Abundance and Appreciation... :)

WELL...I am thrilled to say that I passed about half of the day today planting beans and peas into our first garden bed :))) SOOOO happy to be out there getting things into the ground...we're planting leguminous plants like this first to help with some nitrogen-fixing into the soil, then the next crop to hit the beds will be veggies/greens/melons that we're really excited about, like lettuces, okra, heirloom tomatoes, spinach, watermelons and so on...

One thing my awareness is drawn to over and over again here is how enormously *abundant* nature is...it is over-awing for me every time I open a fruit here for example, to see ALL those seeds inside just ONE fruit...and to think that every single one of those little seeds has the potential to become an entire TREE or plant, that could then produce HUNDREDS more fruits...and so on and so on - this creates trippy 'Russian Doll' imagery in my mind, with each seed unpacking into generations of more and more abundance...and this all starts from looking at the seeds of just ONE fruit...I think if I tried to plant all of the seeds I encounter here daily, we'd run out of planting land in a week or so... ;) lol...nature is truly so astonishingly abundant, magnificent and giving...so gorgeous to witness...we are all indeed so blessed... :)


on April the 12th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
2 cups greeeeen mango smoothie from Mr. M, with a few dried Incan Berries and spirulina
2 cups water
2 cups greeeeen smoothie
water of a young coconut
little handful of gorgeous local berries
1 cup greeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
2 cups greeeeen smoothie, slice of pineapple
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water

I *love* the new 'Raw News You Can Use' feature our friend Terilynn Epperson is sharing every Thursday over on her blog "The Daily Raw Cafe". I think this is *so* cool :) Terilynn has created a kind of 'raw classified listings' service for free, for anyone who would like to send in their info...there are sections such as events, jobs and even contests with deadlines listed - *very* very cool methinks :) Thanks so much Terilynn for providing such a wonderful resource for the community :))) You can check out her delightful listings for this week HERE - enjoy :)


on April the 13th it was a day of travel for us and I loved:

1 quart water
2 cups watermelon/pineapple juice
1 cup straight, intense green juice ;)
bowl of YUMMY fresh fruit salad topped with a little chia gel
2 cups veggie juice
a yummy little dragonfruit
a few flax crackers, 30 chlorella tablets
2 cups water
another shot of intense green juice
1 cup watermelon/pineapple juice
dense little blended shared meal with Mr. M, made with bananas, avocado, spirulina, coconut and chocolate flavour drops - WOH ;)
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water


on April the 14th I appreciated:

1 quart water
3 cups coconut water with marine phytoplankton and chocolate flavour drops
big handful of fresh berries straight from the bushes :)
cup of yummmmmy veggie juice with apple/beetroot juice
2 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
3 cups greeeeeen mango smoothie with Mr. M, with a little handful of dried Incan Berries sprinkled on top :)
2 cups water
2 cups greeeeen smoothie
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water


A little reminder that our Raw Food World Radio Show interview this month features the wonderful Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova, creator of the "Birth As We Know It" DVD. I was so excited for last month's interview with Leonid Sharashkin and now I think that my excitement monitor might just *erupt* in anticipation of this next interview ;) We *LOVE* the work Elena is sharing with the world...here's Mr. M's summary of this upcoming call:

"This interview could leave your eyes popping open WIDE!!! There is nobody I know who can convey the TRUTH about natural birth more effectively than our dear friend Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova. Angela and I went to one of Elena's birth workshops last year, which changed our lives IMMENSELY for the better. Elena is the creator of the OUTSTANDING DVD 'Birth As We Know It'. It was this DVD that first opened up my mind to the truth of how far from 'natural' the majority of human births are these days and how "Natural Birthing" concepts are IMPERATIVE now to the future of our species. This subject is one of those things that seems so BLATANTLY obvious, if someone is willing to open up to it... and I wonder, how come I didn't see the common sense of these concepts before being exposed to them through Elena's DVD!!! Well, mostly I suppose because, in our societies, we are usually brought up under a 'veil' in regards to Natural Birthing and many other concepts related to natural TRUTH!



Elena will show you that birth is not only something not to fear - that it can, in fact have the potential to be the most ecstatic ORGASMIC experience of your life. I highly recommend checking out Elena's website by clicking the banner above to learn more about her LIFE-CHANGING, world-shifting work. I also recommend purchasing her DVD - either at our store or from Elena's website at the banner above. I feel that it is the BEST DVD on Natural Birthing out there - absolutely phenomenal.

With over 25 years experience in the field of Conscious Parenting, Elena is FULL of FASCINATING stories and we will be asking her to share many of them with us when we interview her on our Radio Show this month! Please join us on Monday, April 26th as I interview Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova at 6:00 pm (Pacific time), 9pm Eastern.

To sign up for this unique interview, please click HERE."

