Organic Vegetables & Fruits in Trinidad & Tobago

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Fresh Organic  Natural Market in Maraval, Trinidad See More at:  Fresh Organic Shop MALABAR FARMS GOURMET SHOP Long Circular Rd, Maraval, Trinidad Go to Malabar Gourmet

Kale Chips A crunchy low-glycemic snack that will fill that pit in your stomach before your next meal and curb sugar cravings. Ingredients •              1 head of Organic kale •              ½ a lemon juiced, or about 2 Tbsp •              1 Tbsp olive oil •              ½ tsp sea salt Make It Like So 1.             Preheat oven to 350F. 2.             Pull kale away from stem, wash and pat dry with a clean towel. 3.             In a large mixing bowl using your hands, mix the kale, lemon juice, olive oil and sea salt together. 4.             Lay kale out in a single layer on a parchment-lined cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Check to see how they're doing. If they're still soft, continue baking, checking every 5 minutes until crispy. 5.             Allow to cool ! You've never eaten a head of kale so fast in all your life .

•              Kale Salad Here are my tips to making a great Organic Kale salad: Salad:               5 stalks of Organic   kale, rib removed, chiffonade (see link above) soaked and dried (see instructions above)               3 Tablespoons currants               1/4 of an apple, 1/4 inch julienne               6 fresh figs, thinly sliced               pinch sea salt               pinch pepper               2 Tablespoons sheep's milk feta cheese crumbled               2 Tablespoons hazelnuts, toasted , chopped Preparation 1.             Wash r kale under clean running water 2.             Remove the ribs ( Optional- I tend to love the chewy texture): Regardless of which variety of kale you choose (they all make great salads), you may first want to remove the tough ribs from the leaves. Use a knife to slice out the stems or just pull the leaves from the ribs with your fingers. You can chop them and sauté them later. 3.       

Climate change is perhaps the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced. It affects every corner of our planet – from the poles to the tropics, and from the mountains to the oceans. People and nature worldwide are already feeling the effects: water supplies are shrinking, extreme weather events increasing in frequency and intensity, forests burning, and coral reefs dying. Governments and communities are coming together to act – and we can still escape the worst impacts of climate change, and build a safer future for all. But we need to do more, and faster. Most importantly, we need to step up efforts to switch from using fossil fuels – the biggest cause of climate change – to clean, renewable energy. And we need to help people and nature adapt to the inevitable changes ahead. Read More at :Climate Change Read More about Air Pollution

Plastic is versatile, lightweight, flexible, moisture resistant, strong, and relatively inexpensive. Those are the attractive qualities that lead us, around the world, to such a voracious appetite and over-consumption of plastic goods. However, durable and very slow to degrade, plastic materials that are used in the production of so many products all, ultimately, become waste with staying power. Our tremendous attraction to plastic, coupled with an undeniable behavioral propensity of increasingly over-consuming, discarding, littering and thus polluting, has become a combination of lethal nature. With a slight change in the formula of plastic, which allows oil to be replaced by limestone, a group of Chilean entrepreneurs has managed to manufacture plastic bags and reusable cloths that are water soluble and do not pollute.      Read More at : Plastic Waste

Conventional Agricultural Food Production   “ Conventional farming , also known as  industrial agriculture , refers to farming systems which include the use of synthetic chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and other continual inputs, genetically modified organisms, concentrated animal feeding operations, heavy irrigation, heavy irrigation, or concentrated  monoculture production.  Despite its name, conventional agricultural methods have only been in development since the late Nineteenth Century, and did not become widespread until after World War 2.

                     Aquaponics Food Production                Aquaponics  is the combination of aquaculture (raising fish) and hydroponics (the soil-less growing of plants)  that grows  fish  and  plants  together in one integrated system. The fish waste provides an organic food source for the plants, and the plants naturally filter the water for the fish. The third participants are  microbes  (nitrifying bacteria). These bacteria convert ammonia from the fish waste first into nitrites, and then into nitrates.  Nitrates are the form of nitrogen that plants can uptake and use to grow.  Solid fish waste is turned into vermicompost that also acts as food for the plants. In combining both hydroponic and aquaculture systems, aquaponics capitalizes on their benefits, and eliminates the drawbacks of each. www.theaquaponicsource.com/what-is-aquaponics/

