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All About the Moringa Loose Leaf

All About the Moringa Loose Leaf

Loose Leaf Miracles

 

Moringa, also known as the “miracle tree,” has gained popularity in recent years for its numerous health benefits. The leaves of the moringa tree are particularly nutrient-dense and can be used in a variety of ways, including as a dried powder. 

Dried moringa leaves are a convenient and easy way to incorporate this superfood into your diet. Here are some ways to use them:

Tea

 

As a Tea Moringa tea is a simple and delicious way to enjoy the benefits of moringa leaves. To make the tea, simply steep a teaspoon of dried moringa leaves in hot water for 5-10 minutes. You can also add honey, lemon, or other herbs for extra flavor.

    Powder

     

    Blend it into powder. You can put your dried leaves into a blender and make your own moringa powder. 

      Smoothies

      In Smoothies Moringa powder is a great addition to smoothies, adding a boost of nutrients and a slightly earthy flavor. Just add a teaspoon of moringa powder to your favorite smoothie recipe and blend as usual.

      Soups & Stews

      In Soups and Stews Moringa leaves can also be added to soups and stews for an extra nutritional punch. Simply sprinkle some dried moringa leaves into the pot while cooking and let them simmer for a few minutes.

      Seasoning

      As a Seasoning Moringa powder can be used as a seasoning for a variety of dishes, adding a unique flavor profile and a boost of nutrients. Sprinkle it on roasted vegetables, popcorn, or even scrambled eggs.

      Nutritional Additive to Flour

      In Baked Goods Moringa powder can be used in baked goods, such as muffins, bread, and cookies, for a healthy twist on traditional recipes. Just substitute a portion of the flour with moringa powder and enjoy the added nutrients.

      Health

       

        In addition to being a convenient and easy way to incorporate moringa into your diet, dried moringa leaves have numerous health benefits. They are high in antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals, and have been shown to have anti-inflammatory and cholesterol-lowering properties.

        Versatile 

         

        Overall, dried moringa leaves are a versatile and healthy ingredient that can be used in a variety of ways to improve your diet and overall health. Give them a try and see how they can enhance your favorite dishes!

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        Grow Moringa Method of Sprouting Seedlingling

        Grow Moringa Method of Sprouting Seedlingling

        Summer is Getting Closer

        Greetings and welcome to Grow Moringa Farms in Plant City, Florida. I'm Kendrick Henry, your local USA Moringa Farmer. I'm so happy, summertime is right around the corner. It's just about to be Moringa season and we like to get the Moringa season started by shipping Moringa trees all over the country. We ship 10 Moringa trees inside of a box. You can get a box of Moringa trees shipped to your front door with 10 of these inside. I'm going to show you how we ship them so that way you know that when they arrive to you they'll be safe and healthy. We'd also like to show you how to sprout them so if you get our Starter Kit, you'll be able to Sprout the Grow Moringa way.

        Starter Kit Contents

        If you order a Starter Kit it actually comes with 10 Moringa trees, but it's not just the trees alone. These trees are going to come with seeds and pellets so that way you could actually start your own Moringa trees as well. It's an amazing feeling to learn how to grow Moringa trees, and I want to teach you how to grow them using the Grow Moringa Method. What I'm going to do is start from the very very beginning of how we get started and what you can do at home when you receive your Starter Kit.

        Peat Pellets

        First of all inside your starter kit you're gonna get these peat moss pellets and they come flat, dehydrated and this is made from peat moss and the skin of the outside here is a biodegradable skin made from corn.

        Hydrating the Peat Pellet Using BioStimulant

        All you do is hydrate it. I've already pre-hydrated one for you to see but what I do is add my famous Moringa BioStimulant we make from Moringa leaves. You can use this on any plants. You get a 4oz bottle of the BioStimulant in the box with your starter kit. The trick is to water from below. We'll take a tray just like this and we'll dunk it in a tub of water and BioStimulant. When you first hydrate the pellets they really don't have any perlite inside, which is why the starter kit comes with a bag of perlite.

