Newsletter - November 1, 2022

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Dear brothers and sisters,

We  reflect on the multiplicity of crises facing us today and come away with the certainty that we will come through with heads held high.

We then present a fine video on community gardening and follow with a recipe, elegant in its simplicity,  for pumpernickel bread.

Next, we are pleased to announce our November Sale Items. Take 10% off our Brazil Nut Butter, Cashew Butter 8oz and California Grown Sun Dried Tomatoes.

Then Children’s Health Defense tell us of a study that found glyphosate in 99% of the pregnant women they observed in the Midwest.These higher glyphosate rates were associated with lower birth weight   and may also lead to higher neonatal intensive care unit admission risk. 

We conclude with Bjorn Andreas Bull-Hansen, deep in a forest in Norway asking, "Did you know that in July, in Europe, we had an excess mortality of 16%?”

We welcome your comments and suggestions.

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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Video: How to Start a Community Garden by Horticulture Webinar Wednesday

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: Easy Oil-Free Pumpernickel Bread

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You are going to love this Easy Oil-free Pumpernickel bread recipe! It is simple, easy methods and is soft, moist with the perfect touch of sweetness!

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup (120g) dark rye flour
  • 2 cups (240g) regular all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons (14g) black cocoa powder
  • 2 tablespoons (13g) golden ground flax
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons fine sea salt
  • 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons (210g) lukewarm water
  • 3 tablespoons (60g) regular molasses, not blackstrap (SEE NOTES below)

NOTE

  • The molasses gives a subtle sweetness to the bread, nothing overpowering. If you want your bread more sweet, then sub one of the tablespoons of molasses with syrup, but only 1, as the molasses helps to make the bread moist too.


November 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!)
Brazil Nut Butter - Alive and Organic

Living Tree Community Foods Organic Brazil Nut Butter is created in Berkeley, California from alive, raw brazil nuts gathered by native people in the rain forests of Amazonia. We make it by slicing raw brazil nuts into a luxurious spread and then seasoning it with a little Royal Himalayan Pink Crystal Salt. Brazil nuts are energy dense and highly nutritious. A great source of concentrated dietary selenium.

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.

Tomato (California Grown) – Dried Organic & Salt Free

Living Tree Community Foods organic tomatoes are grown in California, free of salt and not sulfured. Toss into salads or pasta! Place them around a bowl of Living Tree Alive Olive Oil as a dip. Your friends will delight in these hors d’oeuvres.

New! Items For November

Turmeric & Honey Butter – Alive & Organic

Back in stock! 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.

Medjool Dates (California) – Sundried & Organic

We are delighted to bring you the new crop of Medjool Dates. These organic medjool dates are grown by a farming family in southern California. These are large and magnificent dates. You’ll be pleased with their quality. Pack them along when traveling or hiking. Great addition to school lunches. What a wonderful gift idea!

Absolut Honey – Alive 11oz squares

Back in stock after long absence! Living Tree Community Foods raw Absolut Honey squares are produced by family farmers in rural Pennsylvania. It is an elegant natural confection. For culinary adventurers who demand the ultimate in aliveness. This is a raw honeycomb just as the bees made it. What could be more alive?

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.

99% of Pregnant Women in Study Tested Positive for Glyphosate, Which Researchers Linked to Lower Birth Weight by Sustainable Pulse

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Indiana University School of Medicine researchers are learning more about the effects of herbicide exposure during pregnancy, finding glyphosate in 99% of the pregnant women they observed in the Midwest.

In the study, published recently in Environmental Health, higher glyphosate levels were associated with lower birth weight and may also lead to higher neonatal intensive care unit admission risk.

This is the second small-scale study the researchers have conducted with significant findings.

The team’s previous study, published in 2018, was the first study to confirm glyphosate in 93% of pregnancies which found associations with shortened pregnancies.

Other recent studies have also confirmed their findings.

“Pesticide exposure in pregnancy, especially in early pregnancy, can imprint DNA and alter gene expression,” said Dr. Paul Winchester, professor of clinical pediatrics and the study’s lead author.

“But little is known about how these chemicals can impact fetal development in humans.”

Glyphosate is a chemical, commonly found in Roundup, used to kill weeds. It is used by farmers and homeowners across the U.S., but especially in the Midwest on corn and soybeans.

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Video: Why Are All Those People Dying? | Record Excess Deaths In Europe by Bjørn Andreas Bull-Hansen