Social & Environment Health Pesticides   Article by: Martine Valo Guadeloupe and Martinique threatened as pesticide contaminates food chain Chemical once used on banana crops threatening livelihoods and public health by polluting soil and sea   First published on Mon 6 May 2013 10.24 BST • This story appeared in Guardian Weekly, which incorporates material from Le Monde Find it here On 15 April more than 100 fishermen demonstrated in the streets of Fort de France,  the main town on Martinique, in the French West Indies. In January they barricaded the port until the government in Paris allocated €2m ($2.6m) in aid, which they are still waiting for. The contamination caused by chlordecone, a persistent organochlorine pesticide, means their spiny lobsters are no longer fit for human consumption. The people of neighbouring Guadeloupe are increasingly angry for the same reason. After polluting the soil, tlhe chemical is wreaking havoc out at sea, an

·        1. Keep fruit where you can see it . That way you’ll be more likely to eat it. ·        2. Explore the produce aisle and choose something new . Variety is the key to a healthy diet. ·        3. Skip the potatoes . Choose other vegetables that are packed with more nutrients and more slowly digested carbohydrates such as sweet potato,carrots. ·        4. Make it a meal . Try cooking new recipes that include more vegetables. Salads and stir fries are two ideas for getting tasty vegetables on your plate. ·        5. Eat a variety of types and colors of produce in order to give your body the mix of nutrients it needs. Try dark leafy greens; brightly colored red, yellow and orange vegetables and fruits; and cooked. Ways to Eat More Vegetables Daily

        A diet rich in vegetables and fruits can : lower blood pressure  reduce risk of heart disease and stroke  prevent some types of cancer lower risk of eye and digestive problems and have a positive effect upon blood sugar which can help keep appetite in check. Read More at :  Are Organic Foods Really Beneficial to Your diet You can get more information at :  Nutrients and Health Benefits

According to English Oxford Dictionary exercise is activity requiring physical effort, carried out to sustain or improve health and fitness. . It keeps you fit. Exercise helps you to have a strong body, which reduces your chances of having weight-related diseases.    It can be like meditation. Exercise is actually a stress release. Exercise allowsme to enter an almost meditation-like state. While exercising, I am able to focused on the present. It also helps me to unclog my mind , that is helps me’ to work things’ . What about you?   Tell us how does exercise help you? It’s a healthy hobby that you can enjoy anywhere . No gym or fancy equipment is necessary. Exercise can be free. You can take it to the next level, join a gym, get a personal trainer. There are many forms of exercise   can walk, run, some sit-ups in your living room, swim Whether it’s to help relieve stress or a way to keep your heart healthy and strong, there is no shortage of reasons for wh

The latest survey from the Organic Trade Association in the United States showed that health motivation is the main reason for choosing organic food. OTA (Org. Trade Assoc.).  2016 . U.S. Organic state of the industry. Market Anal., Washington, DC.  http://ota.com/sites/default/files/indexed_fil Some of the reasons are Organic Foods: §   Higher nutrient content §   Longer shelf life §   Firmer cellulose cell wall i.e. Crops are firmer to the touch §   Has no toxic pesticide residue build up in plant or crops,they’re safer.   §   Organic farming practices are designed to be more sustainable, emphasizing conservation and reducing pollutants.

Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without using soil (i.e., soil less). This technique instead uses a mineral nutrient solution in a water solvent, allowing rapid nutrient uptake. https://www.maximumyield.com/definition/70/hydroponics

•          Organic production is farming which adheres to the regulations, production and processing  requirements of the certifying agency eg. USDA. Typically these regulations and processes include: •         conserving natural resources •         preventing commingling with nonorganic products) Non- use of most synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, growth hormones, sewage sludge, irradiation, and genetic engineering (genetically modified organisms or GMOs) 

My name is Sharon Simms.   I have two children and I run my own marketing research company in Trinidad & Tobago. I am currently doing my MBA at Anglia Ruskin University and I am doing a blog as apart of one of my courses .   My decision to do a blog on Organic Produce stems from the fact that overtime I have become aware of the need to live a healthy lifestyle which is sustainable for me and my family and which also respects the environment which is under constant attack both deliberately and inadvertently Through this blog I am seeking to create an online community of like minded persons who can share opinions, information and activities relating to health and wellness (e.g. eating organic foods and recipes), how to have a positive impact on the environment (reduced plastics, energy conservation, energy alternatives), evaluating the foods we eat now and the farming practices which produce them, and where to source organic produce in Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribb