Dear brothers and sisters,

We go up into the hills above Berkeley to an amphitheater of roses. There we plant a tray of wheatgrass. We call it the wheatgrass of redemption. It symbolizes the task of our generation to renew and regenerate this great land and its people. We will yet build here an edible schoolyard of the American spirit.

May we wish you and family a delightful summer of good health, prosperity and success,

Jesse Schwartz PhD
President
Living Tree Community Foods

We invite you to partner with us in building our business. We are seeking investors. If you wish to be part of our effort to promulgate alive, organic food and support family farmers please get in touch. Let’s work together in building here a garden for the American spirit.

Jesse Schwartz PhD
President
Living Tree Community Foods

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1 800 260 5534

by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D.

The types of life forms in a child’s gut microbiome may be linked to autism, according to a new peer-reviewed study.

Researchers in Hong Kong analyzed fecal samples from more than 1,600 children ages 1 to 13 with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to identify differences in the types and quantities of gut microbes in kids with ASD, compared with those in children without ASD.

They identified 14 archaea, which are similar to bacteria, 51 bacteria, seven fungi, 18 viruses, 27 microbial genes and 12 metabolic pathways that were altered in kids with autism.

From those, the researchers further identified 31 combinations — called “biological signatures” by The New York Times — of bacteria, archaea, fungi, viruses, microbial genes and metabolic pathways that appeared to be biomarkers of autism.

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