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How to secure unlimited supply of bone broth and why you should drink it daily

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What’s so good about bone broth and why is it flying off our Broth Bar & Larder shelves with unprecedented demand since the Corona virus pandemic? For so many reasons but one very important one is that broth is immune-building and fortifying.

Who needs a strong immune system? Everyone! 
— Soulla Chamberlain, Founder of Broth Bar & Larder / Star Anise Organic Wholefoods

Modern science shows that our immune system underpins all other systems of our body. Bone broth is a must for anyone who is immune-compromised or for anyone who aspires to have a bullet-proof immune system. Yes please! In the Jewish culture chicken broth is revered as “Jewish penicillin” and the Chinese administered it to the sick and dying because a good chicken broth was said to “bring back the dead”. There is science that backs up this wisdom. Chicken soup has been shown, in an in vitro study, to inhibit the neutrophil migration that triggers the onset of common cold symptoms. 

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People who regularly consume broth report feeling stronger with more energy, vitality and less inflammation. This is one of the many ways of how bone broth changed my life 13 years ago when I started making it from my home and selling the surplus to my friends (some of you are still my customers!). In addition to its immune building properties, other reasons why bone broth is a daily staple for me:

  • It is high in collagen- which is essential for building, repairing and maintaining our osteo skeletal system and for healthy hair, skin and nails

  • It is high in gelatin – which is gut healing and sealing, and promotes regular bowl movements 

  • It is high in glycine – this amino acid balances out our muscle meat intake (hence why we should ideally consume bone broth whenever we consume muscle meat), helps the liver to detoxify the body, and promotes emotional stability and sound sleep. 

But like everything, not all bone broth is created equal!! Our broth is long slow simmered and made from certified organic 100% pastured chicken or beef bones, reverse osmosis filtered water and certified organic herbs.

We are selling our bone broth at Broth Bar in pre-packaged containers as well as hot broth in disposable (biodegradable) takeaway cups. 

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While we are working tirelessly to expand production offsite in a commercial kitchen, quantities are limited with the unprecedented demand so if you are frustrated with not being able to purchase as much as you’d like or if you are home isolating, I highly recommend that you learn to make your own broth via my ONLINE BONE BROTH WORKSHOP. Learning how to make your own bone broth is one of the most powerful things you can ever do for your and your family’s health. 

How to consume bone broth:

  • Drink straight up in a cup as part of a meal or as a nourishing snack.  Boost flavour and nutrients with what we call a “flavour or broth bomb” such as fresh lemon juice, minced garlic, grated ginger, Red Boat fish sauce, tamari, chilli flakes, fresh herbs, or a drop of Young Living essential oils of lemongrass, ginger, oregano, rosemary or basil. 

  • Use as a base to a soup

  • Use as a base to a casserole

  • Use to cook rice (e.g. fried rice or risottos) 

  • Use at the bottom of a saucepan when reheating food to prevent food sticking to saucepan 

  • Freeze beef broth cubes in silicon ice cube trays and add to smoothies (I’ve been doing this for 13 years – hence how our broth cubes, and beef & spinach cubes were born) 

  • Use the tallow that rises on the top of beef broth to cook meat with (hence the genesis of our Tallow Cubes)

Here’s what some people have said about my Bone Broth workshop:

