic and accredited free range eggs, cosmetics, vitamins, herbal supplements, house hold goods, bulk goods and much more.
http://www.allgoodthingsorganic.com.au/
- The Red Kitchen Catering and Cafe
Our wedding was catered for by the Red Kitchen and the food was amazing!
The Red Kitchen Catering aims to use wherever possible natural organic products, and their food is lovingly hand made. Focusing on good food and sustainability, they compost, recycle, bulk purchase, buy Green Power, and have water saving devices and energy efficient lightbulbs. In addition The Red Kitchen provides 100% certified organic bio-plates, and other products such as cutlery and cups are made from either bamboo, cornstarch or sugarcane.
They also have a fabulous space in Port Kembla serving great organic coffee, cakes, treats and gourmet toasties.
Cafe: 100 Wentworth St, Port Kembla. Open Tuesday to Friday 8am to 3pm and Saturday 9 to 3pm.
Phone: Caroline Pontello 0418 263 237
Email: caroline@theredkitchen.com.au
- Green Box Regional Food Co-operative
Based in Kiama, Green Box is a not-for-profit co-operative that aims to provide local, sustainable, organic, and minimally packaged food at affordable prices.
- Manic Organic Whole Foods, Woonona
Manic Organic’s grocery range includes fresh fruit and veggies, dried and refrigerated whole foods and personal care products.
409 Princess Hwy Woonona NSW 2517
Phone: (02) 4285 9875
- Heart & Sol Organics
Heart and Sol Organics is a shop that provides access for healthy organic foods, products, information and services.
Shop 24 Terralong Street Kiama NSW 2533
Phone (02) 4232 2348
http://www.heartandsolorganics.com.au
- Knock Knock Organics
Kurt can deliver beautiful, seasonal, chemical free organic food to your door with a smile from the Illawarra to Sydney. Order on-line at:
Email kurt@knockknock.com.au or call 0423 382 203
- Northern Illawarra Organics
Aims to provide the northern suburbs of the Illawarra with certified organic fruit, vegies, bread and eggs sourced from no greater than 1 hour from the northern suburbs. Produce is purchased directly from the growers and delivered directly to the customer's door on the same day, thus limiting the carbon footprint and ensuring the freshness of the produce.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Northern-Illawarra-Organics/302869466392650
- Santos Natural Food Store (delivers Australia wide)
Based in Byron Bay on the NSW North Coast, Santos is a local community owned enterprise. They can deliver organic and natural non-perishable foods and personal care products Australia wide. Put in an order with family and friends to share postage costs!
Phone: 1300-855534
- Berry Wood-fired Sourdough Bakery, Berry
Specialising in hand crafted organic sourdough breads, here you can also enjoy eating in the cafe, and purchase seasonal organic dips, dry goods, and veggies supplied by local food producers. Breads are also sold at the Friday markets in Wollongong Crown Street Mall.
23 Prince Alfred Street, Berry
Open: 8am – 6pm Wednesday – Saturday, 8am – 4:30pm Sunday.
Phone (02) 4464 1617
www.sourdough.com.au/bakery/berry
- Food Fairness Illawarra, meets in Wollongong
This voluntary, not-for-profit group is working to ensure that everyone in our community has fair access to healthy food. An advocate for food issues, Food Fairness Illawarra meets bi-monthly on Tuesdays at 1:30pm in Wollongong. Contact Healthy Cities Illawarra at:
36 Auburn Street, Wollongong
Phone: (02) 4226 5000
http://www.foodfairnessillawarra.org.au/
- Local Farmers Markets
See http://www.kiamasphere.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=63#markets
- Northern Brew
As well as a place to get or your brewing supplies, Northern Brew now stocks cheese making supplies, including kits and vegetarian rennet.
341 Princess Hwy, Woonona
Phone: (02) 4284 6000
http://www.northernbrew.com.au
- Sweet Raw Pleasure
Rawsome organic cakes are dairy, soya and gluten free with no artificial sweeteners or preservatives. They are vegan friendly, have low GI and are also deliciously good for you."You can now have you cake and eat it too"
Parmella Valdebenito
Phone: 0414 744 713
Eco-friendly homewares and personal products
- Nappiness - modern cloth happiness
Nappiness is a family owned and operated business in Thirroul. At Nappiness they understand that choosing nappies can be really confusing and a little daunting. They're keen to help by showing you in person and sharing their experience and knowledge! They're often at local markets and can even come to you with nappy party/demonstrations!
Contact Evelyn at evelyn@nappiness.com.au
- Eco Patooties - based in the Illawarra
Eco Patooties offers an affordable hire service for familes who are interested in using modern cloth nappies, but who may feel overwhelmed by the range of choices available. By trialling different brands and styles of MCNs we offer families the opportunity to choose the nappy that suits their baby best, before they decide to purchase. In addition to our nappy hires and sales, Eco Patooties stocks a range of accessories to enhance the use of MCNs, from legwarmers and liners to cloth wipes, soap nuts and wet bags.
http://www.ecopatooties.com.au/
- Eco Manifesto - Online eco store based in Gerringong
Eco Manifesto sells a range ofsustainable living products online and at local markets.
- Eco Depot – Online eco store based in Woonona
You’ll find funky recycled homewares, stationary, eco gift ideas etc. at Eco Depot.
Phone: (02) 4283 8232
Recycled building materials, timbers - worm castings!
Coasties Big Shed sells timbers, doors, windows, flooring, roofing, metals, plumbing, carpets…all sorts of building materials.
1 Collins Street, Corrimal (North Wollongong). Along the railway line, 500m North of Corrimal Station between the Expressway and the Railway.
Phone: 42 83 8366
- Sustainable native forest timber and furniture
Julian Voorwinden is a local producer of sustainable native forest timber and furniture, located in Foxground. Timber is harvested mostly from trees which have blown down in the wind on his property, or neighbouring properties.
Phone: 0418 272 315
- Black Diamond Timber
Specialises in 100% recycled timber products such as slabs and craft timber, pegs, stakes and fencing. Also offers onsite milling services and timber brokerage.
Stuart M Bennet, Lot 1 Yok Rd (next to style taps), Woonona NSW, Phone: 0407 251 448
- David Vitney Tree & Yard Service
Sells locally harvested and milled timber slabs from trees in the Illawarra that have been cut down for purposes other than pure timber harvesting e.g. saftey, new buildings.
Phone: 42 675 103,Mobile: 0408 620 784
- Wormifert, Corrimal
Max Norden sells high quality worm castings, as well as worms to set up your worm farm system.
Phone: 0414 733 823
Email: mnorden@iprimus.com.au
Health and Wellbeing
- http://www.thrivingillawarra.com.au - Local info on health and healing