F.A.Q

The short answer is "It Depends". It all depends on what your source for tilapia is using as feed. Right now, Tilapia gets a lot of bad press based upon the feeding and propagation practices of "Corporate" fish farms. When you feed a fish a diet of animal waste or GMO franken-food, you get a product that is not healthy. But when you feed your Tilapia a diet of natural grains and vegetables, you produce fish that are packed protein and fatty acids. As for the "Tilapia is Worse for you than Bacon" articles circulating the internet, I'd call this a half-truth. Corporate fish farms are just that, "Corporate". Maximum production at minimum costs is never a good match with anything consumed. In short, corporate farms that raise Tilapia are on about the same level as corporate farms that raise beef loaded with antibiotics and steroids. At Hebrew Mountain Manna, our Tilapia are fed a diet of grains and vegetables. We "Never" use feeds made from land animal products or fish meals. This means healthy, plentiful protein.... and it tastes pretty good too!

First and foremost, organic and home grown vegetables are going have a drastically higher nutrient density than the non-organic varieties. This makes a difference and a significant health impact for those consuming these products. Secondarily, the enzyme density in organic fruits and vegetables is significantly higher. This makes a huge impact on the levels of healthy gut flora and the control of candida yeast. The health (or lack thereof) of our intestinal tract has a direct affect on the over-all health of the body. Organic fruits and vegetables aid in digestion and can help cleanse the body of impurities. Growing our own, organically, ensures that we are consuming light and not someone's science project.

My family eats a lot of potatoes. I mean "A Lot" of them! We are still working to find a variety that grows aggressively in our heartiness zone. In our evaluation this year we made a great discovery. That discovery is another tuber called "Jerusalem Artichokes". These guys are awesome! They have a very earthy taste and a meaty sort of texture. On the production side of the evaluation, this tuber grows like a weed and is a perennial, which is heads and shoulders better than our standard potato. We grew ours in containers, so we set aside a few tubers to replant for over-wintering. We did this last winter and in mid spring, the plants came up on their own. Now, are we looking to eliminate potatoes from our gardening and product offering? No we aren't. That said, we will be growing a whole lot of Sunchokes from now on, in addition to finding the right variety of potato. We plan on making this tuber one of our mainstay products!

A new product that we are researching is microgreens. We are very excited about our results thus far! These little guys are ready for harvest in 7-10 days and are packed with nutrition. They add a freshness to many dishes and salads and many have very intense flavor. So far, we've had great success with the Broccoli, Mung Bean, Green Pea, Red Russian Kale, Turnip Green and Radish varieties of microgreens. We are evaluating others and will make a our offering based on our results.