I credit my falling pregnant after 13 rounds of IVF and being told I could never have children to your bone broth! Miracle cure!
— Emma
I LOVED your broth workshop. It distilled down everything that I had spent months researching from library books on brothing! So practical
— Suzanne
The broth workshop also amazing, I watched it then made it. Even though I’ve made broth often I’ve struggled to get the gelatinous character- not this time!!! It’s so jelly like it’s amazing you answered many questions!
— Marianna
Hi Soulla, I’ve made a dedicated effort to drink broth every day for the last couple of months and the pain in my arthritic hands has almost gone….It’s a miracle!!
— Sandy
Dear beautiful amazing Soulla, I just had to send this to you and let you know that I think of you with such love and extreme gratitude every time I put on a pot of broth. My children are now asking for it and I can’t get enough of it. Endless love and thanks to to you for sharing your knowledge. That bone broth workshop was the best investment ever!
— Kerry
Thank you very much for your bone broth workshop. There are so many things I loved about it- and about the way you run your workshops. First of all the scientific based approach as well as the emphasis on the most efficient methods (time and ingredient - wise). Lots of small details that make a difference (I.e size of pot needed, etc). And also your honest and personal approach to it - which is helpful and refreshing- as well as your passion which always inspires me to eat and cook more healthy. Finally I am really thankful that in addition to your workshops you also sell your beautiful products which make for healthy fast food for the family on days when I’ve run out of food or too busy to make from scratch
— Claudia
Thanks for the Bone Broth class on Thursday night, full of fun and inspiration. I had been intending to do a class for some time, And am thankful I finally committed, can’t wait for the next, your passion and no nonsense approach has left me extremely inspired
— Georgina
 

YES, BROTH BAR & LARDER IS OPEN – PREPACKAGED + TAKEAWAY FOOD ONLY!!

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I hope you are keeping well, sane and healthy in these challenging times! 

I’d like to give you an update in light of the recent news that the NSW government has closed down all non-essential services. As an essential service, we will remain open with these changes:

  • In keeping with current Government policy to mitigate the spread of Corona Virus,  no customers are allowed entry into Broth Bar. Simply stand at the front counter (which has been pushed to the front door) and we will bring all of your desired goodies to you. What service!

  • We continue to sell all pre-packaged artisan food which has always been our core business.

  • There is no dine-in option. Hot meals, soups and broth are takeaway only.

  • One person may sit outside on our bench or feel free to go across the road to the park. All take away meals are served using our biodegradable disposable packaging.

  • To share the love and ensure that there is enough for everyone, we are limiting quantity of soups, stocks and eggs – the quota is changes daily depending on our volume and is posted on the front door of our shop. Remember that we are a small artisan business and so are our suppliers!

  • We are taking email (orders@staraniseorganic.com)  and phone orders (0421 786 009) but the above quotas on purchasing limits do still apply.

  • Card payments only (no cash).

  • We hope to have our online store back up soon after we get through the unprecedented volume of orders.

We are taking extra precautionary hygiene and santisation measures and our staff wear disposable gloves.

I thank you for your patience and loyalty in these challenging times and especially thank you for supporting local artisan businesses (especially of the single mum type! 😅).

My dedicated team and I are working tirelessly to meet the increased demand by increasing broth production offsite ... we hope to lift the quantity restrictions soon! 

Sending everyone much love, light and positive thoughts,

Love Soulla xx

 

6 GIFTS OF HEALTH + CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTION

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What an exhilarating and intense year! Star Anise Organic Wholefoods turned 9, its home -   Broth Bar & Larder - turned 4, I launched some new online cooking workshops, I finished my Australian Food as Medicine tour with holistic dietician Marieke Rodenstein, and burgeoned ahead with my Healthy Homes workshops where my team and I continue to inspire and empower more and more people to become more independent in their health care and to kick the chemicals in their home through conveniently streamlining their purchases to Young Living essential oils and oil infused personal care and cleaning products. And of course the loss of my mother to dementia added a sad intensity to the year but fuelled my fire even more  to educate on the importance of focusing on epigenetic factors as the primary determinants of health. 

As we rapidly approach Xmas, the frenzy of what to buy loved ones fills our thoughts. I ask you to pause to consider giving the gift of health and conscious consumption this Christmas. Without a solid foundation of health, you have nothing. It is so much harder to be happy, when you are not healthy.  

Here are 6 gifts that are health promoting, inspiring, sustainable, nourishing, and embrace conscious consumption in every sense of the word. 


