Eco-Friendly Homes and Markets

WHEW...wow, thanks for all the feedback, people ;) Between announcing our move to Ecuador a few days ago and launching the RevitaLive Plan yesterday, my inbox is about to collapse ;)
Sooooooo many amazing messages about Ecuador - thank you, everyone, for the love, support, excitement and joy...we are SO excited to get there... One reader, Kevin, actually sent in a really inspiring little YouTube video showing the construction of a very beautiful 'Sacred Geometry Organic House' - WOW - check it out - I suspect I could get lost in the YouTube 'related videos' for this one for hours ;) Lemme know if you poke around in there and dig up any more gems ;)
We don't yet see clearly how our home in Vilcabamba will take form - we do know it will be yummy though and rounded and as eco-friendly as we can make it, all being well. We are working with a WONDERFUL architect, who we're really excited to share this vision with, as we connect the flow of the garden to the home in one joyous loop of lusciousness ;)
Here's the video link for this 'Sacred Geometry' house for now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReF3J8ksKMU

on January the 20th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, kale, spinach, alfalfa sprouts, broccoli, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side
1 quart water
2 cups greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, kale, spinach, alfalfa sprouts, broccoli, ginger, lime
bowl of chia seed soaked in hemp seed milk, with the following yummies stirred in: lucuma, carob, vanilla, maca, cinnamon, Crystal Manna powders – yummmmmmmmmmmmmm
3 cups water


Mr Monarch did a couple of really cool little 'tour' videos on The Raw Food World TV Show recently. The first is at the Ojai Farmers' Market in California - check out the greeeeeeeeeeeeeeens :O Ohhhhhhhh, I would SO love to be there with my beloved already, soaking up vibrant green nutrition and sunshine...hmmmmmmmmmmmmm...breathing deep still here in the UK, appreciating instead the first green buds and shoots that I see starting to pop out in the garden ;)

The second little tour video is of 'Mother's Market and Kitchen' in Orange County - WOW - I haven't been to this health food store - I think it's a new addition to their chain - it looks AMAZING - packaged raw paradise, WITH a juice bar ;) LOL ;) You can see that video HERE.
ENJOY :)


on January the 21st I had:

1 quart water
3 cups greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, kale, spinach, Jerusalem artichokes, alfalfa sprouts, broccoli, ginger, lime
3 tsp bee pollen
3 tsp bee pollen
3 cups greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, kale, spinach, Jerusalem artichokes, alfalfa sprouts, broccoli, ginger, lime
2 tbsp SPROUTEIN - Yaaaaaaaaay :)))
30 Chlorella Nuts
2 cups water
1 quart greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, kale, spinach, Jerusalem artichokes, alfalfa sprouts, broccoli, ginger, lime
2 cups water


Here's a YUMMY offer that is on RIGHT NOW from Susan Schenck, the author of 'The Live Food Factor'.
Susan is doing a big promo launch for her book on Amazon - if you buy her book on Jan 21st or 22nd from HERE, you get access to over 50 exciting free gifts like ebooks, MP3s, coupons and more, from all kinds of yumsters - myself and the Monarch have gifted two of our ebooks to the cause, Victoria Boutenko and Brenda Cobb offer ebooks too, Jennifer Cornbleet has recipes for you, Mercola has nutritional info to share, Dr Ritamarie Loscalzo has a whole recipe ebook for you, there's a discount for Sacred Chocolates, discounts for flower essences, Sproutein and masses more... You can even WIN a ticket to Raw Spirit Fest, a dehydrator, consultations and masses more - just by buying this one book, which costs $29.95 from Amazon, HERE ;) LOL - bargain... ;)
This offer is only for Jan 21st and 22nd though, so act NOW if you want to access all these bumper-offerings of yummmmmmmmmmm...

One love,
Angelalalalaalaaaaaaaa. xxx

Introducing: The RevitaLive Plan :)

OooOooOoooo, time for another EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT :)

I am delighted to say that our new 30–Day Raw Food Weight Loss Programme is now READY and live :)

For the last couple of months, myself, the Monarch and the Giannis have been working away excitedly in the background, piecing together a unique weight loss programme, which is delivered straight to your inbox every day by email.

We have pooled together all of our resources and the best tips we have to share, into a single, dynamic, effective programme, that we’re VERY excited to share...
It’s been named ‘The RevitaLive Plan’ and you see aallllllll the exciting details in full HERE.

Some of the issues that the program addresses include how to...

★ Release weight naturally using a system that has been proven. ★ Let go of unsupportive habits that hold you back from reaching your goals. ★ Eliminate food cravings for good. ★ Create simple yet powerful meals and snacks for weight loss and great health. ★ Satisfy your sweet tooth and still stay healthy. ★ Identify the right supplements for your weight loss and overall health. ★ Stick to your exercise plan. ★ Succeed with your meal plans. ★ Find motivation ALL the time, whenever you want. ★ Clear your mind from self-defeating chatter.

