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Let’s talk about chocolate.  EarthKosher is proud to provide kosher certification and to be a part of companies that are thinking big.  Thinking beyond a product.  Beyond themselves.  TCHO is one of those companies.  TCHO creates high quality American chocolate, with big intention.  Intention to equality of trade and care of people and farmers, respect to the environment while producing an exceptional product for everyone to enjoy.

EarthKosher provides kosher certification to so many TCHO products;  and can be found clearly on the TCHO website product page.

TCHO is New American Chocolate.

What does it take to make New American Chocolate? Obsession. Obsession with flavor. Obsession with innovation. Obsession over fusing the two to craft the very best chocolate, from bean to bar.

The obsession begins at origin. We don’t just buy good beans, we help make the best beans. TCHOSource is our unique sourcing program, designed to obtain the best beans in the world while enabling the producers of those beans to earn a better living.

We go beyond fair trade (which we also support) to partner directly with growers. We help them improve the genetics of their plants, improve their cacao fermentation by redesigning their fermentaria, and improve cacao drying by designing new drying racks. We also provide them flavor labs where they can actually make chocolate — for many, this is the first time they taste chocolate made from their own beans. Then we provide sensory training so we can speak a common language about the results of their efforts. And finally, we link it all together in a common, cloud-based database — called Cropster — where we can share the results of all our efforts in real time. All to enable our partners to produce the exceptional, flavor-driven cacao that we pay premium prices for, so we can make seriously superior chocolate — New American Chocolate.

Integral to New American Chocolate are our recipes, and that brings us to Beta. Beta is TCHO’s obsession with co-creating our chocolates with our customers. How? After our own intensive development process, we invite you to taste our efforts, give us online feedback, then incorporate that feedback to iterate new versions — which we invite you to taste and react to again. Rise and repeat. This program has resulted in our creating with your feedback thousands of recipe iterations over the years, resulting in the extraordinary chocolates we proudly craft every day. Beta isn’t the way making chocolate is normally done, but normal never leads to extraordinary. And New American Chocolate is definitely extraordinary.

Extraordinary is re-imagining what it means to taste chocolate, as represented by our dark and milk Flavor Wheels. Because chocolate isn’t just one flavor, savoring chocolate is a journey for your intellect and emotions, as well as your senses. At TCHO, we believe that journey should go beyond percentages and origins — which can be incomplete, even deceptive descriptors — which is why we created PureNotes dark chocolate. PureNotes explore the pure flavors inherent in cacao beans themselves, nothing added. For example, the hints of red berry in our PureNotes “Fruity” (single origin sourced from Peru), or bright acids like in mandarin oranges in our “Citrus” (from Madagascar), or the deep, hearty richness in our “Chocolatey” (Ghana), or subtlety of roasted nuts in our “Nutty” (Ecuador). Likewise, milk chocolate isn’t one flavor either, which is why we created SeriousMilk. Our first two SeriousMilks explore the caramel notes that come from heating milk and sugar in our Classic, as well as the underlying chocolate in our Cacao.

So yes, we are obsessed. We’re obsessed with making a better world. We obsess over where our cacao comes from and how our growers are involved. We’re obsessed with finding the perfect recipe for our chocolate. We’re obsessed with creating an experience that delights. But, most of all, we’re obsessed with you. We want you to rediscover chocolate like never before. You—our partners, our growers, our co-creators, our friends. You are our inspiration, our motivation, our true obsession.

PUBLISHED ON APRIL 14, 2016
WRITTEN BY LAURA ANN SWEITZER
Did you know that many cocoa farmers have never tasted chocolate? And that next to none have tasted chocolate made from their own beans? This fact is indicative of some of the very serious inequalities found in most cocoa supply chains.

Although TCHO is a small chocolate company, we are working hard to change this. TCHO installs mini chocolate-making laboratories – TCHO Flavor Labs – in farmer organizations and national cocoa research organizations around the world. Farmers, cooperative leaders, and cocoa scientists use TCHO Flavor Labs to enjoy delicious chocolate and to rigorously analyze the quality of their beans.

