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Welcome to Patsy's Organic Peanut Butter!

Introduction Hello! My name is Patricia Letiru, I am from Northern Uganda, and am currently living in Kabale, located in Western Uganda. I work at the Kigezi Healthcare Foundation (KIHEFO), an NGO based in Kabale. In Uganda, you begin to cook from a young age. Cooking is an important part of your informal education in the home. As a child, I prepared peanut butter every day, and we ate it at every meal. Northern Uganda is a leading region for peanut and simsim (sesame seeds) production in the country, and is part of our traditional meals. It is produced for commercial uses and the home. In Uganda, we put peanut butter on bread, cassava, potatoes, snacks, cookies, and yellow bananas. We also use peanut butter to cook dry/smoked meat, dry/smoked fish, vegetables, and beans. Peanut butter is an important source of iron, calcium, Vitamin C, Vitamin A, healthy fats, and carbohydrates. Ugandan peanut butter is primarily organic. Patsy's Peanut Butter In 2017, I began the