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Raw New England Community
Marvelous May 2008 |
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 Welcome To All Raw New Englanders
A key feature of the raw food lifestyle is family. This month we feature David O'Brien and his daughter Mikaela. Below is an interview and their journey to raw foods.
The New England Raw Community is looking forward to spring, enjoying the great outdoors and a true parade of mother nature's wonderful bounty.
And, spring has sprung and unbeknownst to most of us, millions of wild sprouts are popping up everywhere. In addition to wild sprouts, home grown sprouts are a staple for raw foodists. To get a better understanding of adding sprouts to our daily regimen of abundance, the one and only Sproutman, Steve Meyerowitz, will be featured at the Waltham Pot Luck and Speaker Series on May 6. for more info, see below or email betsy@RawNewEnglandCommunity.com
Summer Fun - there are multi-day events for raw food fun in Gloucester MA and Salisbury MA coming up. Don't miss them. See details below.
RNEC Community and Website - Don't forget to use your Calendar and 200 Recipes
The Raw New England Community forum has an On-Line FAQ section, recipe library and Events Calendar. The calendar is open to the raw food public to post all their events.
Any time you want you can go to these sections including our calendar and enter full details of past, present and future events. Add your own Raw New England events yourself too. All potlucks, teachers, raw events can be listed by anyone in our New England area. National events may also be listed. Go to Raw New England community and click on the calendar link. For inquiries about these features, contact Betsy@RawNewEnglandcommunity.com
Full Day Event - York Maine
Mr. Livingstone (photo to the right) Raw Food Advocate, will be at the Perrin House for a 1 day event where he tells his amazing story of transformation and how what you eat can shape your state of consciousness. Saturday, May 3rd, 11 am to 4 pm See details below.
Recipes
We have about 200 recipes now on the website forum. Thanks for everyone that is contributing and all the photos will be in within 1 week. Keep contributing.
To make it easy for others to quickly find and use these great recipes, here are some simple guidelines:
1) The recipe should have a unique title. Salad for a title is great but may need a little more info. What we can do is, instead of just saying Salad, list the main ingredients as the name. For example, It could be the Kale Cabbage Parsnip Blueberry Persimmon Salad.
2) Also, please remember to put your name and the source of your recipe so that appropriate people are given credit.
3) List Quantities for the ingredients
4) List the instructions and steps
5) A great example for recipes is listed under the Jennifer Cornbleet Recipe later in the newsletter.
Thanks for your attention.
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| Raw Family of the Month - Meet David O'Brien and Mikaela O'Brien |
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 My name is David O'Brien and I am passionate about raw foods!!! I know the powerful effects it has on a body on a cellular level. I live in a state of complete and absolute physical bliss every second of everyday. It is so amazing and I owe it all too raw foods. I began this eye opening journey 4 years ago. I saw the DVD the Peaceable Kingdom and I became a vegetarian overnight. I had never made the connection until I saw that DVD. A year later I became a Vegan.
I was then fortunate enough to come across raw foods. I attended Alissa Cohen's 5 day training and it changed my life like it does for so many. Thanks again Alissa for all the light you have brought into my life as well as all the light you shine into the world everyday!!!!!! I then decided to follow my passion and I opened up The Institute for Healthy Living and started working with people who were choosing to get healthy. I have met some amazing people on this raw food journey.
One of the first people I met was Joe Lucier. He has been there from the beginning for me and has been a huge support for me. Joe would come to my house one night a week and we would make raw food. These are the kind of people you "get" to meet on this path. He is so passionate about raw foods and is willing to do whatever he can to promote raw foods and community. He has been a huge inspiration to me. Thanks Joe!!!! I feel truly blessed to so gratefully embrace the raw food lifestyle and get to eat the most spectacular foods on the planet.
I have grown as a person in every way physically, mentally, emotionally and most important spiritually!! I believe that the pathway to consciousness is absolutely through eating raw foods. I have endless amount of energy and feel so "light." I love sharing my passion with others and I have seen first hand the miracles that take place when people choose to nourish themselves through live food. I also went to Living Light for 3 weeks and work as a kitchen angel. It was a great learning experience for me. One of the greatest gifts of raw foods is that you get to share it with others. I am forever thankful that I am able to teach my beautiful daughter how to nourish her body and mind through her food choices. She is so healthy and vibrant and I love every second that we spend together. Please visit my website www.theinstituteforhealthyliving.com.
My Name is Mikaela O'Brien and I am fifteen years old. My Dad has opened my eyes to the reasons why it is healthy to eat raw foods. I am so happy that he discovered this information, I feel so healthy and I have so much more energy. My Dad's journey has not been an easy one, but I admire his determination to try to educate others about what they are eating. My Dad has helped me in so many ways, such as my own diet and I know that I will never have to worry about getting cancer. I know that my children will be extremely healthy with my Dads help. I thoroughly enjoy nourishing my body with the spectacular raw food that my Dad creates. I am very grateful for all that my dad has taught me about raw foods. I hope to also inform people of the reasons why eating raw foods are the healthiest way to eat throughout my life. I am so happy to be eating raw foods and I have met so many great people along the way and I am excited for the journey still to come.
