Saturday, February 4, 2012

New life in the garden...

These are the fruits currently growing in the site, we randomly found some of them so we need to save and protect these little fellows...

 

Avocado 


Cacao beans

Short facts from: http://www.foodmatters.tv/Health_Resources/Super_Fruits_and_Nuts

Raw Cacao - A word of warning before we start however, most cocoa powder and commercial chocolate is processed via the "Dutch method" meaning it is subjected to scorching temperatures of up to 150°C with the additional aid of solvents, thus destroying most of the nutrients and antioxidants. Be sure to attain certified organic raw cacao in a powder, nib or whole bean form as the temperature will have never been allowed to exceed 40°C thus allowing all the heat-sensitive vitamins, minerals and antioxidants to remain intact. Raw cacao beans contain possibly the world's most concentrated source of antioxidants found in any food. They also extremely high in magnesium which has been found to be the most common deficient major mineral even following a balanced diet. For those concerned with not getting enough iron it should be pleasing to know that one small 28 gram serving of raw cacao beans gives 314% of the recommended daily allowance of iron. And if that is not enough raw cacao beans have an antioxidant (ORAC) score of 95,500. To put that into perspective, that is 14 times more flavonoids (antioxidants) than red wine and 21 times more than green tea.


Marang (Artocarpus odoratissimus)


More photos and facts about Marang here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marang

If I can't join gardening, i don't want to be part of your revolution!!




More young volunteers






Imagined Community





New Volunteers / Orientation


BHSG Project presentation and Volunteer Orientation


New volunteers from other part of town, preparing the soil for in-ground planting