Closing Day of the 2011 Vilcabamba Raw Food Gathering...

WELL...today marked the official closing day of the 2011 Vilcabamba Raw Food Gathering - and what a packed, eventful, inspiring couple of weeks it's been here in the Valley of Longevity ;0

Major THANKS to all who came down here to play, share, co-create and enjoy the flow...today I posted some more of my pictures from the last few days to Facebook - you can check those out HERE if you like...
For now, we are encouraging anyone drawn to the energy of this event to visit http://rawinecuador.grouply.com to connect and stay connected with other like-minded beings - enjoy ;)


on May the 11th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
a yummmmmers mango and little bag of strawberries
2 cups greeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
little pot of hemp seeds mixed with hemp oil and salt, spread on nori sheets with chlorella flakes, followed by a few macadamia nuts with green raisins
water of a young coconut
3 cups water


on May the 12th we had a HUGE raw potluck at our house and I appreciated:

1 quart water
1.5 cups mandarin/passionfruit juice
2 cups greeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
water of a young coconut
potluck party food ;) Various delicious salads, some *amazing* raw pie from Mr. M, banana ice cream - yummmmmmm ;)
water of a young coconut

Now, while my pictures from the last couple of weeks here in Vilca might be nice, if you want to see some *really* beautiful shots of the gathering here, I'd strongly recommend you hop on over to dear si*star* Katrina Rainoshek's Flickr account HERE to get your eyeballs fixed on some lush imagery from this latest Vilca Raw Gathering - such beautiful pictures - as her husband David remarked, Katrina seems to be rapidly creating a niche for herself here as the community photographer - enjoy :)


on May the 13th I loved:

1 quart water
1.5 cups mandarin/orange/passionfruit juice
2 cups greeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
a mango
yummmmers gourmet raw Mexican meal from Sambuca Cafe at their gorgeous Yoga Studio - soup, enchiladas and frozen strawberry cake - wow :)
water of a young coconut


on May the 14th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
1.5 cups mandarin/orange/passionfruit juice
3 granadillas
1 quart greeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
samples of new "coconut sugar" product and "pili nuts", followed by little nori rolls stuffed with hemp seeds/hemp oil/salt mixture, chlorella flakes and sauerkraut; a few macadamias with green raisins
2 cups water
2 cups yummmmmy fruit smoothie and slice of amazing raw birthday cake at Madre Tierra :)
water of a young coconut

...and if you prefer some video action of the recent events here, Mr. M posted a couple of videos in the last two days from the huge raw potluck we hosted at our place a few days back - glorious food, wonderful people, fabulous live music and dancing - a feast on all levels - check out those videos below:

Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa_ScmV8IdI

...and here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C6V5HDulws

THANKS again to all the Gathering paticipants - we appreciate you :)

All love,
Angelalalalalaaaaaaaaaaaaa. 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