Here’s a quick summary of what’s on offer:

*Daily Emails – containing a ‘how to’ video on the topic of the day, plus suggested links, further reading/viewing and related products. Daily topics range from recipe demos and detox techniques to fitness guidance, top tips for handling cravings and much more– we cover a full range of vital concepts for a healthy lifestyle. Each video is around 5–10 minutes in length; easy to watch, practical, useful information – it’s like the next best thing to having us there in your house showing you how we live this lifestyle ;)

*Recipe and Meal Planners – we provide a full four–weeks of healthy, tasty recipes and meal plans. There are 2 plans to choose from – either totally raw or ‘Intermediate’ – you choose which plan to follow, or mix n’ match. (All recipes are courtesy of Solla, our dear Icelandic raw goddess, who was named as one of the top raw chefs of the year last year in the ‘Best of Raw 2008’ Awards :)

*Exercise Manual – access to an entire 250 page manual of tried and tested fitness routines from your ‘Personal Trainers’, Kevin and Annmarie Gianni, with every level from Beginners to Advanced.

*The ‘Inner Circle’ online community – this is the place to connect with others who are following the RevitaLive programme or are simply interested in raw foods/healthy lifestyles. You have a FREE 30-Day trial of this supportive community, as part of the RevitaLive Programme.

*Full Instructions for an optional 1, 3 or 5 day juice cleanse mid–programme.

*60 minute in–depth interview with myself, on healing emotional eating patterns with a raw food lifestyle.


We wanted to make sure we keep the price for this programme affordable, so your investment for the whole 30–Day Programme is $67 – less than the cost of a bagel or cappuccino or raw chocolate bar per day ;) Everything is delivered to you online.
If you’d like to, you can also ‘upgrade’ your order, to receive PRINTED, hard–copy versions of some of the materials – the Recipe/Meal Planners, the Exercise Manual and the 60–minute Interview with me. The ‘upgrade’ package investment is $117.

This is not a ‘one–off’ event for 30 days – there is no specific start or finish date, which means you can start whenever you like and finish whenever you like, with the full support of the worldwide ‘Inner Circle’ community to tap into at all times, 24/7/365, for connections and guidance.
We are REALLY excited to share this simple, clear, dynamic info in a package that makes it super–easy for people to understand and start applying immediately. The choice of two menu plans also makes this more accessible for those who may be a little wary of eating totally raw – so, please pass this info and invitation along to anyone you think could use some extra sparkle and some solid guidance to permanently release any excess pounds...let's keep on edging raw food consciousness out into the 'mainstream' ;) Yeeeeeeeee-HAH :) (The programme also has a full money-back guarantee ;)
FUN :)
We hope you enjoy this new programme and adventure just as much as we’ve enjoyed piecing it all together...

You can see more about The RevitaLive Plan and sign up HERE.

ENJOY :)
All love,
Angela. xxx

Co-creating Home - in Vilcabamba, Ecuador ;O

Well, well, WELL...if you didn't hear yet from Mr. M's massive newsletter blast, our 'big announcement' is out in the world now, flickering about and seemingly catalysing even more exciting magic into being... ;)
Yes, we are very excited to share that we have become caretakers of some beautiful land in Ecuador, in an amazing-looking community of 'eco-preneurs' and we SO look forward to getting there, getting our hands in the mineral-rich soil, creating our 'kin's domain' and starting to groooooowwwwww all kinds of yumminess - yeeeeeeeeee-HAH :)))
Aaaaaaaaah, my deepest desires seem to be slowly manifesting into the physical :) For years now, the main thing I have always seen in my visions for my ideal life have been: land, yurt, growing food, community, raising children 'naturally', living with my beloved in a warm, sunny place...weeelllllllllll, ask (clearly) and the Universe certainly seems to deliver... ;) It may take its time - that's all part of the game though...which is of course still ever-unfolding...
For those of you who haven't seen anything about this adventure yet, HERE is a beautiful photo tour of the area, which you can see on Mike Adams' site NaturalNews.com. This photo tour was actually the first thing we ever knew of Vilcabamba and...it was love at first sight ;) We're so excited to get to this veritable 'paradise' of nearly year-round springtime weather (no need for heating OR air conditioning in housing), longevity, mineral-rich soil, clean air, pristine water, eco-communities, like-minded lovelies, abundant organic produce, sunshine and so much more... FUN :) I'm sure we'll be holding retreats and so on there at some point in the future, for y'all to come and play if you'd love to... :)
Incidentally, if all this is jingling some major jangles for you as you read and you'd like to come and play more permanently in the gardens toooooo, then you may be interested to know that we just heard this week of one prime plot on the property that has come up for private sale. It is a gorgeous river-side plot, about 4 acres in size, ideal for growing nutrient-rich food - if you're genuinely interested to know more, you can email me on angela@rawreform.com and I'll send you more details ;)

on January the 17th I had:

1 quart water
1 quart greeeen juice: celery, cucumber, endive, fennel, broccoli, kale, spinach, ginger, lime
20 chlorella tablets
1tbsp Vitamineral Green
1 quart greeeen juice: celery, cucumber, endive, fennel, broccoli, kale, spinach, ginger, lime
12 caps of Crystal/Blue Mannas
1 quart greeeen juice: celery, cucumber, endive, fennel, broccoli, kale, spinach, ginger, lime
2 cups water

On the subject of 'Placing Your Order with the Universe', I listened recently to a really sweet little 9 minute podcast by Erin Pavlina (wife of Steve Pavlina), where she shares an easy way to understand the 'Law of Attraction'. She explains so well how to let the Universe understand you clear intentions, through a little story she tells - short, sweet, succinct, useful - you can listen to it HERE if you'd like to flow with that...
Steve and Erin actually have a whole collection of wonderful podcasts like this - and WOW - these people have sooooo much to share - love it - you can tap into all of their free offerings HERE. Erin also recently finished a 30-Day raw food trial - you can read all about that on her blog HERE.

