Morning Star Fishermen NOW - Spring 2014

Spring 2014 COVERED IN THIS ISSUE: •

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MSF COMMUNITY EDUCATION WORKSHOPS MORNING STAR OPENS SEED LIBRARY

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NEW BEGINNINGS

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FOOD, FAITH, FAMILY

HELPING OTHERS HELP THEMSELVES

Update from MSF Director Phil Reasons

INSIGHTS FROM SPRING One of the dominant concerns of our time is the health or un-healthiness of our food and its supply. We live in a time when we have a pill for every ailment and are constantly searching for real solutions. We have evidence that suggests much of our food is actually disease producing and some may be especially cancer producing. Much of our foods are too fatty and contain too much cholesterol. And, most of our foods contain too much sugar and salt.

This increased knowledge of food produces several often-contradictory attitudes within us. A joking despair that nothing we eat or drink, except the most undesirable food and drink seem healthy. A frantic activity, at considerable time and expense, to find foods which are healthier than others and the guilt surrounding our traditional eating and drinking habits.

OR Another major area of food and food source discussion center on how the methods of food production we use affect the environment of the world we live in. Perhaps the major current concern is not with the food itself, but with the packaging of the food we consume. Foods often come in plastic and other non-biodegradable packaging, threatening our environment and future generations.

This whole increased consciousness of the ecological healthiness or, perhaps better stated, un-healthiness of our food production causes significant numbers of people to alter their eating habits. More and more people are becoming concerned with the effects of the production of the food we eat as we have been here at Morning Star Fisherman for years.

People are also quite aware of the exploitative wages that so called; “third world food workers,” receive and the exploitation of many food workers in this country and around the world, especially migrant workers.

Many people are becoming more aware of the competition for land use; that is used to produce high value crops, especially luxury crops like bananas, citrus fruit and our excessive demands for sugar, with the needs of local populations to have access to that same land that would produce basic crops of survival like corn, beans and rice.

What can we do?

Let’s consider some of the agrarian practices that were embedded in all of the Jewish seasonal holidays. This is a rich trove for us to consider and reclaim in our times, to see and practice of the “temple” as the centers of our sustainable regional food system.

The Jerusalem temples were also the geographic centers of their sustainable regional food system. The human economy was mostly foodbased until very recently. Hunting, gathering and agriculture were the ways and means of human survival, the main reason we made community. The sacred and the necessary met in the temple practice and a practical means for their survival.

We ask the pressing question in our time: How will we organize the community of human life so we too can live compatibly and sustainably with the earth systems we have? In answering this question, we would be well served to turn to the wisdom of the Jewish tradition about regional food systems.

As Spring has sprung here in central Florida I labor in our gardens at Moring Star Fishermen. I sweat into the soil. The drops enter as seeds or salty water with the seeds I plant. By the sweat of my brow, I shall eat.

I observe the work of the seasons here and its fruits. And the Insights of Spring and the practices of our food system teach themselves to me.

Our core metaphor for our covenant with each other, with the divine and with the land, is the Temple—the heart of a regional food system.

Perhaps this scale of food production, community and consumption is just the medicine we need to help others help themselves…

GOING TO THE NEXT LEVEL History tells of the story about how for forty years the Israelites wondered in the wilderness and as they were about to “go” to the Promise Land, Moses reminded them of how important it was to remain faithful to what they had learned...

And, so it is for Morning Star Fishermen as we “go” into the spring months of 2014 and our commitment to remain faithful in helping others help themselves. Our goal and purpose is to continue to provide high quality “relational” training and assistance to all those individuals, families, organizations and communities seeking sustainability assistance and training help.

“Like it was for the Israelites to “go”, they had battles to fight along the way; we too are in a battle to become debt free now and we need your financial help to do so…”

In order of us to achieve success in our battle with debt and “go” to the next level of improving and expanding our sustainability services to our alumni and others; we must fight and are in this battle to win! Through the diligent work of a friend to Moring Star Fishermen and the help he obtained from others; Daniel (Dane) Parilo secured a gift of $33,000 toward the retirement of the mortgage note we obtained fourteen years ago to acquire the land and build our training facilities here in Dade City, Florida.

