Anastasia Books at *20% OFF* Until Feb 15th :)

There are some *very* special deals going on over at TheRawFoodWorld.com this month, including 20% off the Anastasia books for everyone, until Feb 15th :)

Yes, we drew the winner of last month's Anastasia book giveaway a few days back (Natalya Hayes, congrats, see HERE :) ...and I felt so strongly that I wanted EVERYONE to be able to access these books inexpensively if they'd love to, that I asked Mr. M to put them into the special 'Honeymoon Suite' area on the site, where they currently await your attention, at 20% off for either the single 'Anastasia' book OR the entire set of nine books (which is a *phenomenal* bulk deal, btw, as the set of 9 books is already discounted, before the 20% off... ;).

You can find both options at the reduced cost HERE, for the next 2 weeks - offer ends Feb 15th - ooooo, you could get these as a Valentines gift for someone - they will surely love you forever if you do so... ;)There are also many other fabulous February deals to be found at that link, such as 'at cost' raw carob powder, olive oil, msm caps, pine nut butter and tooth soaps - enjoy :)

on February the 4th I enjoyed:
1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeeeeeen juice
2 cups greeen smoothie: apple, sunflower greens, parsley, chia flour, acai powder, with 4tbsp acai powder on the side
2 cups greeen smoothie: apple, sunflower greens, parsley, chia flour, acai powder, with 4tbsp acai powder on the side
3 cups water
2 cups reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups greeeeeen juice
handful of *amazing* fresh Ojai carob pods, relished with acai powder
2 cups reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water

More Raw Job Opportunity News :)
Well, today we have two more, potentially exciting job opportunities to share with you...one in California an one in Arizona...
First up:

*Setting Up The New Raw Food World Warehouse
We recently expanded The Raw Food World warehouse to 3 times the size and our lovely manager, Zack, would now love to call for assistance from some strong muscly people to come and help get everything in place in the new spaces.
This will be a short-term job, just until everything is set up and ready to go...most likely it will be a job for 5 people max, for a few days, moving boxes of products, setting up shelves and so on... The warehouse is based in Ojai, California and the job would be during business hours, M-F, starting some time in the next couple of weeks, when they're ready to activate this project... Ideal candidates will be physically strong, active, able to lift heavy weights, efficient, preferably with some hardware skills, willing to work in a team and...fun ;) Payment is $10/hour and it is not necessary to bring any tools with you for the job...if you or anyone you know is interested to know more, you can connect with Zack about this by emailing zack (at) therawworld.com - thanks :)

on February the 5th I loved:
1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeeeeeen juice
2 cups greeen smoothie: papaya, persimmon, cilantro, sunflower greens, chia powder, water, with 4tbsp acai powder on the side
3 tbsp bee pollen
2 cups water
glass of 'sweet greens' smoothie at Rawvolution in Santa Monica, handful of fresh carob pods from Ojai
2 cups water
bowl of fruity salad of pineapple, cherries and blueberries - yummm :)
mug of herbal tea
1 cup water

*Second Exciting Raw Jobortunity: Kitchen Assistant for Vivapura in Arizona :)

Here's the info:
Vivapura, a yummy superfoods company located in Patagonia, AZ is in search of a Kitchen Assistant. The job description includes:
*Packaging & Labeling products
*Hand-crafting in-house products such as coconut cremes and nut butters
*Recipe development
*Organizing and cleaning our professional, raw food kitchen.

This job is for kitchen assistant, with the possibility to expand into the kitchen manager position within six months.
Qualifications: Joyful spirit, open to guidance and feedback, detail oriented, grounded, passion for raw food diet and cuisine, creative and drug-free. The ideal candidate will preferably be someone with prior raw food kitchen or production experience. Hours: 8:45-4:30 Monday-Friday.
If this sings to *your* heart, you can connect with Vivapura and send your resume in to: info (at) vivapura.net...

YAY :)

All love,
Angela.la.lalalalalaaaa. la. xxx

P.S. tomorrow we'll be playing at the Raw Living Bazaar in Los Angeles all day, holding a booth and speaking too - this event is *free* and open to all - details HERE - hope to see you there if you're around :)

Raw Events and 5-Day Sale :)

OoOoOoooo, I'm excited about a couple of upcoming raw events - perhaps you'd love to come and join us at one of the following?:

*FUNdamentals Living Light Workshop, this Saturday, Jan 30th in Santa Barbara, California.
Woo-hoooo, the Living Light tribe from Cherie Soria's raw culinary art school in N. Cali are trekking down south this weekend to host a fabulous "FUNdamentals of Raw Living Foods" course all day this Saturday. I'm going to go along and learn how to make food like a 'real' person ;) You can find out all about the course and sign up if you'd like to come and play too, HERE.


*Katharsis Raw Living Vegan Bazaar, Sunday Feb 7th in Los Angeles, California
Oooo, this looks like it's going to be a *lot* of fun :) This is LA's first ever Raw Living Vegan Bazaar, with booths, speakers, live music and more, from 11am-4pm, free entrance for all :) Mr. M and I will happily be there with a booth and speaking slot and we're excited to see y'all if you can come out to play...it will be Mr. M's last day of being 34 too... ;) You can see all the details of the Bazaar HERE. FUN :)


on January the 23rd I enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 cups greeeeeeeeeen juice
bowl of blended chia yum: blended together green apples, sprouted chia flour, acai powder, maca, spirulina, sprinkled some ground pumpkin seeds on top
2 cups reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
3 cups water
1 cup greeeeen juice
4 tbsp acai powder
2 cups reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water

OoOooooo lala, Mr. M has declared a special 5-Day Sale over at TheRawFoodWorld.com - exciting - here are the deets from the Monarch Monkey-Mind:

We are offering TRULY RAW Cashews in the Vaccuum Sealed bag from Big Tree Farms AT-COST! for 5-DAYS ONLY. Each individual cashew has been hand-cracked and these are the only cashews that we know of that are TRULY 100% Raw. Normally $14.95 per pound bag, you can get these TRULY RAW Cashews for as low as $9.21 per bag if you are an Inner Circle member or for $9.73 if you simply use the coupon code 'HONEYMOON' on our website, as stated way down below in the 'At-Cost' section. If you have never experienced these Truly Raw Cashews, this is an ideal time to do so :-)

NEXT, we have the same AMAZING Hemp Seed 3lb & Hemp Oil 16oz in a DARK glass jar 'Below Cost' special from last month available again. We overestimated a bit on this package deal and we have a few leftovers to spare. Last but not least, Artisana has sadly discontinued one of our FAVORITE products, called 'Goji Bliss'. We have about 48 jars left in stock and they expire in April. We are offering these below cost too.

Last but not least!!!, we are offering our 'Raw Food Transformations' DVD featuring Angela and I for only $19.95 just for these 5-days. If you haven't seen the MUST SEE trailer for this DVD, I highly recommend checking it out below.

Testimonial: I love love love your DVD and I've been showing it to my friends! There is such a HUGE NEED for this right now. - Daniel L.J. (Seattle, WA)
New DVD by Matt Monarch & Angela Stokes-Monarch, #347


The following specials are available for 5-Days ONLY, until January 31st...

"Below Cost":

Organic Hemp Seeds 3lb & Hemp Oil 16oz (Dark Glass Jar) - $26, Normally $34.95 - with 7% coup0n $24.18, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $22.88

Organic Hemp Oil 16oz (Dark Glass Jar) - $5.95, Normally $14.95 - with 7% coup0n $5.53, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $5.24

Goji Bliss, 8oz - $6.99, Normally $14.95 - with 7% coup0n $6.50, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $6.15

NEW "At Cost":

Truly Raw Cashews, 16oz - $10.47, Normally $14.95 - with 7% coup0n $9.73, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $9.21

Raw Food Transformations DVD - $19.95, Normally $29.95 - with 7% coup0n $18.55, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $17.55

"At Cost":

Chia Seeds, 16oz - $5.57, Normally $7.95 - with 7% coup0n $5.18, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $4.90

Organic TRULY Raw Non-Pareil Almonds, 16oz - $11.17, Normally $15.95 - with 7% coup0n $10.38, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $9.83

Organic TRULY Raw Sonora Almonds, 16oz - $11.17, Normally $15.95 - with 7% coup0n $10.38, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $9.83

Hazelnut Butter (Soaked & Germinated), 8oz - $10.82, Normally $15.45 - with 7% coup0n $10.06, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $9.52

Sun Warrior Natural, 8oz - $38.95, Normally $49.95 - with 7% coup0n $36.22, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $34.28

Sun Warrior Vanilla, 8oz - $38.95, Normally $49.95 - with 7% coup0n $36.22, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $34.28

Sun Warrior Chocolate, 8oz - $38.95, Normally $49.95 - with 7% coup0n $36.22, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $34.28

Ormus Greens & Sun Warrior Package - $74.95, Normally $103.90 - with 7% coup0n $69.70, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $65.96

To access these offers, click the link below, or type - hnymn - in the search box at the top right hand corner of www.TheRawFoodWorld.com.

Click Here For "At Cost" Specials
Additionally, you can redeem this coup0n at www.TheRawFoodWorld.com by typing in - HONEYMOON - in the coup0n number section, to get an additional 7% off your order. This coup0n will be good through January 31st, 2010 and can be redeemed at: www.TheRawFoodWorld.com
You can get 12% off your order and ALL FUTURE ORDERS by joining the Inner Circle Community HERE for ONLY $9.97 a month.

on January the 24th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
3 delicious dates, a hachiya persimmon and a handful of *AMAZING* mini-persimmons at the Ojai market - WOW :)
1 quart water
1 quart greeeeeeeeen juice
5 tbsp acai powder
2 cups reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water


on January the 25th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups greeeeeeen juice
bowl of blended chia yum: blended together green apples, sprouted chia flour, acai powder, maca, spirulina, with a handful of mini-persimmons - YUM :)
2 cups reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
3 cups water
1 cup greeeeeeeeeeen juice
handful of mini-persimmons and 4 tbsp acai powder
2 cups reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water

OoOooo lala, the Raw Food World radio interviews have been SO much fun these last few months - if you missed our monthly shows so far, you can catch them all HERE. Coming up at the end of THIS week, I'm very excited to say that Mr. M will be interviewing raw warrior of the light, Mr. Daniel Vitalis :) This FREE, LIVE call is scheduled for this Friday, January the 29th at 6pm Pacific time, 9pm Eastern and here are some musings from Mr. M on this exciting event:

"I always think of Daniel Vitalis like a warrior... Like Braveheart :-) If martial law were to break out tomorrow... I would feel assured to be under the guidance of this man Daniel Vitalis. Daniel once commented that if something like this happened, he would guide a small group of 150 people or so and lead them straight into the wild in Maine where he is located.

Well...in our upcoming interview, I want to take YOU and I INTO THE WILD with Daniel and see what he as a leader would do on this adventure of ours... For example, how would we survive in the FREEZING COLD winter in Maine...? ...and as crazy as this may sound, most of us 'domesticated' humans use toilets and don't even know how to poop in the wild! Would we use leaves as toilet paper??? I want to know! ;-)

  Daniel is extremely well read and has studied ancient history in depth. I am sure he will know answers to questions such as 'When and how did the first toilet come about?' and 'Are we really meant to brush our teeth with bristle tooth brushes?', and so on... I am EXCITED about this interview!!! Disclaimer: This interview will not be suitable for any faint-hearted, weak-spirited individuals. SO... prepare yourself and join us for this exciting upcoming interview on January 29th at 6pm (PST)!"

