Are You Replanting Paradise on Earth...?

Mmmmm, we enjoyed another *lovely* radio interview this week with dear brother Anthony Anderson, the "Raw Model" - Anthony shared updates from his fabulous permaculture/food forest gardens, practical insights into getting going with your own food growing/collecting, how he got into replanting paradise on Earth, his visions for the future and much more...the playback is up for free until May the 6th over at http://www.TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com - enjoy :)


on April the 28th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
cup of mandarin/orange/passion fruit juice
chunk of fresh pineapple
40 chlorella tablets
bowl of fresh salad with many ingredients from the garden; lettuces, cilantro, tomatoes, cucumber, carrots, macadamia butter, Sacha Inchi oil, Coconut Secrets vinegar, freeze-dried almonds
water of two young coconuts
a delicious dragon fruit



The 2011 Vilcabamba Raw Food Gathering officially starts *tomorrow*, May 1st and runs for the next two weeks - yeeeeeeeee-HAH :) Fabulous raw chefs Kirsten and Shauna, both graduates from Living Light Culinary School, are here to serve up delights and edible fancies galore, the schedule is filling up rapidly, people are flowing into town and we're EXCITED :) There has been a little bit of re-shuffling of the schedule in the last 48 hours, so please take a look at it again HERE if you're curious how things are shaping up - we look forward to enjoying the flow here with you all soon... :)





on April the 29th I appreciated:

1 quart water
cup of mandarin/orange/passion fruit juice
chunk of fresh pineapple
water of a young coconut
bowl of fresh salad with many ingredients from the garden; lettuces, cilantro, tomatoes, cucumber, carrots, avocado, Coconut Secrets vinegar, followed by a few macadamia nuts with green raisins
water of two young coconuts


on April the 30th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/passion fruit juice
two granadillas (sweet passion fruit) and a mango
water of a young coconut
raw nut "burgers" in raw onion bread with guacamole and lettuces from the garden
water of two young coconuts


Final Reminder: tonight is the last opportunity to get in on special "at cost" deals from both April and May over at TheRawFoodWorld.com - items on offer include:

• May “At Cost” specials – Vitamineral Green, Modifilan, Kamut, Broccoli Powder, Macadamia Nuts, Orgono Silica!, White Mulberries, Glass Straws, Himalayan Pink Salt, 4qt Enema Bags!, Omica Zeolite Caps, Omica’s PLANT-DERIVED MSM, Omica pH & Cell Balancer, MSM Soap Bars!, Chia Goodness Cereal, Lulu’s Maca Bars, & Much More!!!

• April “At Cost” specials – Coconut Oil 16oz & Gallon Sizes, Chia Seeds 5lbers!, Spirulina Crunchies, Go Raw Pumpkin Seeds, Therapeutic Enzymes, Superfood Cereals, Celtic Sea Salt, Stevia Liquids, Sea Clear!, Kale Chips!, Power Wraps!, Dragon Herbs Gymnostemma Tea, LoveForce Breads & Bars, & Much More!!!

See all of these deals and get in on the last-minute at cost action TONIGHT over HERE - enjoy :)

All love and reverberations of joy,
The Stokes-Monarch. xxx

Celebrating Four Years of Blogging :)

Four years ago today, I first started writing this blog... ;O I didn't realise it was so long ago already that I began...here was my first ever blog post, in case you weren't around here at that time ;)

http://rawreform.blogspot.com/2006/11/final-supper.html 

I had freshly arrived to Costa Rica and was about to embark the very next day on my epic 92-Day Juice Feast experience...if you want to check out more of my old blog posts from that era, just click the link HERE for that first post and on the right side of the page, if you scroll way down the page, you'll find the Archives for this blog, divided into years and months - you can click through the various posts there if you like... ;)
I want to send love and gratitude to all of you who have been readers and supporters of this blogging journey over these last four years...blogging has always felt to me rather like writing an email to lots of people at once and I appreciate this medium as a way to connect in an up-to-date and more personal manner with whoever chooses to tune in...thanks for being part of this journey ;)


On November the 17th I appreciated:

1 quart water
2 cups cucumber/pineapple juice
bowl of papaya, coconut yoghurt, maca, ashwaghanda, carob, stevia
6 granadillas
2 cups water
little bowl of leftover cucumber salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear, followed by a carob "Brownie Batter" yumpot ;)
mug of horchata tea
2 cups water


WOW, huge online eco-site Treehugger.com just published a very cool article this week on our dear fellow raw foodie/forager/gardener extraordinaire, Anthony the Raw Model. It is so lovely to see this site sharing the message of Anthony's wild seed packs, foraging and permaculture techniques...especially as Mr. Raw Model says he was dreaming of an article with them for a long time - manifesting joy :) Check out the article HERE and remember that you can win three packs of the wildcrafted superfood seeds in this month's RawReform giveaway contest - here's a reminder of the deets:

I am *delighted* to be able to offer THREE gift packs of the new Wildharvested Superfood Seeds from Anthony The Raw Model and friends as this month's RawReform Giveaway Contest :)
Anthony and the Blackbird crew have generously offered us three packs of their seeds to give away:

*one Immunity Boost 3-Pack (contains Maca, Astragalus, Calendula)
*one Wild Salad Mix 3-Pack (contains Dandelion, Lamb's Quarters, Wild Mountain Spinach)
*one Superfood Seed Presentation Pack (contains all 13 seed packs)

We will choose three winners and send one of these packs to each winner - if *you* would love to get your greeeeen fingers wrapped around one of these beautiful presentation packs full of potential and abundance, just send us in your answer to the following question, to rawreformcontests@gmail.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it :

"What is your favourite way to express your love and connection with Mother Earth?"

The three winners of the seeds will be chosen at random and with love on December the 4th, so get your entries in to rawreformcontests@gmail.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it before then - thanks :)

on November the 18th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
bowl of papaya/fresh berries/coconut yoghurt/maca/ashwaghanda/carob/stevia
2 cups water
shared yummmmy raw potluck meal with friends, including cucumber salad, beetroot salad, greeeeen salads, almond pate and dried Incan Berries :)
mug of horchata tea
1 cup water

If you're into seeing mysterious ancient artifacts and possibly re-considering the history of human-kind, you might enjoy this link to a video with an Austrian artifacts researcher names Klaus Dona...this video link, which one reader sent to me recently, shares images of various fascinating ancient objects that have been discovered, many of them from one particular cave here in Ecuador - some amazing old maps, pyramids, masks, tools and more...check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmMwo1Xzgus and see what you feel... ;)

All love,
Angelalalalaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. xxx

Win Wildcrafted Superfood Seeds :)

In case you didn't see the latest RawReform Newsletter over HERE, here's a recap of some of the info shared this week:

Many of you probably know already of Anthony Anderson, the "Raw Model" - did you know though that he just recently launched a line of Wildharvested Superfood Seeds to grow your very own superfoods at home for pennies...? :)

I LOVE this idea and product line...as you may know, Anthony has been nurturing his own permaculture kins domain/space of love in Minnesota for the last few years - you can check out videos of his place online...and over the years, Anthony came to the conclusion, just like us, that it seems to make a lot more sense to help grow and support wildharvested, sturdy plants, herbs and 'weeds', than to try to protect weaker domesticated plants that struggle with bugs, soil conditions, water access and many other factors. Dandelions for example are one of the BEST cleansers for our livers/blood...and they are super-resilient, popping up all over the place by themselves...compared to nurturing a romaine lettuce that ultimately has a lot less to offer medicinally, I know which we'd prefer to give garden space ;)

SO, Mr. Anderson, in his wisdom, went about collecting wild seeds for 13 different varieties of plant, focusing especially on perennials and packaging them up in super*sweet* little tins, for others to obtain and start growing in their own vicinities...LOVE it...these seeds are TROOPERS - just get them into soil and these guys will provide you with bountiful crops with very little further attention - they do not need baby-ing or protecting - they are STRONG and will bring your body valuable nourishment too - how fabulous :) I LOVE this project :))) Check out this video below with Anthony, explaining more about these new seeds:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TFc5Dnw5rg