As amazing as this gift this to our work and a testament of our faithful efforts at Morning Star Fishermen over the years; we cannot yet celebrate until an additional $6,000 is obtained from financial friends and partners like you. With your financial help and continued partnership we can remain faithful to our mission and win this battle now and thereafter remain debt free…

Although this wonderful donation and your financial support will help retire our debt and make it easier for Morning Star to balance its monthly expenses; it however, does not mean donations are no longer needed. Your regular monthly support will enable Morning Star’s work in teaching sustainability to go to the next level of excellence and provide for others to obtain scholarships for coming to our facilities as well.…

This is your opportunity to join us in the battle to win and to join us in the coming celebration!

To help MSF get to the next level of financial freedom, visit http://morningstarfishermen.org/donate-now/

That’s Right, Worm Tubes!

I was made aware of an invention this week that absolutely amazed me. Evidently several people have been using "worm tubes" in their gardens. The premise is to have a place actually in the garden into which you can put vegetable scraps; the worms then come into the bottom of the tube, eat through the scraps, and move out into the garden to deposit their castings.

Construction Methods I did a little research and there is information out there with several different methods for creating these tubes. One source used metal drain pipe, another used large plastic pots glued or wired together at their tops. The bottoms were cut out and the bottom pot was drilled with holes. This style will take a considerably larger hole, but it gives you the option of adding more vegetable scraps.

Use Recycled Materials If you decide this might be something you want to try, look around for recyclable material with which to construct your tube. I happened to have some odd lengths of six-inch PVC drain pipes up in the garage rafters- just the ticket. I cut my pipes into three-foot sections with a circular saw.

Cap Your Tubes Then I drilled one-inch holes in the bottom foot of the pipes with a hole saw. I was going to paint the top two feet of the pipes with black paint so they wouldn't be quite so noticeable sticking up in the garden, but I decided that my gray pipes didn't look too bad. The tops need to be covered to keep out flies. You can purchase PVC caps, but I decided to scrounge a bit first to see what I could come up with. Terra cotta plant saucers seemed like a good solution, but they can get knocked off if they are too large. So I've settled on small terra cotta pots with a piece of screen covering the drain hole. They are heavy enough to stay in place and actually don't look bad. Lighter weight lids would need a rock on top to keep them from blowing off. One of the added benefits of having these tubes sticking up in the garden is that they will function as bird perches. Having insect-eating birds find a ready place to sit and watch for prey is an added bonus.

Be Ready for Composting Mine worm tubes are in the garden now. I put a little finished compost in each one, added some kitchen scraps and then a bit of soil. Now I can sit back and watch, knowing my kitchen waste is being worm-composted.

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3 Simple Ways that Solar Energy Can Save You Money at Home Before the adjective “green” was used to describe the modern environmentalist movement, the color had a more monetary association. Hey, green may be the color of nature, but it’s also the color of money, and for your average person, the later plays a more significant day-to-day role than the former. But that doesn’t mean that the two are mutually exclusive!

Take solar power, for example. It’s a clean, renewable, and—for all intents and purposes— inexhaustible energy source that can also just happen to save you loads of cash. In essence, solar power can help you go green, no matter which definition you happen to find more important. Here’s how: Reduced Energy Costs In 2009, the U.S. Energy Information Administration released a Residential Energy Consumption Survey. In it, they identified that the average United States homeowner ends up spending approximately $2,000 on home energy costs. Of course, those figures were gathered half a decade ago, so you can bet that the cost has only gone up since then. The point is, there’s probably a few things that come to mind when you consider what you could do with an extra $2,000 every year. The reason energy costs so much is that it’s difficult and expensive to generate. 44% of U.S. electricity comes from -burning plants (which also happen to be the biggest cause of air pollution in the country), with the other 36% divided between wind power, geothermal power, hydroelectric power, etc. All of these methods require resources, maintenance, and scores of employees to be able to function, and the person who gets to pay for it all is you. But, by switching over to home mounted-solar paneling, you effectively eliminate (or at least substantially reduce) your dependence on the city grid. Of course, the panels themselves are still somewhat expensive to purchase, which is why many individuals are taking a different approach. Vivint,Solarcity, and other major solar companies are now offering rentable solar panels. These companies are leasing solar power to customers for a fraction of what it would cost to get energy from the city.

Tax Credits Believe it or not, the government is just as interested in preserving the planet as anyone (you could say that they have a vested interest in it). As such, they’re currently willing to offer monetary incentives to help motivate the American population into using clean energy sources. These incentives often take the form of tax credits, which allow a recipient to reduce the total amount of taxes that need to be paid. Tax credits may be offered by both the federal government, as well as state government, and can make a big difference to your bank account once April 15th rolls around. So, if you decide to throw your hat in with solar power, you might be able to keep a bit more of your hard-earned cash come tax season.

