Newsletter - August 30, 2022

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Video: Let’s Drink to Organic with an Almond Butter, Banana Smoothie

Dear brothers and sisters,

We begin with an almond butter, banana smoothie. We follow with a soliloquy on the disappearance of the top soil with the advent of industrial farming. It is said that the world’s top soil may disappear in 60 years. Now a fundament of organic farming is building fertility of the soil via compost and cover crops. It is sad that organic standards have been weakened to permit the growing of fruits and vegetables in chemical soup.

As if the disappearance of the top soil were not enough  there is the possibility that with the coming of lab grown, synthetic meat, farm animals too may disappear. This,  tragically enough, implies the disappearance of family farms.

Along with this increasing  dominance of ultra processed food is an  upsurge in food related illness.

That is why we say plant your Victory Garden now! There is still time to start your lettuce, kale, chard and parsley for your winter garden. And of course you can immediately start growing sunflower sprouts and wheat grass in your kitchen.

Get growing America! Emulate your forbears who planted Victory Gardens during World War 2.

Please accept our best wishes for good health, prosperity and success to you and your family,

Jesse Schwartz PhD
President
Living Tree Community Foods

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High Summer Victory Garden Contest - Extended to Labor Day!

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We invite you to show us around your Victory Garden. Go ahead and create a video walking tour. Take us along those beds of lettuce and tomatoes, parsley and celery.Why not have Mozart or Dvorak in the background? Tell us something of your self, your joys and challenges. We offer gift certificates of $180 for the most bodacious entries.

Send a link to your video here

Contest ends September 5th

Back to School with Our Compliments

We are pleased to offer a special package for the budding scholar in your family:-

John Muir Tail Mix - Almond Butter 8oz - Jumbo Flame Raisins - Halawi Dates

A $49.96 value. Yours for $44.96

Recipe: Maple Banana Walnut Scones

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If you aren’t a fan of sweet, sugary scents wafting trough your house as you bake, these Maple Banana Walnut Scones aren’t going to be for you. There is something magical about baking bananas that brings out the sweetness, both in smell and taste. And it’s glorious!

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup banana (mashed, ~1 medium banana)
  • 1/4 cup milk (choice)
  • 1/8 cup maple syrup
  • 2 tsp. apple cider vinegar
  • 2 1/4 cups oat flour
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1/8 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon (optional)
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 cup walnut butter
  • 1/4 cup walnuts (chopped)


September Victory Garden Sale

10% off this month’s featured items (Remember, if you buy 3 or more of any Living Tree manufactured product, you get an additional 10% off!)
Cashew Butter - Alive and Organic

Living Tree Community Foods Organic Cashew Butter is created in Berkeley, California from raw, sun dried and organic cashews. We make it slowly, in small batches, to give it a wondrous, creamy texture. Created to retain the quintessential cashew flavor. Try it on apple slices, celery sticks or a wedge of persimmon.

Turmeric & Honey Butter – Alive & Organic

Living Tree Community Foods Organic Turmeric and Honey Butter is created in Berkeley, California from alive, raw sesame seeds, turmeric and honey. We have added raisins, coconut oil and spices to highlight the delightful flavor. We make it slowly, in small batches, to give it a wondrous, creamy texture. We urge you to research what people are saying about the benefits of turmeric and honey.

Cashews (Whole) – Shelled & Organic

Living Tree Community Foods organic cashews are grown on small, family-owned farms in Vietnam. Once harvested, the cashew nuts are shelled at a local processing facility. Our cashews have been certified organic since 1998

New! Items For September

Greek Heritage Olive Oil - Alive, Organic & Kosher

Living Tree Community Foods Raw, Organic and Kosher California Greek Heritage Extra Virgin olive oil is rich in antioxidants. It is cold-pressed from Koroneiki olives, a Greek varietal. We invite you to rejoice in its hints of green banana and floral notes. A peppery finish to top it off and you have oil with unparalleled flavor for rich dishes, as well as being perfect for vinaigrette’s and marinades.

It has a high available biophenol content: 459 Mg/Kg (milligrams per kilogram). High phenolic content and excellent stability should provide long shelf life as well as beneficial health value.

California Almond Flour (Blanched) – Alive & Organic

Living Tree Community Foods organic blanched almond flour is produced from raw and alive nonpareil almonds grown by the Koretoff family, California family farmers of five generations. Rejoice in its moist, oily aliveness. What wonderful alive cookies and cakes you will make! Combine with honey, chopped dates and raisins for an alive pie shell. You’ll think of many other creative uses!

French Roast Coffee - Organic & Fair Trade

Living Tree Community Foods organic and fair trade French Roast Coffee is a blend of Central and South American coffees roasted dark to produce ebony black beans and a smoky aroma. It is slightly sweet with a clean aftertaste. Medium body. Dark roast.

Roasted in Berkeley, CA

Living Tree Community Foods Organic Refined Avocado Oil is low in saturated fats and high in monounsaturated fats making it both healthy and multi-functional. Traditionally refined avocado oil has one of the highest smoke points of any cooking oil. This versatility combined with its neutral flavor and healthy fat profile makes it a popular option with chefs and home cooks.

Internship Opportunities at Living Tree Community Foods

Are you contemplating a career in the organic food industry? Why not begin with an internship?!  Work side by side with us in sales, marketing and social media. Get hands-on experience in producing nut butters, oils and chocolates. We will visit family farmers and go backpacking in the High Sierras.

For more information, write to us and send a resume to jesse@livingtreecommunity.com

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