The Most Nutritious Terrestrial Plant in The World - Moringa oleifera "The Miracle Tree"
Summary
TLDRIn this informative video, the host introduces Moringa oleifera, a superfood tree native to India, which thrives in Florida's sandy soils. Known for its resilience and high nutritional value, Moringa boasts more iron than spinach, more vitamin A than carrots, and more calcium than milk. The host shares his journey from a standard landscaper to an edible landscaping enthusiast, selling thousands of Moringa trees and promoting its benefits. He also mentions ECHO's work in combating malnutrition with Moringa in third-world countries and suggests growing it as an annual in colder climates for a quick harvest.
Takeaways
- 🌱 The Moringa oleifera tree is considered the most nutritious terrestrial plant in the world.
- 📚 The speaker's interest in edible landscaping began after discovering the Moringa tree in 2010-2011.
- 🌳 Moringa is native to India and thrives in Florida's sandy soils, showing resilience even after extreme cold.
- 🌿 The tree is hardy and can be grown commercially with constant harvesting of its new growth.
- 🍃 The leaves of the Moringa tree can be eaten fresh, dried, or powdered as a supplement.
- 🌶 The tree has a spicy flavor, similar to horseradish, and can be used in various culinary ways.
- 🥦 Moringa is extremely nutrient-dense, with high levels of iron, vitamin A, vitamin C, protein, fiber, calcium, and potassium.
- 🌐 ECHO, an organization in Florida, is using Moringa to combat malnutrition in third-world countries.
- 🛒 The speaker initially sold Moringa trees on Craigslist, marking the beginning of his involvement in the edible industry.
- 🌱 Growing Moringa from seed is recommended for long-term strength and health of the tree.
- 💰 Moringa powder was once an expensive superfood, highlighting its value and popularity.
Q & A
What is the main topic of the video?
-The main topic of the video is the Moringa oleifera tree, which is described as the most nutritious terrestrial plant in the world.
How did the speaker's interest in Moringa oleifera begin?
-The speaker's interest in Moringa oleifera began when he was a standard landscaper and discovered the tree's nutritional benefits around 2010-2011.
How many Moringa trees did the speaker sell before moving on to other edible plants?
-The speaker sold approximately 2,000 Moringa trees before moving on to other edible plants.
What is unique about the Moringa oleifera tree's growth in Florida?
-The Moringa oleifera tree is native to India but grows like a weed in Florida, thriving in the sandy soils and even surviving extreme cold temperatures.
How is the Moringa oleifera tree typically grown commercially?
-Commercially, Moringa oleifera trees are grown about a foot or two apart, allowed to grow a couple of feet tall, and then constantly harvested for their new growth.
What are some of the nutritional benefits of Moringa oleifera mentioned in the video?
-The video mentions that Moringa oleifera has 25 times more iron than spinach, 10 times more vitamin A than carrots, 7 times more vitamin C than oranges, 2 times more protein than yogurt, 4 times more fiber than oats, 17 times more calcium than milk, and 15 times more potassium than bananas.
What is the significance of the organization ECHO in relation to Moringa oleifera?
-ECHO is an organization that works with Moringa oleifera, bringing the tree to third-world countries to help fix malnutrition issues.
Who is Kendrick and what is his connection to Moringa oleifera?
-Kendrick is a friend of the speaker who runs Numa Nursery in the St. Pete area. He sells Moringa oil from the seeds, powdered leaves, teas, and is involved in a Moringa tree growers co-op in the Tampa Bay area.
What is the speaker's recommendation for growing Moringa oleifera from seed?
-The speaker recommends growing Moringa oleifera from seed as it tends to produce a stronger tree in the long term compared to trees grown from cuttings.
How can Moringa oleifera be used in an agroforestry system?
-In an agroforestry system, Moringa oleifera can be used as a source of biomass. If leaves are not harvested and dried, they can be chopped and dropped to return nutrients to the soil.
What is the current popularity and cost of Moringa oleifera powder mentioned in the video?
-The video mentions that when Moringa oleifera powder first became popular, it was priced between $40 to $60 per pound, indicating its status as an expensive superfood.
Outlines
🌱 Moringa Oleifera: The Nutritious Superfood Tree
The video script introduces Moringa oleifera, a highly nutritious plant native to India, which the speaker discovered in 2010-2011 and has since been passionate about. The tree is praised for its resilience, ability to thrive in poor soils, and its rapid growth even after being severely cut back. The speaker shares his experience of selling thousands of Moringa trees and discusses various ways to consume the plant, including fresh leaves, dried leaves, cooked pods, and flowers. Moringa is highlighted for its exceptional nutritional content, such as having more iron than spinach, more vitamin A than carrots, more vitamin C than oranges, more protein than yogurt, more fiber than oats, more calcium than milk, and more potassium than bananas. The speaker also mentions ECHO, an organization working with Moringa to combat malnutrition in third-world countries, and recommends a local nursery, Numa Nursery, for Moringa-related products. The video emphasizes the ease of growing Moringa and its potential as a superfood, suggesting it can be a 'health food store' in one's backyard.
📢 Call to Action: Pound Dirt!
In the concluding part of the script, the speaker issues a call to action with the phrase 'POUND DIRT!', which likely serves as a rallying cry to encourage viewers to engage with the content, possibly to subscribe to the channel, participate in discussions, or take some form of action related to gardening or growing Moringa. The use of this phrase suggests enthusiasm and a sense of urgency, aiming to motivate the audience to get involved and possibly start their own Moringa oleifera growth journey.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Moringa
💡Edible Landscaping
💡Nutrient-Dense
💡Superfood
💡Malnutrition
💡Agroforestry
💡Biomass
💡Pruning
💡Harvesting
💡Numa Nursery
💡PK1
Highlights
Introduction to Moringa as the most nutritious terrestrial plant in the world.