on January the 18th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups green juice: celery, cucumber, endive, fennel, broccoli, kale, spinach, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side
3 cups water
2 cups green juice: celery, cucumber, endive, fennel, broccoli, kale, spinach, ginger, lime
bowl of chia YUMMMM: soaked chia seeds in fresh hemp milk, stirred in cinnamon, vanilla, maca, lucuma and carob powders
3 cups water


on January the 19th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups green juice: celery, cucumber, endive, fennel, broccoli, kale, spinach, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side
3 cups water
2 cups green juice: celery, cucumber, endive, fennel, broccoli, kale, spinach, ginger, lime
bowl of chia YUMMMM: soaked chia seeds in fresh hemp milk, stirred in cinnamon, vanilla, maca, lucuma and carob powders
3 cups water

I shall leave you today with a yummy musical interlude that you may indeed perhaps have seen already, as it seems to be doing the email rounds at the moment ;) It's a version of the popular song 'Stand by Me', with a difference... It is sung by street musicians/buskers from all around the world, all synched together into one rendition - and it's beautiful :) It's from the amazing project 'PlayingForChange.com', which is doing outreach work based around music to connect communities all over the world. The footage for this one song alone was collected over many years, in many countries...check it out at the link below if you haven't seen it yet - it's had over 4 million hits on YouTube already, in just 2 months ;O

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us-TVg40ExM

ENJOY :)
All love and blissings,
Angelalalalalaaaaaaaaaa. xxx

Make Your Own Kale Chips... :)

It’s UK/Europe ‘goodies’ time again ;)
If you’re in this part of the world, here is a little list of items I have with me here that can be posted to you, if there’s anything you’d love:

‘Raw Success’ by Matt Monarch - £10 each
‘Raw Spirit’ by Matt Monarch - £8 each
‘How to Go Raw for Weight Loss’ by Angela Stokes - £5 each
‘Revealing the Physical Changes’ by Angela Stokes - £5 each
‘A Juice Feaster’s Handbook’ by Angela Stokes - £5 each
DVD of Mr. Monarch speaking at Ecopolitan - £5
'Become Younger' by Norman Walker - £5
'Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Juices' by Norman Walker - £5
‘Absolutely Abeba’s Edible Treats’ raw cracker recipe book - £5 each
'Raw Foods for Busy People' Book - £8
'Raw Greek' by Gina Panayi - £10
'Fresh' by Sergei and Valya Boutenko - £9
'Detox Delights' by Shazzie - £5
Nut Milk Bags - £6 each
Vitamin B12 Tablets from Hallelujah Acres - £8
Therapeutic Enzymes (8oz top quality blend) - £65


Just email angela@rawreform.com to let me know what you’d LOVE to have and an address to send them to and I shall put on my postal–elf hat and get things movin’ ;)
(If you’re not sure what any of the above items are, you can always look them up in the RawReform store – go to http://store.RawReform.com and use the ‘search’ box to find what you’re looking for...)

on January the 14th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups juice: celery, zucchini, broccoli, cabbage, fennel, endive, beetroot, local grrrreeeeeeeeens, kale, ginger, lime
1.5 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side, followed by a little bowl of yummy sweetness: lucuma powder, carob powder, maca, vanilla, cinnamon powders, buckwheaties, all mixed together with water
3 cups water
2 cups juice: celery, zucchini, broccoli, cabbage, fennel, endive, beetroot, local grrrreeeeeeeeens, kale, ginger, lime
1.5 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side, followed by a little bowl of sweet powders: hemp protein 50%, lucuma and pomegranate powders
little mug of spicy tea
2 cups water

OoOoOooo, seems like Raw Food Adventures are hotting up down under in Australia...we hear that MANY raw food speakers are zipping down that way to share some yumminess this year – the lovely Boutenko ladies, Gabriel Cousens and even Dr. Fred Bisci are apparently all going south soon – WOW, I haven’t even ever seen Dr. Bisci speak yet ;) lol...

One reader – Lila – who is visiting the beautiful Margaret River region of Australia wrote recently to tell us that she’s helping out at an amazing new organic raw eatery/yoga studio/shop/garden centre, called Samudra. Lila wrote:
“Samudra offers a full schedule of yoga classes, a retail shop featuring custom-designed organic clothing and an amazing raw "food room" with outdoor seating and permaculture garden. It's a great place to work and a beautiful place to live right near the beach.”
…aaaaaaaaaaaand…Exciting Opportunity Alert ;) :
The owner of Samudra, Sheridan, is currently looking for two qualified raw food chefs AND an event/function manager. FUN :) Candidates must be under 31 years of age to qualify for an Aussie work visa OR be an Australia/New Zealand resident. Qualified candidates should email: lila (at) samudra (dot) com (dot) au for more info. FUN :)

...and while we’re knocking around down under, let’s pay a little visit too, to Casey – a lovely woman who we met while in Australia this time last year. Casey had chronic eczema and Mr. M and I gave some guidance to help her move through that and heal. She now has a beautiful new website HERE and has lots of yummy things on offer there, like a free report on ‘awakening your va–va–voooom’… ;)

ENJOY :)


on January the 15th I had:

1 quart water
1 quart greeeeeeeen veggie juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, fennel, endive, local grrrreeeeeeeeens, kale, ginger, lime
40 chlorella ‘nuts’
2 tbsp bee pollen
1 quart greeeeeeeen veggie juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, fennel, endive, local grrrreeeeeeeeens, kale, ginger, lime
2 cups water
1 quart greeeeeeeen veggie juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, fennel, endive, local grrrreeeeeeeeens, kale, ginger, lime
40 chlorella ‘nuts’
2 tbsp bee pollen
2 cups greeeeeeeen veggie juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, fennel, endive, local grrrreeeeeeeeens, kale, ginger, lime
1 cup water


on January the 16th I had:

3 cups water
2 cups greeeeeeeen veggie juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, fennel, endive, local grrrreeeeeeeeens, kale, ginger, lime
40 chlorella ‘nuts’
1 quart greeeeeeeen veggie juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, fennel, endive, local grrrreeeeeeeeens, kale, ginger, lime
2 cups water
20 chlorella ‘nuts’
12 capsules of Blue and Crystal Manna
1 quart greeeeeeeen veggie juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, fennel, endive, local grrrreeeeeeeeens, kale, ginger, lime
10 chlorella 'nuts'
1 quart greeeeeeeen veggie juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, fennel, endive, local grrrreeeeeeeeens, kale, ginger, lime
1 cup water


As I write this, I’m on Day 2 of a Green Juice F(e)ast. YummmMmmMmMmmmmm...I’ve actually never f(e)asted on JUST green juice before, I think...always some carrot juice usually too, or fruits, coconuts etc – just greeeeeeeeeeeeeens for now though and WOW – what an impact it has – feels sooooo very clean and cleansing... it’s quite amazing to me to go a whole day with nothing but green things passing my lips (except water)...
Speaking of green juice, in our latest video on TheRawFoodWorld, you can meet my parents, as I deliver them some greeeeeeeeeen juice – will they like it? You can see HERE ;)

Mr. M also recently reviewed Blessings’ Kale Chips HERE.
The ‘Quite Cheesey’ kale chips are indeed ridiculously good – one of the tastiest raw food products I’ve ever tried. There’s still MASSES of kale knocking abt in the Northern Hemisphere at the moment it seems, so, if you have some kale, plus a dehydrator, you can even make your OWN kale chips :) Annmarie and Kevin Gianni demonstrate how to make Kale Chips HERE and there’s also a popular–looking recipe HERE on RawFreedomCommunity for kale chips (check out the outrageously cute picture of a puppy eating kale chips on there too ;). Plus remember that you can learn to make your own dehydrator HERE if you don’t have one ;)

All love,
Angela. xxx

Make your Own Dehydrator...

Interviews Galore... ;)
Well now, tomorrow (wed 14th), I shall be conducting a live, in–depth interview on the subject of Raw Emotions, with questions directed by Mr. Kevin Gianni. Questioning shall begin promptly at 12 noon EST (9am Pacific, 5pm UK), all being well and will be archived and transcripted afterwards by internet elves with pointy teeth (possibly ;). This is an ‘Inner Circle’ call, so if you’d like to come along to play, you can follow THIS LINK to join in the jollies and send in YOUR questions... ;)

You can also read a nifty little Q&A article with the Monarch in the new issue of the beautiful Purely Delicious Magazine HERE.
Mr. M also just did a ‘Let’s Talk Raw’ interview with Revvell on Sunday – you can listen to the archive of that HERE.

You can also see recent mini-interviews with other raw yumsters on our online show, The Raw Food World TV Show :) Yeee-HAH - meet our chief shipping goddess Lindsey for example, HERE.


on January the 12th I had:

1 quart water
1.5 cups greeeen juice: celery, fennel, endive, broccoli, local greeeeeeeens, parsley, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and pine nut butter, followed by a yumpot of carob powder, lucuma powder, cinnamon, vanilla, maca powders, gojis, water mixed together, with a little grawnola swirled in
3 cups water
double shot of wheatgrass juice
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and pine nut butter, followed by 2 tbsp goji powder
3 cups water

OoOooooo, that Mr. Raw Model’s been busy on his land – have you seen his recent video of his geodome, which houses his exotic fruit tree collection, amidst a Minnesota winter? lol – gotta LOVE it...I am soooooooooo excited abt Anthony’s permaculture project and feel so grateful that he’s sharing videos and updates about it all – total yumster ;)
You can watch the dome video HERE – sending blessings and love for all those fruit trees to thrive and bear many bountiful gifts for years to come...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6EfvUeaRM0

on January the 13th I had:

1 quart water
1.5 cups greeeen juice: celery, fennel, endive, broccoli, local greeeeeeeens, parsley, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and pine nut butter, followed by a yumpot of carob powder, lucuma powder, cinnamon, vanilla, maca powders, gojis, water mixed together, with a little grawnola swirled in
3 cups water
1.5 cups veggie juice: celery, fennel, endive, broccoli, local greeeeeeeens, parsley, beetroot, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and pine nut butter, followed by a yumpot of hemp protein 50% powder mixed with lucuma powder and pomegranate powder
little mug of spicy tea
3 cups water


HERE’s a fabulous link for you if you’d like to dehydrate some foods, don’t have a dehydrator, yet DO have some pieces of wood, screws and some light bulbs (plus maybe someone ‘handy’ to fit the pieces of the puzzle together ;) I came across this webpage many years ago now, way back at the start of my raw food journey and was excited to see it’s still up now – enjoy ;) ...and thanks to ‘Kath’ for sharing this on her site...

