Best of Raw 2010 *NOMINATIONS* Open Now :)

Ladies and Gentlemen, it's that time again... ;) The Best of Raw 2010 Awards are open NOW for nominations... :)
Who will *YOU* nominate in categories such as your favourite raw food chef, author, restaurant, snack food, book and more...? There are 40 categories to nominate for this year - so get moving ;)
You can check out who has been nominated already HERE - if your favourites have already been nominated, you do not need to submit them again - this is just the nominations round...once all the nominations are in, then the voting begins in early December...so, check out who has been nominated already and submit *your* suggestions using the big "Nominate Now" button on the right, HERE :)
This is the third annual Best of Raw Awards, hosted by the lovely Laura Fox...you can check out her intro video explaining the awards HERE and if you would love to sponsor the event to help support all of the hard work and love that Laura and her volunteers pour into these festivities, you can find out all about sponsorship HERE - enjoy ;)


On November the 3rd I enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
2 cups greeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
4 granadilla
2 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
water of a young coconut
a papaya
shared cucumber salad with Mr. M - salad stuffed into nori sheets with a little raw Brazil nut butter, followed by a Carob Brownie Batter Yumpot
mug of horchata tea
1 cup water


on November the 4th I appreciated:

1 quart water
shotglass of orange juice
water of a young coconut
bowl of papaya + pineapple with coconut yoghurt, carob, maca, stevia :)
2 cups wild greeeeen coconut elixir from Mr. M
shared cucumber salad with Mr. M - salad stuffed into nori sheets with a little raw Brazil nut butter, followed by a Carob Brownie Batter Yumpot
mug of horchata tea
1 cup water

Today sees the launch of the new David Wolfe interview on the current Simply Raw Series of insightful free videos - Mr. Avocado is sharing on detox, cancer, some top personal recommendations for ultimate health and hairdressing tips for guinea pigs (note: I may have made the last one up... ;) You can check out this new video over at http://www.SimplyRawVideos.com - Mike Adams' video, the last in this series, will be up in a few days too - enjoy :)


on November the 5th I loved:

1 quart water
1 quart watermelon/orange juice
3 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
bowl of papaya with coconut yoghurt, carob, maca, stevia, ashwaghanda :)
2 cups water
shared cucumber salad with Mr. M - salad stuffed into nori sheets with a little raw Brazil nut butter, followed by a Carob Brownie Batter Yumpot
1 cup water
"ice cream bean" seeds and a banana at sacred ceremony
1 cup water


on November the 6th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
glass of orange juice
bowl of papaya with coconut yoghurt, carob, maca, stevia, ashwaghanda :)
2 cups water
2 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
shared 'raw taco' meal with friends, including lettuce wraps, guacamole, nut pate, cut veggies, coconut 'sour cream' etc, followed by carob-halva yumballs :)
cup of local herbal tea
1 cup water


WOW, one reader, Shirley-Ann, sent us an incredibly cool link a few days ago - a video introducing a new machine from Japan that literally turns plastic waste back into OIL :O
This machine is *SO* cool - check out the 5 minute video below to see the potential this technology has to change the current game here...we are *SUPER*-excited about this machine - we want to get one here in Vilcabamba as soon as possible to help reclaim the plastic waste here and turn it into something people can use again, instead of throwing into landfills or burning, as is the usual case here at the moment...the video is in Japanese with English subtitles - enjoy and please share this message with others if you think this kind of machine could be useful in YOUR communities :)

http://www.flixxy.com/convert-plastic-to-oil.htm

All love and divine flow, 

ASMonaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaRCH. xxx

Jameth Sheridan Interview Playback Available NOW :)

I write to you now from Quito, Ecuador, where we arrived late last night after an epic journey down here...today we head on down south to Vilcabamba to meet our new home for the first time, this evening - eeeeeeeeeeek - *very* exciting :) It feels more 'real' by the moment...

