The Organic Connection

"When I moved here from Australia 10 years ago, I had 20 years of experience in organic foods, and there were so many products I couldn't get for my family and friends," he says. So he began a delivery of organic foods - some of them local - working out of his home in Vista.

He outgrew his space quickly and moved into a warehouse. Then he outgrew that. In November, he moved into an attractive 3,000-square-foot store on Route 22 in Brewster. He still delivers to about 100 families in Westchester, Putnam and Fairfield, Conn., who send in their orders on line.

"It's brilliant that Ian delivers," says singer Chynna Phillips of Bedford. "When the first order came, it was heaven: perfect carrots, juicy red tomatoes, gorgeous apples. Now they even call me if my order isn't in on time."

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