Cherries, Sour

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Introduction

*Sour cherries are fruits of the cherry tree, Prunus cerasus, of the family Rosaceae.

*The cherries are fleshy fruits with thin, smooth, delicate skin and a single stone.

*Sour cherries, also called tart cherries, are mostly used for cooking, as in making pies.

*Two varieties of sour cherries are most famous, Nanking and Evans.

*The fruits are bright red to deep purple in color.

*Taste varies from slightly sour to very sweet depending on the stage of ripeness.

*Buying and storage: Select firm, brightly colored cherries with the stem on, and without any bruises or softness on the skin. Store in the refrigerator in a plastic bag, where they keep well for over 2 weeks.

Importance of Soil Quality

Organic Gardening

You can do everything right–pick the right seeds or plants, water carefully and on schedule, use the right fertilizer, and your garden will still disappoint you if you don't start with good soil. How can you know if your soil is good and what can you do to make it right?

Your Life and Raw Food

The Way Raw Food Affects Our Life

You do not need to be a scientist to be aware of the influence science has on our daily lives. Science has made us aware of what we are made of and how we live with this everyday. Science, or more specifically, biochemistry, has shown us that the human body is made out of: the four elements, the majority being water, and that all these elements are natural products of nature. The ways these substances and elements interact affect our physical and emotional feelings. What this means is that our emotions, passions, desires are interwoven with how we feel: and feelings and thought run along the same path. Our actions and behaviours affect our decisions in everyday life, and we create our world through interacting with our surroundings. Then our surroundings reflect back our actions, which in turn influences the way we feel, which impacts our thoughts, which influence what decisions we make!

Caperberries

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Introduction

*Caperberries are the fruits of the perennial spiny shrub, Capparis spinosa of the family Capparaceae, native to the Mediterranean region.

*They are oblong, semi-green and about the size of a table grape.

*They have a mild lemony taste with a strong caper flavor but are less flavorful than pickled capers.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Pesticides and GMOs in Foods

Mind & Body Health

Pesticides and GMOs are evident in many foods and vegetables. It doesn't matter what type of food is being consumed, the risk is always there. Unfortunately, an individual can walk into a food store, purchase raw foods, and not realize that the raw foods they have purchased are chalk full of pesticides and GMOs. This is not healthy at all.

Clash

Ingredients

4 bar-spoons of pomegranate seeds 
6 mint leaves
50ml organic grapefruit
10ml apple juice 
15ml lemon juice
Ice


Preparation

1. Muddle pomegranate seeds and mint in base of shaker.
2. Add remaining ingredients and shake with ice.

History of Nama Shoyu

TTS 100% Organic Nama Shoyu

Soy sauce, or shoyu as it is called in Japanese, is a light to dark brown colored liquid prepared mainly from soy beans (in addition to other ingredients), which is used as a condiment, seasoning liquid, marinade, dipping sauce, flavoring sauce and finishing sauce among other uses. It is used extensively in South East Asian cooking, especially Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, and Thai cuisines. Each cuisine has its own preferred type of soy sauce, which is distinctively different in the way it is processed, the taste and flavor it adds to the foods, its color, consistency and its use. And each type of soy sauce cannot be substituted with another type, as using other types may produce a completely different color, flavor, and taste of the final prepared dish.

Treating the Stomach with Raw Food

Stomach and Raw Foods

The stomach is a bean-shaped organ, which is where the food arrives first. It has a very acidic environment because of gastric acid production and secretion. When the acid combines with digestive enzymes, large and small molecules can be broken down so they can be absorbed from the small intestine. The human stomach produces and secretes 2 to 3 liters of gastric acid per day. Secretion levels are highest in the evening. The stomach can expand to hold 2 to 3 liters of food. It lies between the esophagus and the first part of the small intestine on the left side of the abdomen.