How does this help TCHO make great-tasting chocolate? Well, it’s next to impossible to ask someone to sell you a good-tasting, high quality cocoa bean if they’ve never tasted a roasted bean or chocolate. Providing chocolate-making equipment to co-ops in our supply chain helps TCHO source the best beans. Providing the same equipment to cocoa research institutes helps these organizations ensure that farmers in these countries are planting cacao trees that produce tasty cocoa beans!

Last week, as part of this ongoing work, TCHO had the chance to host a team of eight from the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) and Cacao Abrabopa Association – a Ghanaian farmers association.

This visit was part of the Ghana Quality Improvement (GQI) Project- a project TCHO manages in Ghana in collaboration with the World Cocoa Foundation, Guittard, and CRIG. The initiative is partially funded by the United States Agency for International Development. Through the GQI project, TCHO has been working with these partners to install a flavor lab at CRIG to ensure they can consider flavor, alongside productivity and pest resistance, when they research what seedlings to breed and distribute to farmers throughout Ghana.

The CRIG flavor lab was installed in 2014 and a selected team of tasters has been training hard ever since to consistently identify various attributes in cacao beans and rank the overall flavor. Last week’s visit was a continuation of that training. We spent lots of time tasting and identifying the flavor of cocoa beans! The visit also included training on cocoa bean analysis, roasting, chocolate making and some fun!

Feel good inside and out, with EarthKosher 

EarthKosher kosher certification agency is proud to provide kosher certification for companies who put heart and soul into creating products that meet the needs of specialized dietary choices, environmental change and great taste.  Alternative Baking Company is one of these companies. After twenty one years of making the best vegan cookies around, it’s an honor that Alternative Baking Company has chosen kosher certification, and our joint Vegan Verified certification from EarthKosher!

Alternative Baking Company, Inc.® is dedicated to helping make the dairy and meat industries obsolete by providing gourmet-quality vegan alternatives to traditional baked goods. Oh, yes, and we’re having fun in the process! We have been open for 21 years, found in 5,000 stores across the United States, and voted “Best Vegan Cookie” by VegNews. We have 13 Vegan cookies, 5 Gluten Free cookies, and 4 Low Carbs cookies for you to choose from.

Our cookies look and taste like the very best traditionally-made cookies – no kidding! — but contain no dairy, no eggs, no trans fats, no hydrogenated oils, no cholesterol, no animal ingredients, no artificial ingredients, and no refined sugar. We use organic flour, organic sugar, as well as other premium, natural ingredients and make our cookies in small, handmade batches. The result is a soft and chewy cookie that is both decadently good and good for you.

Our cookies are available in thousands of health food stores across the country and also in many mainstream grocery stores, convenience stores, and coffee shops. We are especially proud of our many mainstream customers since our success with them is, in our opinion, the best evidence that we are succeeding with our mission.

We figure it may take a few more years before our cookies are available in every store on the planet and the dairy/meat industry utterly (pun intended) capitulates. Until then, we’ve decided to let you order our products directly via the web!

Don’t take our word for it, try all the cookies from Alternative Baking Company and discover which is your favourite. All varieties are vegan, soy free and have both vegan and kosher certification from EarthKosher.

Life is sweet with EarthKosher.

EarthKosher began with a conscious goal of specializing in kosher certification for smaller companies, making the process doable, down to earth and affordable.  EarthKosher provides kosher certification to such companies all over the world.  We proudly provide kosher certification from California to the Canadian Prairies- from Sri Lanka to New York City! Many of the companies that wear the EarthKosher kosher certification logo, began in small warm kitchens, with family or close friends, and were grown with love, energy and a desire to share wholesome traditions.  Nestled in a small kitchen in Winnipeg, Piccola Cucina is one of these companies.

Piccola Cucina specializes in Italian specialty products made with the goodness of almonds. Each product is made with the utmost care and attention; handmade and manufactured in a dedicated gluten free commercial facility in Winnipeg. This commitment to excellence maintains the high integrity, quality and freshness on which the business runs.

There is a lot of debate about the exact origin of Macaroons, although many histories believe this confection can be traced back to Italian monasteries. The first macaroons were almond meringue cookies similar to today’s amaretti, with a crisp crust and a soft interior. They were made from egg whites and almond paste (a combination of equal parts of ground blanched almonds and sugar, mixed with egg whites). The name of the cookie comes from the Italian word for paste, maccarone (mah-kah-ROW-nay). Today, these treats are enjoyed all over the world in a variety of styles.

