Wow, it seems like it's gradually starting to warm up all over the northern hemisphere now...time to plant seeds, get ready for yummy stone fruits and berries galore aaaaand maybe think about which raw food festivals *you* might love to attend this summer...???
Here is a little summary of all the raw-friendly festivals we've heard about so far for this year - do let us know if there are others you'd love to recommend... :)
* Ongoing, Monthly * LA Raw Bazaar * Los Angeles, California *
Monthly ongoing eclectic raw gatherings in LA with booths, food de
* Apr 30th-May 2nd * Space of Love Harvest Festival * Greyton, South Africa *
A weekend of song, dance, harvesting, gardening, learning, visioning, prayer, thanksgiving and celebration. http://spaceoflove.co.za
* May 1st-14th * Raw Food Gathering * Vilcabamba, Ecuador *
This is a 'free' gathering, no entrance fee, no 'structure' - just turn up, meet the tribe, enjoy ;)
http://rawinecuador.ning.com
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on April the 9th I enjoyed:
1 quart water
mug of apple/cinnamon tea
3 cups coconut water with phytoplankton and chocolate extract drops
chunk of watermelon
2 cups greeeeeeen mango smoothie from Mr. M with a little spirulina on top
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water
1 cup intense green juice
2 cups greeeeeen smoothie
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
bowl of yummmmy broccoli salad: broccoli, dulse, tomatoes, avo sauce (avo, oregano, cilantro, lime, salt) with flax crackers, followed by a couple of sapote 'dry-ies'
2 cups water
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*May 9th-16th * Eco-Skills Celebration * Hampshire, England *
Eco-skills workshops, music, yurts and tipis, community gathering and fun ;) http://www.ecoskillscelebration.co.uk
* June 11th-13th * Yoga and Raw Food Expo * New York, New York *
Held at the "New Yorker" hotel in NYC, this is an action-packed urban raw event with speakers, yoga classes, booths and more: http://www.nyyogaexpo.com
This fabulous free festivals is one of our favourites ;) An all-day park-based event with talks, booths and lots of love... http://www.simplyraw.ca
* July 2nd-4th * Fresh Food Festival * Lolland, Denmark
Fresh fruits and greens, exercise outside in the sun, talks, food demos and more :)
http://freshfoodfestival.com
* July 24th-25th * Raw Food Health Expo * Santa Rosa, California *
This will be the second year or this vibrant little festie hosted by John Kohler. Speakers, booths, farmers' market and more... http://www.rawhealthexpo.com
* July 30th - August 1st * RåkostFestivalen * Jarna, Sweden
Speakers, workshops, food demos, live music and more in the beautiful Swedish summer ;)
http://råkostfestivalen.se
* July 31st * Bliss Fest * Parkville, Missouri *
A celebration of conscious living, music, food, vendors, speakers in a beautiful park setting :) http://www.blissfestkc.com
* August 16th-22nd * Ronora Juice Feast and Raw Fest * Watervliet, Michigan *
A fresh and juicy raw celebration in the mid-west: a 4-day Juice Feast followed by a 3 day raw festival - fun :) http://www.RonoraLodge.com
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on April the 10th I loved:
1 quart water
2 cups greeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
chunk of watermelon
2 cups greeeeeeen mango smoothie from Mr. M with a little spirulina on top
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water
2 cups greeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
2 cups greeeeeen smoothie
2 cups water
on April the 11th I was blissed with:
1 quart water
1 cup greeeeeen juice at the market
water of 2 young coconuts
2 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
½ a papaya, 2 cups greeeeen mango smoothie from Mr. M
2 cups water
water of 2 young coconuts with marine phytoplantkon and chocolate extract drops
3 cups green smoothie
chunk of pineapple
2 mugs reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water
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* August 26th-29th * Raw and Living Spirit Retreat * Molalla, Oregon *
Raw food talks, camping, food demos, community, drum circle, wild food walks, live music, reiki, laughter yoga and more... http://www.rawandlivingspirit.org
* August 27th-29th * Vibrant Living Expo * Fort Bragg, California *
The 6th annual celebration of all things raw and beautiful at the Living Light Culinary School in N. Cal... http://www.rawfoodchef.com
* Sept 24th-26
The 6th Annual Raw Spirit Fest is centred back in AZ this year and will surely be a raw mixture of talks, demos, food, music and fun... http://www.RawSpiritFest.com
* Sept 25th * Festival Of Life * London, England *
The 7th annual Festie of Life in London - vendors, live music, amazing food, talks, packed house, lots of love :) http://www.festivaloflife.net
WOW - I hope there's smthg in there for everyone to enjoy...we're not sure if we'll be at any of these gatherings yet, other than the one here in Vilcabamba - we'll see how it unfolds ;)
Please note that some of these festivals were so recently announced that they may not have (m)any details available yet - check their sites for more info as it becomes available... ;)
Also please feel free to share this list with friends...and remember, if you know of any other raw-friendly festivals that aren't listed here, do let us know on angela@rawreform.com and we can do a second round-up - enjoy... :)
All love,
Ms. Stokes-Monarch. xxx
Monday, 12 April 2010
A List of Raw Food Festivals in Summer 2010...