On November the 7th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
water of a young coconut
6 granadilla
bowl of papaya with coconut yoghurt, carob powder, maca, stevia and ashwaganda :)
water of a young coconut
3 ice cream bean fruits
mug of horchata tea
2 cups greeeeeen smoothie: papaya, avocado, garden greeeens
1 cup water


There are currently 13 individual little packs of superfood seeds available, PLUS a gorgeous presentation box of all thirteen in a wooden case, plus two 3-packs focused on immunity and wild salads. Here are the items available:

Astragalus

Burdock

Calendula

Dandelion

Goji

Holy Basil

Lamb's Quarters

Maca

Nettle

Sage 

Spinach

Stevia

Tomato

Wild Mixed Salad [3-pack]

Immunity Boost [3-pack]

Superfood Seed Presentation Box [13-pack]

I feel that these seeds represent such an AMAZING investment in your health for such a small financial outlay - at just $3.50 per tin, these seeds are an absolute BARGAIN ;O For example, the contents of the Goji Berry tin could provide you with over 1000 GOJI BERRY bushes ;O That's incredible - you could literally create a Goji Berry FOREST with this little tin - lol ;)
I feel these kits would make fantastic gifts and projects for homeschooling/unschooling families too...even if it's cold where you are right now, you can start growing things inside...

To get your mittens on some of these wonderful wildharvested seed packs, click HERE...and we'll be sending immeasurable gratitude and love to Mr. Raw Model and co. for these *FABULOUS* seed packs - these are definitely the best new products we've seen in a while :)))


on November the 8th I loved:

1 quart water
water of a young coconut
1 quart greeeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
2 cups pineapple juice blended with Ormus Greens powder
little bowl of cucumber salad stuffed into nori sheets, followed by a carob "brownie batter' yumpot ;)
2 mugs horchata tea
1 cup water


on November the 9th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
1 quart greeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
6 granadilla
water of a young coconut
3 cups greeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
shared cucumber salad with Mr. M, followed by a carob "Brownie Batter" yumpot
mug of horchata tea
1 cup water


I am *delighted* to be able to offer THREE gift packs of the new Wildharvested Superfood Seeds from Anthony The Raw Model and friends as this month's RawReform Giveaway Contest :)
Anthony and the Blackbird crew have generously offered us three packs of their seeds to give away:

*one Immunity Boost 3-Pack (contains Maca, Astragalus, Calendula)
*one Wild Salad Mix 3-Pack (contains Dandelion, Lamb's Quarters, Wild Mountain Spinach)
*one Superfood Seed Presentation Pack (contains all 13 seed packs)

We will choose three winners and send one of these packs to each winner - if *you* would love to get your greeeeen fingers wrapped around one of these beautiful presentation packs full of potential and abundance, just send us in your answer to the following question, to rawreformcontests@gmail.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it :

"What is your favourite way to express your love and connection with Mother Earth?"

The three winners of the seeds will be chosen at random and with love on December the 4th, so get your entries in to rawreformcontests@gmail.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it before then - thanks :)

All love,
Angelalalalaaaaaaaaaaaa. xxx

Back in The USA ;)

I write this to you from Atlanta airport - we are BACK in the US of A ;) After an epic-ly complex journey here so far, we now await the final leg of our adventure back to California in a few hours (having just missed a connecting flight...) It feels rather odd to be back...people here seem very tall...and talkative ;)
All being well, we'll be back in California later today...and in the coming couple of months we'll be off on tour again - here are the current details that we have for our upcoming talks - for some events, we don't have many details yet, so please keep an eye on our events page HERE for updates ;)

* August 25th, Orange County, CA *
* September 8th, Oakland, CA *
* September 10th, Portland, OR *
* September 12th, Seattle, WA - International Day of Juice Feasting *
* September 15th, Calgary, AB *
* September 17th-19th, Brighton, MI - Raw Health Eco Fest *
* September 24th-26th, Orange County, CA - Longevity Conference with David Wolfe *