Fast forward to 2009 and Piccola Cucina (Little Kitchen) was born from a passion for family, love, sharing and enjoying good quality food. Owned and operated by a powerhouse team of mother and daughter; this duet joined forces to deliver handmade, gourmet baked goods, using traditional family recipes. Piccola Cucina now provides an ever-growing selection of products that warm the heart and comfort the soul, including a variety of flavour creations of the traditional Macaroon.

Piccola Cucina offers six delicious, hand- crafted,  gluten free varieties of Italian Macaroons:  Pistachioretti, Walnutti, Limotti, Chocoretti, Amaretti and Coconutti.  All six varieties have kosher certification from EarthKosher kosher certification agency.

Piccola Cucina also offers gluten- free Almond Pie Shells made with the same nutritional goodness of almonds, and all the flavour of a rich pie shell. There are two types to choose from- regular and unsweetened, both varieties are sold frozen, and have kosher certification from EarthKosher.

Enjoy life, with EarthKosher.

EarthKosher prides itself on providing kosher certification to companies creating diverse health products all over the world. Komal Herbals is one of those long standing distinguishable companies.

Komal Herbals is focused on offering highest quality Ayurvedic herbs and various other health product to our customers. We are always striving to source our herbs, spices, grains and other ingredients from trusted suppliers with full traceability to farms. Sustainable harvest practices combined with Good Agriculture Practices and Organic certifications are some of the criteria we look for in our suppliers, both, international and USA. We are working with cooperatives of small farmers in India promoting sustainable and organic farming. We buy steam treated spices and herbs when possible.

Komal Herbals offers delicious ready to cook Indian Risotto and Quinoa Khichadi, cold pressed oils, organic Ghee and many health products to help keep you healthy and enjoying life!

Komal Herbals created the first Chyawanprash- Praas- to be made in USA.  Komal Herbals Praas is certified organic, and has kosher certification from EarthKosher.  Their Praas is specially formulated, using a complex traditional recipe as described in the ancient Ayurvedic text. It helps stimulate metabolism and strengthen the immune system and is believed to improve concentration, memory and help balance stress levels.

In addition to so many other qualities, this product, helps enhance digestion and absorption, promotes detoxification and invigorates the liver.

Komal Herbals has an impressive and inspiring line of naturally caffeine free herbal teas made with 100% Organic certified ingredients.  All Komal Herbals teas have kosher certification from EarthKosher.

Vata AyurBest:
Delicious minty and cooling blend.
Helps balance fiery ‘PITTA’ dosha.
Help digestion and regulate metabolism and appetite.

Pitta AyurBest:
Stimulate Appetite and Digestion.
Promotes upper respiratory health.
Helps stimulate and balance ‘KAPHA’ dosha.
Helps increase energy and staomina.

Kapha AyurBest:
Stimulate Appetite and Digestion.
Promotes upper respiratory health.
Helps stimulate and balance ‘KAPHA’ dosha.
Helps increase energy and staomina.

Lymph AyurBest:
Unique blend of Ayurvedic herbs and spices help in reducing lymph stagnation.
Relieves temporary water weight gain which may also improve skin health and breast health of women. It may also help improve PMS symptoms.
Promotes healthy lymphatic system and healthy immune system.
Healthy lymphatic system is necessary for a healthy body.

Weight Loss AyurBest:
Helps in maintaining healthy weight.
Supports healthy digestion and metabolism while maintaining healthy appetite.
Helps improve circulation and reduce excess fluid which may also help in maintaining healthy weight.
Helps build greater energy and vilatlity.

Detox AyurBest:  
Supports Immune system and improves energy.
Promotes gentle detox and improves circulation.
Supports healthy lymphatic and respiratory system.
Pleasant and Smooth taste.

Feel great, with EarthKosher.

Organic cold brew coffee made with purified water, 100% organic Arabica beans, all organic ingredients.

EarthKosher provides kosher certification to companies who pride themselves on the care and attention they put into their products, using only the finest quality ingredients that are both good for you and the environment.  Lucky Jack, is one of these companies.

Lucky Jack discovered the method for infusing nitrogen in their coffees making Lucky Jack the very first bottled cold brew coffee to pour with a head of foamy and silky smooth nitrogen bubbles.