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Don't Miss Sproutman Tuesday, May 6 |
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 Who: Steve Meyerowitz - to be featured at Waltham Raw New England Community Speaker/Dinner Series WHEN: Tuesday, May 6, 2008 - 5:30 PM DVD, 6-7 PM Raw Potluck, 7-9:30 PM Speaker
WHERE: U Mass Waltham Center, 240 Beaver St., Waltham, MA 02452
Steve Meyerowitz was christened "Sproutman" in the 1970s in a feature article in Vegetarian Times because his New York City apartment was always filled with gardens of mini-vegetables. They were part of his lifetime fight against chronic allergies and asthma. After 20 years of disappointment with orthodox medicine, he became symptom-free through his use of diet, juices, and fasting. In 1980, he founded "The Sprout House", a "no-cooking" school in New York City teaching the benefits of a living foods diet.
Steve is a health crusader and author of 10 books including Power Juices Super Drinks, Wheatgrass Nature's Finest Medicine, Juice Fasting and Detoxification, and Food Combining and Digestion. His most recent book is "The Organic Food Guide: How to Shop Smarter and Eat Healthier." He has been featured on PBS, the Home Shopping Network, TV Food Network, and in Better Nutrition, Prevention, Organic Gardening and Flower & Garden Magazines. His sprouting inventions, such as the "Hemp Sprout Bag" are sold nationwide. You can visit him at www.Sproutman.com
The RAW-luck buffet and lecture will be at the U Mass Waltham Center, 240 Beaver Street, Waltham, MA 02452. For directions, call (781) 891-0650 x 56. Due to limited space, prepaid reservations are required. $ 5 for members (annual membership is $25) or $10 for non-members. Checks are payable to "Waltham Raw New England Community". Mail to Lisa Hart, 21 Williams Rd, N. Reading, MA 01864. Be sure checks have your postal address, phone number & email. All those attending are requested to bring a raw, organic, unprocessed, non-animal based ready- to-serve dish for 6 - 8 people. Mark in red if not organic; many can not eat if non-organic. Please bring serving utensils labeled with your name and a typed recipe with your name on it to display next to your dish. All are invited to our buffet and lecture! Check our website www.rawnewenglandcommunity.com for recipes & more. If you have any questions, call Betsy Bragg at 781-899-6664 or email betsy@rawnewenglandcommunity.com. |
| Spring into Spring with Fresh Organic Wheat Grass & Sprouts - Where to buy them? |
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Fresh Organic Wheat Grass & Sprouts !
What: Opportunity to buy FRESH Wheatgrass & Sprouts in trays or cut in sealed bags. All greens are cut to order the day of delivery. You save $12 or more by buying and juicing your own. A tray or one pound bag costing $12, produces 14- 16 one ounce shots of wheat grass juice.
Why: Fresh wheat grass provides an abundance of all the raw materials (oxygen, hydrogen & amino acids) that our body needs. The essential reason for fresh versus freeze dried is that the original state provides all the enzymes that the body needs for complete absorption. Ann Wigmore in her famous "Wheatgrass Book" writes "Wheatgrass increases the red blood cell count, lowers blood pressure and cleanses the blood, organs and gastrointestinal tract of debris. It stimulates metabolism and bodily enzyme systems. It stimulates the thyroid, correcting obesity and indigestion and restores alkalinity to the blood."
Where: Lifeforce Growers in Waltham is 15 miles west of Boston. To place your order, call Lifeforce Growers at 781-894-3183 or email info@lifeforceGrowers.com. We will respond and confirm your order. Randy Jacobs, the Director, will deliver your order at least one day in advance. Our wheatgrass and sprouts are also available by advance telephone order through
in Middleton (978-333-1792)
Organic Garden in Beverly (978-922-0004)
Life Alive in Lowell (978 453-1311)
Debra's Natural Gourmet Concord (978-371-7573
Fuel Cafe in Salem (978-741-0850)
Coffee Corner in Newton, (617-964-0609)
Etc. Cafe in Boston (617-742-7400)
and soon the Conscious Cafe at Harvest Food Coop in Cambridge.
If you know of any other places willing to sell our products, invite them to contact us.
 Who: Lifeforce Growers is a soil based, Certified Organic, Growing Facility, specializing in fresh Wheatgrass, Sunflower and Buckwheat greens. We also serve as a resource for students of Hippocrates Institute, with help in maintaining their living foods lifestyle. Randy Jacobs, the Director, looks forward to serving you.
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Meetups - There are now raw meet-ups. Send me info about yours and I will continue to add to our lists. they are excellent!!!
Yahoo!!!! Here are 4 I found so far, just click to go there.
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| Boston Vegan Association |
New - Boston Vegan Association
"Ahimsa in Action"
Not specifically raw
but they like us.
Vegan is Good!!
contact: Eric Prescott
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RNEC has a wide amount of suppliers. for dehydrators, blenders, juicers, imported almonds, spirulizers, organic herbs and spices, water purifiers etc., we can get it for the best price. Just ask. Contact US!
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Sunday, May 18 Healthy Kids Family Picnic
Join us Sunday May 18th from 2-5pm at Drumlin Farm in Lincoln, MA. We want to create an opportunity for like-minded families to get together, network and share their ideas. We look forward to seeing you there! You can adopt a family. Everyone welcome.
RSVP: aemartin04@hotmail.com
Bring your own snacks and please be advised that you are responsible for all your belongings and children.
Admission to Drumlin Farm is free if you are a Mass Audubon member, all others will have to pay the entrance fee.
Abundant Living at Drumlin Farm
Thursday, May 22nd 7-9pm
For more info go to: www.massaudubon.org/drumlin
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Sunday, May 25, at 1 pm at Chianti - Beverly Massachussets
co-sponsored by Waltham Raw New England Community & Meetup
For everyone who missed it, Organic Garden's Master Chef, Rawbert Reid, will reprise some of the extraordinary dishes from this past winter's Chef Juliano's extravaganza. Join us at the Chianti Tuscan Café & Grill in Beverly to be hosted by Chef, owner and raw-food enthusiast Richard Marino on Sunday, May 25, 2008, 1 - 4 PM.