LOL ;) We hope you can join us for this fabulous festival of fantasy forest-based fun ;) You can sign up for this FREE live call at TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com. ENJOY :)

All blessings and robust auras of *light* to you all, 
Ms. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

WIN a BLENDTEC BLENDER :)

EXCITING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY :)
Hey raw superstars, listen up – we have two positions open at our warehouse in Ojai, California, which we're eager to fill with two yummy new raw–inspired beings of the light :)
Please be aware that these are VERY manual jobs, involving lifting weights throughout the day, up to 50lbs or so.
Here are the deets for the two positions – one is part–time, one full–time:

***Part–time position, 18–23 hours a week***
This role involves stocking the warehouse shelves, checking in deliveries, maneuvering packages and so on. The ideal candidate will be very physically able/fit, diligent, a 'self–starter', adaptable, co–operative, reliable and efficient.
The hours for this job usually work out as 3 days a week for 7 hours a day, with Friday and Monday being key days onboard. The position could be played out over 4 days though if necessary – this is semi–negotiable ;) The time of day for this job is mid–day to afternoon time.

***Full–time position, 40 hours a week***
This role involves packing orders in the warehouse. The ideal candidate for this role will have great attention to detail, the ability to work well in a team AND also independently, work efficiently, co–operatively and accurately, be able to lift heavy weights and follow instructions as given.
The hours for this job are Monday to Fridays, starting at 8am in the mornings.

If you are interested in either of these jobs and would love to add your sparkle to our team there in CA, then please contact our shipping manager Zack on zrawfood (at) zackwood.com with your resume, the reasons why you'd love to join the team and which position you're interested in – THANKS :)


on October the 5th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 cups goji juice with coconut water, Marine Phytoplankton and Merlin's Elixir
big bowl of YUMMMMY grawnola with chunks of fresh apple/berries and coconut water
1 quart water
40 chlorella nuts and 2 Tbsp bee pollen
3 cups water

Are we friends yet on Facebook? If not, please come on over and knock on my virtual door HERE and let's be friends even more, in a cyber–tastic way... ;)

on October the 6th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups goji water and coconut water blended with marine phytoplankton, Merlin's Elixir and Etherium products
bowl of energy soup with spirulina coconut chips on the side, followed by two chia ice cream hearts <3 <3 ;)
mug of spicy tea
1 quart water
1 quart goji juice with Etherium products
cup of natural calm
2 cups water

on October the 7th I adored:

1 quart water
3 cups water
2 cups greeeeen juice: celery, zucchini, cucumber, endive, spinach, romaine, ginger, lemon
bowl of energy soup with garlic sunflower seeds on the side, followed by a little shared yumpot mixture with Mr. M of incan berries/lucuma/almond butter/cinnamon/sunflower lecithin = YUMMMM ;)
3 cups water

We have SUCH a fun RawReform Giveaway Contest for you this month :) You can win an actual FREE literal high speed really truly amazingly wonderful Blendtec Blender, worth $399 :))))
I'm so excited to have this wonderful gift to be able to share with someone out there - what a blessing for someone starting out or augmenting their raw food kitchen - LOVE it :)
We have been LOVING our Blendtec lately - if you haven't seen any of our recent vids enjoying the blender, you could poke into that reality HERE...
SO, how do you get in on this free piece of mechanical magic for your kitchen? Well, get us giggling and you could be on to a winner ;)

To be in with a chance of winning the spangly new machine, we'd love for you to send in to us a video of no more than 3 minutes in length, explaining WHY you'd love to win the Blendtec blender, what you currently use as a blender (if anything) AND...we wanna giggle too - whoever gets us laughing the most (whether from your stage presence, hilarious costuming, witty anecdotes, charming interaction, stand-up comedy routine or whatever it is...) will win the blender...
Oooooooo, how exciting - we very much look forward to enjoying your submissions :)
You have until November the 1st to get your entries in. We suggest the easiest way to send the videos to us is to upload your entry to YouTube (or another online video hub such as Google Vids or whichever you like ;), then send us the link to the video, to angela@rawreform.com. You can set your video to 'private' if you don't want 'the general public' to see your video quite yet...;) If you would like to send us a video in any other way, you can contact us on that same email address to arrange that - please DO NOT email us massive video files however ;)
Thanks...and ENJOY :)))

All love,
Angeelelelelelelelelelelelllalaalalalalalalalallaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. xxx

Yummy Raw Food Events :)

WELL, Mr. M and myself are just back from another little jaunt to our warehouse in Ojai, where our vehicle once again got totally packed to the doors with yummy things to bring on tour...yes, we're setting off on a trip again this week - our upcoming events are as follows:

*May 13th, Weds - Santa Ana, CA
*May 20th, Weds - Kansas City, MO
*May 21st, Thurs - Tulsa, OK
*May 22nd, Fri - St Louis, MO
*May 26th, Tues - Chicago, IL
*May 29th-31st - New York City, NY - 'New Life' Raw Food and Yoga Expo
*June 5-7th - Santa Barbara, CA - 'Raw Spirit Fest'

This is the last little tour we'll be doing before our wedding at the Raw Union festie...so catch us now or forever hold your peace ;) lol - we will definitely be on tour again though after our marriage, from July sometime most likely...for now you can see all the full details for the above events on Mr. M's event page HERE...we hope to see you somewhere along the way... :)
...and if there's somewhere you'd love to hear us speak from July onwards and you're willing to help organise the event, please email us at angela@rawreform.com and we'll see what we can co-create...

on May the 8th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups mixed sprouts/carrot juice
2 Tbsp bee pollen
2 little orange mangoes
3 cups water
2 cups spinach/fennel/romaine/carrot juice
2 romaine wraps stuffed with avocado, dulse, tomatoes, mixed sprouts, followed by samples of three new raw ice cream flavours: goji, mango, vanilla – YUMMMM :)
mug of rose tulsi tea
2 cups water

If anyone out there has a huuuuuuuge tent they'd love to lend us for the Raw Union event, we'd be very excited to hear from you abt that too ;) We're looking for a very large tented area (e.g. 40' x 100') to accommodate the post-wedding party, with hundreds of attendees under one canopy ;) If that sounds like something you feel confident to cover, or have suggestions for, please drop us a line at angela@rawreform.com. Thanks :)
BTW - if you intend to be at the festie and have not yet got your tickets, it would be a BIG help for the food planners to know attendee numbers for the wedding celebration sooner rather than later (so we can be sure we have enough yummies for all ;), so please hop on over HERE and reserve your spaces if you haven't done so already - thank you :)

on May the 9th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
double shot wheatgrass juice
farmers’ market fruit fest: basket of GORGEOUS fresh mulberries, half a medium cherimoya, little handful of cherries
2 cups water
3 romaine wraps stuffed with avocado, dulse, tomatoes, mixed sprouts, followed by samples of three new raw ice cream flavours: goji, mango, vanilla – YUMMMM :)
2 cups water
2 cups green smoothie: papaya, cherimoya, assorted greens and sprouts :)
1 cup water


on May the 10th (Happy Mother's Day to all the US mamas ;) I loved:

1 quart water
double shot of wheatgrass juice
3 romaine wraps stuffed with avocado, dulse, tomatoes, mixed sprouts, followed by samples of three new raw ice cream flavours: goji, mango, vanilla, with a little fresh fruit salad
3 cups water
3 cups veggie juice: cucumber, celery, fennel, spinach, parsley, carrot
big bowl of berry fruit salad with chia gel and pieces of persimmon ice cream = YUM :)
3 cups water

Here are some of my recent pictures - I've been having fun learning to use the stills camera ;)

Arriving back to the beautiful California coastline after our last trip north - love it :)


Orange trees - not sure if you can see all the fruit in this pic -
California is so ABUNDANT in citrus ;)

Walking to the river on Storm and Jinjee's eco-village land in Ojai.


Mr. M, Jinjee and Christopher rock-hopping at the river ;)


The beautiful natural swimming hole at the raw vegan village...


Mr. M in the wild ;)


Contemplating...


Check out the aura ;)

All love and shiny blessings,
Miss Stokes. xxx

Exploring a Raw Vegan Village :)

I’m in Ojai, California at the moment... :) VERY happy to be back in this beautiful area...and today we met with the gorgeous mama Jinjee of TheGardenDiet.com, to explore The Raw Vegan Village project her family is involved with – WOW – what an amazing place...117 acres of pristine land in the hills, with a river running through it, masses of space to grow food, old growth trees, mineral–rich soil, backed onto national forest – just wonderful...if we’re very fortunate, by the time you read this, Mr. M will have posted a video tour of the land over at TheRawFoodWorld.tv (if not, you’ll find it there soon... ;)

One of the things we were talking about with Jinjee today was the emergence of new kinds of humans now, as we shift into a new stage of humanity’s flow here on Earth...some people might refer to ‘crystal’ children, ‘indigo’ children, different DNA formations, memes, states of consciousness, etc...whichever way it is referred to, it seems some interesting shifts are afoot...then this evening I was reading a passage in one book I’m currently enjoying about a ‘spiritual quest’ in S. America and this passage stood out to me:

“If an acorn contains within itself a plan for something as implausible
as an oak tree, then why couldn’t humanity also have an innate plan,
a preset wiring for a greater and more highly evolved human being, and therefore, society?”

I love that – it really spoke to me...so, here’s to our ecstatic unfoldings into territories new... :)

on May the 1st I had:

1 quart water
1 quart beet/apple juice
3 romaine wraps stuffed with cucumber/avo/hempseed/dill/garlic/lemon juice mush, with dulse & tomatoes on top, followed by half an oatmeal cookiiiieeeeeee :)
3 cups water
2 cups greeeeen juice: celery, parsley, romaine, fennel, Jerusalem artichokes, cucumber, spinach, ginger
½ a GORGEOUS pineapple
half bowl of Monarch magic mix: blended apples/tahini/hazelnut butter with mulberries and goji berries on top
mug of rooibos tea
3 cups water

THANK YOU for all the amazing raw food dessert recipes that have been flowing in, in response to the current RawReform Giveaway Contest to win a copy of Ani Phyo’s new book: “Ani’s Raw Food Desserts” :) If you haven’t yet sent your entry in and would love to be in the mix for a chance to win this gorgeous little book, just send in your answer to the following Q, to angela@rawreform.com:

What is YOUR favourite raw food dessert recipe?

Please be sure to send in a recipe rather than simply the name of your favourite dessert, to be in with a chance of winning ;) The winner will be drawn at random and with JOY on Tuesday, May the 5th, by Ms. Phyo herself, so get your answers in soooooooon, m’dears... ;)


on May the 2nd I had:

1 quart water
double shot of barleygrass juice
1lb of FRESSHHHH cherries – love it :)
3 cups greeeeen juice
3 romaine wraps stuffed with cucumber mush, dulse, tomatoes etc, followed by a snackaroon and half a carob/cherry bar
1 quart water
1 quart apple/beet juice
3 cups energy soup, followed by a few chunks of freeze–dried durian ;)
mug of ‘Rainforest’ tea
3 cups water


Somebody wrote in recently about how much they enjoyed the ‘Green Leaves’ song I put up on YouTube over a year ago now – a raw food version of ‘Greensleeves’ – one of my all–time favourite songs ;)
I hadn’t listened to this raw version myself for a while, so thought I’d re–post it here too, for everyone to (re–)enjoy :) I feel getting plenty of fresh leafy greeeeeeens into our bodies daily is a key part of being healthy as a human...so, maybe this song will help inspire you along that path some more, if you’re not already resonating with a vibrant greeeeen glow... ;)
ENJOY ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz1Uu_r5ROA

(BTW – I have been drinking the bright red beet/apple juice combo for liver cleansing for the last 6 days now...I’m going to start the liver FLUSH part of the process tomorrow evening (Sunday) – all healing/soothing/releeeeeaaaaaasing vibes gratefully received... ;)

All love,
Miss Stokes. xxx

Gettin' Juicy with The Global Juice Feast 2009 :)