Personal story of discovering Moringa and its impact on the speaker's career in edible landscaping.
Moringa oleifera's native origin and its ability to thrive in various conditions, including sandy soils.
The tree's resilience, demonstrated by its recovery from freezing temperatures.
Commercial cultivation practices for Moringa, including spacing and harvesting techniques.
Nutritional benefits of Moringa leaves, including their dried and powdered form as a supplement.
Moringa's versatility in consumption: fresh leaves, dried leaves, cooked pods, and flowers.
ECHO's role in promoting Moringa to combat malnutrition in third-world countries.
Nutrient comparison of Moringa to common foods, showcasing its superfood status.
Introduction to Numa Nursery and their involvement with Moringa products and tree cultivation.
The economic potential of Moringa as an expensive superfood and its market value.
Agroforestry applications of Moringa, including its use as biomass.
Pruning tips for maintaining Moringa trees for ornamental and health benefits.
Cultivation methods for Moringa, including growing from seed and the advantages of PK1 variety.
Potential for Moringa as an annual plant in colder climates with quick growth and harvest cycles.
Encouragement to grow Moringa for a personal health food store in the backyard.
Call to action for subscribing to the channel and the importance of engaging with the content.
Transcripts
what's up guys so today we're gonna talk about the most nutritious terrestrial
plant in the world hold tight
alright guys so welcome to my health food store this tree sitting here behind
me was literally the catalyst that got me excited about edible landscaping back
in 2010-2011 when I was a standard landscaper and I found out about this
tree which is Moringa I kind of I started going nuts I started going to
local meetings I learned about the tree. Before you know it I was selling these
trees on Craigslist selling these trees to local people in the paper. I
probably sold about 2,000 of these trees before I did anything else in the edible
industry. Let's check this thing out! So behind us is Moringa oleifera. This tree
is native to India and grows like a weed here in Florida this tree took 26
degrees or 24 degrees for six hours two years ago it came back from the roots it
thrives in our crappy sandy soils. They kind of thrive on neglect so typically
speaking I just when we cut back our entire Market Garden when we did our
chop and drop here a couple of weeks ago this got completely whacked down to a
couple of feet commercially they grow these trees you know a foot or two apart
and just let them get a couple of feet tall and they're constantly harvesting
this new growth and you could see here this is where I cut the tree back this
is all that new fresh growth and I prefer that the leaves actually dried
and powdered I like it really as a supplement but this can be eaten fresh
and this trees also been called the horseradish tree has a little bit of a
spice to it so you can eat the fresh leaves like this you can eat the dried
leaves you can cook and eat the pods you can eat the flowers you can use the
of my favorite places here in Florida is ECHO. And ECHO is doing a lot of work with
this tree they're bringing this into third world countries. They're
literally fixing malnutrition so I look at this as having
like a health food store my back yard this tree has
25 times more iron than spinach. 10 times more vitamin A than carrots.
7 times more vitamin C than oranges 2 times more protein and yogurt. 4
times more fiber than oats. 17 times more calcium than milk. 15 times
more potassium than bananas.Talk about a superfood here and
shout out to my buddy Kendrick with Numa Nursery he's in the
St. Pete area he actually gave me the nutritional sheet for this one because
if you searched Moringa you're gonna get like 10 - 20 different sheets. That one
definitely seems to be the most accurate he actually sells oil from the seeds
powdered leaves teas all kinds of cool stuff he has a Moringa tree growers
co-op throughout the Tampa Bay area where he'll grow these trees in your
yard you prune them he'll harvest the leaves I think you even get a portion of
it so it's like a win-win checkout Kendrick I'll put a link in the
description down below but like I just started mentioning, this
tree is a superfood it grows like a weed you can't kill it. Like I
said I'll cut this back. This is also biomass so in an
agroforestry system if you can't get to harvesting and drying the leaves you can
just chop and drop this I mean all this nutrition in these leaves is just going
to go back to the plants in the soil. Talk about an easy tree to grow
I can easily just cut back this whole head here it's also a very soft
wood so it snaps I would say when the tree gets a little bit on the bigger
side it actually tends to get a little bit ratty looking so keeping the trees
pruned and smaller there's definitely the better way to have a more ornamental
tree especially if are going to be planting this thing out in the front
yard but I look at this as kind of like the new superfood. you guys
probably heard of acai. Moringa is kind of the hot one today the powder for this
from this tree when this first started becoming popular was like 40 to
60 bucks a pound. I don't even know where it's at today but we're talking about
an expensive superfood too so not only is this nutrient-dense I mean
you know this is gonna heal our bodies this is an amazing. Typically I like to
grow this from seed. You can grow through some cuttings I noticed you don't get as
strong as a tree long-term it seems like the trees grown from cuttings tend to
blow over a little bit more. ECHO even has their own variety called the PK1
One that they've named and selected on their own. so Moringa absolutely
amazing I highly suggest if you're in an area even where you can't grow this maybe
growing this is an annual because it grows so quick like I said this is just
a couple of weeks of growth so you know potentially if you're in a more Northern
climate, getting this started in the greenhouse you know towards the end
of your winter getting it out you could harvest off of it a couple of times
just in that summer if it dies back it dies back no big deal right so
Moringa oleifera literally having a health food store in your backyard
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