Menu
Surprise Starter (Rich Marino hinted that this may be his famous Bruscetta with
onion bread)
Soup - Atlantian Sea Soup
Appetizer -Smoked Hungarian Paprika and Pine Nut Cheese on Belgian Endive Leaf
Salad - Fresh Herbs, Micro Greens, Mixed Baby Greens with Ranch Dressing
Entree
· Indian Coconut Meat Noodles and Cauliflower with a creamy Muchi Curry Sauce
· Macadamia Coconut Jasmine Rice
Dessert - Juliano's Strawberries Parfait
Date: Sunday, May 25, 2008
Time: 1 - 4 PM
Place: 285 Cabot St. Beverly, MA across the street from Organic Garden.
Cost: $35 per person which includes tax. Gratuities welcome.
Beverages are on your own. Organic wines are available.
Prepaid reservations required. Space limited to 50. Call 978-922-0004 (Organic Garden) and pay by credit card or mail check payable to Organic Garden.
Families are welcome. Please mention your needs for accommodations.
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York Maine Full Day Live Food Celebration
When: Saturday, May 3rd, 11 am to 4 pm
What: The Raw Food Lifestyle: An Introduction to Living Foods Join Raw Chef Aimee Perrin for a fun-filled Morning learning Why Raw?, the health benefits of eating raw, the secrets of raw food preparation and how to take the stress out of your life with the ease of Raw Foods. Food,Consciousness and Transformation
Listen and learn as Raw Food Advocate and Expert Livingstone tells his amazing story of transformation and how what you eat can shape your state of consciousness. Prepare to spend an afternoon that may just change the way you think and eat.
Where: home of Aimee & Denny Perrin
254 Cider Hill Road, York, Maine 03909
Call to register 207-409-0899. Space is limited. Investment for the entire days is $45.Food,Consciousness and Transformation
Listen and learn as Raw Food Advocate and Expert Livingstone tells his amazing story of transformation and how what you eat can shape your state of consciousness. Prepare to spend an afternoon that may just change the way you think and eat.
Directions: To arrive at the Perrin Home, take I-95 to exit 7 in Maine, the last exit before the tolls. The exit sign reads "The Yorks/Ogunquit."
Follow the signs to Routes 1 and 91; take Route 1 south to the third traffic light, turn right on Route 91/Cider Hill Rd; go exactly 2.5 miles to the large brown house on the left, 254 Cider Hill; Please park in the driveway at the far end of the house across from the mailbox. For info or questions, please call 207-409-0899.
York, Maine Raw Food Potluck
When: Saturday, May 17, anytime after 5 pm
Where: home of Aimee & Denny Perrin254 Cider Hill Road, York, Maine 03909 For directions, see above.
Winslow, Maine Event
When: Thursday, May 8, 5:30-7:30PM
What: "Rescuing Your Health" Testimonies of Hope and Healing presented byThe Living Way, HANDS-ON HEALTH meeting. Acres that testifies to the remarkable health benefits derived from a raw food diet. Hear thirteen testimonies from those who have seen their cancers, heart problems, arthritis, fibromyalgia, diabetes, kidney problems, and more disappear when they adopted a wholesome diet of raw foods. This video offers evidence, inspiration, and hope to those who are suffering the ravages of physical, emotional, and mental distress
Where: The Winslow Public Library, 136 Halifax St., Winslow.
Featured will be a video presentation from Hallelujah .
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When: Wednesday, May 28, 6:30pm
Who: Andy Migner, andy@marllaw.com
Not the Regular Schedule: Usually the third Wednesday of the month, but in May, it's the 4th Wednesday
Leverett Potluck
Details: Amar's Live Food Pot-Luck Gathering
When: Every Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Home of Amar Fuller, 189 Long Plain Rd. Call (413)548-9841 Or e:mail to a mar.fuller@gmail.com r.s.v.p. by the Sunday evening before.
Come and enjoy raw and living foods prepared with love that provide all the raw materials our bodies need to cleanse our cells and blood along with an abundance of life energy which removes blockages and restores balance. Through the experience of eating this incredible cuisine as well as watching DVD's "WE HAVE SOME NEW ONE'S THAT ARE INSPIRING!" with discussion, sharing recipes etc. we will learn how to prevent and overcome health challenges!
Some pot-luck guidelines: Not intended to stress you out but to help guide you towards optimum health!!
Please bring enough food to share that would serve approximately 8 -10 people. Pot-lucks will be either a vegetable or fruit meal but not both together. Call far enough in advance to inquire as to which mode we are in so you can plan accordingly.
If you are not familiar with live foods but want to check it out here are some easy tips for what to bring.
If you can get organic food that is always best!
1) an all raw veggie salad or all raw fruit salad,
2)sprouts
3)nuts or seeds that have been soaked in water for a minimum of 5 hours
4)an assortment of raw vegetable sticks or fruits,
5)raw vegetable sticks with raw nut or seed butter,
6)fresh juice-carrot/celery/cucumber or fruit on fruit night
7) whole foods has live sauerkraut sometimes in the refrigerated section near the tofu and miso,
8)whole foods sells packages of seaweed, dulse, arame and raw nori, if you happen to have that are great!
