Women Go Raw... ;)

OoOoOooooo, happy September everyone :)

Here's an exciting tid–bit for all the lovely laaaaaaayyyyyyddeeeeeees out there (and the guys who love the goddesses too, of course ;) ...today marks the launch of the 'Women Go Raw' RV Tour – yeeeeeeeee–HAH ;)

A team of gorgeous raw goddesses, headed up by the dynamic Dr. Ariel Policano ND is setting off on a one–month spin around the US in a biodiesel solar RV, interviewing raw food women along the way, posting inspiring videos, educating about women's health, offering food demos and even selling eco–friendly clothes, straight out of the RV – love it ;)

You can check out their divine flow over on their site WomenGoRaw.com. I will have the pleasure of being interviewed by the goddess crew next week, so you can stay tuned to their site for that one... ;)

...and if YOU are a woman who would love to share your raw story with the WomenGoRaw team, you can email them on ariel (at) womengoraw.com and connect up the dots from there...

Enjoy the ride... ;)

on August the 30^th I enjoyed:

1 quart water

3 cups 'chocolate milk' juice – romaine, spinach, carrot, fennel

3 cups coconut water/Greener Grasses/Merlin's Elixir powder

2 cups water

little bowl of raw elixir ice cream with durian/macaforce and Merlin's Elixir

3 cups water

3 cups greeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, endive, kale, romaine, ginger, lime

water of one young coconut with Greener Grasses and Merlin's Elixir

2 cups water

Here below is a very sweet little 8 minute update from the White House on their 'Victory Garden'. Michelle Obama speaks about eating more fruits and veggies, cutting out processed and refined foods and getting children involved in growing foods to help them make healthier choices from a young age – WOW ;O Love it...check it out at the link below – there is a very cool little time lapse sequence in there too showing how the garden bloomed from March to July this year...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVpEr3kfWjc

on August the 31^st I loved:

1 quart water

3 cups 'chocolate milk' juice – romaine, spinach, carrot, fennel

bowl of energy soup with sauerkraut and curried sunflower seeds on the side

3 cups water

3 cups greeeeeeen juice: celery, zucchini, endive, kale, romaine, ginger, lime

3 cups coconut water/Greener Grasses/Merlin's Elixir powder/mucuna powder

2 cups water

I watched a playback yesterday of Howard Lyman (The Mad Cowboy), speaking at the Living Light Expo last weekend...I love Howard, he has such a wonderful speaking style and so many impressive facts to share... If you're not familiar with his work, he is a fourth generation cattle–farmer turned hardcore vegan who has shared his story and message on Oprah and beyond...

Now, as we've been travelling around the US the last few months, I have often found myself wondering what this place looked like 200 years or so ago...there seem to be soooooo many roads and so much 'development' and yet the history of this current culture is so young, relatively speaking...what did things look like just 200 years ago? Howard gave me some answers in his talk 'Digging A Grave With Our Forks':

*100 years ago there were only 120 miles of paved roads in the USA

*there were fewer than 8000 cars

*Las Vegas had 30 inhabitants

WOAH ;O That's a pretty intense shift in just 100 YEARS...now I wonder what it will all look like in another 100 years...??? (Or another 3.25 years for that matter... ;)

I'm excited to watch more of the playbacks from the Living Light Expo over the next 2 months...I'll post inspiring snippets that I glean here...ALL the talks, demos and films from the whole event are available for viewing from today until October 31^st with the 'Encore' programme, which you can access HERE if you'd love to check it out for yourself...

ENJOY :)

All love and blissful unfoldings,

Ms. Sto–Mo. xxx

Raw Food Gardening - Grow Your Own :)

WELL, after the Equinox on Friday, it truly feels like Spring is here now :) LOVING IT :) It also happens to be Mother’s Day here in the UK today:

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mummas :)

In honour of all this, I feel it’s prime time to get out in the garden, give gratitude to Mumma Earth and get planting some food for the coming months – which is precisely what you can see me and my mum doing in today’s episode of ‘The Raw Food World TV Show’ HERE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3PIvCPwfG8

on March the 20th I had:

1 quart water
mug of pau d’arco tea
2 cups greeeen juice: celery, cucumber, fennel, parsley, ginger, lemon
2 cups energy soup with okra and tahini
mug of spicy teaaaaaa
3 cups water
½ a delicious pineapple
3 cups hemp milk with cardamom/cinnamon
1 cup water

While we’re on the subject of gardening, I was absolutely DELIGHTED to receive news from a couple of readers this week that it seems Michelle Obama is indeed starting to grow food on the White House lawns :) :) :) How wonderful :)
Remember in this post HERE a few weeks back, I mentioned the 'Eat The View!' campaign from Roger Doiron, to encourage the Obamas to grow food at the White House? Well, it looks like it’s all falling into place, according to these newspaper reports:

New York Times: Obamas to Plant Vegetable Garden at White House

and

MSNBC: First lady breaks ground on 'kitchen garden'

Local schoolchildren have been helping Michelle plant over 55 varieties of veggies and fruits, all raised organically :)

Check out some of these quotes from the articles:

“There’s nothing really cooler,” Mrs. Obama said, “than coming to the White House and harvesting some of the vegetables and being in the kitchen...and actually experiencing the joys of your work.”

“You can begin in your own cupboard,” she said, “by eliminating processed food, trying to cook a meal a little more often, trying to incorporate more fruits and vegetables.”

“Mrs. Obama led a cheer with the children, shouting, "Let's hear it for vegetables!" and "Let's hear it for fruits!"”

:O
It really seems there is a raw-friendly lightworker in the White House :) Thank you, Michelle... May your garden flourish and spread inspiration far and wide :)


on March the 21st I had:

1 quart water
mug of pau d’arco tea
½ a pineapple
2 cups energy soup with okra and tahini
3 cups water
3 cups greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, fennel, endive, parsley, ginger, apple
½ an apple with 3 cups of hemp milk w/cinnamon/cardamom
2 cups water

...and it seems the inspiration and joy of growing food is indeed spreading rapidly at the moment – check out another article sent in recently by one reader – Lynn:

Dollars from dirt: Economy spurs home garden boom

You can read the whole article HERE. It’s an insightful and interesting look at the current movement to work with the land, in the wibbly economic climate :)
There are some very cool little stats in this article, such as:

* "The National Gardening Association estimates that a well-maintained vegetable garden yields a $500 average return per year. A study by Burpee Seeds claims that $50 spent on gardening supplies can multiply into $1,250 worth of produce annually."
* "Community gardens nationwide are also seeing a surge of interest. The waiting list at the 312-plot Long Beach Community Garden has nearly quadrupled -- and no one is leaving, said Lonnie Brundage, who runs the garden's membership list."
* "Seed companies say this renaissance has rescued their vegetable business after years of drooping sales. Orders for vegetable seeds have skyrocketed, while orders for ornamental flowers are flat or down... Harris Seed's Web site now gets 40,000 hits a day."

WOW :) I am SOOOOOOOOOO thrilled to see all these amaazzzzzing shifts...we truly are SO blessed :)

Well, I hope this has given you some inspiration to get out there and get planting, if you haven’t got anything in the soil yet this year ;)
ENJOY :)
All love,
Miss Stokes. xxx