Big Tree Farms and our coconut palm sugar has been listed as a top 2010 health trend by People Magazine!  That’s right.  That magazine that you read at the doctors office has finally pulled their head out of the latest celebrity weight gain picture and are promoting the most sustainable and nutritious sweetener in the world!!!  Way to go People Magazine!  And thanks for being spot on for your trends!

The Medical Advisory Board of the Glycemic Research Institute (GRI) made a decision to halt all future clinical trials involving Agave syrup as a result of the latest round of GRI Human In Vivo Clinical Trials, in which the diabetic subjects experienced severe and dangerous side effects related to the oral ingestion of the sweetener agave... click here read the full alert - or -  http://www.glycemic.com/AgaveReport.htm Coconut palm sugar

June 24, 2008 For Immediate Release: SweetTree™ Sustainable Sweeteners is launching the world’s first certified organic Evaporated Palm Sugar. Evaporated Palm Sugar is a low glycemic, highly nutritious cane sugar alternative that provides the sustained energy your body needs for a healthy lifestyle. SweetTree Sustainable Sweeteners is launching nationally with Whole Foods Market in September. In a recent study by The Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI), Palm Sugar derived from Cocos Nucifera (coconut palm) was found to have ...

Lychee Blossom Honey was rated #5 out of 12 in March issue Saveur Magazine's Global round-up of the finest single varietal honeys available!

Mango Blossom honey was given accolades online by the food paper in February, http://www.thefoodpaper.com/gifts/gourmetfoods/honey.html as The #2 Best Tasting Honey in the USA!

Ben Ripple will be speaking at TASTE3 conference in Napa, California in May 6,7,8th, among more than forty of the most compelling writers, thinkers, chefs, winemakers, journalists, artisans, and executives as speakers, hosts and 300 attendees. http://www.taste3.com/speakers2007/_speakers.php