        Adding Perlite

        Perlite is a ph neutral volcanic mineral. It's actually a glass. It's made from obsidian and it doesn't really have any nutrients but it helps with drainage, especially in these peat moss pellets. When you get your Starter Kit once you're hydrating these pellets you'll want to take a little bit of the peat moss out and then  dig out a hole in the center. We've got ourselves a little hole there and we're going to put some perlite in the middle. That perlite is really going to help with drainage. I just kind of mix it in there by kneading the pellet around in my hands. Now she's ready for the seed.

        Burring the Seed

         

        You see how nice that is? So we've got these really really nice PKM1 Moringa Oleifera seeds which come inside the starter kit. You get about 10 to 15 seeds in there and 10 pellets inside the starter kit. So you take your seed and you lay it flat so with the wing side up you stick it right in and then you can just kind of swish the peat moss in and around it and i just kind of bury it down in there. Someone asked today how deep do they bury the pellets once they are ready to be planted and you really don't have to bury the pellets very deep, or the tubers very deep. The tuber forms inside the pellet.

        Bottom Watering

         

        The peat pellets tend to dry out pretty quickly so that's why we like to water from below. Because we're having to water consistently and the leaves and stem don't like a lot of water, we water from below. We use the wicking system. We dunk this tray of pellets in a tub so the water/BioStimulant mixture wicks up the pellet and the water doesn't disturb the leaves or stem. This really helps us sprout within 10 days or so. Maybe 5 or 10 days you can see that you'll get a nice sprout. Within about a week or two weeks you'll have a growing seedling with roots trying to pop out of the bottom. 

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        The Importance of Seed Selection

        The Importance of Seed Selection

        Does Seed Selection Matter?

        Why should you care where you get your Moringa seeds? Aren't they all the same? Today we're going to explore the different types of Moringa, what seeds we use and why, where we get our seeds from, and the dangers of cross pollination. It's important to know your farmer and the care they take to make sure you get a high quality product, especially for seeds, as that is the future of your garden.  

        Different Types of Moringa Seeds

        There are 13 known types of Moringa, but only a few are used for cultivation. Of those few types Moringa Oleifera is one most known and used. In the Moringa Oleifera family there are over 100 different types of seed varieties. The most common of those is the PKM1, but other seeds that you might hear about are the PKM2 and MOMAX3.

        Seeds We Use

        In short we use the PKM1 seeds. PKM1 seeds were developed at Periya Kulam Horticultural College and Research Institute in Tamil Nadu, India.  

        Why We Use This Variety

        PKM1 seeds are the most widely used seed and for a good reason. It has high yields of leaves when compared to other varieties and it highly disease and pest resistant. This variety, in a tropical zone can fruit twice a year! It's also what most of the studies that have been done on Moringa used in their testing and research. Additionally it has a better taste than other varieties which is great when you are growing the plants for food or food supplement. 

        Where We Get Our Seeds

        We have developed a relationship with a USDA Certified Organic Moringa farm in Nicaragua. This is our main supplier of seeds. We have done our due diligence and met with this farmer and seen their farming practices. We trust this supply of seeds and use it on our farms to grow our Moringa trees so we know they are high quality.

        Dangers of Cross Pollination 

        If you get seeds from different sources without knowing which variety they could cross pollinate. If the trees cross pollinate they typically revert to the lower yielding tree variety. For example if you have a PKM1 Moringa Farm and you decided to try growing some MOMAX3 trees so you could produce a large amount of oil from the seeds, you would be sorely disappointed. The cross pollination would cause the trees to be more PMK1 producing trees. The MOMAX3 seeds are extremely expensive and you would have wasted all that money, and not gotten what you were looking for. 

        Be Diligent

        Make sure you pick the variety of seeds that work best for what your goal is. We recommend the PKM1 for a well rounded, high germinating seed that has a high immunity. Source those seeds through us, so you know you are getting high quality. Beware not to plant 2 different types of seeds within a 5 mile radius to reduce risk of cross pollination. 

