(Republished from the Aug. 2011 Healing Harvest Newsletter) What an unappetizing question! There are two things that I have found many men to be most passionate about in their diets, and they are... meat and coffee. First off, there is a small amount of formaldehyde present in coffee beans (naturally occurring) that is released during the [...]
(Republished from the July 2011 Healing Harvest Newsletter Thank you for this question of the month! Xanthan gum is used as a thickener and stabilizer for both raw and cooked foods. It is made from a tiny microorganism called Xanthomonas campestris and considered a natural carbohydrate, fermented from sugar. Those with allergies should find [...]
Healing Harvest salutes Orange County, Florida, Public School System for taking a step towards green measures. OCPS announced earlier today that they are now fueling their 1,274 buses with B20 blended biodiesel fuel. As part of the "Green Fleet" initiative, they also are promoting an "anti-idling" campaign to help remind other drivers not to waste [...]
Do you ever wonder what makes someone attracted to someone else, while others seem to repel one another? There are a number of unseen factors that come into play, from pheromones (hormones that are present in sweat, breath, etc.) to sound waves. When I was a Music Performance major at UCF, I learned that every [...]
Healing Harvest: Natural & Sustainable Living Series Central Florida Urban Gardening- Zone 9b Classes: Sunday, April 6- Twilight Class 6-8pm Purchase Tickets Here Saturday, April 12 Sunrise Class 8-10am Purchase Tickets Here Cost: $35 per person *Client Discount: 2nd person from same household $10 (for any Healing Harvest private client) Content: Come and learn valuable gardening concepts and [...]
I Had a Dream... ...That finding fresh food wouldn't be as difficult as it seemed. ...That one day my black thumb would turn green. ...That I could choose and know for sure without a doubt, What I was eating was really void of any GMO, even from a tiny sprout. ...That guessing whether produce was gassed after organic inspection, Or [...]
I am Baby. My mom was 25 years old when she was told that she could not have any more babies due to health problems. But, she found a way. After 3 high-risk pregnancies (which included 700 injections total of heparin in her belly), 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) babies, and many miscarriages later, she overcame. Raw foods [...]