If you need more guidance on food combining or any other aspect or if you would like me to suggest something that's easy please don't hesitate to ask. Amar
Cape Cod Healthful Potluck
Alkaline, Vegetarian/Vegan and Living Food
When: Sunday, April 27, 5:00 - 7:30 pm
Where: 15 Goose Point Lane, E. Sandwich, MA 02537
What: "Sugar and Our Health"
And how do we stay healthy in a busy, fast lifestyle?
One does not need to be a vegetarian, etc. to come. All are welcome!
Investment: $5. Price includes handouts, beverage, etc.
5:00 - 5:30 pm: Register and Meet One Another
5:30 -6:30 pm: Potluck
6:30 - 7:30 pm: Topic Discussion
RSVP: Call Dorothy Torrey, Alkaline Health and Live Food Coach,
at 508-888-6677 or email dorothy@capecodhealinghome.com
(Call early, for space is limited!)
You are invited to bring an organic, (if possible) unprocessed, non-animal based ready- to-serve dish for 4-6 people.
Please bring serving utensils and a recipe card
to display next to your dish.
Directions: From Sagamore Bridge onto Route 6. Take Exit 3 and a left onto Quaker Meeting House Road. Drive about 1 mile. Turn right (east) onto Route 6A and travel 2 miles. (Pass Premier Jeep and over a small bridge. Turn left onto Torrey Road. (Next to Riverview School.)
Drive 1/8 mile to Stop Sign. Turn left onto Linden Road and take the first right onto Goose Point Lane. 15 Goose Point Lane is the second house (Colonial) on the left. (Street names are on large rocks.)
From the east: Take Route 6 to Exit 6, turn right on Route 132. Drive 1mile. Turn left on Route 6A and drive for about 5 miles until Torrey Road. (Next to Riverview School). Follow directions above.
Waltham RNEC
Speaker Series -Potluck features
Sproutman Is In The House
WHEN: 5:30 PM DVD, 6-7 PM Raw Potluck, 7-8:30 PM Speaker
WHERE: U Mass Waltham Center, 240 Beaver St., Waltham, MA 02452
Due to limited space, prepaid reservations are required: Members $5; non-members $10. Annual membership $25. Checks are payable to Waltham Raw New England Community. Mail to Lisa Hrt, 21 Williams Rd., N. Reading, MA 01864. Be sure checks have your postal address, phone number & email. If you have any questions, call Betsy Bragg 781-899-6664 or email her at betsy@rawnewenglandcommunity.com.
Where: U. Mass Waltham Center, 240 Beaver Street, Waltham, MA 02452. For directions call 781-891-0650 x56. If coming from Rte 128, take exit 26, Rte 20/Main St. East thru Waltham past City Hall. Your second light will be Rte 60/LInden St. Turn left and drive 9/10th of a mile to Beaver St. intersection. The American Legion will be on your right. The Shell station will be on the opposite corner. There is no street sign for Beaver Street. Turn left and set your odometer.to go three tenths of a mile. On your left you wil pass a ball field and next a large grey rectangular building. On your right there will be a lighted sign "Cedar Hill Girl Scouts". On your next left is your final destination - the large rectangular brick building iwhich is the University of Massachusetts Waltham Center. It is set back and not lighted. The driveway and entrance is on the right. It's all handicpped accessible.
What to bring: All those attending are requested to bring a raw, organic, unprocessed, non-animal based ready-toserve dish for 6 - 8 people. Please bring serving utensils labeled with your name and a typed recipe to display next to your dish. .
Lincoln - Drumlin Farm
Abundant Living at Drumlin Farm
Thursday, May 22nd
7-9pm
For more info go to: www.massaudubon.org/drumlin
Kid's Family Picnic
Sunday May 18th
2-5pm
We want to create an opportunity for like-minded families to get together, network and share their ideas. We look forward to seeing you there! You can adopt a family. Everyone welcome. RSVP: aemartin04@hotmail.com
Bring your own snacks and please be advised that you are responsible for all your belongings and children.
Healthy Food for Kids at Drumlin Farm
Sunday, June 8th
2-4pm
For more info go to: www.massaudubon.org/drumlin
Salisbury Multi-Day Event
Raw Food Wellness Retreat
North Shore Oceanfront
292 North End Boulevard
Salisbury MA
Cost: $600 For All Inclusive Weekend Wellness Retreat
Discounted to $550 for registering before May 10th -
Includes: 2 nights accommodations & Six complete raw food meals and snacks
Activities: Seacoast Bike Ride, Yoga Beach Walk,
Salt Marsh Kayak Tour, Holistic Evening Discussions
Your hosts include a Raw Food Chef, Personal Trainer, & Yoga Instructor
Contact: Susan Allison 508-735-6057 or
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Southern RI Tropical Rawluck on hold until further notice.
If interested in summer potlucks, contact Gina Law, gina_law@verizon.net , home phone (401)348-6238 or (401)480-0914, Gina and Stephen Law
Don't forget, their newsletter for children, "Eating For Our Children".
Now Open!!
Citrus organic juice bar café
Located at 27 Broadway avenue in Mystic, Ct, my family and I were lucky enough to make our first trip there yesterday. The cafe is very sweet and raw friendly! The food was delicious, and we can't wait to try more of the scrumptious sounding raw food on the menu. A comfortable atmosphere, Citrus is adjacent to Health in Harmony Holistic Center. Both businesses are located within a newly renovated building in downtown Mystic, with careful consideration taken to create a green environment. 860-536-7007
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HELLO GOOD PEOPLE!