We look forward to seeing y'all at one of these events soon if you're able to join us...

on August the 4th I loved:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
2 cups greeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
½ a large papaya
water of a young coconut
shared cucumber salad meal with Mr. M, followed by a couple of slices of dried pineapple and a mug of horchata tea with stevia to sweeten
1 cup water
water of two young coconuts


on August the 5th I appreeeeeeeeeeciated:

1 quart water
a small papaya
2 tbsp bee pollen
water of a young coconut
a dragon fruit, a papaya
impromptu hotel-room-floor-picnic with Mr. M involving cucumber, avocado, dulse, nori sheets, flax crackers and dried incan berries
water of two young coconuts
1 cup water

On a different note, if you've been reading here for a while, you might recall that some months back, I mentioned an exciting opportunity to receive free biodynamic cherry tomato seeds...I believe that more than 250 of you, worldwide, took up this offer - amazing to think of all the raw foodies worldwide who might right now be chomping into fruits from the same tomato family ;)
Well, I am pleased to say that in case you missed that last round of seed-sharing, or if you'd love to get some MORE of these very special seeds, then you're in luck ;) You can once again get your own packet of free biodynamic cherry tomato seeds, to either grow inside if you're somewhere cold, or outside if your climate permits...all of the details are on this site HERE - enjoy ;)


on August the 6th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
big fruit salad involving pineapple, berries, nectarines and dragon fruit :)
2 tbsp bee pollen
lovely picnic in the park with friend in Quito, including granadillas, bananas, avocado, flax crackers, dulse and dried pineapple ;)
2 cups water
water of two young coconuts
1 cup water


on August the 7th I loved:

1 quart water
water of a young coconut
mixed fruit salad: pineapple, papaya, granadilla, dragon fruit
2 tbsp bee pollen
water of two young coconuts
another lovely picnic in the park with more friends, near Otavalo: avocado, flax crackers, dulse, coconut chips and dried pineapple
3 cups water


...and on the subject of seeeeeeeeds, quite a few of you have been writing in recently to ask where to get quality seeds in the USA...well, I really like the service from Peaceful Valley at www.GrowOrganic.com - they're based in Grass Valley, California and have a GREAT selection of seeds, really clear instructions on the packets and they also give away free packets of seeds with every order :) ...you might also love to check out the store at www.pathtofreedom.com - this is the "Urban Homestead" family based in Pasadena, CA, whom I have mentioned many times before...and Anthony at www.RawModel.com also has LOTS of great info on where to buy seeds and baby trees in the US... I would of course also thoroughly recommend finding local seed swap meetings in your area to attend, plus connecting with any organic/biodynamic/permaculture-orientated farmers/gardeners in your vicinity who might be open to sharing seeds too - enjoy :)

All love and divine grounding,
Ms. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

Our Wedding - Join us for the 'Raw Union' Wedding Festival :)

Mr. Monarch and I are extremely excited to announce that I am BACK in the USA and we have a date and plan for our wedding :)

Our ‘Raw Union’ will be on Summer Solstice – June 21st –
in S. Oregon aaaaaaaaaand YOU are invited ;)

We wanted to create an event embracing the themes of raw food, love, unity, permaculture, healing and joy, open for ALL to come and enjoy – so, please join us for this love–laced ‘Raw Union’ :)
We actually have a whole week of yummy events planned around the wedding, including a raw food festival, the wedding/party itself, then a 'Honeymoon Retreat' as a post-celebration...you can read all about it on the wedding website here: http://www.RawUnion.com

The festival/expo will be on June 20th and 21st and will feature speakers such as myself and the Monarch, David Wolfe, Shazzie, the Boutenkos, Kevin and Annmarie Gianni, Philip McCluskey, Anthony the Raw Model and many more yumsters...there will also be food demos, many beautiful booths and wonderful music...

The actual wedding will be on June 21st, with a fabulous Raw Reception afterwards - expect a sumptuous raw feast and a stunning raw wedding cake, made by none other than the Boutenko family themselves...