All love,
Angela. xxx

Raw Pregnancy and Raising Raw Children

Now, don't get excited - I'm not pregnant or having a child anytime soon ;) I just watched a wonderful little YouTube video today of Summer Kolesar speaking with Paul Nison about raising raw children and got inspired... You can see that video HERE. Summer is a beautiful soul si*star* who I had the pleasure to meet when I spoke in Asheville in 2007. If I recall correctly, she was raised ‘semi–wild’ in Canada, foraging the bounties of nature and she is still a wonderful wild–food gatherer to this day, plus all–round gorgeous raw goddess and mother ;)

As you may recall, the current RawReform Giveaway Contest is also about raising children raw (you can see the details for the giveaway HERE to win a signed copy of Shazzie’s latest book, Evie’s Kitchen). We have wonderful suggestions flowing in daily by email about how to best help children eat healthier food...
SO, with all this wonderful info buzzing around, I felt inspired to compile a list of useful resources for those interested in raising children raw. This is actually smthg people ask me about often, although I am not (yet ;) a mother, so I thought it would be helpful to collect all these fabulous resources together in one place, for all to enjoy ;)
(FYI - I also just posted this info to the main RawReform site in the articles section HERE, in case you'd like to refer to it without the food logs etc in the middle ;)

Here we go:

Websites

*http://www.thegardendiet.com – beautiful Jinjee is raw mum ext–raw–dinaire to at least five little ones – she has masses of info, pics, ebooks, magazines, audios, videos and more to share on pregnancy, ecstatic birth, child–raising and more...

*http://www.rawmom.com – fabulous site that is home (among other things) to a blog where different raw mums from around the world write weekly, sharing guidance.

*http://rawtoddleralex.blogspot.com – blog from yummy–mummy Melissa Gilbert who has been raising her son Alex raw and tracking his progress online since birth. She has two wonderful raw recipe books for baby/toddler foods. Melissa also has her own blog at http://rawmom.blogspot.com.

*http://pullingdaisies.blogspot.com – sweet Annelise’s blog following a raw pregnancy, birth and child raising.

*http://www.karenranzi.com – Karen has been teaching about raising ‘Super Healthy Children’ for a decade. She has classes, a book and a great list of links at her site.

*http://www.brigittemars.com – Brigitte Mars is a herbalist, mother, raw foodie and all round shining light ;) She is mother to the gorgeous Rainbeau Mars, who is also a raw yogini mama – see http://www.rainbeaumars.com.


on Jan the 10th I had:

1 quart water
little mug of spicy tea
1.5 cups veggie juice: celery, turnip, kale, local greeeeeeens, Jerusalem artichoke, purple cabbage, fennel, endive, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side, followed by three little yumpots of durian ice cream = YUMMM :)
3 cups water
double shot of wheatgrass
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side, followed by a little bowl of blended sweet yum: carob powder, lucuma powder, maca, cinnamon, vanilla powders, with gojis and water
little cup rooibus tea
3 cups water



Articles/Videos/Magazines

*‘Raw Vegan Children’ article by Shazzie

*‘Raising Raw Children’ article by Matt Monarch

*‘Raw Parenting’ interview with Shazzie on Natural News

*Revvel interviews Jinjee Talifero

*Revell interviews Shazzie

*Summer Kolesar on YouTube

*Juno Magazine – all about natural parenting, raw foodie Kate Magic has contributed a great deal to this magazine.

*Pear Magazine – this an online raw food magazine, which often has articles about raw children or written by raw parents.


Books/DVDs

*Evie’s Kitchen by Shazzie

*Birth As We Know It (one of the best DVDs I’ve ever seen)

*The ‘Anastasia’ Books by Vladimir Megre (these books have influenced me more than any others)

*Baby Greens by Michaela Lynn

*Fresh by Sergei and Valya Boutenko – has info on how to transition kids to raw.

*Eating without Heating by Sergei and Valya Boutenko – raw recipe book from the Boutenko ‘kids’.

*Raising Children Raises Us book & DVD by Shannon Leone – Shannon’s gorgeous, loving spirit flows through her work.

*The Children's Health Food Book by Ron Seaborn

*Breakthrough DVD – from Jinjee and Storm

*Raw Living and Eat Smart, Eat Raw – both by Kate Magic, these raw recipe books are packed with practical recipes Kate used to raise her three boys.

*The Continuum Concept by Jean Liedloff

*Primal Mothering in A Modern World by Hygeia Halfmoon

*What Mothers Do Especially When It Looks Like Nothing by Naomi Stadlen (If I was only able to read one non–raw–orientated book on being a mother, I would choose this – AMAZING info ;)

*Sun–Sational Raw Baby Food and Sun–Sational Smoothies by Melissa Gilbert – 2 ebooks from this lovely raw mum.

