Fruit of Prosperity and Fertility With its delicious fruit, juice, and molasses the pomegranate is the jewel of any Aegean and Mediterranean kitchen.Many holy scripts refer to the pomegranate as the symbol of prosperity and fertility.The mythology of ancient Greece regarded this fruit as the symbol of life and rebirth.The pomegranate symbolized the soul’s immortality…

Trees of Life, Trees of Knowledge… Figs!  Every day for the past 80 million years, fig-trees around the world have been combining their DNA in a huge number of genetic combinations in their struggle for existence. The humble fig has survived the cataclysm that wiped out the giant dinosaurs and many other species. But the…

Are raspberries a Superfood? Raspberries are low in calories but high in fiber, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. They may protect against diabetes, cancer, obesity, arthritis and other conditions and may even provide anti-aging effects and keep our digestive system working smoothly. Raspberries contain a high amount of powerful antioxidants that may support the body in decreasing the…