In case it somehow passed you by, this year’s Global Juice Feast is now in session :) It started last Saturday, the 7th and runs for the next 92–days orrrrr...for as long as you like ;) The beauty of the GJF is that you can participate as little or as much as you like – do a full 92–day juicy session like I did back in 2006–2007, or do one day a week for the Feasting season, or do a 3–day stint, or 47 days – whatever works for YOU ;)
If you’ve never checked out the GlobalJuiceFeast.com community site, that might be a yummy place for you to check into as well – it’s a free 'Ning' community full of juicy beings worldwide...
Here’s a very cool little juicy story one reader sent recently:

“I started a juice feast yesterday, and Boy was it so much fun too. I had so much Energy too. I Was cleaning my whole kitchen, took out the garbage, did some Laundry and then when out and watered my gardens, all 12 of them. Then I came in and got on my Treadmill for 70 mins. I had a total of 5 Quarts of juice. I never Felt Hungry. My body was getting what it needed, so there were no cravings for any kind of food. Now I am on day 2 and drinking my first Quart of juice. Oh and I lost 6 more Pounds too. WoW!!! How about that for a neat thing.”
Doug

I LOVE this little heart–felt testimonial – it totally illustrates the ENERGY and passion that so many people seem to feel while JF–ing...love it :)
You can check out the JuiceFeasting.com HQ HERE and my book on this subject – ‘A Juice Feaster’s Handbook’ HERE.
ENJOY your juicy journeys, dear ones...

on March the 8th I had:

1 quart water
big mug of pau d’arco tea
3 cups greeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, fennel, parsley, ginger, lemon
30 chlorella ‘nuts’
1 quart hemp milk with cinnamon/cardamom
3 cups water
2 tbsp bee pollen
mug of rooibus tea
3 cups greeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, fennel, parsley, ginger, lemon
2 tbsp Sproutein powder
1 quart hemp milk with cinnamon/cardamom
2 cups water


on March the 9th I had:

1 quart water
big mug of pau d’arco tea
big chunk of fresh pineapple
3 cups greeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, fennel, parsley, ginger, lemon
2 cups energy soup with okra and tahini
mug of spicy tea
3 cups water
2 cups greeeen juice: celery, fennel, parsley, mixed sprouts, ginger
3 cups pumpkin seed milk with cardamom/cinnamon
2 cups water

Tomorrow evening (Thursday March 12th), I’ll be giving my ‘swan song’ raw food talk in the UK at the charming Manna raw food café in Brighton. The talk starts at 7pm and will likely be the last time I speak here for quite a little while, all being well with my US visa unfoldments... ;) SO, t’would be lovely to see you there if you’re in this area...you can reserve seats HERE...

Manna also have an ext–RAW–dinary looking raw chocolate superhero party coming up this Saturday with a rumba/samurai theme... ;) lol... The action starts at 7pm and there will be live music from duet Shrinari, plus all kinds of chocolate treats, elixirs and delights to devour ;)

...as ever, if these events are not in YOUR area and you’d love somewhere to play with raw friends TOO, then you can always check the fabulous online calendar at GiveItToMeRaw.com HERE, for events in your vicinity – or add events in there yourself :)
(Personally, if I was in California this weekend, methinks I would head along to either the fabulous–looking ‘2012 Quantum Leap’ event that Ms. Laura Fox is involved with, HERE or the lovely Green Lifestyle Film Festival in LA, which you can see more about HERE – please do let us know your experiences at these events if you’re attending... ;)

on March the 10th I had:

1 quart water
mug of pau d’arco tea
big chunk of fresh pineapple
2 cups greeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, fennel, parsley, ginger, lemon
2 cups energy soup with okra and tahini
mug of spicy tea
3 cups water
an apple, a big bowl of YUMMY Shazzie salad and raw truffles with freshly brewed herbal teaaaaaa = yum
2 cups water


on March the 11th I had:

1 quart water
mug of freshly made herbal tea concoction
glass of watermelon/banana ‘juice’
little glass of almond milk
yummy meal at Manna of shared raw burger/pizza, followed by strawberry/coconut tart and blue lotus tea
3 cups water
3 cups green juice: celery, cucumber, fennel, endive, landcress, parsley, ginger
3 cups hemp milk with cinnamon/cardamom
1 cup water

On the subject of California, HERE is a GREAT little YouTube video on suburban permaculture in SoCal that I watched recently – LOVE the natural air drier ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFIkJGAS8EI

..and for those of you in the UK, HERE is an amazing documentary on permaculture that was shown recently by the BBC and now can be seen online (unfortunately it seems like this only works if viewed from the UK though – sorry other readers – there are MASSES of great permaculture resources/videos available online though, if you poke around... ;)
Enjoy :)

All love and shiny knee-pads,
Miss Stokes. xxx

Greens and Salads...

Quite a few of you have been writing in to ask about E3 Live, after I was drinking so much of it recently ;)
Well, simply put, it's an algae collected from Klamath Lake. E3 Live is a freshly frozen product: the algae is collected, bottled, frozen and shipped out to customers with cold packs...
Here's what I like about it: it’s nutrient-packed, a quick way to get smthg greeeeeen into your body without making veggie juice ;) (Can be great for any ‘reluctant relatives’, who might not be into preparing fresh green drinks...there are even new flavoured E3 Live bottles with agave, mint and so on, to make it more easy to slide down your greens ;) It's also GREAT supporting nourishment apparently for pregnant and nursing women, I hear...
People usually keep the bottle of E3 Live in their freezer, then transfer it to the fridge, let it defrost for a while, pour off enough of the defrosted liquid to drink for the next few days and replace the rest in the freezer for later (OR: defrost the whole thing, pour it out into ice cube trays and refreeze, so that whenever you want, you can pop out a little chunk of chlorophyll-rich goodness ;). That’s my quick summary - you can read all about E3 Live on our site HERE.

on September the 16th I had:

1 quart water
mug of blackberry tea
3 cups green juice: cucumber, celery, ginger, lime with a handful of fresh leafy greens from the garden: kale, lettuces, chard, nettles, dandelion, mint
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with coconut chips stirred in, followed by a little bowl of sweet yum: hazelnut butter, lucuma, maca and carob powders hand-blended with water
3 cups water
glass of creamy green smoothie: almond milk, lucuma, maca, vitamineral green, vanilla, cinammon, with a square of goji-lemon-chocolate fudge – WOW :)
2 cups water
mug of ‘choco’ tea
1 cup water

