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We stock both organic and conventional goji berries. The organic goji berries are certified by CERES (Certification of Environmental Standards), in compliance with the US National Organic Standard (NOP). The conventional 'wildcrafted' berries are produced to the same high standards, but have not gone through the organic certification procedure, therefore offering excellent value for money. They are produced and approved to EU required standards. Both types are large, pure and clean berries carefully selected for quality and taste.
Our goji berries are grown in the Ningxia province in China - the region in China which produces the highest quality and healthiest goji. Research by Dr. Earl Mindell, one of the world's leading nutritionists, explains in his comprehensive guide to goji berries, Goji: The Himalayan Health Secret, "that while all goji berries originally came from the Himalayas, there are now dozens of varieties of berries growing in many countries, but the only ones that should rightfully be called the true goji are those which have retained the exact spectral signature and balanced polysaccharides of the original. Goji berries grown in the Ningxia and Xinjiang regions make for an exceptional quality of berry, high in lycium barbarum polysaccharides (LBP), the main active constituents of the goji berry due to the weather, enriched soil, and glacial runoff waters".
It has been claimed that the 'best' goji berries come from Tibet or the Himalayas. While gojis may be found growing naturally in both these places (as infact in the hedgerows here in the UK), goji berries are not grown on any commercial scale and exported from any other country other than China. The climate and growing conditions in Tibet and the Himalayas, simply do not support commercial supplies of berries of any kind. For example, the Tibetan Plateau is more than 10,000 ft altitude with poor soil and climate conditions unfavourable for fruit crops. Year-round cold temperatures and frost would inhibit bud development and prevent fruit formation. Minimal subsistence agriculture exists in Tibet. In reality, all goji berries on the market will come from China despite what is claimed on the packet. Goji berries from Tibet or the Himalayas is a marketing myth.