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        Magnetic Moringa BioStimulant

        Magnetic Moringa BioStimulant

        Is Moringa Magnetic?

        spoke to a gentleman who was a e asked me, "Why do you  I said, "Well because it attracts a lot of minerals in the soil, because it hat's actually not magnetism." I told him, "Yeah well it sure does sound like it, because they're pulling up a lot of minerals and and nutrients." He then explained to me, it's actually the breakdown of these microorganisms that are eating it that 

        Moringa Microbes

         That's the same thing with the BioStimulant. It's feeding the microbes which is then feeding the mycelium which is then feeding the root.
        So yeah, I understand that they might not actually be putting nitrogen back in the soil; but the bugs and the microorganisms that are eating that particular plant are the ones that are putting the most nitrogen back into the soil with their carcasses.
        they're fertilizing the local area.  

        Dr. Elaine Ingham

        There's a lady, Dr. Elaine Ingham who is THE American microbiologist, most famous microbiologist; and she talks a lot about that process. She has tons of information on the internet, YouTube, and her own course. She's been all over

        Dead Soil Needs Life

        I love that. Honestly that's where we have to start. We have to start with the soil. Even as a nursery man, I might go buy soil, I might have mulch, and I might have composted soil, but it's been pasteurized. Essentially, it's dead. It doesn't have worms in it, it doesn't have microbes in it. We have to take that pile that we just bought for 500 bucks and we have to mix it with stuff. We've got to throw mycelium into it, we've got to throw a biochar into it, we've got to throw Azomite
         mushrooms that I didn't eat just anything to increase the microbiology in there.

        Moringa BioStimulant Gives Life to Soil

        The amazing thing about Moringa is it brings all that microbiology into the soil. The BioStimulant is a great way to get that started. That's why we don't call our BioStimulant a Fertilizer. It isn't fertilizing the plants. It's giving life to the soil so the plants thrive. You get stronger and better producing plants when you start giving life to your soil.
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        Standards For Drying Moringa Leaves

        Standards For Drying Moringa Leaves

        Does Grow Moringa Have Standards?

        regards to the drying and processing of our Loose Leaf Moringa products? Absolutely! We want to make sure that we're doing it safely and that our customers feel confident in our processes. We have many standards regarding drying; such as where it's dried, how it's dried, what it's dried on, and how long it's left to dry. Kendrick has been using, growing, and working with the Moringa Tree for almost a decade. He has figured out what works and what doesn't. He is passing along that information to all the members and the Grow Moringa Team is making sure those standards are followed when someone starts fulfilling orders through the Collective. If you'd like to fulfill orders or just want to know how your Moringa is being dried let me take you through the process. 

        Where it's dried.

        Where your Moringa is dried is important. You want it to be in a space that is separate from daily life. For some that might be a garage, a spare bedroom, or a big walk in closet. The room should not be carpeted as carpet can trap all sorts of dirt and bacteria. Sometimes you may need to make a room within a room to keep the air quality good. We've had members put up some plastic sheeting to make a "clean room" where they dried their leaves. 

        How it's dried.

         

        The Collective dries their greens on racks; we do not hang our greens to dry. When you bundle and hang your greens to dry, Kendrick found that sometimes the middle of the bundle would not dry as fast or as evenly and the middle would form mold, ruining the whole bundle and contaminating the other bundles around it.

        What it's dried on.

        We dry our Moringa on racks. The best way is to get stainless steel bread racks and make some stainless steel mesh trays to put your greens on. If you have a smaller operation and don't have as much space, an herb drying rack will work as well. The racks should be kept away from direct sunlight to keep the leaves from yellowing. The key to getting them dry without them forming mold is airflow. 

        How long it's left to dry.

        After getting your greens on your rack you'll want to make sure you have an air purifier, dehumidifier, and fan in whatever space you're drying. Good, clean, dry airflow is key here. Your greens should be crispy/crunchy within 24 hours of getting them on the racks. That's great but they aren't completely dry yet. They need another 4 to 5 days to completely dry. This keeps them fresh for a longer amount of time. 

        Regulations

        This is a farmed crop that's harvested, dried and packaged without further processing. Check with your state, but this harvesting, drying, and packaging isn't further regulated because you have not altered the product by cutting it or cooking it. This is how most of the produce in stores is sold and how you can have U-Pick Farms. We have our standards so we are extra sure our leaves are the best you can get. 

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