Davis Pachamama Symposium: March 2007

Notes on the food & drink provided

Laver scones made with sustainability wildcrafted laver (nori) seaweed from Rising Tide Sea Vegetables in Mendocino, available on the web or at the Davis Food Co-op; see recipe.

Chocolate biscotti made with Rapunzel organic fair-trade cocoa; the Organic Consumers Association urges consumers to work against slavery by boycotting main chocolate and instead buying only chocolate with a fair-trade label; see recipe.

Organic Oranges from Oldani Family Farm, P.O. Box 96, Brooks, CA 95606; these are the very last fruits from a short and accelerated season, about six weeks ahead of the usual experience.

Organic carrots and fennel from Good Humus Produce, telephone: 530-787-3187; join their CSA, see them at the Davis Farmers Market, donate to their worthy farm preservation project.

Organic gathered wild greens (Claytonia perfoliata, Indian Lettuce) provided by Coco Ranch; in the spring, as the home-stored apples from the fall run out and before the first strawberries are ripe, it is time to enjoy the many edible wild greens that are plentiful where herbicides are not sprayed; for reference see Peterson Guide to Western US Medicinal Plants by Steven Foster & Christopher Hobbs.

Organic, fair-trade coffee produced by the Pachamama Coffee Co-op , available at the Davis Food Coop. Ellis Jones in The Better World Shopping Guide has coffee and chocolate in his list of top 10 shopping choices to change that will make the most difference for people and the planet.

Tulsi tea (Ocimum sanctum, holy basil) provided by Coco Ranch; this is the venerable Ayurvedic adaptogenic herb you can grow and harvest in Davis for your own tea, even if you only have a flower pot at the doorstep; for seeds and information visit Horizon Herbs.

Haymaker's Thirst Quencher, mineral and anti-oxidant rich cool drink, is made from wildcrafted organic green oats and elderberry fruit and homemade apple cider vinegar; from Ethnobotanical Traditions program.

Davis local water expertly filtered and transported in bulk in reusable containers (yours or theirs), from H₂O TO GO, a local family business located in the Oaktree Plaza Shopping Center, 1300 East Covell Blvd.; a healthy and ecological choice for water.

Organic Pastures raw milk from the McAfee family's cows, available at the Davis Food Co-op and Nugget Market; to learn more see Organic Pastures and Raw USA. See also the Organic Consumers Association and search "industrial organic milk" for more on dairy.

Organic Valley raw cheese, from the Organic Valley organic farmer-owned cooperative; to learn more see Organic Valley's website; available at the Davis Food Coop; to learn more about raw milk and cheese, and traditional foods in general, see Weston A. Price Foundation

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