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GM Food Illegally Sold in India

Following Centre for Science and Environment (CSE’s) study findings on more than 20+ food products found to have illegal genetically modified (GM) ingredients and FSSAI’s inaction after repeated complaints on it,
We will be going to FSSAI to make our voice heard to get the food products removed from the shelves and to get action taken against the firms involved in this on 7th August Tuesday at 11 am. We meet at FDA Bhawan Near Bal Bhawan Kotla Marg,nearest metro ITO metro. Delhi-110002 Please join and spread the word.
For more information on the report
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/coverage/cse-study-finds-genetically-modified-ingredients-in-food-products-61245GMFood In India 2018 CSE
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Join our Exclusive JVF Club & Enjoy Loyalty Benefits

Welcome to the JVF Club by JaivikFood—an elite, personalized loyalty program designed around your unique shopping habits. We don’t just see you as a member number; we know you by name and tailor our services to your lifestyle.
To honor our roots, all loyal customers from before December 2016 had been automatically enrolled as  Members. For everyone else, unlocking these seamless, automated perks is easy.
Perks of the Club:
  • 10% off orders above ₹2000/-
  • 5% off on orders above  ₹1000/-
  • 100% off on shipping charges.
  • Free, exclusive samples of new arrivals.
  • Priority status on limited-stock items.
  • Annual guided tour of our Organic Farms.
  • 5% bonus discount + a surprise gift for every friend you refer who spends ₹1000+.
How to Qualify & Terms:
  • Shop regularly: Place at least 3 orders of ₹2000+ monthly for 3 consecutive months.
  • Shop online: Valid only for orders placed at www.jaivikfood.com.
  • Annual Fee: ₹2,000/year (Waived for initial members).

Note: Membership is based on purchasing frequency/value and is subject to management discretion. The company reserves the right to modify/stop the program anytime. Any fee collected will be refunded pro-rata if the program is withdrawn before 1year.

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Ripening Mangoes at Home

How to ripen your mangoes naturally. Most of the Mangoes are ripened after getting plucked from the tree. The fruit releases Ethylene gas which helps it to ripen and become sweet. The ripening process involves trapping the ethylene gas to escape and let fruit breathe fresh air too. Here are few pics to explain the simple process. The duration may be 3-7 days depending upon the fruit variety, temperature etc. You can open the box once a day and let fruits be exposed to fresh air (not required if box has wholes for air to pass in the box so that fruits can breathe properly). You know your fruit is ready to eat when the peel turns yellow, shows wrinkles and fruit is soft to touch. Please keep the box at room temperature away from direct sunlight.

Please note that in natural ripening process some fruits may catch extra heat or get some damage due to bacteria. Most of the time the damage is limited to it’s peel and you will find the fruit inside fine to eat. You can wash your unripened fruit in diluted vinegar water (1 cup in 2 ltrs water) to avoid bacterial attack.

Enjoy fruit ripening at home.

#organic #mangoes #jaivikfood

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Happy to Use Cloth Bags for Home Delivery

It gives us a pleasure to work with Hunar , an NGO based in Ghaziabad promoting self respect to poor women by skilling them and helping them to earn money. In our attempts to reduce plastics and other synthetic materials in our operations, for home delivery of our products, we are procuring cloth bags made by Hunar girls. We request our customers to return these bags same day or exchange with new one in next delivery to ensure our efforts are sustainable. We will be charging a nominal fee of Rs 10 per bag which is refundable. Thanks for your cooperation and helping us to save environment together. I would like to thank some of our customers who had been pushing us to stop using woven synthetic bags which finally end up in the stomach of sea animals.
If we can not eliminate Plastic, lets reduce as much as we can!
#notoplasticbags #saveenvironment #recycle #clothbag #organic#cotton #jaivik #hunarekprayas

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Little worms or pesticides in your Organic Food ?

With moisture setting in, there is a good chance your stock of organic food grain may start showing sign of hidden life. If not then there is a good chance of pesticides residue in it. This is a simple test of poison in your food grain. Some of the most popular brands of organic rice in India are found with pesticides. Read the report to know more.
http://cercindia.org/grahak-sathi-exposes-shocking-truth-behind-organic-rice/Organic-Rice-pesticides

Below is a picture of our Taraori Basmati Rice from our organic farmer in Dehradun, Uttarakhand #JaivikFood.
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Pitless Tree Plantation

The recent incidents of uprooting of big and old trees in Chennai and many other metro cities is a sign that something is not right. Of course, one big reason is the concretisation of the ares around the trees but there is much more than that which is not right.

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Look closely and notice the raised soil around the main stem of the trees in our organic farm and compare with​ tree plantation in any conventional farm with a pit around it to feed fertilisers and water etc. It’s amazing to note how wrong are the conventional practices of modern agriculture. There are no feeding roots near the main stem and creating a pit simply makes the stock root immersed in water which makes it weaker because then it doesn’t grow much deeper looking for water. At the same time the feeding roots which generally grow on top soil don’t spread farther as the fertilisers are fed directly near the stem. This whole process is against the nature where feeding roots spread in the soil in search of food (nutrients) and make a strong foundation for the tree. The result is obvious when we see even big trees falling easily in City areas.

#Pitless #farming #organic #jaivikfood

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Zero Residue vs Organic and Natural Fruits

Please note the difference between #Pesticide Residue Free and Organic (#Naturally Grown) Fruits like Grapes, Mangoes , Bananas etc. Though, residue free are 100% safe to eat as the chemical residues are within the maximum residue limits and are naturally ripened without any artificial intervention, however, these can not be claimed as “Organic”.  The term “Organic”  or “Natural” has more implication than just the pesticides residue in the fruit/crop. That is because chemical #pesticides and #fungicides are used by such farmers during the flowering time and onwards for protection against infection and to assist fruit setting. In addition, more synthetic fertilisers, hormones etc are applied to ensure the optimum health of the plant.  As perIIHR recommended practice, the final protective spray is stopped not less than 15 days before the actual harvest to ensure lower limits of harmful residue in the fruit/crop. However, the pesticides and chemical fertilisers added by farmers do still seep into the soil, intoxicates the air and water and thus are harmful to environment and bio diversity in a longer run. So, buying such product does not meet the full objectives of organic /natural farming. On the other hand, Organic or Natural farming uses alternative techniques to take care of the these problems and ensure that the environment is not harmed in any way.

One should, at the least , avoid artificially (#Calcium Carbide) ripened fruits. The easy way to recognise if the fruit is naturally ripened or not is to examine the colour and texture. If its evenly coloured , #monoculture , evenly ripened but wrinkle free and pale then its artificially ripened. The other thing to note is the colour and taste of the pulp. If it has dull colour of pulp inside compared to what you get beneath the peel and taste is not upto mark of the variety of the fruit then its not good. The naturally ripened fruit (even if it has over ripened and is spoiled at some parts) when you cut open will have evenly ripened pulp with good flavour and taste.

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Eat organic and naturally grown food and Enjoy healthy living !!!