For ten years we have forged relationships with the local farmers who have been farming the land generation after generation and who still farm by a great deal by hand. We support the local farmers and their traditional lifestyle by sourcing most of our food from them . The mountainous interior of the island is a quilt of dense pine forest, olive and almond groves. Farmers still use ancient terracing to cultivate their crops and irrigation techniques introduced by the Arabs over a thousand years ago.
The Ibecenco people living in these rural areas are an extremely dignified people - their lives edging gently forwards in a time honoured fashion with so many treasured techniques to share. You will benefit from eating this island food and a delicious healthy eating plan for the week will force you away from the foods that weigh you down with too much starch fat and additives. Retreat Menu plan for Villa Roca , Villa Palmas and The Pagoda Garden We repeat the same menu every two weeks. Our yoga courses start on a Sunday and finish on a Friday . Saturday is our change-over day so there is no meal on a Saturday . Summer 2010 menu below :- Week One Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Sunday Tuesday Sunday Please note: changes may be made according to availability of ingredients Special dietary requirements We can cater for most allergies against most foods such
wheat free meals.
Some guests prefer to bring their own food to supplement the foods that we do supply - we are happy for you to do that and give you full use of a kitchen to prepare and organise your foods.
Some guests bring items such as noodles , gluten free muesli and so on , that is OK with us. If you do not want to bring food with you and you have special dietary requirements , we
charge an extra £30 for the week for the preparation of specific individual meals plus £5 per food per item for the whole week . Please list which foods you want and we shall give you the price - some items we stock others we don't. For instance gluten free muesli on the island is at least £5 for a small bag (twice the price of muesli with gluten ) we can provide it but charge accordingly.
wheat free muesli.
Soya milk should you have a lactose intolerance.
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