Issue 10 — January 2005

Greetings!

In December 2004 Nutiva harvested and crushed its crop of Canadian certified-organic hempseed for the 2005 season. Many thanks to our farmers for a great crop -- the rich flavor of the hemp oil this year is awesome. Look for our 8-oz and 12-oz Organic Hemp Oil dated December 04 or later and taste it for yourself!

On a personal note, several people in our community lost their lives in the powerful storms that recently swept California. I am reminded how precious and fleeting life is, and of the importance of living each moment to its fullest and giving all we have to make the world a better place.

The beginning of each new year provides a time for reflection on what is most important in our lives, along with an opportunity to let go of what no longer serves us. May this new year bring you and your loved ones the blessings of health and abundance.

In health,

John W. Roulac
Founder and CEO
Nutiva

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Canadian Hemp Field

Nutiva's Organic Pressed Hemp Oil

Nutiva Crushes Its New Year's Crop of Organic Canadian Hempseed into Delicious Oil.

Nutiva's organic farmers in Canada harvested their hempseed crop in December, and we just crushed this fresh, full-of-life seed into some of the best-tasting hemp oil ever. Look for a December 2004 or later packing date and taste this great oil for yourself.

We now offer our Certified-Organic Cold-Pressed Hempseed Oil in 8-, 12-, and 32-oz sizes. As most of you readers know, hemp oil has a light, nutty flavor reminiscent of olive and peanut, with a beautiful green color. This oil is rich in Omega-3, GLA, and vitamin E. You can blend Nutiva hempseed oil 50/50 with olive oil when making salad dressings, and just pour it undiluted over steamed veggies or rice.

Commercial shelf space in the cooler section is always limited, so we greatly appreciate your assistance in helping to verify the consumer demand for our hempseed oil. Please ask your retailer to stock our new certified-organic 12- and 32-oz sizes.

Learn more about Nutiva's products here.

1% Donation Spotlight:
Wild Farm Alliance

Nutiva donates 1 percent of its sales to groups supporting sustainable agriculture. The efforts  of these groups, taken as a whole, may range from GMO labeling to community gardens or the banning of toxic pesticides or mutated gene fragments.

This month we're delighted to honor the Wild Farm Alliance, whose mission is to promote viable agriculture that accommodates the full range of native species and ecological processes that help protect and restore wild nature. To learn more, visit http://www.wildfarmalliance.org.

One wild-farm example is the five-generation Buchanan Family Century Farm, which has left natural processes uninterrupted and preserved wildlife habitat. To date, this Oregonian farm boasts more than 200 acres of land protected under a Wetland Reserve Program, with ponds and habitat for migratory waterfowl, beaver, frogs, turtles, native trout, skunk, coyote, fox, deer, elk, and more than 100 species of birds.

Since its inception, Nutiva's 1 percent campaign has donated more than twenty-five thousand dollars to exemplary organizations, including:

•Bioneers •Californians for GE-Free Agriculture •Ecological Farming Association •Hemp Industries Association •GE-Free Sonoma County •Organic Farming Research Foundation •Organic Consumers Association •Oregon Concerned Citizens for Safe Food •Solar Living Institute •The Land Institute •Vote Hemp •Watts Garden Club

Movie Review

The Future of Food
by Deborah Koons Garcia,
an 88-minute CD
www.thefutureoffood.com

If you want to educate yourself on the state of food and farming in America, this film is a must. The Future of Food offers an in-depth investigation of the patented, unlabeled, and genetically engineered (GE) foods offered in America today.

The film explores how organic and sustainable agriculture offers the only viable solutions to the growing of food and to the global ecological crisis that the world faces today.

This powerful movie should be shown in every classroom in America. Sadly, few students will see it, given the undue influence of the "Gene Giants" (e.g., Monsanto) in school programs. You might consider screening The Future of Food  in your home and inviting friends and family -- and especially young adults -- to learn more about how food impacts our daily lives.

Honoring a Leader

Thoughts on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Born January 15, 1929
Assassinated April 4, 1968

The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence we may murder the liar, but we cannot murder the lie, nor can we establish the truth in that way. Through violence we may murder the one who hates, but we cannot murder hate itself. In fact, violence merely increases hate. Through violence we may kill the one who threatens us, yet our fear will persist.

Returning violence for violence multiples violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

News Bytes

• Stories of Tsunami Survivors Living on Coconuts

• The Case for Hemp Made at the American Farm Bureau Convention:
United States Farmers Deserve the Right to Grow Industrial Hemp to Meet Global Demand

• Inc. Magazine's Five Ideas to Watch . . . including hemp foods, snowboarder hotels, a pay-per-call policy, and a devilish remote control

• The BBC Reports Organic Milk Higher in Vitamins