Newsletter - November 29, 2022 | Living Tree Community Foods

Video: Bye, Bye Crypto Pie, Vegan and Gluten Free, Topped with Ponzi Scheme Ice Cream

Dear brothers and sisters,

The newspapers are full of the story of FTX a crypto trading company has gone bankrupt. Beginning on November 6 FXT lost more than 80% of its value in a space of 72 hours. Something like $12 billion evaporated. FTX didn’t keep reliable books or track its crypto dealings. It seems that the twenty something management used the company's money as a personal slush fund.In retrospect, FTX is seen as a huge Ponzi scheme.

A Ponzi scheme is a form of fraud that lures investors and pays profits to earlier investors with funds from more recent investors. A Ponzi scheme can maintain the illusion of a sustainable business as long as new investors contribute new funds, and as long as most of the investors do not demand full repayment and still believe in the non-existent assets they are purported to own.

At some point, Ponzi schemes inevitably topple under their own weight.

FTX is the signature of a delirium, a mania driven by pure greed. Its debacle is a sad commentary on the times in which we live.

Imagine that the $16 billion that FTX lost overnight were devoted to making every schoolyard an edible schoolyard and every park a permaculture landscape. Imagine Detroit - a garden for the human spirit. Imagine reforesting the midwest. Imagine a regenerative agriculture, beyond organic, wherein brothers and sisters and friends and neighbors, have a chance to join hands with family farmers in growing the food they eat.

On a lighter note Ben with Growveg is going to show us how to turn autumn leaves into gold.

Then Cara is going to guide us in creating an alive, no bake apple pie with cashew cream.

Theodora will then warn us of the dangers of radiation from cell phone towers which are becoming increasingly ubiquitous.

Finally Andrew will relate how trees are a giant net for capturing atmospheric moisture and nutrients.

Our Victory Garden sale features roasted almond butter, sunflower butter and polenta. Our New Items include Turmeric and Honey Butter - its back! and Greek Heritage Olive Oil.

We appreciate so much your kind support of our endeavor.

It is our privilege to work with you,

Jesse Schwartz PhD
President
Living Tree Community Foods

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Recipe: Caras Amazing Raw Apple Pie with cashew cream

by: The Healthy Life

A mouthwatering raw vegan recipe made from the heart that will make your taste buds explode when you try this treat. Remember, this is a TREAT, not something to eat every day! No wheat or gluten or dairy or refined sugar- just plant-based raw goodness warmed in a dehydrator so it's soft and warm. All you're going to be able to say once you put it in your mouth is MMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmm!

Ingredients

CRUST

Ground up walnuts or almonds
1 Tablespoon nut butter
1/2 teaspoon of maple syrup
Mix and set aside

FILLING

2 apples, peeled
1 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
1 Tablespoon maple syrup or MarkusSweet
optional - 1 teaspoon coconut oil
cinnamon

Slice apples on mandolin 3/16 to 1/4 inch thick until you get to the seeds in the center. Turn apple over and slice before getting to seeds. Flip on remaining sides and slice. Place in bowl and cover with orange juice, sweetener and coconut oil. Sprinkle cinnamon on top. Place in dehydrator at 120F 45F for a few hours to soften it up and warm it. Every half hour, baste the apple slices with the orange juice so they don't dry out. You want them moist and pliable.