1. ONLINE COOKING WORKSHOPS


Five of my cooking classes are now available online: bone broth, slow cooks, gluten-free baked cakes, organ meats and chocolate. Some can be purchased as a bundle to save. Learning how to make and master traditional wholefood staples like a gelatinous bone broth, nutrient-dense organ meats and tender slow cooks along with guilt-free healthy desserts, are life changing skills that can (and should be) passed on from generation to generation. Check them out here.

If you are wanting to gift the online video to a friend, simply download and save the document on your system and forward the document to them as their gift. 

I have put a lot of love, time and energy into these online workshops to create as close an experience as possible as if you had attended the workshop in person. I have made them as thoroughly comprehensive as possible, jammed packed with recipes, nutritional theory, practical demos, and answers to frequently asked questions. I hope you love these online workshops as much I have enjoyed creating them for you! 


2. GIFT VOUCHERS


If you are struggling to decide what product your loved one might like best — let them choose!

Simply purchase a Star Anise Organic Wholefoods gift voucher to the amount of your choosing. Vouchers can be used towards our products,  online workshops or a life-changing one on one health coaching session with me. To purchase a voucher simply contact one of our lovely staff at Broth Bar & Larder and they will take care of the rest. 


3. ACTIVATED NUTS


Did you know that activated nuts and seeds are ranked 3rd on the Dr. Mat Lalonde nutrient-density scale? For information on what “activated” means and why we should be eating “activated” versus raw nuts read this blog here

In a nutshell (no pun intended!) activated nuts are more nutritious, more digestible and not to mention more delicious. Once you’ve eaten activated nuts, there’s no going back!!

It is a labour of love to get our nuts as ridiculously crispy and delicious as we do.  

For Xmas I recommend a gift of the Snack Mix which is very festive (with gojis, coconut flakes, figs and mixed nuts) – it’s the perfect blend of sweet and savoury. You also can’t go past our activated macadamias (that have been described as “life-changing”) or almonds. The mixed nuts (which do not contain dried fruit) are also a good place to start for those who are not sure. 

Our nuts are available in 3 sizes (120g, 300g, 500g). Because these do not require refrigeration they make a perfect addition to any hamper, make a great stocking filler and make a lovely gift for a teacher, friend, household helper or someone who has enriched your life in some way. 


4. ARTISAN XMAS CHOCOLATE & OTHER RAW TREATS

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Our organic raw dark artisan chocolates are available in various flavours either via our online store or at our retail store Broth Bar & Larder.  We also have available loose chocolate for sale at Broth bar & Larder made especially for Christmas that can be individually hand wrapped for a special someone. Our Christmas chocolate is infused food-grade therapeutic-grade Young Living essential oils plus we’ve added in segments of our dehydrated oranges as well as ground dehydrated orange ‘fairy dust’ for a magical Xmas experience. Yep, our little elves have been super busy!

In addition to our sokolata (raw dark chocolate), choose from our selection of staple artisan raw treats including power bars, bliss balls, gummies and totally unsweetened carob bears. 

My entire range of treats was borne out many moons ago of desperation of not being able to find anything that was remotely up to scratch in the market place. Made without any refined sugar, soy lecithins, emulsifiers, milk powders or other nasties whatsoever, these contain only pure certified organic ingredients and are made and cut by hand in very small batches on site at Broth Bar & Larder. These are so pure that they must be refrigerated. We don’t see that as an inconvenience, but as a sign of purity and uncompromising standards. 


5. Young living starter kit


When my Young Living essential oils starter kit landed in my lap 3 years ago after a horrific mould experience  I had no idea at the time how it would radically change my life by empowering me to (finally) become my family’s healer and to become more independent in my health care. I quickly realised that the potency and purity of these oils are like no others on the planet so I started using them not so much as perfume oils or air purifiers (though they are amazing for that too!)  but moreso as potent plant medicine. Years and years of research comparing brands, combined with years of personal experience make me 100% convinced that Young Living are the gold standard for the essential oils industry with 25 years of industry leadership. If you want the best quality, then hands down it’s Young Living. 