Improved Home Value Anything that you do to your home will affect its overall worth, and solar panels are no exception. However, the question is this: Is the increased value enough to offset the initial installation costs? Well, it’s impossible to say for sure, given that much of it depends on what potential home buyers are willing to pay, but the outlook is pretty good. A report by the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that (especially in more liberal states), homeowners can recuperate up to 97% of their initial solar investment costs, and that doesn’t account for the other associated energy savings that come with solar power. This means that whether you want to sell your home or live in it for the rest of your life, you’ll be well rewarded if you’re willing to invest in solar power.

10 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT SOLAR ENERGY #1: Renewable energy is a form of clean energy that is provided by natural sources present in nature. #2: The main forms of renewable energy are: solar, wind, hydro, biofuel and geothermal (energy derived from heat generated under the earth’s surface) and these sources are all continually replenished! #3: In some countries, renewable energy is cheaper than fossil fuels. #4: Renewable energy creates three times more jobs than fossil fuels. #5: Renewable energy investments are cost effective. The International Renewable Energy Agency released a new policy brief showing that renewable energy has become the most cost -effective way to generate electricity for hundreds of millions of people worldwide who are not on the grid. #6: One wind turbine can produce enough electricity to power up to 300 homes. #7: If it could be properly harnessed, there’s enough sunlight that falls on the earth in just one hour to meet the world energy demands for a whole year! #8: Unlike fossil fuels, renewable sources of energy like hydropower, wind and solar do not directly emit greenhouse gases #9: Surveys show the world’s resource base for geothermal energy is larger than the resource base for coal, oil, gas and uranium combined. Let’s use this fact to raise awareness and action.

So, whether you’re more interested in keeping the planet green, or in lining your wallet with green, solar power is the way to go. Of course, you may have to spend a bit of green upfront, but just consider it an investment in the future—both for your bank account and for your planet

#10: Biomass is currently the largest U.S. renewable energy source with more than 200 existing plants providing electricity for 1.5 million American homes.

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Aquaponics Brings Fish To Farm To Table In Tampa Will Carey has spent most of his life feeding people -- first as a chef, later as the executive director of Tampa Bay Harvest, an organization that gleans and distributes farm and restaurant food that would otherwise be thrown away. But these days he's also committed to teaching people to feed themselves, a mission ripe for fruition as the urban farming movement takes root in cities across the nation. "Not everyone wants to take all this on, but that doesn't mean communities can't do it in a central location," says Carey, whose Sustainable Living Project occupies a plot of land along the Hillsborough River, across from Lowry Park Zoo. With a wobbly economy, unemployment figures that remain high, and food prices that have increased 19% this year.

Many families are trying to combat high prices at the cash register by focusing on food sustainability. Individuals and communities feeding themselves in an environmentally responsible way is gaining popularity, and farming is no longer confined to the country. In decades past, Americans relied on rural farms to meet the food supply needs of the rest of the nation. But the capability to grow fresh fruits and vegetables, even of the super-trendy organic variety, is coming to the city. If you don't believe me, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says "around 15 percent of the world's food is now grown in urban areas. A growing number of homeowners are asking more from their property - such as the ability to raise livestock and fresh food. While this is certainly an inventive way to maximize living space and make a dent in the grocery bill, it doesn't come without commitment and hard work. Morning Star Fishermen has been training these urban farmers for over 20 years now.

We are excited about what's happening with urban food production and it's potential relief to the willing urban family.

"Not everyone wants to take all this on, but that doesn't mean communities can't do it in a central location," says Carey Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing INGREDIENTS • 1 cup of sliced strawberries • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar • 1 tsp dijon mustard • 2 TBS extra virgin olive oil • 1 TBS honey (add a little more if needed) • 1 TBS finely chopped shallots • 2 tsp fresh lemon thyme or ½ tsp dried thyme • ¼ tsp fresh ground pepper • a pinch of kosher salt DIRECTIONS Add all ingredients to the blender and blend until all ingredients are combined.

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How to Save Your Own Seeds: Vegetable Garden Seed-Saving

Save the seeds from some of your garden vegetables to replant again! Here's our seed-saving guide for beginners. Below is a general rundown of how to gather and treat the most commonly-saved garden seeds.

