Tropical Traditions Organic Raw Honey Review and Giveaway

Ladies and Gentlemen... it's Tropical Traditions time again!  Yay!!  I love Tropical Traditions, I seriously do.  Every time I try another product of theirs I fall more and more in love with them!  This time around I decided to try out their Organic Raw Honey.  Usually I purchase my honey from my cousin who lives on a honey farm since then I can truly trust where my honey is coming from.  But this year I left my order behind in MN over the holidays and I won't be able to get it until May.  So, I needed something else in the meantime since I am a HUGE honey lover!

Because of where I usually get my honey I have extremely high expectations when it comes to honey products so this was a real challenge for Tropical Traditions.  First, I will say that Tropical Tradition's Organic Raw Honey is 100% Certified Organic.  In order for honey to be Certified Organic the farm needs to be located in an area where they can be assured that the area the bees will fly will not bring them to other areas that have been treated with pesticides and other chemicals.  Finding area which can be certified organic is extremely difficult, which is why there are so few certified organic honeys on the market. Tropical Traditions sources its honey from hives in the wild frontier areas of Canada.

So, yes, the honey comes from Canada.  The fact that it's not from the USA really does not bother me as long as I can be assured that the produce is grown with strict standards and employees are paid fare wages, which is the case with this honey.
 

Now onto the taste.  Like I said before, I am PICKY, but I loved that this honey was Certified Organic and raw, so I dug in with a knife and added some to my freshly toasted wheat bread.  Like everything else from Tropical Tradtions- I LOVED it!  In fact, I not only loved it but it surpassed my expectations.  It is delicious!  It has a bit of a different taste then I was used to, not quite as sweet, but while munching away I decided I actually like that better!  So it not only passed the eco-friendly test, it also passed the taste test.

 
What I Love: The taste- it exceeded expectations.  It is Certified Organic which is hard to find with honey.  So when you can find good tasting Organic honey... yeah... that's a win in my book.
 
What I Don't Love: The price is a bit up there, especially for my frugal self, but since it is Certified Organic it's well worth the price you pay to get this wonderful product!
 

BUY IT!

 
Head on over to Tropical Traditions today and pick up a 17.6 ounce jar of Certified Organic Raw Honey for only $10.99!  Want more?  You can get a 15 pound pail of this delicious honey for only $129.99.  According to a Sobe drink lid I read once- honey is the only food that never spoils.  So feel free to buy more- it won't go bad and you can have a ton of honey to enjoy for years to come!
 
Tropical Traditions also has a Referral Program, so if you place an order with them as a first-time customer, please help me out by select “Referred by a friend” and in the box that says “How did you hear of us?” and enter my sponsor ID number: 5732868. By telling Tropical Traditions that I referred you, you will receive a complimentary copy of the book "Virgin Coconut Oil: How it has changed people’s lives and how it can change yours!" by Brian and Marianita Shilhavy with your first order!
 

WIN IT!

 
Tropical Traditions is coming through for you again with a free 17.6 ounce jar of their Organic Certified Honey for one lucky ready!
 
Mandatory Entry: I don't care if you do this first, fourth, or last but you MUST DO THIS FOR ALL OTHER ENTRIES TO COUNT! Head over to Tropical Traditions, take a look around, and tell me one other product that I have not featured on my blog that you would like try!

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This giveaway is open to my readers who are18 year of age or older with a US OR CANADA(!!!) mailing address and will end on Wednesday March 24th, 2010 at 10PM PST.  The winner will be notified via e-mail and will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be selected.  Good luck, everyone!


Fine print...
Disclaimer: Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product. All opinions expressed are my own. I was not paid to write this review.