Moringa is a small tree with the potential to make a serious impact on World Hunger Issues. All parts of the tree are useable but the most widely known and used part is/are the leaves.

Allow me to introduce you to a small family farm in SW Florida where they grow moringa.

Brier Ridge is a very small farm where they grow moringa trees. They are only using the leaves at this point, although as the planting grows, they may branch out into other areas of moringa. Trees are harvested when a good crop of leaves have grown and are at their peak in flavor and nutrition. Each tree is harvested by hand and the leaves washed and sorted. Those leaves that pass inspection are put into small dehydrators so that they will dry quickly, then they are crushed into powder or simply crumbled for tea. Brier Ridge moringa is available in capsule form, packaged 60  500mg capsules per bottle. That’s a full month’s supply when taken as recommended: two capsules per day. The capsules are vegetarian, so they are safe for all of us.

Bulk moringa leaf powder is also available. This is exactly the same product as you get in the capsule form. Bulk moringa leaf powder is generally used for cooking, as it is quickly and easily added to almost any dish imaginable. Bulk moringa is packaged in your choice of 8 ounce (half pound) and 16 ounce (full pound) packages 

If you prefer sipping a cup of tea, moringa tea is the answer. The moringa leaves are not crushed into powder but are left as intact as possible.  Because the leaves are very fragile, some of them will end up a very fine powder before you finish the tea, I’m sure. It’s still usable. However, you will probably want to filter it through a muslin cloth or even a clean coffee filter before you drink the tea.

If you are looking for moringa in its various forms, look no further than Brier Ridge Farm Fresh Herbs

Something we learned – the hard way… Rabbits won’t breed in hot weather.

We tried and tried, using both bucks on each doe, and we never succeeded in getting a pregnancy after mid-May. Now it’s nearing the end of September and yesterday I managed to get the buck interested, at least. Earlier in the month, he simply sniffed the doe and then went back to his favorite resting spot without even a hint towards mounting her. Yesterday he went through the process. Now we just have to wait and see if it worked.

If this is “normal” for SW Florida, it means we’ll have to push the rabbits a bit throughout the cooler months if we want to keep a supply of meat in the freezer. They’ll get their vacation when the weather warms up.