Tomatoes and Cucumbers 1. Because tomatoes and cucumbers have seeds that are coated with a gel, the first step is to remove it by fermentation. The process smells bad, how ever, so don't do it in an enclosed room in the house. Follow these steps: 2. Squeeze or spoon the seed mass into a waterproof container (glass, jar, plastic, or deli container).

3. Add enough water to equal the volume of the seed mass, and put the container in a warm spot out of direct sunlight.

4. Stir the contents at least once a day.

5. In a couple of days, the viable seeds will sink to the bottom and bad seeds and debris and white mold will float to the surface.

6. Wait five days for all the good seeds to drop, then rinse away the gunk at the top.

7. Wash the seeds in several changes of water, and lay them out in a single layer on a glass or plastic plate or screen.

8. Put the plate in a warm place until the seeds are fully dry, which can take several weeks.

Peppers 1. Cut peppers open to find the seeds in a mass on the central stem.

2. Brush them off the stem onto a plate or screen.

3. Put seeds aside to dry.

Squashes 1. When squashes are ready, break them open and remove the seeds.

2. Hold the seeds under running water, rubbing them between your fingers to remove any stringy material and membrane.

3. Then lay them out on a plate or screen to dry.

Melons 1. For watermelons, simply rinse the seeds under running water to remove any traces of flesh or membrane.

For cantaloupe and musk melon, seeds will have more fibers and membrane attached to them. Wash this off, rubbing the seeds between your fingers to remove as much as the debris as you can.

2. Then put the seeds in a container of water, and the good seeds will sink to the bottom.

3. Remove what comes to the top, give the good seeds another rinse, and dry them on a plate or screen.

Peas and Beans 1. Pick the brown pods from the vines and remove the seeds, which will require about six weeks of air-drying.

One way is to put them in loosely woven baskets and stir them once a day.

2. If frost or other inclement weather threatens legumes that are ripe but not dry, pull up the vines by the roots, and hang the plants upside down in a warm area, such as your basement or barn. The pods will draw energy from the plants for another few days, which will increase the seed viability.

Other Pods Radishes, lettuce, and Chinese greens also produce seeds in pods after the plant has flowered. With these vegetables, too, it is best to let the pods dry on the plant.

These plants, however, tend to dry from the bottom up, a few pods at a time. The dry ones are prone to shattering and spreading their seed all over the ground, so either bag the seed heads—literally putting a paper bag tied at the base over the plants to capture the seeds—or pick the dry pods on a daily basis. Old nylons or row-cover materials work well for bagging, because you can see what's going on with the pant.

Storage Once your seeds are completely dry, they can be stored in any suitable containers and kept in a cool, dry area.

• For large seeds, such as beans, you can recycle the cardboard canisters that certain snack foods come in.

• For small seeds, such as pepper and tomatoes, washed-out pill bottles work well.

Seeds will remain viable for up to 15 years, depending on type. You can extend their viability by freezing them, especially if you have a zero-degree freezer. Properly dried and frozen seeds will remain viable for at least 40 years!

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For the past 21 years, Morning Star Fishermen has continually evolved to advance practices in aquaponic farming and sustainability – shaping new ways to help others help themselves and lead healthier, more independent lives.

As communities across America are working to strengthen their economies, provide a better quality of life for residents, and build on assets such as traditional Main Street; Morning Star Fishermen is marking the start of a new era for our facility as we expand our offerings, teachings, and resources, while continuing our commitment to the people, organizations, and communities we serve.

The Morning Star campus is a dynamic and beautiful place already filled with examples of sustainable agriculture and integrated aquaponics farming techniques; but many more developments are planned as we continue to develop the campus and increase our ties to the community. Community Education Workshops, a newly developed Seed Library, a monthly Local After Dark Farmer’s Market, a Homesteading Store, monthly Community Meetings on Food Storage and Dutch Oven Cooking, introduction to Permaculture and classes on Sustainable Living Skills, Traditional Crafts, and Re-Skilling are just the beginning of where Morning Star Fishermen is headed in 2014.

Just as a strong and healthy garden depends on diversity – the diversity of courses, teachers, volunteer opportunities, and offerings at Morning Star Fishermen, brings innovation and inspiration to those we serve. Morning Star’s expertise in aquaponics has helped to inspire innovations to address health needs of people throughout the world; now with expanded vision, strong faith, and increased resources – our commitment to helping individuals, families, organizations, and communities is providing us with clear perspective that translates into meaningful local innovations and a better ability to offer access to trusted and reliable products, education, and support.