YAY! Sunshine! We're getting sunshine!! Matt has already gone on his first motorcycle trip of the season. YIPPEEEEEE!!! We've had a LOT of snow this year and now we're experiencing a LOT of mud! So stay on those main roads unless you really needed a new muffler anyway...
RAW HAPS FOR THIS WEEK
· so all the stores should still have plenty of food in their grab and go/grocery and/or bakery sections. Currently there is Chick-UN Salad & NOT Tuna at Hunger Mountain Coop, Sweet Clover Market, City Market and Healthy Living. Sweet Clover and Healthy Living have already got the party started with RAWsome Chilli and the other 2 stores will have that soon enough! Healthy Living also is carrying the Eggless Egg Salad still. Every store but Healthy Living also has the God and Goddess Butters and if the stores are out, hold tight - they'll be restocked soon.
I just heard yesterday how much this person enjoyed the sweet & savory flavors of the Chick-UN salad - woo-hoooo!!! thanks for the props!
· I had a fun time being interviewed yesterday for the Bridge, a local paper out of Montpelier. My kids were with me during the interview as Sylvia, the food writer, arrived shortly after the kiddies came home from school. The kids were hungry and wanting snacks so it was perfect timing to have a reporter tasting food that your kids are also diggin' and chompin' down - Be on the look out for this article which should be out in a week or so - she has a wonderful purpose for local food writing, so it sounds anyway. I loved telling her about the permaculture design that Matthew Delorey designed for us around the exterior of the house as well as the mural painting that Robin Merriam is working for us on the front of the building. Talking about the dreams of the place only further ignites all the wonderful possibilities. Baby steps though. We just have to keep chunking away at what we can do each day...
· Today (Wednesday) is the Green Smoothie workshop at Hunger Mountain Coop. We are full and even have people on the waiting list. I am very excited to share these recipes - I've been taste testing for weeks now to get 3 good ones to share. (There's so many options for green smoothies!)
I got asked today if I do the workshops at any other places and I hope that the answer will be YES soon! I really do love doing the classes and workshops the most. That whole "teaching a person how to fish" kind of thing. But then again, making food for the stores also fulfills my own love of making food. My college friend paid us a visit recently and told me I finally found the perfect job because I've always loved buying/making large quantities of food. I looked at her and thought: "she's right! I've been crazy like this for YEARS!" hahaha
· nut milk bags. OH BOY! These things are flying off the shelves. In fact - they don't even make it TO the shelves! We've gotten so many orders in fact that we've needed extra hands! And we can possibly use more! If you are fast and efficient with a sewing machine, please give us a call ASAP at 802-223-2111. We're shipping them out to individuals and to companies around the US, Canada and even to England! Yowsers!
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INTERESTING INFO TO SHARE · this one just came to me from a listserve I'm on and this is so awesome and beautiful, I just have to share it. It's a very short video and website. This family in SoCal got rid of their entire lawn and put in an organic garden as a way of taking back control of their food source. I've been telling Matt for years I want to get rid of the lawn and just make it all garden space. Look at what you can do with a little space - this is SO awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyXFcbFoAd8 - they even have a website: http://pathtofreedom.com/· another cool thing: apparently people around the world are trying to either have a ban on plastic bags or put a tax on them to make using them less convenient for customers/stores: http://reusablebags.typepad.com/newsroom/2008/04/plastic-bag-ban.html - the original article is here: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/pf/74875718.html - this is very exciting because it's not good enough to say we recycle - it's good to actually use less stuff! I think that's actually a book title: Use Less Stuff: Environmental Solutions for Who We Really Are. Anyway, Hip-Hooray for these people around the world waking up to the endless nastiness of plastic. · Which reminds me: please know that we reuse packing materials as well as use biodegradable food packaging - if we use packing peanuts, they are made from corn starch and we only use them if we've received them from other places. I'm working on finding little baggies that are made from potatoes and/but all our food packaging is biodegradable. I've been talking to places that I buy from as well as places that I sell to and asking if they will also put an effort to have their vendors use biodegradable packaging. I mean, particularly for organic (& raw) food - why put that beautiful food in crap plastic clamshells that get dumped and discarded in some landfill? Hey, let's have more awareness and ACTION on sustainable & renewable & compostable products. Please support people/places that are trying to work on the 200 year plan...
· wanna know how to make eating healthier more affordable? well, look no further! check out the Raw Food Made Economical page: http://www.vt-fiddle.com/rawfood/raw_food_made_economical_tips.php and here's some warm/fuzzies that came in about this e-guide book: "I like how you included quality links and didn't include too many of them because that can be overwhelming. For example, on the sprouting section, you included one link which is awesome because then someone like me can say "huh, let me go here and find out more." You saved me some work by finding a good resource." "Awesome tip about produce managers, I never thought of that!"
"I loved the layout of your pub, it's beautiful and easy to read."
"And my favorite part of all? That you throw in recipes and examples, talk about what your own experience has been (that you were intimidated to try sprouting at first b/c I'd like to try that too but seems complicated so I haven't -- but hearing you say that makes me think oh I should really give it a try), and the lovely end note where you ask for feedback and encourage people to treat themselves and the earth well. I love your kind outlook and it shines through your writing."
"Nice work and I'm excited to go look at these links!"
THANKS!
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AND NOW FOR THAT RECIPE:
After all the green smoothies I've been trying, how about a purple one! This has been adapted slightly from a recipe I found on gone raw.