Sunday, 7 September 2008
Simply RAW :)))
SO, we’re in Ottawa right now, where we’ve been enjoying the yumminess of the Simply Raw Festival. FUN :) It rained like CRAAAAAAZY here the first day of the festival and today we were blessed with gorgeous sun and masses of visitors to this AMAZING free raw food event. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – I LOVE the work Natasha and Mark from Simply Raw carry out. They have graciously hosted this free
Just imagine if free raw food events like this were happening all over the place :O It was so amazing to stand at our booth and see people literally wandering into the festival off the street, who seemed to have had NO exposure to raw foods before at all...of course, this inevitably led to being asked ‘the protein question’ a few times more often than usual, LOL ;) It’s all part of the game though and we were delighted to share all that we could. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth and thanks as well to everyone who came along to our talks...we had great fun meeting you all :) I’ve uploaded a few pics from the event to Flickr – you can see those HERE (and to the right you can see a pic of myself and those gorgeous Raw Divas Amy and Tera ;)
on September the 5th I had:
1 quart water
shot of E3 Live
2 tsp wheatgrass powder
2 cups water
wraps: romaine lettuce, pine nut butter, bell pepper, dulse seaweed, sprouts. Followed by a little bowl of carob powder, lucuma powder, yacon powder, goji berries, water mixed together
3 cups water
2 shots of E3 Live
3 tsp wheatgrass powder
3 cups water
OoooOoooo, we were SO excited to visit an amazing eco-fabric boutique here in Ottawa today, called ‘Adorit’ at 159 York Street, with gorgeous organic cotton and bamboo clothes along wit
Adili (HUGE online eco-store in the UK)
White Apricot (Equally enormous and fabulous US online eco-store)
I am SO excited how many more eco-friendly clothing options seem to become available all the time now – we live in such exciting times ;)
on September the 6th I had:
1 quart water
shot of E3 Live
slice of pesto pizza with salad, followed by ½ a bag of freeze-dried durian
2 cups water
shot of wheatgrass, shot of E3 Live
a raw cracker with sauerkraut, dulse and tahini, followed by ½ a bag of freeze-dried durian
2 cups water
1.5 cups veggie juice: celery, carrot, beetroot, ginger
little bowl of hazelnut butter mixed with carob powder and lucuma powder
2 cups water
on September the 7th I had:
1 quart water
3 cups veggie juice: celery, cucumber, kale, parsley, carrot
massssssses of E3 Live
½ plate of red bell pepper stuffed with fresh sprouts and tahini dressing, with a side of sunflower greens, followed by ½ a packet of freeze-dried durian
1 quart water
2 more shots of E3 Live
the other half plate of stuffed pepper and sprouts, the other half packet of durian and a selection of raw chocolate nibbles
3 cups water
If you subscribe to the lovely Jinjee’s ‘Daily Raw Inspiration’ emails, you will have seen this message from her recently about the TV programme her beautiful troupe of raw vegan children have been creating, called ‘The Kidz’. They have posted the whole of the first episode onto YouTube for everyone to enjoy – I think this is SO cool :) The children made the WHOLE show themselves and they would love to make more - here’s how Jinjee described the project in her message:
Here is the free Youtube version of Episode 1 of The Kidz, - Journey to Seal Island: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWgYt0Sp1HE
You'll see our children, Raven, Jome, Shale and Adagio, in their first acting roles, playing four kids who set sail on their own nature adventures! You'll see them hiking, foraging, sailing, and fighting! You'll see sea elephants up close! You'll see Storm and Jinjee in their home office. And you'll see an animation that the kids did for an introduction to this show!”