WHY ORGANIC

The term “organic” is popping up more and more these days. But what does “organic” really mean? For coffee beans “organic” means the beans are grown and processed without the use of pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, or chemical fertilizers. This is significant when you consider that coffee is one of the three most chemically treated agricultural crops in the world.

Organic means great care is needed to raise coffee crops by using well proven methods of clean agriculture, biodiversity, soil maintenance and crop rotation, instead of chemicals.

Organic means the people who work every day to bring you your cup of coffee from this miraculous crop can do so year after year without sacrificing their own future quality of life.

EarthKosher is thrilled to provide kosher certification to the following Lucky Jack products:  Lucky Jack Double Black, Lucky Jack Espresso Concentrate, Lucky Jack Lean Bean, Lucky Jack Mary Jane, Lucky Jack Old School, Lucky Jack Slow Brew

HISTORY

In 1990 Richard Karno opened the Novel Café, a rare book emporium and coffeehouse in Santa Monica, California. Recognizing the rapidly changing world of both books and coffee in the 1990s, Karno began searching for a coffee roasting system and soon found himself in the Oregon woods trading barbs with a cranky septuagenarian chemical engineer and probable genius, Michael Sivetz, who built near mythical coffee roasters in a converted church located on the main street of tiny Corvallis. Soon Karno was roasting his own organic coffee beans in a Sivetz fluid bed roaster and by 1992, his company, Gourmet Coffee Warehouse was supplying coffeehouses, supermarkets and specialty shops throughout Southern California with certified organic coffees. His was the first and largest certified organic coffee roaster in LA and Karno’s retail stores, operating under the name Groundwork, became synonymous with quality and community outreach.

In 2013, Karno sold Groundwork to focus on developing an innovative line of cold brew coffees, espresso extracts and gourmet coffee concentrates. As a believer in expediency and challenges, Karno decided to locate his production facility in the Nevada desert because, what better place to make and sell cold brew coffee than in the desert.

Enjoy life, with EarthKosher.  

EarthKosher has the unique lens of discovering fresh new innovative companies, that shine from the inside out.  Fresh Origins is one of these companies.  Fresh Origins combines the sustainability, green thumb skill with a perfectionist eye and highest quality outcome. It’s hard to imagine the creativity and detail, Fresh Origin puts into each package of Flower or Herb Crystals- all naturally beautiful and all with EarthKosher, kosher certification.

Combining the benefits our great weather with a deep passion for quality and innovation, Fresh Origins has become the number one source of MicroGreens and Edible Flowers to America’s top restaurants and resorts. The farm was founded by David Sasuga, after growing flowering plants for 20 years.  David always wanted to grow fresh produce and the opportunity came unexpectedly.  Back in 1995, a local chef came to our greenhouse and got excited when he saw some basil seedlings growing there.  He wanted to try using them to accent his plate presentations and although it did not make a lot of sense at the time, it was then that David began producing these and other varieties of tiny, fresh-cut seedlings destined for restaurants in Orange County California.  Fresh Origins has come a long way since then, and David and his family produce a wide variety of MicroGreens, Petite™Greens, Edible Flowers, and related items for chefs throughout North America.

David Sasuga and daughter Kelly, of Fresh Origins
Fresh Origins’ MicroGreens have exceptional color, are bursting with flavor and have outstanding keeping quality due to the care and attention we give to our growing, harvesting and packing methods.  These MicroGreens are hand harvested daily to order, at the peak of freshness.  With Fresh Origins, there is no reason to settle for those lower quality locally grown, stringy Micro-Greens that lack color and flavor, and go bad after just a few days.

EarthKosher is proud to provide kosher certification for Fresh Origins unique Herb Crystals® and Flower Crystals®.  These products are as beautiful to look at as they are to enjoy.  
At Fresh Origins, innovation is a way of life.  We are continually working to imagine and develop the latest ideas in MicroGreens and edible flowers.  Our innovative Herb Crystals® and Flower Crystals® are gaining in popularity with chefs, Mixologists and Chocolatiers.  We have several products in development and introduce these new ideas regularly. Our product list is extensive with over 400 items, most are available all year.