Pretty Purple Smoothie
serves 2-3
Ingredients
* 1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen
* 1 - 2 cups filtered water*
* 1 banana, fresh or frozen
* 2 Tbsp ground flax or sesame seeds
* 2 Tbsp ground hemp seeds*
* 1 tablespoon ground ginger, or 1 inch fresh, peeled
* 1 tiny squirt of raw agave particularly if you are serving to the kiddies
* optional: tiny squirt of lemon
Preparation
Blend ingredients for about 30 seconds in a blender. Pour in your fav glass and enjoy! It's a gorgeous color and with the flax/sesame and hemp seeds, you'll be adding things like calcium, protein and nice fatty acids to your pretty drink. *Alternatively, you can make your own hemp milk and use that in place of the hemp seeds and water. Either way is delicious. NOTE: Frozen fruits make a thicker smoothies as does less water.
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Sending you many sunshiney blessings,
Linda
P.S. Don't forget to check out the e-guide book and the product page for my "No Excuses" product/service offerings! Have a RAWsome day!
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Announcing a new meeting for Boston Raw Food Meetup Group!
What: Organic Garden Sunday Brunch in May Event
When: Sunday, May 18, 11:00 AM
Where: Click the link below to find out!
Meeting Description: Organic Garden Sunday Brunch in May Event
The 2nd Saturday - May 10 OG event has been quite full lately so we have added this 2nd monthly event at Rawbert's Organic Garden. This is our first weekend brunch event.
The Organic Garden is dedicated to providing truly pure healthful and vibrant food. Requiring not only a sound approach procedurally to buying, storing, & handling, but an intuitive approach moment by moment to the daily use of our whole foods in recipes and on the plate. As we constantly ask the question: 'Is it fresh, pure, nourishing? Are we happy with this? Will the customer love this?'
Organic Garden's goal is to be the place for those who seek the highest form of simple or gourmet nourishment and we invite individuals with all types of food sensitivities to dine at Organic Garden or purchase its products over the web.
There is a park on the ocean that we could visit afterwards if the weather is nice. Percy F. Lyons Park is only 6 blocks down Dane St. at the intersection of Dane St. and Lothrup St. To find it on a map, visit http://maps.google.com and enter Percy F. Lyons Park, Beverly, MA or 111 Lothrup St., Beverly, MA. |
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Rawbert's Whole Life Raw Food 5-Day Retreat
AND Associate Raw Chef Certification
May 14 to May 18 (arrive 5/13 Tues evening for 6:30pm Orientation & Important Introduction)
aka 'HOW TO UN-COOK YOUR LIFE' with Rawbert AND Guest Instructors
Step off the 'treadmill of life' and allow the magic to happen!
This 5 day intensive Retreat features a highly Structured Daily Schedule which includes: Chef Theory (1 to 1 1/2 hours every morning ), Recipe Training (morning & afternoon 3 hours), Lifestyle and Nutrition (afternoon 1 1/2 hours), Abundance & Success Teaching (evenings 1 1/2 hours), Sunrise Yoga and Meditation
This 5-FULL-DAY Seminar/Retreat offers people the all-rounded KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS they are truly looking for to create LIFE TRANSFORMATION and the MOMENTUM to succeed! This is a truly unique Whole Life Retreat, gathering for people all in one place the full range of essential information and tools.
Mindfulness will also be stressed throughout the course and 2 of the meals each day will be eaten in silence to optimize awareness around 'HOW WE EAT' and complete digestion which is a key factor to rejuvenation. Our healthy gourmet meals will include a green drink, salad and sprouts. Yes our intent is for you to not only walk away from this retreat with knowledge and skills and momentum to carry this forward into your life, but that you are also rejuvenated, vibrant, alive and awakened to your full potential!
All attendees will also be the first to receive 'Rawbert's Whole Life & Raw Chef Manual', the basis for the first 2 books Robert is intent on releasing this summer: 'Vibrant Recipes from the Organic Garden' and 'Secret's to Successful Raw Lifestyle'.
RETREAT LOCATION: This event is being held in Rockport right on the water at the Seaward Inn, located on Rockport's coveted Marmion Way with a wide open breathtaking view of the Atlantic Ocean. With a spacious ocean view function room for our class and dining hall, as well as kitchen access, and even a room for yoga/meditation (also water view) this exquisite Inn accommodates our retreat needs perfectly!
COST: $1950 ($1750 with early bird payment by April 5th) , lodging is $300 to $600 depending on your room choice and whether you are looking to share a room. Overnight stay will be a strongly suggested option, as we will have early morning (guided sunrise yoga & meditation) and evening group activities for fun
 Salisbury Event
Raw Food Wellness Retreat -
North Shore Oceanfront
WHERE: 292 North End Boulevard, Salisbury MA
Cost: $600 For All Inclusive Weekend Wellness Retreat
Discounted to $550 for registering before May 10th -
Includes: 2 nights accommodations & Six complete raw food meals and snacks
Activities: Seacoast Bike Ride, Yoga Beach Walk,
Salt Marsh Kayak Tour, Holistic Evening Discussions
Your hosts include a Raw Food Chef, Personal Trainer, & Yoga Instructor
Contact: Susan Allison 508-735-6057 or
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Jennifer Cornbleet received great reviews for her Demo and talk. Here is a recipe from the lecture.
Garden Wraps
Makes 1 serving
6 thin slices onion
1/2 cup thinly sliced mushrooms
2 tablespoons tamari
1 large collard leaf
1/2 carrot, grated (about 1/4 cup)
1/4 cucumber, seeded and cut into lengthwise strips
1/2 avocado, sliced
Toss the onions and mushrooms in the tamari. Marinate for 10 minutes. Drain off any excess tamari. Lay the collard leaf flat, with the inside facing up, and the stem parallel to you.
