News — turmeric

Ben Barney

Debunking the health benefit myths of Coconut Oil

We have recently been exposed to some research which has been funded by the American Heart Association and is causing confusion about the health benefits of Coconut Oil. This is a great article shared by my friends at the Turmeric User Group which questions this research. Link to full article here: Coconut Oil Real Facts

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How do we know the Curcumin content of our Turmeric? How do we know our spices are clean?

Here I am chatting with Roy CK who manages the Quality Assurance at the processing factory in Kerala. Get an insight into the tests and processes that these organic spices go through before shipment - to ensure the highest quality. Spice Origin's India Processing Facility - Quality Assurance from Tim Ellis on Vimeo.

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Harvesting Organic Turmeric in the Tribal Areas of Kerala

On my travels in India to the Origins of our Spices, I ventured up into the Idukki Forest Reserve where there are a number of Tribal Farmers growing spices like Turmeric, Pepper & Ginger. Spending time with Raman, one of these farmers, was a real eye opener when it came to understanding what is really important when we look at the quality of a product like Turmeric. Our contemporary need to connect to the source sees us engaging with ancient traditional and simple wisdom. Have we made life too complicated...?  Harvesting Organic Turmeric in the Tribal Areas of Kerala from...

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Growing Organic Turmeric - Importance of the soil

Spending time with Tomychan Varghese, one of our organic Turmeric farmers in India, it became clear that the investment that he had made in developing his soil organically for the past 18 years, was having a big input on the quality of the Turmeric that he is harvesting. We found a gap in the rainstorms to record this piece to camera showcasing the quality of the soils that our organic Turmeric is grown in. Growing Organic Turmeric - Importance of the soil from Tim Ellis on Vimeo.  

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