Newsletter - February 17, 2026

Our organic sale items this week-

Tahini 16oz jar now $13.99 (was $17.99) Imagine! A $4 saving! 
Walnut Butter 8oz Jar now $12.99 (was $14.99)
Hemp Heart Butter 16oz jar now $10.99 (was $18.99)
Almond Flour 16 oz pack now $17.99 (was $21.99)

Sale ends Monday evening February 23, 11:59 PM.      

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Dear brothers and sisters,

We begin by celebrating amidst the cold and wet with chocolate, almond, cashew and sesame halva. Starting with our alive, organic almond butter, cashew butter and tahini we blend in cacao, honey and maple syrup.Voila’!

We have chocolate halva! 

Then we come to understand the profound difference between chicken manure and steer manure on soil vitality. When properly composted manure from cattle enters the soil, it brings more than nutrients, it heightens its architecture. Manure is gold. It is a pillar of long-term fertility whereas chicken manure is more or less a quick fix.

Then we have Ben from GrowVeg giving us advice on how to double garden harvests in a small space. Great tips for home gardeners.

Then there is an excellent article by Dr. Mercola on food additives and children. Children eat more calories per pound of body weight than adults, which means they also take in more additives for their size. Their metabolic and hormone systems are still developing, so the same foods create a heavier biological load and raise the risk that negative effects show up sooner. This is a tragic consequence of of the industrialization of our food supply. 

Finally, Kristina shares a wonderful recipe for a raw pumpkin soup. A great recipe for cold weather days. 

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

Jesse Schwartz PhD
President
Living Tree Community Foods

If you have a love for live, organic food and at the same time possess an entrepreneurial spirit and want to get involved in the organic food industry, why not talk with us? We are seeking investors and business partners.

We offer competitive rates for 2 and 3 year loans which we back by collateral.

In the past decade, US organic retail sales increased by an average of 8% per year.

In 2023, the US organic marketplace posted record sales.

For further details email jesse@livingtreecommunity.com

Jesse Schwartz PhD
President
Living Tree Community Foods

(Mercola) Walk down a grocery aisle today and you’re not just choosing food — you’re choosing a production system. Additives have quietly shifted from occasional helpers into routine components of everyday eating, shaping how foods look, taste and last on shelves.

Most people don’t pause to think about them because they’re woven into products marketed as normal, convenient and familiar.

What matters is not a single ingredient you can’t pronounce. The real issue is exposure through repetition. When additives appear across multiple foods on the same day, they no longer act alone. They arrive together, layered meal after meal, reflecting modern eating patterns rather than isolated choices.

This is especially important for children, whose bodies process food differently and experience a higher load from the same portions adults eat.

Many people focus on whether one additive is “safe” or whether a product meets regulatory limits. That framing misses the point.

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