Layer the onions and mushrooms, cucumbers, carrot, and avocado on the collard leaf. Roll up the leaf, tucking in the ends as you roll. Slice the roll into two pieces. Serve immediately.
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STUFFED PEPPERS
30 peppers (small)
2 avocados
1/2 cup tomato
1/2 cup chopped red onion
Salt to taste
Instructions:
1) Cut off the top of the peppers
2) Mix avocados, tomatos and onions into a guacamole like paste
3) Stuff into the peppers and serve
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| Join the New England Contingent at the Raw Spirit Fest in Sedona, AZ |
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Sign up now. Only five RNEC reserved RNEC suites still available at the Raw Spirit Fest. If not filled by May 31, we will open up the invitation to all the attenders of the Raw Spirit Fest. A group of New Englanders are going Monday, September 8 to enjoy beautiful Sedona, Arizona's famous Red Rock Mountains and Grand Canyon before attending the Raw Spirit Fest September 12 - 14. Join us.
The Raw Spirit Fest is the largest raw vegan, ecopeace celebration in creation! COME DISCOVER ancient wisdom and the latest findings from the greatest minds in healthy eco-living. Features include: Fascinating Health Seminars, World Class Music, Educational Booths, Creative Children's Program, Chocolate Emporium, Raw Restaurant Food Court, Raw Vegan Demos & Tasting Parties, Outdoor and Indoor Main Stages, Discovery Dome, Art Garden, Music, Dancing, Poetry, Theatre, Sacred Exercise Area Yoga, Meditation Circle, Leadership Sharing Circle, Nature Trails, Fantastic Foods and Fabulous Friends! Three Organic Raw Vegan Meals included for the full weekend.
We have reserved a block of 10 suites at group rates at the Fabulous Bellrock Inn from Sept 8 - 15.. For group-priced reservations at the Bellrock Inn/ilxresorts, call 1-800-521-3131. Mention reservation code BR0908-Waltham Raw New England Community Group. Suites not confirmed by July 8,2008 will be released back to general reservation inventory. Each unit sleeps up to 4 with a king size bed and pull-out sofa, full refrigerator, large kitchen area, fireplace, 2 heated pools, $139 (split 4 ways is not bad at height of season) children under 18 are free. You can review photos of the Bell Rock Inn Pool, Floor plans etc by going to www.ilxresorts.com going to 'our resorts' clicking Bell Rock Inn & Suites then scrolling down to the bottom of that page and it has 6 photos to view. Each guest will register at the front desk of Bell Rock Inn & Suites upon arrival. A great way to start the day is an inspiring early walk around Bell Rock right from the Inn. The Inn is 2 miles from the Raw Spirit Fest at the Radisson, 8 miles to New Frontier Natural Foods Market and the fabulous Raw Bliss Café. Eli Wylen has generously offered to investigate and coordinate flight and van transportation. If interested, email him at eli.wylen@gmail.com. Contact Betsy Bragg at 781-899-6664 or cell 617-835-2913 or email betsy@rawnewenglandcommunity.com if you are planning to go to the Fest or come for the week. Be sure to mention Betsy's name if making a reservation for the Raw Spirit Fest. We want a New England Raw presence!
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Sign up now for a weekly box of Organic vegetables which you can pick up in Waltham or Cambridge on Thursdays after 3:30 PM. Deadline May 1.
To have a pick up in Waltham at the Desouza's home, 104 Summit St, we need 10 more shares. If interested, call Barbara Desouza at 781-899-7817 between 4-8 PM or email her at barbara.desouza@channing.harvard.edu
To pick up in Cambridge at Harvest, call Lisa Bouley at 617-605-7013 or email her at lisa@vejnaturals.com.
Vegetables will be provided by Heavens Harvest, a certified organic farm in New Braintree, Massachusetts. The cost is $575 for a full share or $350 for a half share. You may also join as a team and divide the produce and cost among yourselves
Support your local farmer New Veganic CSA Pick-up in Waltham as well as at Harvest Coop in Central Square
Let's support the organic farmers in Massachusetts
Organic foods have a higher vitamin and mineral content. They are more flavorful and the farmers who plant them deserve our support.
According to the 2006 census there are only about 6100 farms left in MA. The 5 top agriculture commodities in MA are Greenhouse/nursery plants, cranberries, Dairy, Corn and Apples.
Over 50% of all farms in MA sell less than $ 5000 per year and 82.3% of all farms sell less than $ 50.000 worth of products. That means the majority of farmers can't live on the income that their farm produces. Subsequently much land has been sold to developers and open space has been lost. Between 1985 and 1999 202.583 acres were converted to development in MA. The area lost to development during this period is equivalent to the size of 30 cities and towns on or within Routes 128 and 95.
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Hi Raw Food Potluck folks,
I'm selling my Tribest Classic Water Distiller. I paid $424 for it in November of 2001. I've hardly ever used it, so it's in excellent condition. I'm selling it for $225.
If you're interested in buying it, please call me at 508-847-3590 or e-mail me at marionwbr@yahoo.com. Thank you. Marion Webster
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| Cape Cod Vacation for the Health Conscious Raw Foodist - Rooms to rent |
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Enjoy serene marsh views,a spacious deck and a bay beach to walk, swim and kayak on Scorton Creek. Peaceful Yoga Room
Kitchen equipment available - Juicer, vitamix, cuisinart, dehydrator and of course, a frig.