Young Living’s comprehensive range of oil infused personal care products and cleaning products (rated EWG 1) means that you can conveniently streamline the purchasing to just ONE place (finally!) and have everything delivered to your door making life so much more simple! From the world’s highest quality natural sunscreen, mineral-based make up, a men’s range, a kids’ range, a baby’s range, a pet’s range and a supplements range, I take great solace that I never need to walk down “that” aisle of the supermarket or health food store again and that YL make a product for everyone – from young, old, male, female, athletes, animals and everyone who is alive. 

If you’re already a YL member in my team, you can organise the purchase of a starter kit for your friend by enrolling them yourself on the YL website with you being their enroller and sponsor (we can help you if you get stuck). If you’re not already a YL member, then purchasing a starter kit for your friend is one of the most generous gifts you could ever do for your friend to help them become chemical-free, pharmacy-free and free of trips to health care providers for day to day niggles. Friends don’t let friends use toxic products. YL sell numerous starter kits which we can help you decide on but the most popular is the 11 oils plus diffuser kit which retails for $270 (incl shipping) valued at twice that amount. This is the kit I started with and recommend because whatever issue crops up, there will be an oil in that kit to support the body through it. Game changing!

To purchase a kit for a loved one or to find out more, simply read this page on my website and fill out the contact form on that page so that we can have a chat and organise a starter kit for you or your friend. Please don’t purchase directly directly from YL as they will put you in some random team and you won’t have the benefit of my and my team’s vast resources, education, materials and personalised support – which is exactly what you want!!

Gifting someone a bottle of pure therapeutic-grade YL essential oil to healthy swap their conventional perfumes is a dead easy way to get people started on their low tox journey. Some of my favourite Young Living oils to use as perfumes are Stress Away, Jasmin, Joy, Inner Child, and Present time. I guarantee that you will get stopped more in the streets when wearing YL perfumes than then conventional toxic versions!!


6. XMAS STOCKING FILLERS


Here are some ideas for small gifts or gifts that make a nice addition to any Xmas stocking or hamper:

  • Certified organic cold pressed extra virgin olive oil made by Toscana Olives (sold at Broth Bar & Larder) available in various sizes. Read this blog to learn more about what to look for when buying olive oil and why I love this brand.

  • Home made ginger bread men (see my recipe here).

  • Jakemans pure maple syrup (sold at Broth Bar & Larder) available in various sizes.

  • Red Boat (sugar free) fish sauce (sold at Broth Bar & Larder).

  • Beef Jerky by Kooee (sold at Broth Bar & Larder)

Feel free to bring in a hamper box for us to help you fill!

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XMAS TRADING HOURS


Broth Bar & Larder will be closed for the public holidays only (25th, 26th December and 1st January) and will be otherwise open for trading every day 8am-6pm and Sundays 11am-4pm.

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MY XMAS WISH LIST . . .


My vision is to make 2020 the year that all my followers continue to deepen their journey in leading a less toxic, more nourishing life by feeling more inspired and empowered to kick the dietary and environmental toxins in their home and to better manage their stress, all for the betterment of their health, their family's health and the planet's health. I can’t achieve this epic goal alone! I’d love you to join me on this journey and be an instrumental part of my vision by kicking the chemicals in your shopping basket, in your personal care products, and cleaning products and prioritising self care. I have no doubt that if we work together, starting with making our home the high water mark and leading by example, we can create a ripple effect that knows no bounds. If you are ready to start but not sure where or how, simply contact me using the contact form on this page and my team and I will empower you in making changes for your family, every step of the way. 

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR OVERWHELMING SUPPORT!


I take this opportunity to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your overwhelming support, loyalty, touching feedback, and love over 2019. It has meant that I have been able to continue to follow my passion, remain authentic and do what I love. 

May you get some deep relaxation and play time in, and may your Xmas be delicious in every possible way!

Soulla x

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