Benjamin Twiggs: More About Benjamin Twiggs

Benjamin Twiggs retail store is located on East Front St. in Traverse City. Open 7 days a week, browsers are always welcome. Food samples, fresh coffee and good conversation for all so stop by when you're in the area!

Benjamin Twiggs is located in the heart of America's cherry country on the shores of beautiful Lake Michigan. The area is characterized by sand dunes, small villages and rolling hills dotted with cherry blossoms in the spring and bright red fruit before harvest.

The unique character of Northern Michigan's landscape makes it ideal for growing cherries. Michigan produces about 75% of all the tart cherries and about 25% of the sweet black cherries grown in the United States.

"We feel very fortunate to be a part of this beautiful area," says Benjamin Twiggs owner Kathy Weinbrecht.

If you're planning a visit, Win and Kathy are always happy to assist visitors coming to the area. If you need directions and suggestions on things to do while "Up North" including places to enjoy a fine glass of wine, just e-mail a note to info@benjamintwiggs.com.

OUR SERVICE Service is more than just a word in our Company. Service is the standard by which we conduct our business. We ask our employees and remind ourselves to treat all people with whom we come in contact with dignity, respect and to demonstrate a genuine interest in their questions and comments. We hope that our interest in each of you is apparent and that you are truly satisfied with the service we provide as well as the products that bear our name. We always welcome your comments.

OUR GUARANTEE We guarantee our products and the condition in which they arrive. If you are dissatisfied for any reason with our service, product or the condition upon arrival, we will gladly reship, replace or issue a refund - whichever you prefer. Satisfied customers are the reason for our success. We want to count you among them!

UPDATE ON THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF TART CHERRIES The cherry industry in its continuing research efforts to unlock the health secrets of tart cherries, discovered that tart cherries are an excellent source of compounds with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. These compounds are thought to be beneficial in protecting against cancer, heart disease and other illnesses and may help relieve the pain of gout and arthritis.

Specifically, the research conducted by Michigan State University confirmed in laboratory tests that the anti-inflammatory compound in tart cherries to be at least 10 times more active than that found in aspirin. The signifcance is that tart cherries may not only be more effective in controlling some forms of pain, they may do so with none of the adverse side effects of aspirin on stomach or kidneys.

Tart cherries also contain 17 compounds with antioxidant properties. The antioxidant activity of these tart cherry compounds, under the MSU evaluation system, was found to be superior when compared to vitamin E and C and some synthetic antioxidants. Two of these compounds are used in several commercially prepared health products used to improve memory, concentration and vision. Other research on four anthocyanins found in tart cherry compounds indicates a potential of these properties to inhibit the growth of colon cancer tumors.
Source: Cherry Marketing Institue, P.O. Box 30285, Lansing, MI 48909-7785

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Benjamin Twiggs, Inc.
1215 E. Front Street • Traverse City, MI 49686
fax: 231.947.3393 • email: info@benjamintwiggs.com
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