MmmMmmmmm, here’s an interesting possible opportunity for someone out there...would you LOVE to take a road trip soon, from Michigan to California...? Mr. Monarch is on the lookout for someone who would be excited to drive his Rav4 from Brighton, Michigan, back to Ojai, California, starting this Sunday, the 21st. Mr. M. will be speaking at the Midwest Living Foods EcoFest this Saturday in Brighton, Michigan and then would be delighted to hand his car keys over to someone else who can drive over to Cali, while he sets off for Canada...does this sound like an adventure YOU’D love to co-create? Well, if so, then email me at angela@rawreform.com and we’ll get you hooked up with some wheels ;) Yeeeeeeeeee-HAH ;)

on September the 17th I had:

1 quart water
3 cups green juice: cucumber, celery, handful of fresh greens from the garden, ginger, lime
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with coconut chips stirred in, followed by a little bowl of sweet yum: hazelnut butter, lucuma, maca and carob powders hand-blended with water
3 cups water
2 cups green juice: cucumber, celery, followed by another cup of mystery green juice ;)
6 gorgeous Italian plums straight from the tree
2 cups water


on September the 18th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups green juice: cucumber, celery, handful of fresh greens from the garden, ginger, lime
shot of peagreens juice – WOW ;)
jar of creamy green smoothie at Café Bliss: almond milk, lucuma, maca, vitamineral green, vanilla, cinammon, with a spirulina bliss ball on the side
6 fresh plums from the tree
2 cups water
2 teaspoons bee pollen
2 cups veggie juice: cucumber, celery, carrots, kale, romaine lettuce, ginger
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with coconut chips stirred in, followed by a little bowl of sweet yum: hazelnut butter, lucuma, maca and carob powders hand-blended with water
mug of sweet/spicy tea
2 cups water

WOW – I have just been watching a comedian on You Tube who had me laughing so hard I was crying...his name is Jim Gaffigan and I was just introduced to him this evening by the uber-delicious Rainosheks, who I have the divine fortune to be visiting at the moment in the Gulf Islands... I know nothing more abt Mr. Gaffigan other than that I find his musings on modern food very very amusing – below is a clip of him talking about salad. Check out his other videos on cake, vegetarians, lactose intolerance and...cinnabons...lol...love it – ENJOY :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhCvNqHm0nY

All love,
Angelalalaalalalalalalalaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. xxx

Raw Movers, Shakers, Packers and Shippers ;)

OK, methinks ‘tis time to indulge in another raw food round of ‘what do YOU love most about...’ ;)
Mmmmmmm, what shall we focus on today...? How about dear leo brother DHRUMIL and his magnificent manifestation, the GiveItToMeRaw community? :) Friday August the 1st also happens to apparently be Mr. Purohit’s birthday, so, let’s big up this amazing raw food mover and shaker and send him some big raw birthday love and gratitude ;)
Here’s what I love most about Dhrumil and GITMR:

I love the open-ness, love, integrity and flowing spirit that I sense from Dhrumil and the reflection of this through the community he has co-created at GITMR – it is a BEAUTIFUL act of service to the raw community and beyond, methinks ;)
THANKS, Dhru :)

So now, over to you, what do YOU love most abt Dhru and/or GITMR? Leave your thoughts, comments and musings by posting a comment on the RawReform blog (see instructions again below for those of you who are still comment ‘virgins’ ;)

Thanks for sharing the love and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to dear Dhrumil ;)

on July the 28th I had:

1 quart water
mug of ‘choco’ tea
2 cups juice: cucumber, celery, kale, parsley, carrot, ginger
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with coconut chips stirred in. Followed by blended yum: almonds, lucuma, yacon, maca, with gojis stirred in
mug of ‘choco’ tea
3 cups water
shot of wheatgrass
2 cups juice: cucumber, celery, kale, parsley, carrot, ginger
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with coconut chips stirred in. Followed by blended yum: almonds, lucuma, yacon, maca, with gojis stirred in
mug of ‘choco’ tea
3 cups water


on July the 29th I had:

1 quart water
double shot of wheatgrass
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with coconut chips stirred in. Followed by blended yum: almonds, lucuma, yacon, maca, with gojis stirred in
mug of ‘choco’ tea
3 cups water
2 cups juice: cucumber, celery, kale, cabbage, parsley, carrot, ginger
little handful of goji berries with pine nuts
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with coconut chips stirred in. Followed by blended yum: tahini, lucuma, yacon, maca, with gojis stirred in
mug of ‘choco’ tea
3 cups water

Ok, here’s the info for posting comments again for those who are comment-newbies ;)

How to Post a Blog Comment in 5 Easy Steps...

1. If you’re reading this message in an email, first of all, go to the RawReform blog page HERE (you can also just click on the title of the blog post at the top of the email, OR the link that says ‘Blog: http://rawreform.blogspot.com’ at the very end of the email.)
2. Then scroll to the end of the post that you want to leave a comment on.
3. You’ll see a little comment count, written in green, at the end of the post. It might say ‘0 COMMENTS’ or more. Click on that link. This takes you to a new page where you can fill in YOUR yummy comment. You can submit it either anonymously, using your name/URL, using your Blogger/Gmail ID or using smthg called ‘OpenID’ – you choose ;)
4. Press the ‘Publish Your Comment’ button.
5. That’s it – simple ;) Comments are later posted to the blog and everyone hopefully gets to enjoy your delicious musings... ;)


on July the 30th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups veggie juice: cucumber, celery, kale, lettuce, parsley, fennel, cabbage, carrot, ginger
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with coconut chips and mung beans stirred in. Followed by blended yum: almonds, lucuma, yacon, maca, cinnamon with gojis stirred in
mug of ‘choco’ tea
3 cups water
2 cups juice: celery, carrot
3 cups water
5 pieces of DURIAN :)))))))
mug of choco tea
2 cups water


on July the 31st I had:

1 quart water
mug of ‘licorice’ tea
2 cups juice: celery, cucumber, cabbage, watercress, lettuce, kale, ginger, carrot
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with coconut chips and mung beans stirred in. Followed by blended yum: tahini, lucuma, yacon, maca, cinnamon with gojis stirred in
mug of ‘choco’ tea
3 cups water
2 cups juice: celery, cucumber, cabbage, watercress, lettuce, kale, ginger, carrot, fennel
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with coconut chips and mung beans stirred in. Followed by blended yum: tahini, lucuma, yacon, maca, cinnamon with gojis stirred in
mug of ‘choco’ tea
3 cups water

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
OooOooooo, here’s some more exciting raw job opportunities ;) Would you, or perhaps someone you know, love to join our shipping department in sunny Ojai, California? Due to expansion, we have openings for TWO new team members in our shipping/packing department. We are looking for a general shipper/packer, along with a Shipping Manager.
Are YOU motivated, reliable and physically able to lift boxes? Do you seek to enjoy your work, with a positive, upbeat energy? The ideal candidates will be efficient, detail-orientated and excited to work in a rapidly expanding, dynamic business in the raw food community. If this sounds like you, or someone you know, we'd love to hear from you :) If you're interested, please contact Mr. Monarch using this link HERE. Thanks :)

One love,
Angela. xxx

Favourite Chia Recipe...?

YAY :) That was FUN – thanks to all of you who were on the ‘Roundtable’ call last night with myself and Kevin Gianni. Thanks especially for all your wonderful questions ;)
For those of you who weren’t able to join us live for the call, you can listen in for free for the next 24 hours at the following link:

http://www.renegaderoundtable.com/angela/replay.php

ENJOY :)

on June the 29th I had a ‘pleasurable’ day of:

1 quart water
mug of ‘pleasure’ tea
shot of wheatgrass
2 cups smoothie: almonds, lucuma powder, green powder, vanilla powder, cinnamon, maca, with goji berries and pine nuts stirred in
mug of ‘pleasure tea’
3 cups water
3 cups juice: cucumber, celery, dandelion, fennel, wild greens, kale, lettuce, parsley, greens from the garden
cup of ‘pleasure tea
3 cups water


on June the 30th I had:

1 quart water
mug of ‘pleasure tea’
2 cups smoothie: almonds, hemp seeds, lucuma powder, green powder, vanilla powder, cinnamon, maca, with goji berries and pine nuts stirred in
mug of ‘pleasure tea’
1 quart water
3 cups juice: cucumber, celery, fennel, kale, cilantro, dill, greens from the garden, ginger
2 cups ‘energy soup’ made by blending together avocado, cucumber, lettuce, garlic, dulse, lemon juice, red pepper, a little curry powder. Served with a dehydrated red pepper pancake
mug of ‘pleasure’ tea
2 cups water

It’s time for another exciting RawReform Giveaway Contest :)
Those of you who are subscribed to my newsletter will have already seen the details for this month’s Chia Contest...MmmMMmMmm :)
If you haven’t seen the run-down, here it is:

This month we’re celebrating all things chia-related: the prize is a copy of our shiny new ‘Chia Cheat Sheet’ chart, along with a 1lb bag of chia and a bag of the delicious new ‘Chia Goodness’ cereal. YUmMMmMmmMMmmm :)

To be in with a chance of winning this chia goodie basket, just email in YOUR answer to the following Q:

What is YOUR favourite chia recipe? (ingredients/description please ;)

Please send in your answers to angela@rawreform.com before July the 31st. The winner shall be picked at random and with love thereafter... ;)


on July the 1st I had:

1 quart water
mug of ‘pleasure’ tea
shot of wheatgrass juice
2 cups ‘energy soup’: made by blending together tahini, cucumber, lettuce, tatsoi, mustard greens, garlic, dulse, lemon juice, orange pepper. Served with 2 flax crackers. Followed by a little smidge of delicious sweet smoothie: almonds, lucuma, maca, cinnamon.
2 cups water
a delicious 3-course exquisite raw dinner: thai coconut soup followed by nori rolls stuffed with pesto and veggies, cauliflower ‘rice’ and salad straight from the garden. Dessert was a delicious low glycemic ‘ice cream’ made from coconut meat, soaked gojis, yacon and lucuma. YUMMMMMMMM
3 cups water

on July the 2nd I had:

1 quart water
mug of ‘pleasure’ tea
shot of wheatgrass
2 cups ‘energy soup’: made by blending together avocado, cucumber, lettuce, tatsoi, mustard greens, garlic, dulse, lemon juice, orange pepper, a little rejuvelac. Served with 2 flax crackers. Followed by a little bowl of delicious sweet smoothie: almonds, lucuma, maca, cinnamon.
3 cups water
2 cups green juice: cucumber, celery, tatsoi, bok choi, fennel, spinach, ginger
2 cups ‘energy soup’ (as above), along with 1 cup thai coconut soup, with a dehydrated red pepper ‘tortilla’ stuffed with greens from the garden and tahini dressing
2 cups water

WOW, I watched SUCH an inspiring little video on YouTube today. The ‘Urban Homesteaders’ in Pasadena, California, have been developing their urban garden into an absolutely amazingly rich food-producing garden since the 1980s. Today it is a treasure-trove of fruits, veggies, edible flowers, sustainable living techniques and so much more. I have often heard of their work before, yet until today had never looked into it – WOW – I am SOOO glad I did – I find this massively inspiring – I hope you do too.
No inch of their garden space is left untouched...they seem to LOVE what they do...and they eat fresh, vibrant, organic food daily, straight from garden to plate...wow…love it…absolutely BEAUTIFUL :) You can watch the 10 minute clip on YouTube HERE and start envisioning your own magical, bountiful garden... ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCPEBM5ol0Q

All love,
Angela. xxx

Poi, Passion and Publicity... ;)