Morning Star’s goal for 2014 and beyond is to help our community help themselves by being dedicated to sharing knowledge and skills that can provide for the health of both the individual and the community on a sustainable basis. It is our hope that you will be inspired to build a sustainable community with us.

Morning Star’s Community Education Workshops!

All workshops marked “Community Education” are a set suggested donation of $25. Non-Community Education Workshops are clearly marked with the fee amount. However, all community education workshops are offered on a gift-economy basis.

That means education is offered to all regardless of their ability to pay the recommended workshop contribution. Resilient education is our way of helping build a resilient community of skilled people.

INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE INTEGRATED AQUAPONIC FARMING Have you ever wondered what exactly sustainable integrated aquaponics farming is and why it’s important? If you have, here is your chance to take part in a free introduction lecture. Find out about this farming method, find out about our facility and teaching, find out about our integrated aquaponics farming course. Find out!

MORINGA, THE “MIRACLE TREE” Learn about the wide variety of health benefits; how to incorporate this amazing plant into your everyday foods; and how to grow Moringa. Projects around the world are saving lives every day. See how you can be a part of this worldwide effort toward planetary health for people, animals, plants, soil and water. Led by local area Moringa grower and expert, Ken Black.

SOLAR SOLUTIONS FOR EVERDAY LIVING Solar energy is great…it is free, clean, simple, and functional. In this workshop, learn how to lower your energy costs and let the sun work for you at no cost.

SEED SAVING During this workshop you will learn What are Seeds; Why Seed Saving matters; GMO agriculture issues; Getting started with Seed Saving; and the Fundamentals of good seed saving. Seed Saving is easy; people have done it for thousands of years. Only in the last century has it been taken over by “professionals”. It is our hope that from this workshop – all who attend, will become seed saving champions.

To see a list of all community education workshops MSF has to offer and a schedule for each visit http://morningstarfishermen.org/our-work/sustainabilitytraining/class-descriptions/moringa-workshop/

MORNING STAR FISHERMEN IS SET TO LAUNCH THEIR COMMUNITY SEED LENDING LIBRARY On Tuesday, April 22nd the Dade City Chamber of Commerce is honoring Morning Star Fishermen with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to kick off this grand inaugural event.

“I grew up with gardening in my blood,” explains Ara Mcleod, /MSF’s Seed Library Coordinator. “My grandparents were from an agrarian background and were very prominent figures in my life. They instilled in me a very strong value for the soil, seeds, community, and family. This Seed Library is a great way to honor the memory of my grandparents and my family heritage in my day-to-day life all while passing along the lessons they taught me to those in our community.”

SEED LIBRARY ABOUT TO SPROUT IN DADE CITY

A seed library is based on the idea of providing free access to a collection of non-hybrid, non-genetically modified, heirloom seeds that can be “borrowed” by members of the community. Seed Library members grow the seeds and enjoy their harvest while letting a few plants return to seed. The new seeds are then returned to the library for the next growing season’s collections. Registered Seed Library Members will have access to many different varieties of edibles and ornamentals seeds from the Library for each of the Central Florida growing seasons.

“Libraries are about collecting and preserving knowledge and providing free access to the community to obtain this knowledge.”

Says McLeod. “With Morning Star’s Seed Library, we are providing the community with a unique kind of knowledge and access: access to food security, access to quality fresh and healthy foods and access to the rich heritage and varieties of plants grown in our area. Our Seed Library has been designed and developed to educate and encourage the community to take an active part in their individual and family health and food production as part of our Helping others, Help themselves initiative here.” McLeod says; “like a traditional library; those wishing to use the Morning Star Fishermen service will have a registered membership and access to Facility’s many workshops and lectures throughout the year.

There are more than 150 Seed Libraries across North America; but this will be the first in our community.

