Hortus Eco News

Today we present you a healthy sandwich made holidays chicken breast and our organic onion “sofrito”.

Ingredients:

• Ciabatta bread
• 1 chicken breast
• 30g organic onion “sofrito” HORTUS APRODISCAe
• 1 head of garlic
• 1 tomato
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• Basil leaves and lemon thyme
• Oil and salt

Procedure:

1. Roast chicken in a clay pot with a little oil. When browned add the roasted onion, head of garlic and tomato party involved.
2. Then stir in the chicken broth to prevent left parched and went controlling cooking until tender and well ready.
3. Crush the garlic pulp with a fork and mix with a little oil from the meat to make a sauce.
4. Once cold, the chicken finely laminated.
5. Assemble the sandwich in a piece of ciabatta, with a bit of garlic, some basil leaves, chicken, roast onion, a bit of roasted tomato and finished with lemon thyme leaves.

Extrated from: http://elsfogonsdelabordeta.wordpress.com/2012/05/13/entrepa-de-pit-de-pollastre-rostit/

They are tasty Are healthy and usually have a high concentration of nutrients They are safe and comply with regulations Help preserve the environment and reduce carbon footprint They are produced without pesticides or chemical fertilizers Do not use genetically modified organisms The most respected animal welfare Animals not treated with preventive antibiotics or hormones It restricts the use of additives to essential Are strictly regulated by European standards

Why buy Hortus APRODISCAe?

• To generate social value: Hortus Buying in contributing to the creation and maintenance of jobs for people with intellectual disabilities, mental illness and / or social exclusion working in our organization.
• Because values that territorial Buying in Hortus’re promoting the dignity of farmers and producers of our rural counties and contribute to local development and food sovereignty of Catalonia

All organic food must be labeled with the symbol of “eurofulla” which certifies that it meets the regulations of organic farming in the European Union, Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.
In addition, the logo identifies products organic estates Catalans.

Organic certification ensures that products have been produced or prepared according to the rules of organic farming, which have been controlled throughout the process of production, processing, packaging and marketing.

The Catalan Council of Ecological Agricultural Production (estates) is a corporation supervised by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs of the Government of Catalonia. Its function is to audit and certify organic food products from home.

The products that grow, make and / or sell Hortus APRODISCAe are certified and labeled by strictly following these criteria.

Among the organic certificates from other countries, you can find the following:

Preserving plant and animal biodiversity and promoting sustainable local development regions. Its basic principles are:

• Respect the natural fertility of the earth and its cycles.
• Preserving Biological Diversity: Varieties, species and breeds.
• Do not use chemicals such as pesticides, insecticides, fungicides or herbicides, thereby minimizing the ecological footprint.
• It does not use genetically modified organisms.
• Making responsible management of resources such as land, water and energy.
• The most respected animal welfare.
• Very restricted use of food additives.

How can you identify an organic food?

You can find it in stores as Hortus with the name of ecological, organic, biological, ecological or bio and shall be certified by the relevant regulatory authorities. In the case of Catalan products does the Catalan Council of Ecological Agricultural Production (estates) and the European Union. We can identify the symbols on the left.

Today we released a new theme to our website, Conca’s Products!

Taking advantage of the weekend takes place the Tercera Festa del Trepat, where wine and art again be stars, we talk about the wines of the region, who are slowly taking as much relevance locally and internationally.

Within the  Denominació d’Origen de la Conca de Barberà wines have made Parellada, Macabeo, Chardonnay, boring, Tempranillo, Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Carignan and Monastrell.

Among these varieties we highlight the boring, variety and unique indigenous red grape of Conca de Barbera. Until recently almost exclusively used for making wine and champagne pink. A few years ago also taking the consistency amazing red wines, with more and more recognition.

Conca de Barberà have excellent white wines, rosé, red and sparkling. We also have organic farmers do not use herbicides, pesticides or inorganic fertilizers in the vineyards and carried out only pesticide treatments that leave residues.

Come to shop Hortus Aprodiscae organic wines to discover the Conca de Barberà!!