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Wild plants concentrate and retain nutrients for times of scarcity. Compared to farmed trees, spruce tips from wild trees are a more potent medicinal superfood.
The Canadian Pine Pollen Company sustainably wild harvests spruce tips from theforests of Western Canada. We freeze dry the harvested tips which ensures they are preserved at peak ripeness and nutrient content. Spruce tips are high in essential vitamins including vitamin C, which breaks down quickly in heat. Freeze drying halts vitamin degradationso that you enjoy your spruce tips without the need for added preservatives or fillers. It's nutritionas nature intended: wild, raw and living.
We are a group of friends with a passion for the wild, fueled by our deep respect for the land. We believe that a healthy and active lifestyle begins with community, sustainability and food quality and we started the Canadian Pine Pollen Company to bring these values together.
We created a micro-economy around the seasonal, wild harvest of spruce tips to produce the highest quality, raw and nutrient-rich superfood that benefits the land, local communities and our bodies. Today the Canadian Pine Pollen Company operates to the highest standard of nutraceutical and food Goods Manufacturing Practices.
We designed a unique Sustainable Harvest Protocol which ensures minimal impact on the land and maintain the long-term health of our customers, our people and the local ecosystem.
We operate a profit sharing structure which creates jobs in remote communities because we believe in positive community engagement . Our harvesters follow safe work protocols, enjoy generous earning for their hard-work and our commitment to land stewardship helps in settings sustainable industry standards.
Spruce tips are literally the small, undeveloped needles at the tips of the branches. We harvest the spruce tips from the Eastern White Spruce Tree in the spring, when the tips are tender and new. At this stage, they have an unusual and pleasant citrus taste.
Spruce Tip tea is an excellent alternative to caffeine. It provides a burst of energy without causing jitters or anxiety. Try the tea during the cold season, It helps to reduce coughing and, remove mucus from the bronchi and lungs. Inhaling the steam from a cup of spruce tip tea alone, can relieve coughing. You can also use spruce tips to add texture and flavor to your favorite recipes. We love it on salads!
Polyphenols: These provide energy to the mitochondria in each of your cells and can improve or help treat digestion issues, weight management difficulties, diabetes, neurodegenerative disease, and cardiovascular diseases.
Shikimic acid: Spruce tips contain shikimic acid, used as the basis of many chemical influenza preparations, such as Timiflu.
Vitamin C: Required for the proper development and function of many parts of the body. It also plays an
important role in maintaining proper immune function.
CanadianPinePollen.com
156 West 3rd Street, North Vancouver,BC
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