Dear brothers and sisters,

We invite you to watch us as we perform the magic of transforming purple sweet potatoes, butternut squash, fuyu persimmons and Winesap apples into a pie. No bake and organic, of course! Give it a try!  It will embellish your Thanksgiving table. Friends and family will be astonished and delighted.

May we wish you and family a delightful fall of good health, prosperity and success,

Jesse Schwartz PhD
President
Living Tree Community Foods

If you have a love for live, organic food and at the same time possess an entrepreneurial spirit and want to get involved in the organic food industry, why not talk with us? We are seeking a business partner.

If you’re a recent graduate and are contemplating a career in the organic food industry, why not consider doing an internship? We offer hands-on experience in sales, marketing and production of live organic food.

In the past decade, US organic retail sales increased by an average of 8% per year.  

In 2023, the US organic marketplace posted record sales.

For further details email jesse@livingtreecommunity.com

Jesse Schwartz PhD
President
Living Tree Community Foods

Why not go ahead and smear some Living Tree, Alive, Organic Almond Butter and some honey on a slice of apple? Record your impressions in a video. We will award a $100 gift certificate to the most delightful production.

Send you video to jesse@livingtreecommunity.com

Contest ends Dec. 3rd

By Pamela Ferdinand

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) can accelerate aging and the decline of your body’s health, even if you generally eat healthy foods, say Italian researchers in a new report based on the largest population study of its kind in Europe.

And it’s not necessarily for the reason you might think: It may be due more to the potentially harmful ways these foods are highly processed and packaged by industry than their poor nutritional content.

Making UPFs typically involves high-temperature cooking, among other processes, that can expose our bodies to toxic chemicals and plastics.

“[A] high consumption of ultra-processed foods not only has a negative impact on health in general, but could also accelerate aging itself, suggesting a connection that goes beyond the poor nutritional quality of these foods,” says first author Simona Esposito, a researcher at the Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Health Care, Neuromed in Pozzilli, which conducted the study with the Libera Università Mediterranea, University of Casamassima in Italy.

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