source of organic raw un-pasteurized almonds?

[Guest guest]

Does anybody know of a source that is selling raw almonds which explicitly

states that they are un-pasteurized on the bin (at a local store) or on the web

page (on the internet)?

 

California, which is where most of the almonds come from, passed a law about

requiring almonds to be pasteurized in hot water. I don't know how comprehensive

this law is.

 

When I soak the almonds I've been buying locally from a " raw " bin, they don't

seem to have as much tannin in them as they used to. Pasteurizing them in hot

water would take a lot of the tannin out of the skins. So now I'm concerned that

I'm not getting raw almonds anymore.

 

I don't have the strength right now to launch an awareness campaign to try to

educate the retailers about the importance of:

Labeling the " raw " bins " pasteurized " or " un-pasteurized " .

Providing un-pasteurized, truly raw, almonds, so people get the full value of

the original nutrition.

 

If we can get un-pasteurized cows milk, we should be able to get un-pasteurized

almonds. After all, the only reason the law was passed is because some people

got sick from eating almonds, from a disease that could only come from

contamination from livestock. So if you can do clean cow's milk, it should be

much easier to do clean almonds.

 

Normally this is what I would do, but I just can't do it right now, so I'm

hoping there is a retailer, somewhere, who is selling organic raw,

un-pasteurized almonds.

 

Does anybody know of a source like this?

 

May your day be filled with clarity, grace, progress, and warm laughter,

Roger