EarthKosher Kosher Certified Herb Crystals® and Flower Crystals®

Herb Crystals® and Flower Crystals® are an innovative original concept from Fresh Origins! With dazzling, all-natural colors, an exciting crunch and incredible flavors of fresh flowers and herbs, these are spectacular new flavor ingredients. The pure color and flavor comes only from the fresh whole herbs and flowers with no added flavors or coloring! All are Kosher Certified. We start by growing the most flavorful fresh herbs, and edible flowers. These are carefully hand harvested at the peak of flavor and color content, then combined with pure cane sugar to create these beautiful and flavorful crystals. These taste amazing and will add an enticing and distinctive finishing touch to any culinary creation from desserts to savory dishes and even beverages. They are shelf stable and are best used before 6 months. They can be frozen for longer shelf-life. Very versatile and easy to use. Sprinkle on some magic!

These crispy granules with their concentrated flavors can be dissolved in any cocktail for a touch of garden fresh taste. They can even be used alone as a kind of instant, all natural “cocktail mixer”: Just mix Crystals with components such as water and vodka to create an amazing drink! Another application is to toss the Crystals into a poured cocktail for the ultimate finishing touch with a sparkling dazzle of color and flavor at the bottom of the glass adding dimension and texture to be savored in the last sip! Of course these flavorful Crystals can be used to brighten up salads, pair well as ingredients for savory dishes, soups, add crunchy flavor to fruit, pastries and other desserts such as sorbet, yogurt and chocolates. No added colors, flavors or preservatives. For Sweetening Tea: These colorful, flavorful Crystals dissolve readily in tea. Sweeten tea in a distinctive and delicious new way.

Our farm is certified for food safety by Primus Labs and we are a signatory to the California Leafy Green Handler Marketing Agreement.  Fresh Origins is a small family farm that is proud to be accountable for food safety.  We are puzzled by the many small, local and organic farmers across the country who are fighting against improved food safety regulations.  They feel they should continue to be exempt from having to follow food safety guidelines; instead their preference is not to be accountable for the cleanliness, sanitation and safety of what they produce- they just want you to take their word for it!  It just does not make sense; for example, all restaurants large and small must pass health department inspections, nobody should be exempt because of their size.  Our small family farm is audited several times a year by third party USDA trained inspectors and major restaurant companies.  We hope we are an example to others as Fresh Origins is one small family farm that is leading the way in this area.

We also strive to be efficient and continually improve the way we run our farm.  Sustainability is a major buzz-word these days, and a lot of people are trying to profit by greenwashing.  The fact is; farming by nature is a sustainable activity and always has been.  When farmers do not work hard to conserve natural resources, reduce waste, and maintain the land so that it will continue to be productive, they don’t survive.  These days, farmers are pointing out many of the things they have always done, except now it is called sustainable.  This makes it suddenly something very special. Fresh Origins can also claim to be sustainable.   For insect control, we utilize special screening to exclude pests from our greenhouses.  We use miles of sticky tape insect traps to minimize the need for spraying.  Whenever spraying is necessary, we choose safer materials such as Garlic, Clove, and Rosemary oils.  Our growing medium and growing trays are recycled and re-used.

 We carefully hand water over 120,000 trays of greens every day in order to conserve water.  An intricate drainage system captures any excess water, including rainwater in our reservoir. We have our own three acre bird and wildlife preserve with dozens of species of native flora and fauna.  This area is actually un-level ground and difficult to farm, so we leave it aside purely out of economic reasons, but these days we can proudly proclaim it as part of our green-greatness.  Our farm seems to be overrun with honeybees all the time, so they must like what we are doing here.  Our flower harvesters get stung a few times every year.  Many of our varieties are from heirloom seeds.  We don’t grow inside a plant factory warehouse building under artificial lights.  Electricity to run those lights, fans, cooling etc., is very expensive, so this kind of production is not sustainable. Because of our mild climate, the need for heating and cooling our greenhouses is greatly minimized.  Therefore, our energy usage or “carbon footprint” is significantly less than if we were producing in harsher climates such as the mid-western or north-eastern U.S. where it takes a huge amount of fossil fuel to heat greenhouses.

