Red Tractor Farm
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VISITING THE FARM
Red Tractor Farm Guesthouse is open all year round.
See photos & seasonal rates here: hotel page.
Our gourmet condiments and preserves are produced seasonally
in small batches with the freshest ingredients: marmalades&more
The European Union supports environmentally sustainable projects and
has awarded our efforts with a financial grant for Greek island eco-tourism!
Feel free to contact us for more information about visiting Kea: email RTF
See photos & seasonal rates here: hotel page.
Our gourmet condiments and preserves are produced seasonally
in small batches with the freshest ingredients: marmalades&more
The European Union supports environmentally sustainable projects and
has awarded our efforts with a financial grant for Greek island eco-tourism!
Feel free to contact us for more information about visiting Kea: email RTF
MINISTRY OF RURAL
DEVELOPMENT AND FOOD
DEVELOPMENT AND FOOD
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
COMMUNITY INITIATIVE
OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME
LEADER+ 2000-2006
OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME
LEADER+ 2000-2006
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Acorns are edible.
Acorns are high in protein,
potassium , magnesium,
calcium & vitamin B6.
Acorns were the staple food of Californian indigenous tribes
and pre-Christian Greeks.
Acorns yield nearly the same ratio of oil per kilo as olives do.
Acorn flour can be used in place of wheat and corn flour and is higher in fiber than both.
Large parts of Kea are covered with acorn bearing Oak forests.
Acorn caps - Hamada - are again being used in European tanneries and we will send 12 tonnes to Germany in February 2012.
Kea exported as much as 10,000 tonnes of acorn caps per year until 1965. Hamada stone storage houses lined several ports on Kea.
Today acorns are eaten in Korea, Turkey & Morocco.
Acorn cookies, bread, soups, muffins & more are really tasty!
Acorns are high in protein,
potassium , magnesium,
calcium & vitamin B6.
Acorns were the staple food of Californian indigenous tribes
and pre-Christian Greeks.
Acorns yield nearly the same ratio of oil per kilo as olives do.
Acorn flour can be used in place of wheat and corn flour and is higher in fiber than both.
Large parts of Kea are covered with acorn bearing Oak forests.
Acorn caps - Hamada - are again being used in European tanneries and we will send 12 tonnes to Germany in February 2012.
Kea exported as much as 10,000 tonnes of acorn caps per year until 1965. Hamada stone storage houses lined several ports on Kea.
Today acorns are eaten in Korea, Turkey & Morocco.
Acorn cookies, bread, soups, muffins & more are really tasty!
acorn facts:
Marcie Mayer has been experimenting with acorns since she was 10 years old when she learned that American Indians of her native Northern California sustained themselves on acorn meal & acorn flour. Her experiments and acorn curiosity have put her in contact with many others who find acorns an intriguing and abundantly available source of nourishment.
Marcie has organized several awareness & fund raising events on Kea. Funding has helped purchase a commercial acorn huller and she is now trying to raise money for an oil press with the goal of providing acorn processing services to the local community as well as developing a wide range of acorn products.
For more information about the history of acorn eating, how to process acorns and how you can
help us reintroduce the acorn as a sustainable source of income for local farmers - please visit
www.iloveacorns.com
Marcie has organized several awareness & fund raising events on Kea. Funding has helped purchase a commercial acorn huller and she is now trying to raise money for an oil press with the goal of providing acorn processing services to the local community as well as developing a wide range of acorn products.
For more information about the history of acorn eating, how to process acorns and how you can
help us reintroduce the acorn as a sustainable source of income for local farmers - please visit
www.iloveacorns.com