Location: 15 Goose Point Lane
East Sandwich, MA 02537
Price: Room with queen-sized bed and private bath $125
Other rooms available.
Contact: Dorothy Torrey 508-888-6677
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| HEALING MIRACLES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL AND PLANET |
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Barry Harris, Raw Foodist, co-contributor and worker at the Hippocrates
Institute with Ann Wigmore in boston, is presenting a class about his observations of healing and spirituality.
HEALING MIRACLES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL AND PLANET, AT Aranama Eco-Studio, 72 Langley Rd., Newton Center, MA, on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, April 25, 26, and 27, and Saturday, Sunday, May 3, May 4. contact Barry at (617) -997-8672 - cell, or Barrymh2002@yahoo.com.
HEALING MIRACLES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL AND PLANET THROUGH SPIRITUAL EMPOWERMENT given at Aranama Eco-Center, 72 Langley Rd., Newton Center, MA, on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, April 25, 26, and 27, and Saturday, Sunday, May 3, May 4.
Workshop Also Given at Theosophical Society in Arlington Center, 21 Maple Street, Arlington, MA on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, May 23, 24, and 25th, and Saturday, Sunday, May 31, June 1st.
Are physical healing miracles possible? Yes!! Barry Harris was inspired to do his research on the source of miracles, by seeing many miraculous recoveries while working at Hippocrates with Dr. Ann Wigmore, founder of the live food movement. The latest scientific discoveries in quantum physics, mind/body medicine, para-psychology, cellular biology, energy medicine, and neuro-physiology all support a model of the universe in which energy is conscious, and our body is not a machine, but is an energy/information body constantly being created by our moment to moment choices with regard to lifestyle, diet, and mental/emotional state.
What makes my class unique?? In this workshop, we will create a new model of spirituality, in order to show we have been hypnotized by our culture to a disempowering understanding of spirituality, and an over-evaluation of materialist science as ultimate truth. We will prove in this workshop with my new spiritual model that real spiritual experience is the only source of power in the universe, and the only source of power to heal our bodies and create miracles, for it is the context of self-awareness and responsibility that produces the most coherent energy patterns.
Students have said Barry's class is the next step after "What the Bleep Do We Know."
$400 at door; $350 with non-refundable $100 deposit; $300 if May workshop fully paid before May 1st. Weekends can be taken separately, for $200, and $150 with discount.
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| IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO FEEL GREAT! |
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Revitalive Health & Wellness is located in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Revitalive awakens people to the amazing healing properties inherent in the human body through raw & living foods education and services. Revitalive envisions a world free from dis-ease.
Our health is a direct reflection of the condition of our inner terrain.
What is the status of your inner terrain? Know where to look? THE BLOOD! Schedule your Live Blood Cell Nutritional Microscopy session today.
AVAILABLE SERVICES
· Raw & Living Foods Education
· Sunflower & Buckwheat greens
· Wheatgrass
· Detox Ionic Footbath
· Far Infrared Sauna
· Live Blood Cell Nutritional Microscopy
· Guided Cleanses & Detoxes
· Wellness Programs & Lectures
· Nutritional Counseling
BIOGRAPHIES:
Kristen Overlock, BS Nutrition, CCHT, Certified Raw & Living Foods Educator, I-ACT Certified, Reiki Master
Anna Forkan, BSE Engineering, Certified Nutritional Microscopist, Certified Raw & Living Foods Educator
7 Garden St. #2
Newburyport, MA 01950
(319)358-2845
revitalive@gmail.com
www.myspace.com/revitalive
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Raw Art - Living Art
Celebrate the raw food lifestyle with Living Art
Raw foodist and professional artist, Mary Louise..Town Jaqua, has been busy capturing the beauty of whole foods in her oil and pastel paintings for many years. Those who appreciate fine food will be enthralled with Jaqua's vibrant, almost electric fine art. Many of her original works are for sale and archival digital prints are available. Jaqua is a health minister in Maine who actively promotes the raw food lifestyle through The Living Way, a non-profit organization. To view Jaqua's raw art visit http://www.livart.org/rawart Inquiries are welcomed. Contact the artist directly at livingart@livart.org
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| Maintaining Healthy Lifestyle after Catastrophe |
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If you have been a raw fooder for a length of time, you have probably experienced remarkable health benefits. You most likely are confident that a raw food diet would help you heal faster and more thoroughly, perhaps even save your life in the event of a serious accident or injury.
While western medicine is effective in the emergency treatment of physical trauma, many of us would agree, western medicine is less effective in long term healing. If you are unconscious or heavily sedated in a hospital, who is going to make sure you get the nutrition and care you need? The hospital staff would be, at least, ignorant at worst, hostile to alternative nutrition. Many of us lack the support of a life partner or family in the changes we have made in our diet and they may be unavailable to advocate for your dietary needs.
A group of us will be having a series of informal discussions on these issues, Our goal is to form a core of committed raw fooders to address these issues and to set up a system of support (for example arranging for meals, becoming a healthcare proxy, educating healthcare providers and family) for ourselves in the event of catastrophic injury.
Meetings will be held in East Cambridge. Call for location, date and time #6174922340 |
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JUICE YOUR WAY TO
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Let us help you cleanse your way to a healthier, happier you!
We'll bring fresh juice to your door everyday so you can relax and enjoy a rejuvenating juice cleanse!
We will supply you with everything you need including:
- Fresh juice made each morning, including wheat grass-enough for a full day of cleansing
Cooler bag w/ice
Dry skin brush (on first day)
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