All love,
Ms. S-M. xxx

Ten Ways to Help Get Raw Food Into Reluctant People ;)

Here below is a fun little article I recently sent out in my newsletter that I thought y'all might enjoy here too...if you're not on my main RawReform newsletter list yet, you can sign up for that HERE...
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Ten Ways to Help Get Raw Food Into Reluctant People

Many of us experience challenges trying to help others to eat more healthily. Well, despair ye no longer, help is at hand... ;) Here are ten top tips for helping reluctant people eat more raw...

1. DESSERTS ;) Almost everyone loves desserts...You don't need to even tell anyone the dessert is raw - just put out a gorgeous raw cake or pie and watch everyone enjoy it. A fabulous tip is to add Irish Moss to the recipe as a thickening agent - that way you're also renegading minerals into them at the same time ;)

2. Gourmet Treats - people are often afraid that raw food will be 'boring'. Surprise your loved ones by learning a few special 'gourmet' raw dishes that will help make the food seem more familiar to them. Raw Pizza, Lasagna, Burgers and other dense, filling 'mock' dishes are great bridges into a raw lifestyle.

3. "Slowly, Slowly, Catch A Monkey" - trying to force other people around you to become raw very rarely seems to have positive, lasting results. A much more effective strategy seems to involve slowly, gently and consistently introducing new foods/recipes over time - slowly, slowly, respectfully allow each person's path to unfold at their own pace.


on October the 18th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
little cup of green smoothie and a little cup of goji juice blended with Marine Phytoplankton and Camu Powder
bowl of energy soup with some of my hand–pickled veggies and a few dehydrated onion crisps on the side, followed by a delicious little hand–blended yumpot
3 cups water
2 glasses of green juice
bowl of lemongrass/coconut soup followed by a little bowl of rawnola with almond milk :)
2 cups water


on October the 19th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups greeeeeeeen juice: celery, dill, parsley, mixed sprouts
2 Tbsp bee pollen
2 cups energy soup with pickled veggies and spiced seeds on the side, followed by a delicious little hand–blended yumpot
3 cups water
3 cups goji juice blended with Marine Phytoplankton, Etherium Gold and Merlin's Elixir
bowl of Lydia's grawnola with homemade spicy–sweet almond milk ;)
3 cups water


4. Food Gathering - take your loved ones out to pick fruits or forage in the wild. Reconnecting to nature in this way can be thoroughly energising, inspiring and enjoyable, plus helps in understanding experientially where food comes from...

5. Sprout/Grow Food - ask your loved ones (especially children), if they'd love to help you with sprouting in the kitchen or growing food. When people are involved in growing their own food, there is a stronger connection to the produce and you might find they are more excited to eat the harvest ;)

6. Small Portions - if you're offering something raw that you sense will be perceived as 'odd' by your loved ones, try offering only small amounts at first. With my parents for example, I offer shotglasses of green juice and describe it as 'medicine' - they are willing to grimace and knock this back, whereas a big glass might be off-putting to them.


on October the 20th I adored:

1 quart water
2 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton, Merlin's Elixir and Etherium Gold
bowl of chia pudding with homemade spicy–sweet almond milk, incan berries and chunks of freeze–dried durian
1 quart water
2 cups greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, ginger, lemon
amazing gourmet raw food platter from the chefs at Café Life in Atlanta: raw quesadillas, sweet potato cannelloni, pumpkin pie – WOW ;)
2 Tbsp spirulina crunchies, 1 Tbsp bee pollen
3 cups water


on October the 21st I loved:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeeen juice
gourmet creation leftovers from Café Life in Atlanta: sweet potato cannelloni, raw 'samdwich', pear baklava – all outrageously yummy ;)
3 cups water
2 cups goji juice blended with Marine Phytoplankton, Merlin's Elixir and Etherium products
2 Tbsp bee pollen, ½ pack Noniland coconut crisps
1 quart water


7. Food Prep - asking your loved ones to assist in raw food prep can be a great way to get them more involved - especially children. Make it clear that by helping they are not then obliged to eat the food, though they are welcome to eat some if they'd like to ;)

8. Educational Resources - if you have inspiring raw food books, DVDs, magazines or other resources, it can be useful to leave them OUT where other people can see them and may casually dip into them, rather than packing them away out of sight.

9. Abundance - do your best to have an abundant range of raw goodies available on display for loved ones to feast on at their will. A flowing fruit basket, a stack of raw snack bars, a cookie jar packed with dehydrated fruity roll-ups, or an ice-lolly rack in the freezer of frozen raw treats can all go a long way to help making healthier treats easily accessible to the reluctant ;)

10. Shine On :) Be a shining, glowing, positive example of the raw food lifestyle, allowing others to simply observe the shifts in your life, without trying to push anything onto them. BE the change and let others follow along the path at their own pace if they'd like to, as your beaming health and radiance becomes an irresistible beacon to them ;)

I hope that helps some of you out there..

ENJOYYYYY :)


All love,
Angela. xxx