*Wise Woman's Herbal for the Childbearing Year by Susun Weed

*Pregnancy and Oral Health by Mama Gums


on Jan the 11th I had:

1 quart water
little mug of spicy tea
1.5 cups veggie juice: celery, turnip, kale, local greeeeeeens, Jerusalem artichoke, purple cabbage, fennel, endive, ginger, lime
3 cups water
double shot of wheatgrass
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side, followed by a little bowl of blended sweet yum: carob powder, lucuma powder, maca, cinnamon, vanilla powders, with gojis and water
little cup rooibus tea
3 cups water


Foods that children seem to LOVE :)
As previously mentioned, I am not yet a mother – from what I’ve observed of raw children however, these seem to be some of their favourite foods:

*fresh fruits
*smoothies – greeeeen or nut–milk based
*nut/seed milks
*raw cakes, pies, cookies, yumballs – anything sweet ;)
*bee pollen
*chia puddings
*raw food snack bars
*grawnolas/cereals
*dried fruits like mulberries, goji berries, incan berries
*freeze–dried fruit – mangosteen, jackfruit, durian

The biggest struggle most raw parents seem to have is getting greeeeens into the little loves...well, here’s sending you all great gushing green smoothie love... ;)

Ok, I listed everything that came to mind here about raising children raw...I hope this is useful to at least some of you ;)
I’m sure there are other wonderful resources out there too – feel free to leave a comment below HERE if there are other links/books etc you’d love to see added to this list :) Also remember that you can see this article HERE for reference without the food logs etc...

ENJOY :)
One love,
Angela. xxx

Connecting with Care...

That Mr. Monarch is in a bit of a media whirl at the moment... ;) Aside from our new daily TV Show (thanks for all the FABULOUS feedback so far, everyone; check the clips out HERE on Mr. M's blog if you haven't seen them yet ;), he is also lined up to enjoy a fun ‘Let’s Talk Raw’ interview this Sunday, the 11th, with Revvell over at Give It To Me Raw. The call is live and starts at 4pm Pacific time. You can ask Qs before or during the event – see all the details HERE and...enjoy ;)


on Jan the 8th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeen juice: celery, Jerusalem artichokes, kale, fennel, endive, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side, followed by little yumbowl – lucuma powder, carob powder, cinnamon, vanilla, maca, goji berries
3 cups water
30 chlorella tablets
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side, followed by little yumbowl – lucuma powder, carob powder, cinnamon, vanilla, maca, goji berries
little mug of rooibus tea
1 cup water

Ooooo lala...well, if you’re in the UK/Europe area and would be delighted to delve into a raw retreat setting in the not–so–distant future, here’s some yummy info for YOU...:

Dear raw hearts Shell, Suz, Susan and Janet are facilitating a raw food & yoga detox retreat on the turquoise coast of southern Turkey from the 4th to the 11th of May and there are just 6 places left, to join them – OooOooooo :)
There will be raw food talks, demos, meditation, daily yoga and yummmmy cakes to sample (Shell is truly one of the finest raw chefs out there, IMO ;) ...and it’s all set in an eco–holiday paradise...bliss :)
The cost for 7 nights in raw paradise is £475 half-board in an en suite twin room, excl. flights & transfers to the accommodation. You can see allllllllll the fun details HERE.

(As ever, if you’re looking for info on any other raw events, be sure to check out the fabulous events calendar on GiveItToMeRaw, HERE. ;)

on Jan the 9th I had:

1 quart water
1.5 cups veggie juice: celery, fennel, endive, purple cabbage, turnip, Jerusalem artichokes, kale, broccoli, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side, followed by a little rammikin bowl of hand–blended yum: lucuma, carob, cinnamon, vanilla, maca powders with goji berries and water
2 cups water
1.5 cups Wild Power tea
double shot of wheatgrass
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers on the side, followed by a little rammikin bowl of durian ice cream – YUMMMMMMMM :)
2 cups water


WELL...I don’t think we’ve EVER had such an excited response to a RawReform Giveaway Contest as for the latest giveaway of a signed copy of the super–lovely Shazzie’s latest book ‘Evie’s Kitchen’. This book is actually selling so fast we can barely keep it in stock ;)
If you would love to get your digits wrapped around a personalised, signed copy of this landmark volume, here’s the contest info to play with:

...to be in with a chance of winning, please send in your A to the following Q:

What's your BEST suggestion/recipe for helping children to eat healthier food?

Please send your uber-licious answers to angela@rawreform.com and one winner will be picked at random and with much jubilation sometime in January... YUMMY :)

...aaaaaaand of course don’t forget to also hop on over to THIS PAGE to celebrate the coming 40th Birthday of the Shazzle–Dazzle, by collecting up for your very SELF some ext–raw–dinary free gifts...the Monarch and myself are both giving away one of our ebooks for free and there are masses of other gratis goodies to pick up and enjoy over there – FUN :)

With a sprightly step and a gentle squeeze,
The Stokes. xxx

Free Raw Food Goodies Galore :)

OoOOooo, tomorrow evening (Jan 8th), Mr. M is going to be holding a special live teleconference call on the ‘Intermediate Diet’. This plan involves eating healthy whole foods – both cooked and raw – and has been used by Dr. Fred Bisci for decades, to help people to heal. It is GREAT for people who do not want to go 100% raw (or struggle with staying 100% raw), yet would like to feel healthy, balanced and energetic.
This is the plan that the Monarch’s very own mother, Joan, has been following for the last couple of years, during which time she has released I believe around 30 extra pounds and become ever–more radiant and youthful looking. If you didn’t see Matt’s little interview with his mum yet on our TV show, you can see that HERE.
So, Mr. M wanted to share more in–depth, step–by–step details on how to successfully work with this Intermediate Diet and he’ll be speaking about this tomorrow (Thursday Jan 8th) from 6pm Pacific Time. His intention with this call is to speak for 1–2 hours on this subject, then to answer ALL caller Qs, up until midnight Pacific Time, if necessary ;)
You can see all the details for this special event and sign up HERE.

