Organic In Style

Angelina Jolie, the other half of the celebrity power duo which includes actor Brad Pitt, recently had twin babies: Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline.  To get rid of the baby weight, she has purportedly put herself on an organic diet.  This diet is said to include “organic salmon with tomatoes, brown bread and herbs for breakfast, while mackerel or grilled fresh tuna with watercress, spinach tomatoes is typical for lunch or dinner.”  It’s good to see that Ms. Jolie understands the importance of eating healthy as well as organic. 

In other organic-related news, the couple recently bought a new home - Chateau Miraval, located in the south of France near Aix-en-Provence.  While the chateau may sound like a standard estate (with 35 bedrooms, two swimming pools and 20 fountains, it definitely sounds standard to me) it does have one unique feature: its grounds are certified organic.  In fact, “Miraval’s vineyards are partly in the district of Correns, famous for being the first village in France where all farm produce is biologically produced Fanny Croisy, Miraval’s Head of French Sales and Exports, notes that ‘It took 4 years to become certified organic. No chemicals can be used on the grapes as these can enter the plant and end up in the wine.’  Therefore, at Miraval no herbicides, pesticides or fungicides are used, only naturally occurring compounds such as sulfates and copper sulphate.”  Now THAT’s an organic estate I’d like to have!  

Sources: 

MacLeod, T. Angelina Jolie’s Organic Diet.  Tree Hugger.com.  7/18/08.

Michael.  Say Bonjour To Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s New Organic Winery.  Ecorazzi.com.  05/27/08. 

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