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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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Ben Barney

Make your own Golden Paste - UPDATED

Golden Paste is a common method for consuming Turmeric. This recipe is thanks to the Turmeric User Group on Facebook who provide one of the most comprehensive resources on all things Turmeric on the internet! Follow this easy recipe to make your own Golden Paste.  Ingredients: 1/2 cup turmeric powder (125 mls) – Use organic powder.  1 cup water (250 mls)  1/2 cup water extra, if needed (125 mls)  1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper (7.5 mls) – We need this as turmeric is absorbed poorly in body. Piperine present in black pepper helps in its absorption.  70 ml cold...

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Ben Barney
600 Reasons Turmeric May Be The World's Most Important Herb

600 Reasons Turmeric May Be The World's Most Important Herb

GreenMedInfo.com, have reviewed over 5,000 study abstracts from the National Library of Medicine's bibliographic database known as MEDLINE and have discovered over 600 potential health benefits of turmeric, and/or its primary polyphenol known as curcumin. These can be viewed on their turmeric research page which is dedicated to disseminating the research on the topic to a larger audience. Some of the most amazing demonstrated properties include: Destroying Multi-Drug Resistant Cancer Destroying Cancer Stem Cells (arguably, the root of all cancer) Protecting Against Radiation-Induced Damage Reducing Unhealthy Levels of Inflammation Protecting Against Heavy Metal Toxicity Preventing and Reversing Alzheimer's Disease Associated Pathologies...

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Ben Barney

Woking Food Festival Intro

All that time in front of the camera in India has paid dividends. This took one take!   @spicediscovery get spicy with Spice Origin at the #WokingFoodFest today!!! pic.twitter.com/nWnT5PMMAJ — Create Convo (@CreateConvo) September 5, 2015  

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