on Jan the 5th I had:

1 quart water
15 chlorella ‘nuts’
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers, followed by a little bowl of hand–blended sweet yum (lucuma powder, carob powder, maca, cinnamon, vanilla, gojis, water)
3 cups water
mug of rooibus tea
shot of wheatgrass juice
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers, followed by a little bowl of hand–blended sweet yum (lucuma powder, carob powder, maca, cinnamon, vanilla, gojis, water)
2 cups water
cup of natural calm


FUN for all the Raw Family :)
Hey, it's going to be Ms. Shazzley-Dazzley's 40th B-day soooon, on Jan. the 23rd, to be precise. To celebrate, she wanted to give smthg back to EVERYONE in the raw food community (awwwww)...and so was manifested the Shazzie Birthday Bonanza Giveaway :) wa-HAY :)
This can truly be a momentous event for raw foodies all over - freebies for everyone and anyone who'd love to come along and sip at the cup of abundance and flow...from ebooks to signed paintings, vouchers, music downloads and more...there's yummy freebies galore to be lovingly received...Myself and the Monarch have lined up some treats for you, along with Mr. P. McCluskey, the lovely Dhrumil, Madame Alissa Cohen, Ms. Kate Magic and many others... FUN :)
You can check it all out and access your favourite free stuff HERE...
ENJOY and a blissfully HAPPY Solar Return to dear Ms. Shazzie Love...


on Jan the 6th I had:

1.5 quarts water
2 cups greeeeeeen juice: celery, fennel, endive, lettuce, ginger, lime
40 chlorella tablets
2 cups water
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side, followed by a little bowl of sweet yum: macadamia butter, carob powder, lucuma powder, cinnamon, vanilla, maca, water
little mug of rooibus tea
3 cups water


on Jan the 7th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeeen juice: celery, fennel, endive, lettuce, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers on the side, followed by a little bowl of sweet yum: carob powder, lucuma powder, cinnamon, vanilla, maca, water
3 cups water
shot of wheatgrass juice
1.5 cups energy soup with flax crackers on the side, followed by 2 tbsp goji berry powder
2 cups water


MORE FReEeeEeeEeeEeeeee Inspiring Resources...
OooOOoo, how blessed we are...the internet uber–info–bubble is such a wealth of yummmm...here are even more delightful free picks that we’d love to currently highlight with flourescent pens:

*Health Book Summaries recently posted up a summary of the raw food classic ‘The Sunfood Diet Success System’ by Mr. Avocado himself. FUN :) Now, that is a HUGE book – I’m not sure I’ve ever read the whole thing in fact, so this is a welcome blessing, to have this uber–volume summarised into a handy little PDF...you can create your own free HealthBookSummaries account HERE if you’re not already signed up and download the ‘skinny’ on this and many other inspiring health book titles...

*That Mr. McCabe has done it again: after bringing us his ever–fabulous free worldwide raw resources list HERE, he has now gone on to publish an ENTIRE free book about hemp, online. WOW, thanks John :) It seems he put literally years of research into the 'Hemp Now' book, then generously decided to give it away for free on t’intinet...you can access this book HERE, learning, for example why the US is currently the biggest importer of hemp in the world, yet hemp is illegal to grow in the US...and the implications this has in terms of economics, ecology, politics and more...

*That other crazy raw–friendly philanthropist, Mr. Brian Johnson over at PhilosophersNotes.com is still giggling like a mad scientist as his ‘freebie giveaway counter’ races ever–upwards... Well over 10,000 free accounts have now been claimed already on the site...and there’s still time to claim YOURS, if you haven’t already...get access to the top 25 files on inspiring books like ‘The 4–Hour Work Week’, ‘Ask and It Is Given’ and others... Click HERE to get your FREE account...


Freely, truly, openly, willingly, simply, decidedly...with you,
Miss A. Stokes. xxx

Validating Your Divine Self... ;)

OOooOooooo, ladies and gentlemen, it’s that time again...raw food, detox and fitness plans seem to be kicking off all over the shot right now...there are many many different plans to follow – maybe you’d like to RawFu away any Holiday excesses with the lovely Bunny Berry's assistance, for example?

Or maybe you’ll be a Raw Diva with their new 7-day plan?

Jinjee and Storm have years of experience to share of course too, on a different 7-day plan HERE...

...or if you REALLY wanna go for it, then the first Global Juice Feast of this year just kicked off yesterday (Jan 3rd) and will run until Jan 31st. You can flow into that yumminess with the beautylicious Rainosheks HERE.
I'm sure there's plenty of other yummy detox plans kicking off too - maybe even some in your local area...???

Now, as for EXERCISE, as many people know, those lovely Boutenkos did a huge trek along the Pacific Coast Trail when they first went raw...if you’d like to follow a little in their footsteps (virtually at least ;) HERE is a cool site that was sent in by one reader - Steve - where you can ‘walk the Oregon Coast’ virtually ;) lol – love it...you keep track of your biking/walking/exercising in your local area, then record it on the site, making simultaneous ‘virtual’ progress along the Oregon Coast track – nice motivational tool...you can also go on a walking tour of Italy on the same site if you prefer... You just enter the promo code ‘InStep2008’ to join in for free, apparently...
ENJOY :)

on January the 2nd I had:

4 quarts water
1 apple


on January the 3rd I had:

2 quarts water
mug of pau d’arco tea
40 chlorella ‘nuts’
double wheatgrass shot with ginger and lime juice
an apple with 3 tbsp Sproutein powder
1 quart water
1.5 cups energy soup with a flax cracker, followed by 2 tbsp goji berry powder
little mug of rooibus tea
2 cups water

Hmmmm, so, as for me, I haven’t been eating much the last few days, as you might have noticed. No, this is no intentional ‘detox’ plan... ;) The journey back from Mexico was simply pretty INTENSE – over 28 hours in transit in the end...and I seem to find that my appetite goes away after journeys like that...I sense it’s a combination of jet–lag, out–of–bodyness, sleep deprivation, messed up circadian rhythms, feeling puffed–up from planes, body wanting a break from digestion so that it can heal as fast as possible and so on...well, the result is: no interest in food, or at least very minimal…which is fine – interesting to observe...and I‘m grateful to feel more–or–less back in this body now, slowly grounding back down with some more foods, especially some healthy fats as it’s COLD here in the UK – eeeeeeeeeeek...who turned the heaters off while I was away...? lol ;)


on January the 4th I had:

1 quart water
little cup of rooibus tea
3 cups grrreeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, fennel, Jerusalem artichoke, ginger, lime
1.5 cups energy soup with flax crackers, followed by a little rammikin dish of hand–blended yum: carob powder, lucuma powder, cinnamon, maca, gojis, water
3 cups water
30 chlorella tabs
gorgeous little bowl of grawnola with carob/lucuma/macadamia nut ‘mylk’ – WOW :)
little mug of rooibus tea
2 cups water

Mmmmmmm, I wanted to share a really sweet short film with you today that was sent in by another reader – Shane. It’s called ‘Validation’, is abt 16 mins long, very heart–warming and has won a whole mantelpiece of awards already ;). You can watch it HERE:


SMILE :)
All love,
Angealalalalalaaaaaa. xxx

Into the New...

Happy 2009, beautiful people.
I hope you had a FANTASTIC launch into this delightful new year...we certainly had an eventful last day of the year, between packing up to leave Mexico, doing a lot of filming for projects, dealing with dog traumas, listening in to the prize announcements for the ‘Best of Raw 2008’ awards and ‘accidentally’ doing a live 2–hour online broadcast with the Monarch and the Giannis, it was a bit of a packed day and I ended up having about 2 hours sleep last night...
Well, we had a lot of fun though, especially during the live broadcast – thanks to all of you who came out to join in – it was so fun to play games, discuss goals/resolutions for the new year, do prize giveaways and so on... :)
MY resolution was to sing more and we got straight on it, with Mr. Gianni on guitar and all of us warbling along with some of our favourite tooooons. (If you missed this gathering, I believe you can view it HERE, although I believe the first 20 minutes or so accidentally didn’t get recorded. My favourite part starts around 1h 10mins into it, when we sing 'My Life' by The Beatles ;)

on December the 31st I had:

1 quart water
2 cups green juice: celery, cucumber, lettuces, radish, dandelion, lime, ginger
20 chlorella ‘nuts’
2 cups energy soup with kale chips, followed by a chunk of raw coconut ice cream
3 cups water
2 cups green juice: celery, cucumber, lettuces, radish, dandelion, lime, ginger
1.5 cups energy soup with kale chips, followed by a hand–made yumpot of hemp butter, carob powder, lucuma powder, stevia, cinnamon, maca, vanilla powders, water
mug of herbal tea
water of a young coconut
2 cups water

Mmmmmm, I’m excited to let you know that yesterday we also finally recorded a little video demo of how to make energy soup – which has been posted to RenegadeHealth.com – I know a LOT of you have been interested to see smthg along those lines, so you can check that out HERE if that would please you... ;)

Or perhaps you’d enjoy seeing Matt’s adventure at a San Diego Farmer’s Market, where he stumbled upon Julie and her ‘Born this Morn’ green smoothie company. Julie makes green smoothies and sells them at local markets – GREAT job, Julie :) – she also has plans to take them into schools and businesses – you can see that video HERE.

If you’d also like to meet our PUPPIES, there is a very sweet little video of them just posted to RenegadeHealth HERE. Mr. M has them with him back in the US now and we just keep on sending them love and love and love...


on January the 1st I had:

2 quarts water
20 chlorella ‘nuts’ and 2 tbsp Sproutein powder
lettuce wraps stuffed with avocado, cucumber, kelp/cayenne powder and shredded kale, followed by some freeze–dried jackfruit – yum ;)
3 cups water
2 tbsp greeeeeen powder
little bowl of raw cereal with macadamia ‘mylk’
1 quart water

I’m writing this post from Mexico City airport, amidst an epic 24 hour journey back to the UK...eeeeeeeeeek ;) It has been SUCH a blessing for Mr. M and I to be able to pass this last month in Mexico together (well, together about half the time anyway, as he came and went from the US)...Now it’s time to shimmy on back to Blighty though and visit those nice people at the American Embassy to see what happens next with my Fiancee Visa...we’re sincerely hoping to see the end of this process very soon...any bright blessings sent in the direction of that vision will be most gratefully received ;)
(P.S. a woman just gave a very sweet announcement over the loud speaker here at the airport in Mexico, in broken English that 'you will arrive at your destiny on time'...what a beautiful 'slip', I'll take that as a good sign ;)

See you on the other side ;)
Happy New Year galavantings to ye all...
One love,
Angelelelelalalalalallaalaaaaaaaaa. xxx