The original collections of seeds for the Morning Star Fishermen Seed Library have been obtained through donations from heirloom seed companies and individuals who have been growing heirlooms for our growing zone. The Seed Library will serve the local community year round. For more information, to volunteer, or to register and join the Seed Library contact Ara McLeod at ara@morningstarfishermen.org or go to the Morning Star Fishermen website and access the membership application online at http://morningstarfishermen.org/our-work/ sustainabilitytraining/seed-library/

FOOD

FAITH

FAMILY

Abundance. Gratitude. Hospitality. Community. Stewardship. Justice. Reconciliation. Love. These values are shared by all of the great faiths around the world. And all of these faiths believe the world was created by a loving, beneficent God. Food is the most tangible evidence of an abundant world and a loving God. Food is basic: we are all linked by food, no matter where we live on this earth. There are literally hundreds of references to food in the Bible also hundreds of references to the land on which food is grown. Clearly, we are to be grateful for the food we eat and to be good stewards of the land that produces this food There is a huge shift taking root right now. People are becoming more conscious that they “vote with their fork� three times a day for the food system they want. Many are choosing a food system that is locally-based and sustainable, less dependent on our current highly industrialized food system which utilizes vast quantities of petrochemicals to produce, process and transport food (the average food travels 1,500 miles to reach our tables) and which contributes to the growing epidemic of diabetes and obesity in our society. Congregations can help people make these choices about food and, in doing so, choose to stand on the side of land stewardship and economic justice for farm families in their area.

The River Church of Tampa Bay is one of these congregations. They have been teaching for years the importance of sustainability especially the importance of sustainable food production and consumption.

In February of this year Morning Star Fishermen and the River Church of Tampa Bay collaborated to create a sustainable food producing model. The over 13,000 gallon aquaponics system recently constructed on the church property in Brandon Florida serves as a model to its congregation and community. This system has the potential of producing over 1500 pounds of fish protein annually and over two tons of fresh produce annually this is a significant towards providing fresh vegetables and proteins to its congregation and community. We at Morning Star are excited to be a part of such a revolutionary concept of getting local church congregations involved in their own sustainable food production.

Have you checked out MSF’s new products?

Moringa Tree PKM-1 Seeds

$10.00/ pack

13 seeds/pack

Moringa is also known as the "Horseradish Tree", "The Drumstick Tree", and the "Miracle Tree". No matter what you call it - Moringa is one valuable tree. Nutrition-wise, it has no equal. Taste-wise in our opion it beats spinach all to pieces.

Convenience-wise, you cannot beat it. Plant it in your yard, in rows as a windbreak, as a hedge, in containers, in a greenhouse, and just harvest the leaves as they grow. They can be eaten raw, dried, sauteed, flash fried, steamed, added to soups and stews, add fresh leaves to your salad, make a cup of tea, just so many uses. It's simply delicious and nutritious!

Moringa Tree Stenopetala Seeds

$10.00/ pack

13 seeds/pack

Moringa Stenopetala has rightly earned the title of "Mother's Helper", because eating its leaves greatly increases a nursing mother's milk supply - and adding Moringa to her meals, helps combat malnutrition in her offspring. Most people who are familiar with Moringa, have only been exposed to the Moringa Oleifera variety. Both of them are excellent sources of nutrients, as are all varieties of Moringa, and they are also extremely environmentally-friendly.

The uses of the Moringa Stenopetala tree are almost endless, as it supplies a leafy green, edible flower buds and blossoms, edible seed pods, seeds that can be effectively used to purify water, and branches that make excellent mulch. That is just a sampling of the many uses of Moringa Stenopetala.

Moringa Capsules

$18.75/120 capsules

Our moringa capsules contain 500 mg of pure, ground moringa leaf powder an amazing superfood loaded with nutrients and antioxidants. Known as one of nature’s most useful plants, a moringa tree provides healthy proteins to enhance your diet and provide an energizing boost for your overall well-being.

Moringa Powder

$22.49/8oz

Moringa Powder by Grenera Nutrients is a superfood dietary supplement packing a whopping 90 nutrients and 46 antioxidants. Supercharge your day Organic Moringa powder. Moringa is just now getting acknowledgment in the USA and Europe for what has been known in India, Africa and South America for many years. It was recently featured on The View and The Dr. Oz Show as a way to jumpstart your day and re energize your life. Dr. Oz recommends Moringa because it is the most nutrient-dense plant yet discovered

Moringa Original Tea

$7.00

Moringa Original tea has the pure Moringa leaves packed in tea bags. The moringa herbal tea is consumed by thousand of health enthusiasts world wide and is comparable in taste to that of green tea.

For a complete list of all Moringa products and all other items Morning Star has to offer, visit http://morningstarfishermen.org/store/

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