While it is fashionable these days to claim that we are sustainable, in reality, we do these things out of a common sense need to minimize wasted resources so we can sustain our business now and into the future.  It is hard to imagine a farmer who wants to waste expensive fertilizer, insecticides, and water, or
who would ruin the very land they depend on for their crops.  Since we don’t do these things, it seems we are now called sustainable!  Also, don’t forget, the carbon dioxide that we exhale is used by the plants to keep our planet green and happy, so really, as long as you are breathing, you too are sustainable!

Part of the new halo of so-called sustainability is to say we take good care of employees.  At Fresh Origins, our employees are a top priority.  We offer good wages and benefits including paid health insurance (we have done this for 20 years, long before it was mandated), life insurance, vacation, and holidays.  We provide steady employment all year, there are no seasonal layoffs.  We have an excellent facility with excellent working conditions.  Our outstanding staff takes great pride in the quality of produce we grow.  In reality, it is not easy to find good people, so when we do, it makes sense to do everything we can to take good care of them.  If not mistreating our employees makes us sustainable, we are all about it!

Life is beautiful with EarthKosher.

Summer is in the air, and with summer comes the sweet scents of fresh fruits, berry picking, farmers markets and fruit pies baking.  EarthKosher prides itself on going the extra mile to find and provide kosher certification for health minded companies, that pioneer in the art of good quality food products, suitable for a variety of dietary restrictions that taste as good as they feels.  Breads from Anna is one of these amazing companies!

Anna Sobaski’s passion for helping people enjoy a gluten-free and allergen-free lifestyle led her to create her amazing bread. She is continuously developing her mixes and traveling the country, teaching gluten-free and allergen-free cooking classes and workshops.
Anna experienced first-hand the debilitating discomfort and fatigue associated with Celiac Disease, and the difficulty in finding a tasty and nutritious gluten-free bread. With the double whammy of having type-1 diabetes, and being a lover of all things food, her personal goal was to develop gluten-free bread with both the taste and nutrition of a whole wheat bread.

When we say a product is “free from,” we mean it.

We package all of our mixes in our own, dedicated gluten, soy, rice and nut free facility to have the ultimate control. Our facility is USDA and Kosher Certified. To ensure quality and safety we regularly submit our mixes to lab testing.

We source from high-quality ingredient suppliers that do not use equipment shared with wheat/gluten. Because many of us at Breads from Anna are celiac and have severe reactions to gluten (and we love to eat our own products!) we take every possible measure to ensure we are allergen free. We care about our customers and welcome your questions.

All of our mixes are gluten-free, soy-free, rice free, and nut-free. Many of our mixes are also free from corn, dairy, yeast, and potato. We do use corn and dairy in one of our mixes but this mix is segregated from the eleven mixes that do not contain corn and dairy. Please check the specific mix you are interested in for its complete allergen listing.

EarthKosher provides kosher certification to all varieties of Breads from Anna products.  We have discovered twelve inspiring mixes: Yeast Free Bread Mix, Pumpkin Bread Mix, Banana Bread Mix, Original Bread Mix, Black Bean Brownie Mix, Dairy & Corn Free Bread Mix, Maple Pancake & Muffin Mix, Pie Crust Mix, Pizza Crust Mix, Apple pancake & Muffin Mix, Classic Herb Bread Mix, and Cranberry Pancake & Muffin Mix.

Gluten Free Peach Blueberry Prize Pie Recipe – Breads from Anna 

Pie Crust Ingredients:

1 package Breads from Anna® pie crust mix
¼ cup milk or water (or non-dairy drink)
¾ cup oil
1 egg yolk, lightly beaten + 2 teaspoons water, for brushing over the crust (optional)
Filling Ingredients:

4 cups peaches
2 cups blueberries
¾ cup sugar organic cane sugar
¼ cup cornstarch or arrowroot (add up to 3T more if the filling is very jucy)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
A pinch of nutmeg
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
2 Tablespoons butter (optional)
Gluten-Free Pie Crust Directions:

Combine wet ingredients (milk, oil, vinegar) into a large bowl.
Add dry mix and gently stir until well combined. The crust will be oily but do not worry – this is how it should look.
Press bottom crust into standard 9-1/2 inch glass pie dish.
Roll out top onto a cutting board between two pieces of wax paper.
Place crust top in the freezer for 15-20 minutes. Once the crust top is chilled it will allow you to remove the wax paper easily.
Filling Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients: sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Whisk until well combined.
Remove peach skins and pit, and cut fruit into thin slices. Combine peaches, blueberries, and lemon juice, and stir into dry ingredients until well combined.
Pour mixture into the pie shell.
Remove wax paper from rolled out top crust and place on top of pie. Seal around the edges and cut small slits in the center to allow steam to escape.
Brush egg wash all over the top crust.
Bake for 15 minutes, then place pie ring or foil around the edges to prevent over browning.
Bake an additional 60 -70 minutes or until bubbly and crust is golden.

