This is where we get our award winning 'Best in the World' butter.
Straus won the Gold Medal for their butter at the International Dairy Competition held in Los Angeles in 2009
Straus is an extraordinary dairy that happens to have their very own creamery and we are very lucky to have them in our area. They are one of the very few
creameries in America that still 'bathc churns' their butter.
They have a very informative website that can provide much information on their butter, the diet of their cows,
and the way they operate their business. Check them out!
HEIN BRAAT-THE MAHAMRTUNJAYA MANTRA
This is the website of the man who sings the wonderful and powerful version of the Mahamrtunjaya Mantra that we use.
Many people have been afftected by it (including us) and asked us about who performed it. We offer it here so you can order your own.
Interview with Dr Suhas on Ghee
We interviewed Dr Suhas at his clinic in Aptos, Ca late last year. Dr. Suhas is an Ayurvedic doctor as well as a western MD.
This gives him a unique perspective from which to reflect on everything.
He spoke to us about his childhood in Kerala and about ghee. It gives the western reader a taste of the place and use of ghee in India.
What Cows Do: Personality Sketches of My Cows
Ever wonder what cows are like? What do they do all day?
This is a wonderful true story about several different cows and how they spend their time
by a lady who has created a sanctuary for cows and observed them intimately.
Peter Malakoff, the founder of Ancient Organics tells the story of how he gave a gift of a cow and her calf in Benaras, India.
The gift of a cow, Godaan, is an ancient offering surrounded with symbolism.
International Society of Cow Protection
One of the things we would like to see change is that cows should be honored and well treated while they live and not slaughtered for meat when their productive milking years are over.
They are wonderful and large givers of many things. This group is devoted to helping cows and we support them in it
This is an hour long documentary on the water and its unique astounding and amazing properties.
It shows among many things, the effect of vibration and intention on water in how that effect is registered by water to how it is communicated as well.
We found this documentary not only reveals a hidden and powerful world that exists all around us, but,
gives modern scientific backing to the acient technique of our use of the Mahamrtunjaya healing mantra that we use when making our ghee. Well worth the watch!
Our use of the Mahamrtunjaya Mantra is thousands of years old. Throughout the Vedic culture of India, the use of mantra or sound vibration is used for many things and purposes.
A nice quick summary of the consideration of 'memory' of water relative to vibration is HERE
This is the man book that first brought forth in the west, a modern day consideration on the effect of vibration and intention on water
and how that has an mutual effect on us and the life around us.
Water copies what has been shown to it and has memory- shown in crystalline structure with both visible and dramatic effect.
Masaru Emoto is a Japanese scientist, and his book photographing water crystals was groundbreaking and a New York times bestseller.
SATURATED FAT IS NOT THE CAUSE OF HEART DISEASE
This article considers the 'link' between fat and coronary heart disease.
To sum it up, 'there isn't a link' if the type of fats you are eating are the right ones.
Low Cholesterol and Suicide- Don't go too low
This is an intersesting article from Psychology Today about the need for cholesterol in the brain and related health issues when it goes to low.
When I studied Ayurveda in India my teacher would often speak about the harm done to westerners health with their adherence to a low fat diet and pointed to the rise of
Alzheimers as a direct result of this
This is a beautiful true story told by John Robbins, heir to the Baskin Robbins business and well-known communicator about health and food in the west today.
The story is about Western justice, a Mother cow and her calf. It reminded me of the story of King Solomon when two women both claimed to be the mother of a small baby.
King Solomon was famous for his wisdom and perception yet he could not determine who was the Mother of the baby and did not know how to determine who was telling the truth.
The he came up with an idea: He said that he would cut the baby in half and give one half to each woman.
One of the women immediately cried out- "Give the child to the other woman". King Solomon declared her to be the Mother of the child. Read this story and share it with others.
ORGANIC MILK DELIVERS MORE CONSISTENT NUTRITION ACROSS SEASONS
This article just came out (1/11) in Scientific American. It is a modern scientific survey of the nutrition of milk from organi and non-organic diaries in the United Kingdom.
It is a reminder that what is referred to as the 'grass-fed' diet of cows varies widely and that Organic Dairies come out on top. Even amongst organic dairies there are differences.
For example, Straus Dairy and Creamery from whom we get out award winning organic sweet cream butter has the highest CLA content of any butter in California even amongst organic dairies.
This is the result of the grass fed diet but the health of the pastures that the cows are grazing on. There is a lot to 'organic' and all are not the same.