FUN – check it out HERE and enjoooooooooyyyyyyyyyy
All love,
Angela. xxx
Thursday, 4 September 2008
Enjoying the Flow...
Talk Updates :)
Well, well, well...we have a quite a bevy of exciting raw food talks and events coming up in the next few weeks. We’d LOVE to meet your starry self at any of them, if you’d care to join us... Here’s the plan (feel free to email other suggestions to angela@rawreform.com if you’d love for us to come and speak in YOUR area... ;)
5-7th September – Ottawa, Ontario: Simply Raw Festival
12th-14th September – Sedona, Arizona: Raw Spirit Festival
17th September – Victoria, BC: I speak at Café Bliss
17th September – Kansas City: Mr. M speaks
18th September – Chicago, IL: Mr. M speaks
20th September – Brighton, Michigan: Midwest EcoFestival
21st September – Vancouver, BC: we both speak (details to come)
27th September – London, England: Festival of Life
3rd October – Brighton, England: we both speak at Manna Cafe
We are currently planning a ‘European’ tour in October and November. We are in contact with organisations all over Europe, fixing up dates and ideas – if YOU are knocking about somewhere on this great continent and would love for us to come and squeeze some lemons, talk about colons or sing about leafy greens in a venue near YOU anytime soon, then please do drop us a line at angela@rawreform.com and we’ll do our best to include your vicinity in the plan...
THANKS :)
on September the 1st I had:
1 quart water
2 cups veggie juice: cucumber, celery, radish, cavello nero, romaine, ginger, endive, carrot
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with coconut chips stirred in, followed by a little bowl of durian ice cream
mug of rooibus tea
1 quart water
2 cups veggie juice: cucumber, celery, radish, cavello nero, romaine, ginger, endive, carrot
½ a pack of freeze-dried durian and a sachet of freeze-dried mangosteen
3 cups water
on September the 2nd I had:
1 quart water
mug of rooibus tea
2 cups veggie juice: cucumber, celery, radish, cavello nero, romaine, ginger, endive, carrot
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with coconut chips stirred in, followed by a little bowl of durian ice cream
1 quart water
1 cup veggie juice: cucumber, celery, radish, cavello nero, romaine, ginger, endive, carrot
little bowl of durian ice cream
mug of ‘choco’ tea
2 cups water
Hmmmm…unfortunately my pictures from Saf Restaurant turned out to be a little un-inspiring ;) My stills camera has been other-than-cooperative for some time now and I th
Instead, you can visit Ms. Magic’s fabulous photo blog HERE for some recent photos of the Monarch and I doing some impromptu DJ-ing at the Magic residence ;) FUN :)
on September the 3rd I had:
1 quart water
mug of peppermint tea
1.5 cups juice: cucumber, purslane, kale, parsley, green bell pepper, carrot, ginger
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with coconut chips stirred in, followed by a little bowl of pecan butter stirred with lucuma powder, carob powder, goji berries and water – YUM :)
mug of ‘choco’ tea
1 quart water
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with coconut chips stirred in, followed by a little bowl of durian ice cream
mug of ‘choco’ tea
3 cups water
on September the 4th I had:
1 quart water
2 cups veggie juice: cucumber, endive, purslane, parsley, ginger, carrot
2 tsp wheatgrass powder
little bowl of durian ice cream
2 cups water
2 bell peppers, ½ a cucumber, ½ an avocado and 3 nori sheets, followed by YUMMY goji powder
1 quart water
3 tsp wheatgrass powder
GORGEOUS almond 'dream bar' from Live restaurant in Toronto, along with a little macaroon and an amazing miniature 'popeye' jack fruit from Chinatown - WOW :)
3 cups water
Here's a yummy little reminder that came through on the free 'ThinkArete.com' daily email recently and really resonated for me - LOVE it ;
"'Pain is a relatively objective, physical phenomenon; suffering is our psychological resistance to what happens.