Enjoy summer with EarthKosher.

EarthKosher kosher certification agency is always excited to discover new products that are as good for your health as they are for your taste buds.  EarthKosher provides kosher certification to many companies that pride themselves on using the finest ingredients, not only feeding your body with nourishment, but also feeding your soul.  Doc’s Tea is one of these amazing companies.

Doc’s Tea is healthy tea created by a health professional and micro-brewed with your health in mind. We blend Rooibos tea leaves with only the finest organic ingredients we can find. Each flavor has its own unique flair; from Organic Coconut water in our Island Coconut Tea to Organic Lemongrass blended into our Lemongrass Tea. We deliver on the promise of a healthy tea that is good for you and tastes good too!

Naturally Caffeine Free
There is a new super-beverage in town, and its name is Rooibos. The herbal tea called Rooibos (pronounced ROY-boss), also referred to as “red tea”, is becoming quite popular in Western countries, particularly among health-conscious consumers. The Rooibos plant is a South African flowering bush used to make a mild-tasting tea that is naturally caffeine free, has very little tannin and significant amounts of polyphenol anti-oxidants. We crave research on exotic superfoods and rooibos met our needs. No caffeine and no calorie herbal tea met the strict guidelines we require at Doc’s Tea.

Doc’s Tea, is also made with Monk Fruit.  Monk Fruit, otherwise known as
Louhan guo, is grown in Asia within it’s mountains.  This special fruit provides low- calorie and delicious sweetness to the tea.

Better tea = Healthier for you

Doc’s Tea (Formerly Doctor B’s Tea) is handcrafted to be the best possible beverage. Our great-tasting, good-for-you tea is made fresh in small batches at the craft microbrewery Dr. Kenneth Banks had custom-built.

Doc and his family – including his son, fellow dentist Christopher Banks, and daughter, dental hygienist Sarah Langford – take care to use only premium, wholesome ingredients, starting with heart-healthy Roobios tea (high in antioxidants and minerals, and naturally caffeine-free), monk fruit (a natural, low-calorie sweetener) and filtered water from local organic springs.

You’ll find real flavors in our teas too, from the lemongrass in our lemongrass variety to real coconut water in our Island Coconut.

You can rest easy knowing this drink is made by health professionals with your good health in mind. Free of artificial colorants, naturally low in calories (just 10 calories per bottle!), Doc’s Tea is certified organic, with nothing genetically engineered added. We’re also gluten-free and certified kosher.

Doc’s Tea is naturally the perfect choice for the whole family.

Handcrafted for you
We have no interest in making a mass-produced drink where quality is not a concern. Instead, we’ve enlisted many of the tools and techniques that are standards of the microbrewery industry to make Doc’s Tea your new favorite.

We hand-brew our tea in small batches at the facility we had custom-built. There’s no co-packer, no outside bottling company, no middlemen handling any part of the process.

From start to finish, we oversee every step of the work to make sure Doc’s Tea is the best possible drink.

Our standards are strict and unwavering, from taking time to filter our local spring water with a double charcoal system to brewing our tea at the perfect temperature.

For best taste, we brew our tea in stainless steel tanks and keep our batches just the right size to make sure every drink tastes fresh. (We’re a small operation but our methods are streamlined and efficient, so if we need to make a lot of tea quickly – no worry, we can do that. We just don’t want a single drop of Doc’s Tea languishing away in a warehouse).

Doc’s Tea has kosher certification from EarthKosher, is Certified Organic, Non GMO and available in six tantalizing flavours:  Pomegranate Acai, Island Coconut, Lemon Grass, Mango, Orange ginger and Apple Cinnamon.

L’chaim from EarthKosher!