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Organic café opens

A new organic café and delicatessen has opened up in one of Umina's oldest general stores.

Reviving one of Umina's oldest general stores, Jasmine Greens is a new café opened by owner Ms Gabby Greyem.

"The café menu includes simple healthy meals inspired from recipes from around the world and only the best organic ingredients are used," Ms Greyem said.

"Our café menu includes fresh juices, Toby's Estate organic fair-trade coffee, fresh pasta, antipasto platters and Simone Logue cakes and pies.

"Simple and healthy, our food is here to satisfy and re-energise.

"We want all our customers to leave feeling nurtured and refreshed.

"The menu changes from week to week depending on what is in season and what we feel like cooking, so there's always a treat in store."

Designed with parents and children in mind, the shop has a children's play cooking area with a wooden stove and pots and pans as well as an outside play area with cars and bikes for the kids.

"I wanted the shop to be child friendly and I'm really pleased with the results," Ms Greyem said.

"I love it when kids make friends in the café and play with the toys we've provided for them.

"The way we've set the café up allows parents to have a conversation or even read the paper while their kids play.

"Everyone has a great time."

Jasmine Greens offers a rare range of delicatessen lines, from South Australian Charleston cheeses, to Maggie Beer, Christine Mansfield and Simon Johnston olive oils, condiments and desserts.

There is a freezer full of easy to prepare take home meals, including Pastabilities ravioli and lasagnes, Lotus and Mong Spring Rolls, along with Serendipity Ice Creams, and Pure Gelato cups.

Catering to the health conscious shopper, Jasmine Greens also has a fridge stocked with fresh organic fruit and vegetables.

It also stocks organic yoghurts, milk, eggs, pasta rice, nuts and other healthy pantry items.

Fresh organic free-range chickens and other organic meats are supplied to order. Jasmine Greens also stocks fresh organic sourdough breads from the La Tartine bakery in Somersby.

Jasmine Greens is also building a range of gluten-free products and menu items.

"A shop full of treats, you can enjoy an iced chocolate or gelato while you browse the shop's beautiful range of beautiful wooden educational toys, children's books, Retro Kitchen ware and Dr Hauschka organic cosmetics," Ms Greyem said.

The store is located at 2 Mt Ettalong Rd, Umina, and is open 8am to 6pm, Wednesday to Sunday.

Press release, February 2 Gabby Greyem, Jasmine Greens