Organic Finds at the Green Market Santa Cruz

Green Market Santa Cruz - Agenda
Saturday 24th September 2016

I am always delighted at the waves of positive energy infusing the atmosphere at the Green Market.  Lively chatter, infectious laughter, children's shrieks of delight, warm hugs as friends greet one another, the casual arrangement of trees and plants filtering the sunlight, as people set about sampling the goods brought to market by the vendors.  

This morning, with the infectious rhythms of reggae in the background, I headed for the Elixir Hut where smoothies were made from your choice of fresh fruit juices and the inviting aroma of freshly brewed coffee drew those seeking its comfort.  It was here I met entrepreneur, Ryan Stollmeyer who shared the story of Appolonia's Select Premium Trinidad Blend organic coffee, while I enjoyed a cup of the 'warrior elixir' as he referred to it, ‘... a potion for the warrior fighting to restore our connectedness to the land, our heritage, our true home…Rastafari'.

The berries are harvested from various locations across Trinidad and the  blend served today, Ryan said, came from the hills of Madamas in the Northern Range.  From picking to packaging the entire process is very labour intensive and done mostly by hand.  Ryan himself gets involved at every stage of the process, ensuring  consistent flavour and high quality in the end product.  

Ryan Stollmeyer with specially packaged Appolonia's Select
Trinidad Blend Organic Coffee 

The ‘potion' I savoured had a robust flavour with berry notes and an aroma that took me back to childhood days at my grandparents' when a cup of the home-grown brew would be served to young and old alike; now that was coffee!  In all the years I searched for a similar flavour, Appolonia's Select Premium Trinidad Blend comes closest.  

In her blog, Organic vs. Conventional Coffee Sara Fiore states that over 12 billion pounds of coffee are produced annually to meet the demands of coffee drinkers across the world.  In order to meet the high demand growers rely heavily on synthetic fertilisers, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and insecticides.  These chemicals alter the taste of the fruit and leave a bitter taste in the mouth.  A chemical-free growing process however delivers the true flavour of the fruit - delicious. sweet. natural. rich with flavour. 

But don't take my word for it, taste the organic difference with  Appolonia's Select Premium Trinidad Blend. As Ryan said, it's so good, you might have to have two, but I must confess, I had 3 and the pleasure was all mine.

Appolonia and Ryan Stollmeyer with their little ones

 Stay tuned for more Organic Finds at the Green Market....

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