Mr. M posted a video of our action-packed final 24 hours in the US, which you can see HERE and we've also been filming on the journey along the way here...slow internet right now in Quito, so I'm not sure when new clips will get posted - sooon though, all being well - stay tuned to TheRawFoodWorld.TV for updates if you're interested ;)

In the meantime, if you didn't catch the live Radio Interview we did with Jameth Sheridan on Tuesday night, that was a *classic* you might like to take a listen to - it's free to listen to HERE until midnight Sunday the 28th (Pacific time). All the special offers on the call are valid until the same time. People seem to be LOVING this interview and we really enjoyed it too - I loved Jameth's passion, clarity and...cacao stories ;) You can listen in online or via a phone line, HERE - enjoy...

on February the 21st I enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 cups goji juice blended with camu powder
shot of wheatgrass juice
1 cup greeeeeeeeeen juice
3 cups greeen smoothie: papaya, strawberries, sunflower greens, buckwheat greens, romaine lettuce, chia flour, water, with spirulina sprinkled on top
2 cups water
2 cups goji juice with marine phytoplankton
2 cups reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
3 cups water


on February the 22nd I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups goji juice blended with camu powder
2 cups veggie juice
3 tbsp bee pollen
*amazing* meal of soaked Hunza apricots blended with tahini, with two fresh persimmons on the side
3 cups water
2 cups greeeeeeeeen juice
2 cups coconut kefir with a *big* handful of freeze-dried durian pieces
2 cups water

I LOVE this charming, amusing little "Conversation From The Future" YouTube clip from Kate Magic and some dear wee Scottish friends - enjoy ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De3RuO4j0x8

The future's raw, baby... ;)

on February the 23rd I was blissed with:

1 quart water
2 cups goji juice with camu powder
2 cups greeeeeeeen juice
2 cups kefir
2 cups greeeen smoothie: papaya, raspberries, sunflower greens, cilantro, romaine, chia flour, water
20 chlorella 'nuts'
little bowl of fresh strawberries with a handful of freeze-dried durian pieces
3 cups water
2 cups greeeeeeeeeen juice
½ an AMAZING white sapote, 4 tbsp acai powder
3 cups water


on February the 24th I loved:

1 quart water
1 cup coconut kefir
4 tbsp bee pollen
1 quart greeeeeeeeen juice
*BIG* shared "Final Supper" meal with friends at Au Lac - WOW ;)
1 quart water


WOW - I also absolutely *L*O*V*E*D* this 25-minute free talk by Dr. Thomas Lodi on Google Vids, called "Stop Making Cancer". I LOVE the work Dr. Thomas is doing and was just in awe of the info shared in this video and the way he presents it. As far as I can tell, he is speaking in front of a conference room full of other Doctors and the info he is sharing about raw foods, natural living, creating cancers and so on is *so* simple, so clear and seemingly so far away from the reality of his peers...I applaud this bold, clear, honest sharing - what a service to humanity :) I totally resonated with this talk and hope you enjoy it too - might be an interesting one to share with 'sceptical' friends too... ;)

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4188146761750660732#

All love,
Ms. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

Voting Open NOW for Best of Raw 2009 Awards :)

OoOooOoo, lots of yummmmmmy news today - first up:

VOTING is now OPEN for the ‘Best of Raw 2009’ Awards :)
The nominations are all in, for around 30 categories of raw people, goodies, places and services…and all those nomiantions have now been neatly arranged into a pretty voting form by the divine goddess Laura Fox over at http://www.BestofRaw.net - hop on over there now and cast YOUR votes in the myriad categories such as favourite raw restaurant, book, educator, media, blog, online store and so on...Mr. Monarch and I are smiling gratefully to be nominees in many categories ;) Thank you :) Winners are to be announced on December 30th – ENJOY :)

on December the 7th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
mug of herbal tea
1 tbsp bee pollen, 3 tbsp goji powder
3 cups greeeeeeeeeeeen juice: celery, tat soi, fennel, romaine, dandelion, fenugreek, spinach, ginger, lemon
bowl of energy soup with a new kind of kale chip sample and the YUMMY raw breads on the side, followed by an apple
mug of spicy tea
3 cups water
handful of AMAZING mini-persimmons in Ojai, 2 tbsp goji powder
3 cups water