Events may create physical pain, but they do not in themselves create suffering. Resistance creates suffering.
Stress happens when your mind resists what is...The only problem in your life is your mind's resistance to life as it unfolds.'
~ Dan Millman, 21st century philosopher from The Way of the Peaceful Warrior
The Dalai Lama says basically exactly the same thing: "Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional."
Are you suffering?
If so, what are you resisting?
Allow life to unfold…"
Beautiful...:)))) You can sign up for the free ThinkArete daily emails HERE...ENJOY :)
May you embrace your unfolding journey today with joy, love and giggles :)
Angela. xxx
Friday, 15 August 2008
Connecting Communities...
A timely reminder:
The simply marvellous Simply Raw Festival is happening soon in Ottawa, Canada. This year it is also combining with the 'Green Living Film Festival', including many inspiring raw-related films. The Monarch and I are both scheduled to speak at the FREE Simply Raw festival, along with many other raw yumsters – check out the details below:
An incredible gathering of exhibitors supporting healthy lifestyles; food demos; rebounding demo; music; family-friendly entertainment. Our famous raw vegan pie contest, and a new raw vegan dessert contest, judged by local community figures.
Hope to see you there, if you’re in the area :)
on August the 14th I had:
1 quart water
mug of peppermint tea
3 cups celery, cucumber, beetroot, carrot, ginger juice
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with coconut chips stirred in, followed by a little bowl of hand-blended yum: pine nut butter, lucuma powder, yacon powder, cinnamon, water, with goji berries swirled in
mug of peppermint tea
1 quart water
3 cups celery, cucumber, beetroot, carrot, ginger juice
mug of pau d’arco tea
1 tbsp goji powder, 1 tbsp pomegranate powder
mug of peppermint tea
2 cups water
OoOOoOoo, here’s an exciting opportunity for someone – this just came in via John McCabe, who you may remember produces that wonderful free raw resources file that I wrote about a few weeks ago (you can download that HERE). This new opportunity is for a raw food chef in Western Australia, read on for more details:
“This place is a raw food yoga and surf school in Australia that is also opening a cafe and
store. They already have one chef, but it is getting too busy, and they need another. Sheridan and Lisa Hammond are the owners. They are also about to have their first baby. They're looking for at least a three-month commitment from someone to come help out and be the chef for their new cafe: Australian company looking for raw food chef: Samudra is looking for a full time Vegetarian Chef at their new yoga centre in Dunsborough, Western Australia. The successful candidate should be familiar with preparing fresh wholesome foods and beverages based any of the Raw and Ayruvedic principles. Should have clear ideas about nutrition and cleansing. We aim to source local organic and biodynamic Contact info@samudra.com.au or phone +61 897799977 for more information. Samudra.com.au, Samudra, POB 295, Dunsborough 6281, Western Australia; +61 897740110; runs yoga and surf retreats; some raw food. Raw food café and organic store open September, 2008. Beautiful location. Sheridan Hammond: Sheridan@Samudra.com.au”MmMMMmmmmm, sounds GREAT – all best wishes to this new venture…and thanks for passing on the info, John ;)
on August the 15th I had:
1 quart water
3 cups celery, cucumber, beetroot, carrot, ginger, fennel, watercress, spinach juice
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with coconut chips stirred in, followed by a spoonful each of goji and pomegranate powders ;)
mug of pau d’arco tea
3 cups water
3 cups celery, cucumber, beetroot, carrot, ginger, fennel, watercress, spinach juice
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with coconut chips stirred in, followed by a spoonful each of goji and pomegranate powders
2 cups water
I’m feeling SO excited about the Funky Raw Festie in Sussex this weekend – just about to head off there very soon as I write this...and reflecting on the beautiful synchronicity that it’s coinciding with a Full Moon in Aquarius tomorrow, on Saturday – how IDEAL :) We’re just
coming out of a New Moon in Leo and here’s some of what marvellous astrologer Lisa Dale Miller shares about this Full Moon tomorrow:“This is the Full Moon for involvement in something larger than you. Remember that Aquarius rules the breakdown of the old ways by questioning the status quo. Those who create revolutionary change in societies are always the ones who can vision far beyond accepted beliefs and structures. Step fully into a commitment to teach and serve by breaking down the attraction to focusing only on your own life. Selfless giving to others is a true Aquarian vision of working for the collective upliftment of all sentient beings. This is the Full Moon to honor freedom, idealism, humanitarianism, egalitarianism, and the revolutionary impulse toward reform, without causing harm to anyone. Aquarius is the impulse to raise-up everyone and leave no one behind. So in service to these calls to action, become responsible and find out what is really happening around you. Get involved in your community, volunteer your time, and raise awareness in your neighborhood. It’s summer, have a block party and raise funds for a good cause.”
