A Saint Lucia-born woman living in Brooklyn, New York has launched a new career as an entrepreneur from making several products from coconut.
Fernuda Paul who hails from Laffeuille, Monchy said her idea started in October 2014, when she had a dream about coconuts.
“I haven’t disclosed this to too many persons because there’s a saying “when u dream of success never disclose it until you succeed,” she said.
Paul told St. Lucia News Online (SNO) in an exclusive interview on Wednesday, December 16, that having lived in the US for 14 years, she never once bought a coconut until she had that dream.
“I decided to buy four coconuts last year to make coconut oil. I got a good amount where I shared with a friend. After she tried the oil and it was so good, she called and said I should make oil to sell,” she explained.
Paul said she decided to give it a try and started making coconut oil the old fashioned way, by using a grater. She recalled grating coconuts for three hours non-stop.The Monchy girl said the most she ever grated was 40, until she purchased a blender. Now she is able to have 250-300 grated coconuts weekly.
Fernuda Paul
But what started as an experiment has turned into a small business, where Paul now produces a few coconut products, which includes not only coconut oil, but scented coconut oil and coconut oil soap.
Her coconut oil is sold in different sizes: 4oz, 8oz, 16oz and 32oz. Her coconut oil soap also comes in two in one for hair and skin, which is her number one seller.
“The first three weeks of introducing the two in one hair and skin soap, I sold a very large amount that I myself couldn’t believe,” she told SNO.
Paul said she has many customers in the US and she also ships her products to other countries.The entrepreneur said she has a few customers in Saint Lucia, but her products are not being sold in stores yet.
“Here in the US there’s one store that sells my coconut oil and I sell a lot from my home, majority of customers who lives in Brooklyn. I make it very convenient for them. I make most deliveries on Sundays,” she added.
She continued: “So far I have no complains about sales, as time goes by you never know I can definitely expand as coconut oil is really on high demand.”
Paul said it is a dream come true for her and she plans to continue making coconut oil products.
“God has been good to me and he’s also giving me the strength because without him I would be where I am today. I work full-time Monday-Friday and when I get home in the evening, after spending time with my son before he goes to bed, I start my second job making coconut oil,” she told SNO.
The entrepreneur advises everyone to “never say you can’t until you try.”
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Kumar said the new biofuel was successfully tested on Tata Motor Ace magic, a four- wheeler public transport vehicle, for two years without hassles.
"We developed this biofuel as part of the college's initiative of 'Zero carbon, zero poverty' that aims at developing biofuels as an alternative to carbon-based fuels. To use the biofuel, automobile makers needn't modify their diesel engine but they only need to remove the residual diesel from the fuel tank. The sulphur and carbon content of the biofuel is very low when compared to fossil fuels," said Kumar.
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Traders said reduced offtake by stockists following tepid demand from retailers mainly attributed fall in coconut oil prices.
In the national capital, coconut oil declined by Rs 50 to Rs 1,900-1,950 per tin.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Oilseeds: Mustard seed Rs 2,950-3,050 and Groundnut Seed Rs 2,150-2,900. Vanaspati Ghee (15-litre tin) Rs 850-1,065.
Edible oils: Groundnut Mill Delivery (Gujarat) Rs 9,100, Groundnut Solvent Refined (per tin) Rs 1,700-1,750, Mustard expeller (Dadri) Rs 9,000, Mustard Pakki Ghani (per tin) Rs 1,550-1,600, Mustard Kachi Ghani (per tin) Rs 1,600-1,700, Sesame Mill delivery Rs 7,800, Soyabean Refined Mill Delivery (Indore) Rs 6,600, Soyabean Degum (Kandla) Rs 6,300, Crude Palm Oil (Ex-Kandla) Rs 4,200, Cottonseed Mill Delivery (Haryana) Rs 5,850, Palmolein (RBD) Rs 5,450, Palmolein (Kandla) Rs 5,400 and Coconut (per tin) Rs 1,900-1,950.
Non-edible oils: Linseed Rs 9,100, Castor Rs 9,700-9,800, Neem Rs 5,350-5,450.
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Find the Right Shoes for Diabetes
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When he was diagnosed with diabetes in 1990 at age 23, Patrick Marshall was not all that surprised. His father had diabetes; so did his grandfather. He knew that exercise was key to keeping his blood glucose in check. So he started a walking routine that, along with a healthy diet, helped him to get his diabetes under control.
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Marshall went to the doctor, who told him the bump on his foot was actually an ulcer that had become infected. And it was spreading. If he’d waited any longer, his doctor said, he would’ve had to have gotten his foot amputated.
Fortunately, the doctors only had to remove a small bone in one of his toes. But to prevent another dangerous sore, Marhsall’s doctor referred him to a foot doctor, Katherine M. Raspovic, DPM, who fit him with custom-made shoes and inserts to protect his feet. “It’s funny how one thing -- picking the right shoes -- can make all the difference,” she says.
What Difference Do Shoes Make?
Even though diabetes has become a widespread problem (more than 9% of Americans have it), many people, even those who live with the disease, don’t fully understand what it can do to your feet.
When it’s not controlled, it can cause nerve damage and loss of blood flow, both of which can lead to a loss of feeling in the feet. That means that if there’s a stone, coin, or even a wadded up sock in your shoe, you wouldn’t feel it rubbing against your skin. Over time, it could create a blister or sore that could become infected.
Even worse, nerve damage can cause your feet to change shape. “Your toes start to bend and curl, squishing together in shoes that are too tight,” Raspovic says. “You should never put on a shoe and feel discomfort and say, ‘Oh, I’ll break this in.’”
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