Fresh Earth organic food and natural wellness store
 
 
 

Who we are, and what we're all about

A fresh earth is exactly what we would like to see in the future, so we named our business after our deepest desire.

Our passion lies in creating a new understanding of health and sustainability through a combination of modern world creations and the reintroduction of some forgotten principles.

With our love of great food and the inherent understanding of the importance of conscious eating, we have done our best to bring you an eating and shopping experience that adds value to your life in every possible way.

We love to create the best quality meals from scratch, because we know that food in its purest form — untainted by artificial additives, sweeteners, colourants and preservatives — is the best tasting and most nutritious food there is.

So fresh earth it is! Dining and retailing in a responsible, authentic and respectful way that puts people - the earth - before everything, ensuring prosperity for all.

Health and happiness
Matthew & Karen Ballenden

Matthew, Karen & Isabella Ballenden
Matthew, Karen & Isabella Ballenden




This is where the magic happens:

the store
the store in Emmarentia


the kitchen 
the kitchen

 the shop floor
the shop floor


the deli 
the deli counter

 instore advice and assistance
instore advice and assistance

 

Behind the scenes, running the website and online store:

photographing products for the webstore 
photographing products for the webstore

 Matthew giving web advice and updating the webstore
Matthew updating the website and giving online advice


packing a weborder for delivery
packaging a weborder for delivery

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STORE TRADING HOURS:
08:00 - 18:00 mon - fri
08:00 - 16:00 saturday
08:00 - 16:00 public holidays
closed - sunday & religous holidays

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RESTURANT TRADING HOURS:
08:00 - 17:00 mon - fri
08:00 - 15:00 saturday
08:00 - 16:00 public holidays
closed - sunday & religous holidays

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WEBSTORE TRADING HOURS:
24hrs/7days a week: access to website and placing orders(unforeseen technical glitches excepted).
Processing and shipping of orders:
08:00 - 17:00 mon - thurs. 
Orders after 12:00 Friday will arrive Tuesday Morning
For sameday collection of orders please place your order before 12:00

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About our products:

All of our products are naturally produced and contain no harmful additives and preservatives. Here is a list of ingredients that fresh Earth Food Store finds unacceptable in food products, we do not stock products that contain any of these additives (We reserve the right to change this list at any time).

No-no ingredients:

• Acesulfame-K (acesulfame potassium)
• Acetylated esters of mono- and diglycerides
• Ammonium chloride
• Artificial colours
• Artificial flavours
• Aspartame
• Azodicarbonamide
• Benzoates in food
• Benzoyl peroxide
• BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole)
• BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene)
• Bleached flour
• Bromated flour
• Brominated vegetable oil (BVO)
• Calcium bromate
• Calcium disodium EDTA
• Calcium peroxide
• Calcium propionate
• Calcium saccharin
• Calcium sorbate
• Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate
• Caprocaprylobehenin.
• Carmine (see cochineal)
• Certified colours
• Cochineal (carmine)
• Cyclamates 
• Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
• Natamyacin
• Nitrates/nitrites
• Partially hydrogenated oil
• Polydextrose
• Potassium benzoate
• Potassium bisulfite
• Potassium bromate
• Potassium metabisulfite
• Cysteine (l-cysteine), as an additive for bread products
• DATEM (Diacetyl tartaric and fatty acid esters of mono and diglycerides)
• Dimethylpolysiloxane
• Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DSS)
• Disodium calcium EDTA
• Disodium dihydrogen EDTA
• Disodium guanylate
• Disodium inosinate
• EDTA
• Ethyl vanillin
• Ethylene oxide
• Ethyoxyquin
• FD & C colours
• GMP (disodium guanylate)
• Hexa-, hepta- and octa-esters of sucrose
• Hydrogenated fats
• IMP (disodium inosinate)
• Irradiated foods
• Lactylated esters of mono- and diglycerides
• Lead soldered cans
• Methyl silicon
• Methylparaben
• Microparticularized whey protein derived fat substitute
• Ethylene oxide
• Ethyoxyquin
• FD & C colours
• GMP (disodium guanylate)
• Hexa-, hepta- and octa-esters of sucrose
• Hydrogenated fats
• IMP (disodium inosinate)
• Irradiated foods
• Lactylated esters of mono- and diglycerides
• Lead soldered cans
• Methyl silicon
• Methylparaben
• Microparticularized whey protein derived fat substitute
• Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
• Natamyacin
• Nitrates/nitrites
• Partially hydrogenated oil
• Polydextrose
• Potassium benzoate
• Potassium bisulfite
• Potassium bromate
• Potassium metabisulfite 
• Potassium sorbate
• Propionates
• Propyl gallate
• Propylparaben

• Saccharin
• Sodum aluminum phosphate
• Sodium aluminum sulfate
• Sodium benzoate
• Sodium bisulfite
• Sodium diacetate
• Sodium glutamate
• Sodium nitrate/nitrite
• Sodium propionate
• Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
• Sodium sulfite
• Solvent extracted oils, as standalone single-ingredient oils (except grapeseed oil).
• Sorbic acid
• Sucralose
• Sucroglycerides
• Sucrose polyester
• Sulfites (sulfur dioxide)
• TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone)
• Tetrasodium EDTA
• Vanillin
 

contact us
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tel : 011 646 4404
fax : 011 646 3470
info@freshearth.co.za

Or, pop in and visit us
103 Komatie Road,
Emmarentia, JHB. (map)