YUMMMMY :)

*You can register for the wedding festie/expo HERE.

*If you have a business and would love to have a booth at the event, you can set that up HERE.

*If you are a yummy musician and would love to share your talents at the event, please let us know – drop me an email to angela@rawreform.com.

We are VERY excited and hope to see you in Oregon for the Raw Union of this whole tribal family ;)

on April the 5th I had:

1 quart water
mug of ‘horchata’ tea
big bowl of fruit salad
2 tbsp Greener Grasses powder
3 cups water
1.5 papayas, a handful of hazelnuts
3 tbsp bee pollen with hemp seeds
3 cups water
2 cups green juice: cucumber, celery, parsley, alfalfa, other greens, carrot
big yummy garden salad with guacamole, cabbage ‘chips’ and flax crackers
3 cups water


SoOooOOoOooooo, I am BACK in the US of A :)
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE–HAAAAAAAAAHAHHAHAHHHAAAAAAAAAAAA :))))))

I'm sooooo happy to be back...though I was also sad to leave Vilcabamba... ;( We’ll be back there to our land later this year sometime though, all being well...for now, we’re back here in the US and LOVING it...
We just arrived here yesterday morning after over 24 hours of travel back from Vilcabamba and now we're abt to head out on the road for a mini-lecture tour, which starts in Seattle this Friday... pheeeeew ;)
In the end everything went just fine with the process of re–entering the US with my fiancee visa – in fact one of the border guards had seen me on CNN last year and they were mainly just fascinated to hear abt raw food ;) Nice ;)

on April the 6th I had:

1 quart water
mug of mint tea
2 cups ‘mixed’ fruit juice
plate of papaya
2 tbsp Greener Grasses powder
3 cups greeeen juice: cucumber, celery, parsley, alfalfa, carrot
bowl of chia pudding with lucuma, vanilla powder, maca and goji berries
3 cups water
big chunk of pineapple and a banana
3 tbsp hemp seed with bee pollen
3 cups water


on April the 7th I had:

1 quart water
3 tbsp bee pollen
2 cups green juice, 1.5 cups green smoothie
2 cups water
an apple, a little handful of brazil nuts and a raw bar sample
2 cups green juice: celery, cucumber, romaine lettuce, parsley, ginger
feast of raw food desserts at a yummy potluck, including Henry‘s Raw Ice Creams, carob balls, gorgeous fruit salad and freeze–dried fruits :)
3 cups water
cup of Natural Calm

Guess WHAT? As if there isn’t enough excitement whizzing around our bubbles right now, I arrived to our warehouse here in Ojai, California yesterday (the first time I’ve actually ever seen the warehouse, as it’s been nearly 2 years since I was last in the US ;)...and guess what else had also just arrived at the warehouse? The FIRST EVER printed copy of my book Raw Emotions straight off the press ;O :) :)
I am SOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED to meet the book in person :) The full consignment of the printed books is on its way to us and hopefully will be here in the next few days, depending on transport times...I’ll announce it with gleeeeee when they’re here and ready for sale...for now I have been flicking through this first copy with total joy and gratitude...this is my first ever ‘real’ printed book and it feels amazing to see it in the physical.
It was printed on recycled paper with veggie inks and we are donating $1 from the sale of every copy towards organisations that either protect native forests or plant new trees – YUMMY :) This is a revised, extended and updated version than the original Raw Emotions ebook and contains a foreword from my original raw food inspiration, Victoria Boutenko ;) FUN :)

We love yoooooooouuuuuuuuuuuu alllllllllll,
Miss Stokes. xxx

Review of 'Evie's Kitchen' - Raw Food Book for Vibrant Children :)

OoOoOoooo, starting today there is a special BONUS promo happening for the RevitaLive Plan, our 30-day raw food weight loss programme :)
Everyone who signs up between today (Wednesday) and next Saturday will receive the following extra bonus gifts:

*The first 3 chapters of my book 'Raw Emotions' - a 50-page sampler :)
*Three exclusive videos of Annmarie Gianni demonstrating some of Solla's yummmmmy recipes from the RevitaLive meal planners.
*Two video interviews from the Rawkathon. The fantastic interviews from Karen Knowler and Cherie Soria from last year's Rawkathon event.
*The first chapter of Susan Shenck's award-winning book 'The Live Food Factor'.