OOoooooo, seems like lots of you have been getting inspired about POI dancing – YAY :) That’s great, I’m happy to see that…maybe at next year’s Raw Spirit Fest we can have a big poi dancing session all together ;) Some questions abt poi have been coming in too…
1. Do we have different colours of poi available in the RawReform Store, other than red?
YES, we do – we currently have 5 colours available: black with white, blue with light blue, red with white (shown here), pink with white OR lime green with yellow. If you would like a specific colour, you can leave a note as you order, stating the colour you’d like ;)
2. Can you dance with fire poi?
Yes, I can. In fact, I learnt to poi dance with fire poi. I rarely do it though. I also got many bruises from the fire poi while I was learning, as they are MUCH bigger and heavier than the soft practice poi we sell. I definitely recommend starting out with the practice poi and later moving to fire spinning with GREAT caution, if that interests you ;).

on October the 7th I had:

1 quart water
3 delectable little yellow dragon fruit
1 pint celery/cucumber/mizuna/tatsoi/spinach/cabbage/apple/ginger/all-kinds-of-greens juice
2 cups water
bowl of avo mushed with alive hummus, sprouts, chopped tomatoes and Celtic sea salt, served with flax crackers.
3 cups water
2 mangoes
2 cups water
1 pint celery/cucumber/mizuna/tatsoi /spinach/cabbage/apple/ginger/all-kinds-of-greens juice
3 cups water

NEWSFLASH: There is still space available in the ‘Green Retreat’ house in Ojai, California. This is a fabulous opportunity to share space with loving, open, raw-food-friendly peoples in a beautiful setting…There’s lots more info HERE – and please note, there’s no requirement to be 100% raw to join the fun – just mindful of what you’re feeding your body and mind ;) Please also feel free to pass the info on to anyone else you think may enjoy to know abt this opportunity… ;)

On October the 8th I had:

1 quart water
1 pint celery/cucumber/mizuna/tatsoi/spinach/cabbage/apple/ginger/all-kinds-of-greens juice
2 cups water
handful of cherries
chunk of jackfruit
2 cups celery/cucumber/mizuna/tatsoi/spinach/cabbage/apple/ginger/all-kinds-of-greens juice
3 cups water
1 egg fruit
2 cups water
1.5 cups celery/cucumber/mizuna/tatsoi/spinach/cabbage/apple/ginger/all-kinds-of-greens juice
2 small mangoes
little bowl of avocado mushed with tandoori spice hummus, diced tomatoes and Celtic Sea Salt, with cucumber sticks and ‘bitter gourd’ salad (VERY bitter ;)
3 cups water

Wooooow, looks like maybe the ‘mainstream’ media in the UK at least is catching on to sharing some more raw foodie info…a few days ago the Guardian published a story titled ‘Is Cooked Food Dangerous?’…To find out what their conclusion was, see the piece in full here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2221384,00.html

All blessings,
Angela. xxx

Raw Community Building...

Here is a FANTASTIC opportunity for anyone looking for a wonderful place to live in raw community in California. Our ex-housemates are seeking new tenants in a vibrant, loving raw household with magnificent views in Ojai, California…the current yummies who live there have put together a flyer detailing the whole deal, so I’ll let you go and read that if you’re interested – HERE – or pass it along to anyone else who you think might like to know… ;)

on November the 25th I had:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
2.5 cups celeriac/spinach/sprouts/tatsoi/cucumber/carrot juice
1 custard apple
big bowl of black sapote blended with Reed Avocado, sprouts and 3 dried figs, swirled with goji berries
3 cups water
1 quart cucumber/sunflower greens/romaine/dill/parsley/carrot juice
1 quart water
bowl of black sapote blended with banana and dried figs, swirled with sliced dried apricots
3 cups water

a’ight, listen up Aussie kids, we’ve got an announcement for y’all today – we’ve just confirmed that we’ll be speaking in Brisbane rather soon. On Saturday December the 8th we’ll be speaking at Ahimsa House from 1-5pm. The event is being organised by the gracious Raw Pleasure and more details can be seen HERE – we hope to see you there if you’re in the area ;)

on November the 26th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups celeriac/cucumber/dill/parsley/sunflower greens/romaine/carrot juice
½ a big gorgeous sweet watermelon
little bowl of soaked gojis blended with pine nuts, with extra gojis swirled in for chewability – yummmmmmmmmmmmm
3 cups water
2 cups celeriac/cucumber/dill/parsley/sunflower greens/carrot juice
2 cups green smoothie: peach/mango/banana/spirulina/romaine/sprouts/sunflower greens, swirled with mulberry pieces for chewyness
2 cups water
bowl of raw cake filling: black sapote blended with avocado, dried figs, cinnamon and coconut flour
2 cups water

Have you been loving the Raw Summit 2? I HAVE :) I barely heard any of the first Raw Summit due to a fast-paced lifestyle at that time – now I’m listening in every day – yummy :) Some of my highlights so far were hearing Rod Rotondi of Leaf Cuisine speaking about how they don’t have ‘trash’ at the Leaf restaurants – just one pile for recycling and one for compost :O GO ROD :) I love it… It was great for me to hear Annie Jubb share her experience – I’d never heard her speak before at all and she seems to have a great deal of grounded, loving guidance to share. Go raw women speakers ;)
I was also really happy to hear Sergei Boutenko speak about the Boutenko family’s trek along the Pacific Coast Trail when he was about 13. That journey is described in Raw Family, the Boutenko’s book which helped me shift the track of my life 5 years ago…I’ve never heard any of them SPEAK about the trek though…it was SO beautiful to me to hear Sergei talk about how he started out thinking it would be desperately dull and packing his Gameboy, to absolutely revelling in the experience, eating 70% foraged foods and now sharing his foraging skills with others all over the world :) Hmmmm…I would love to do a pilgrimage at some point…
In the meantime, if you’re not tuned into the Summit yet, it’s totally free to listen in and you can sign up HERE: http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=672327

Still to air are Tim Van Orden, Ani Phyo, Mike Nash, Joel Fuhrman, Debbie Merrill and the good Drs. Clement – great line-up ;)

One love,
Angela. xxx