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New Format - Starting with this
issue, Women's Wisdom will take on our most deeply-held beliefs. The ones we live
from every day as a society and as women, often unconsciously. We'll take a closer
look at these beliefs and how they originated; and then you can decide whether
they serve you or not. As I'm fond of saying - use or toss.
Women's
Wisdom will get you thinking not only "out-of-the-box", it will have
you sitting on top of the box, surveying your world from a whole new vantage point!
IN THIS ISSUE
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* Feature
Article: Purple Tomatoes?
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Purple
Tomatoes?
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Think tomatoes only
come in red?
Maybe
you've seen those little pear-shaped tomatoes that come in yellow. Well, I bet
you haven't seen a purple tomoate. You're not likely to see it in your local grocery
store. You might see one in a health food store. Think a purple tomato is a result
of some genetic modification? Think again.
Heirloom
vegetables are vegetables from our ancestors, passed down from generation
to generation. Vegetables they grew on their land, harvested and enjoyed. Heirloom
vegetables are an endangered. They've fallen by the way side of mass-produced,
high-volume vegetables.
Tomatoes
actually come in all colors, shapes, sizes and flavors. Seed
Savers Exchange is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving our vegetable
and fruit heritage.
So
back to purple tomatoes. How many kinds of tomatoes do you see in your grocery
store, health food store or farmer's market? Did you know that there are more
than 5500 varieties of tomatoes?! That's right, over 5500! Check
out some of the varieties here
The
varities have wonderful names too, like Purple Russian, Aunt Ruby's Green, Gold
Rush, Hillbilly, and Garden Peach. How fun!
Did you know that in 1900 there
were 7,000 named varieties of apples in the U.S.? Now there are less than 1,000
of those existing today. How many do you see in your stores? Seed Saver's Exchange
maintains the most diverse, public orchard in the U.S., where 700 pre-1900 apple
varieties are on display. Want to blow your mind? Visit Seed
Saver's Heritage Farm.
BTW - you
can request a catalog from Seed Saver's Exchange. Just looking through it
will expand your awareness. You might even feel inspired to order some seed and
grow your own purple tomatoes. (I did!)
Now you know - there ARE purple
tomatoes, and orange, yellow, green, etc. So what else do you think you know for
sure? :D
In Spirit,
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