That's all in addition of course to the regular materials for the plan - * daily emails with instructional videos * 4 weeks of menu planners with recipes * community support in the 'Inner Circle' * a full instructional fitness manual * calls and chats * love and hand-holding ;)
You can click HERE to check out the programme details and sign up for the Plan - there are already hundreds of happy RevitaLivers out there raising up their vibrations... ;) FUN :)

on March the 1st I had:

1 quart water
mug of pau d’arco tea
2 cups greeeeen juice: celery, landcress, parsley, kale, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup with okra and pistachio butter
mug of spicy tea
1 quart water
big bowl of cherries and a juicy apple
mug of spicy tea
2 cups water

There were a couple of GREAT articles on GLiving recently that caught my eye...one seems to be the first in a series about why and how to grow food in a garden, wherever you are and the other article was from Mr. Raw Model Anthony, with some fantastic, simple guidance on how to jump start a healthier lifestyle – check out his AMAAAZING, shocking before/after pics...

*See the gardening article HERE.
*Check out Anthony’s pics and tips HERE.

Enjoy :)

on March the 2nd I had:

1 quart water
mug of pau d’arco tea
2 cups greeeeen juice: celery, landcress, parsley, kale, ginger, lime
2 cups hemp milk with cardamom and cinnamon
2 cups energy soup with okra and pistachio butter
mug of spicy tea
1 quart water
2 juicy apples
3 cups hemp milk with cardamom and cinnamon
1 cup water


on March the 3rd I had:

1 quart water
big mug of ginger/lemon/dandelion tea
2 cups greeeen juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, landcress, parsley, red kale, ginger
2 cups energy soup with okra and tahini
mug of spicy tea
3 cups water
1 quart hemp milk/cardamom/cinnamon drink – yummmmmm :)
2 cups water

There’s a book review I’ve been wanting to write here for a few weeks and it has felt challenging for me to get the words down that I want to use, to express how I feel about this piece of work. I think I’m ready now ;)
‘Evie’s Kitchen’ is UK raw food diva Shazzie’s latest book and it is all about raising healthy, happy children. This book had a huge impact on me, smthg akin to the effect I felt when I started to read the ‘Anastasia’ books. Once I started reading, I just didn’t want to stop, it felt like such a magical piece of writing to dive into, so rich, sincere, flowing with love, fascinating insights and inspirations.
The ‘heroine’ of the book, Evie, is Shazzie’s gorgeous little daughter, who is now four and a half. In this book, Shazzie shares from her heart about how their journey together so far has unfolded, along with masses of interesting info on natural parenting. Shazzie covers pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, co–sleeping, baby carrying, vaccines, natural healthcare and lots more. She writes with the abundant love and care of a mother, especially offering unparalleled attention to detail about all the nutritional needs of a growing little one – Vitamin D, B12 issues, protein, minerals – she covers it all. I also loved the section where Shazzie reveals what is in her ‘medicine chest’ and explains how she makes use of products like MSM, colloidal silver, vitamin C and so on as natural ‘medicines’ for friends and family. In one section, Shazzie shares the story of Evie’s first few years here – pre–womb, in the womb and outside and I found this a very moving tale to follow, truly shared from the heart.
The latter part of the book contains over 180 raw food recipes all designed with children in mind. These are the things Evie has been eating since she got here (other than breastmilk ;)... The recipes are conveniently divided up into ages, e.g. things to start offering from 6 months, from 1 year etc...
The luscious full–colour vibrant photos make this book an absolute visual TREAT – the recipes all look amazing and most of them of course have very simple ingredients, as they were formulated with children in mind – yummmmm :)
I absolutely LOVE this book. I feel like it will be my closest handbook as and when we start to bring children into this world and I’ll refer back to it very often. I actually feel compelled these days to send this book to raw women I know who are pregnant, or people who are raising children and could use a bit more vibrancy on their plates ;) There is just SO much amazing info in here that I feel it’s essential reading for anyone wanting to raise healthy little ones...
One little suggestion for anyone in the US especially – the measurements in this book are in the metric system, not cups/teaspoons etc. SO, our best suggestion for you if you’d like to use the recipes in this book is to get hold of a simple little set of measuring scales for your kitchen (if you don’t already have some), so that you can measure out the ingredients.
As far as I know, we are the only people currently selling this book in N. America and we’re very happy to have it on offer...it is a true raw GEM :) You can see more about the book and purchase copies HERE. We've already gone through boxes of this book since it was released, it is very well loved :)
I truly hope you fall in love with this book too and appreciate it as much as I do. Thank you so much Shazzie for sharing this work of love :)