NEW JOB POSITION open at TheRawFoodWorld.com :)
We’re very excited to say that expansion is unfolding rapidly at TheRawFoodWorld.com and we’d love to welcome a new gem to the team to help out madame Alara in the customer services dept...here are the deets:

Where: Here in OJAI at the warehouse
Job Includes: answering phones; taking orders
Skills Required:
• Must be relatively FAST on a computer; Comfortable with 5-6 internet windows open at one time...
• Friendly
• Detailed and Organized
• Efficient
• Health Passionate or at least Health Curious
• Also, must have a decent laptop that you can bring to work and use for the job --- nothing gets downloaded...just need email and internet
Hours: 4 hours, 4 days a week - preferably 10am-2pm Mon-Thurs , starting NOW :)
Compensation: $10 per hour with a possible pay increase in 6 months.

If you're interested in this position, please email Alara with your resume or a request to set up an interview...rawworldservice@gmail.com.
(Yesterday Mr. M and I had a meeting with all the staff of TheRawFoodWorld and we filmed a little of the event to help introduce the team to y’all – see HERE ;)

on December the 8th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
mug of herbal tea
glass of straight pomegranate juice – WOW :)
1 tbsp bee pollen
myriad samples of raw recipes as we created dinner for our whole RawFoodWorld crew ;)
3 cups water
plate of raw dinner concoctions followed by a chunk of the triple-layer cake – YUMMMM :) (recipe videos to follow soon, over at TheRawFoodWorld.tv...)
3 cups water


on December the 9th I loved:

1 quart water
3 tbsp fresh bee pollen
3 cups greeeeeeen juice: celery, zucchini, dandelion, tat soi, fennel, romaine, fenugreek, spinach, ginger, lemon
2 tbsp AMAZING honey samples
2.5 cups beet/apple juice
20 chlorella tablets, 3 tbsp goji powder
3 cups veggie juice: celery, romaine, sunflower greens, spinach, carrot
2 tsbp AMAZING new Diviana Nectar product
3 cups water

WONDERFUL update from Living Light about the fund for Elaina Love and her young son Dominic who is currently in the process of reversing leukemia at Hippocrates in Florida. You may recall a few days back I posted a message via Living Light calling for donations to help support the lovely Loves during this challenging time and here is a wonderful little update from Living Light:

“Incredibly, within the first 24 hours, we had received over 200 donations ranging from $5 to $250. Since then, the money, love, and prayers have poured in abundantly - we have been overwhelmed with the response. Just today, we received word that a benefactor will pay $2000 of Dominic's medical expenses and financial support is continuing to flow in. At this point, we are happy to report that we are close to raising the entire $20,000 that Elaina estimated she needs to cover their travel to Hippocrates and the services Dominic requires in attempting to save his young life.”

And a little quote from Elaina too, on email, via Living Light:

“Thank you all so very much for your generous contributions to Dominic's healing. My heart is so touched by you all and I am moved to tears daily. It touches me to my soul to know that you all care so much and to know how much we are loved. Dominic told me this morning that he plans on living to be an old man and that he will outlive us all! I loved hearing that. He is the bravest person I know and my personal hero!!!! One of the guests here told me today that he sets a good example for her and the others because he is so willing to do what it takes.

I know your love and prayers are powerful beyond measure. I appreciate your continued love and prayers, and am so grateful to all of you for the part you are playing in Dominic's return to well-being.

With all the love in my heart,

Elaina Love”

Apparently Brian Clement, director of Hippocrates, has also offered a partial scholarship to the Loves to help off-set the fees too :) Dominic still has a lot of healing to work through and all the love, prayers and support being sent their way are SOOOOO appreciated – it warms my heart so immensely too, to know that when one of the raw ‘tribe’ is in a challenging position like this, the raw ‘family’ gathers around to do our best to support them – LOVE it, thank you all SO much for all the yummy flow to the Loves :)

<3, love, LOVE,
Ms. Stokes-Monarch. xxx