To describe what sprouting is we must define the words – soaking and germination. Soaking is the process of putting any sproutable food – seeds, grains, legumes or nuts – in water for a period of time. When a seed is soaked it absorbs water. This triggers biochemical reactions inside the seed and germination…
Join us for a fund raiser that benefits the Friends of Nevada Organics – a local non profit that educates the public about the benefits of living an organic lifestyle. The Event: An organic wine tasting, on Friday, January 28th, from 5 to 7 pm at Reno’s Whole Foods Market. Tickets are $10 per person,…
**With the updated information coming out in the Sprouting Book revision, it’s more important than ever, to feed your parrots and finches organic foods.**(Feb. 19, 2019.) Be sure to sign up for our newsletter so you have the latest details on when this book is available. When grocery shopping for your parrots do you…
On May 3, 2010 Critter Connection Inc, the manufacturer of the Best Bird Food Ever!™ became a USDA Certified Organic handling and packaging facility. This certification transformed our bird food sprouting blends from a product ‘made with organic ingredients’, to a USDA Certified Organic product. n But What Does This Really Mean In order for…
Our Sprouting Blends, the Nutrients They Provide We’ve made Balanced Avian Nutrition Easy for You! Recent nutritional analysis of the Best Bird Food Ever! Complete Protein Sprouting Blends using USDA Nutritional Database SR-21 affirms that this sprouting blends contains nearly all of the hundreds of nutrients a bird needs to eat everyday for good health…
Why Feed Sprouts? Malnutrition is the leading cause of illness, disease, and early death in companion parrots. This statistic is tragic! Especially, because malnutrition can easily be prevented. Sprouts are a nutrient dense food. They provide animo acid proteins in a form that is easily digested. Sprouts are rich in enzymes, vitamins, and the minerals…
Situation Elvis, a Green Cheeked conure, was given to Leslie in May 2005 because he plucked his feathers, practiced feather destruction habits. His former caretakers knew they could not address his needs and decided it was in his best interest to re-home him. When Leslie first met Elvis he had no conure-appropriate toys in his…
‘Old Bird Feeding Customs’ Due to the flirtations of a male Crimson-winged parrot, he and his hen were the first birds to join my family. With them in my life I quickly discovered how little information there was available on using natural and holistic care methods with birds. Even more discouraging was the seemingly rote…