All love,
Angelalalalalaaaaaaaaaa. 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

Successfully Raw... :)

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
For any of you on the US east coast or ready/willing/able to whisk yourself there very promptly, you are cordially welcomed this Saturday, the 29th at the ‘Successfully Raw’ event being hosted in New York by raw food yumsters of the ‘We Like It Raw’ variety :) As I seem wont to say of late, were I in the States at present, this is another event I would LOVE to experience...as it is, we’ve got eventful unfoldments of our own to enjoy here presently in New Zealand (see more below…)
Successfully Raw looks set to be a truly awe-inspiring event – with 4 different speakers sharing their unique perspectives on healthy raw lifestyles. Your raw-licious line-up includes:

*Dhrumil Purohit, the force behind We Like it Raw, sharing on the link between raw foods and spirituality
*Karen Knowler, British raw food coach extraordinaire and long-term raw foodie, talking about successfully living raw
*Anthony Anderson – Mr. Raw Model himself shares his guidance for inner and outer beauty
*Philip McCluskey – my brother in raw weight loss ;) Philip will be sharing thoughts and tips on Emotional Eating
*Chef Joel Odhner gives guidance on quick and easy raw food recipes

What a line-up :) There will also be a gourmet live food lunch for all to enjoy too – WOW :) You can read all the full details for this event HERE.
The usual investment in your health for ‘Successfully Raw’ is $99, however, you, dear readers, are in for a treat, as dear Mr. Dhrumil has granted y’all access to reduced entry tickets at just $79 per person :) Isn’t he nice? :) If you follow this special link HERE, you can claim your special rate ticket and join the loved-up raw tribe for a day of fun :) ENJOY :) We’d love to hear about your experiences... :)

On March the 28th I had:

1.5 quarts water
3 cups watermelon/mandarin juice
2 cups cucumber/celery/parsley/lettuces/beetroot/cabbage/carrot juice
2 handfuls of fresh figs, straight from the tree
1 quart water
bowl of cucumber yum: grated cucumber mushed with avocado, sunflower seed pate, mixed sprouts, finely sliced broccoli pieces and karengo seaweed, served in lettuce wraps, followed by a little sweeeeeeeet paste: lucuma/yacon/vanilla/maca/cinnamon powders mixed together with a little water
1 quart water
1 pint spinach/lettuce/cabbage/cucumber/carrot/beetroot/pak choi juice
2 cups water

Back in the Southern Hemisphere, myself and the Monarch have quite a few speaking engagements resonating their way through our life tracks the next few weeks...Next Friday, the 4th, we shall present our tales of transformation and joy in sunny Christchurch...Sunday the 13th of April will see us oiling the raw food fascination nodules of minds in Golden Bay...April the 19th will be Wellington’s turn to get juicy and then we finish up in Melbourne on April the 26th with a finale of...exploding eggplants and corn confetti (perhaps...I wouldn’t get your expectations up about that though... ;)
You can see all the left-brain pleasing details of those events HERE... and we hope to see you THERE if you are NEAR :)

All love,
Angelaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahaahaaa. xxx