Sounds wonderful – enjoy your celebrations, brothers and sisters :) You can read Lisa's report in full on her site HERE.
MUAAAAAAH,
All love,
Angela. xxx
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Show Your LOVE :)
WOW – did you see the review of ‘Raw Emotions’ posted over on RawFoodRightNow.com yet? They just posted it up a couple of days ago and it was so much fun for me to see this book summarised from someone else’s perspective. So much of my time and energy this last year went into co-creating this book that it’s kind of challenging for me to get perspective on it anymore – you know that feeling? When you’ve worked on something so intensely, you’r
Here are a few little excerpts from their review – you can read the whole thing HERE.
“In Raw Emotions, Angela Stokes takes her six years of experience overcoming a lifetime of emotional eating addictions, and provides a practical and spiritual blueprint for traversing the inner raw emotional journey. From identifying how your emotions are tied to food, to creating your Optimal Vision, and following up with an incredible wealth of very useful tips and tools, Angela has run the gambit in Raw Emotions. The book is a complete guide. From start to finish, Angela winds you around each potential pitfall and giving you "power-ups" along the way for those extra tough times. This book truly is a wealth of information. We are confident that any reader interested in really exploring, releasing, and finally overcoming their troubles with going and staying raw will obtain serious benefit with a read through of Angela’s Raw Emotions. She knows this journey, inside and out. She's lived it. She's been there, and because "success leaves clues", it's highly recommended that everyone who is considering (or has!) changed their diet significantly in the more raw direction, grab a copy and read with an open mind and heart.”
Thanks guys :) You can read that whole review HERE and purchase Raw Emotions HERE.
on May the 12th I had:
1.5 quarts water
water of 2 large young coconuts
masses of rambutans
2 cups water
2 tbsp bee pollen and a small handful of dulse
1 small round delicious durian
2 quarts water
Are you familiar with the world of ‘RawBabyAlex’ and mum Melissa Gilbert? If not, Melissa has been documenting her raw food baby’s progress online for quite some time and it makes fascinating reading – especially for anyone interested in raising kids raw. Melissa h
as actually compiled two wonderful e-books of all the different recipes that Alex has loved as he’s been growing up, from baby foods to toddler treats. (He is such a healthy big boy now that his blog has actually been moved along to ‘Raw ToddlerAlex’ ;) Melissa also keeps her own lovely blog at RawMom.blogspot.com, as well as writing regularly for the info-packed raw magazine Pear.
Unfortunately, this amazing little raw family are having some pretty challenging times at present...in February they were burgled and all their possessions were taken. They moved house and even state, only to discover that they cannot find work in their new location and that very soon they will likely be homeless. They are in a time of crisis. On her most recent blog, Melissa writes that she visited the local food bank to try to get something to eat. They had no raw foods, except 5 bunches of celery, which they gave her. When she got home however, she realised they were almost totally rotten and unusable. Melissa is an incredible mother and gives tirelessly and with so much love to the raw community through her writings. I would feel so sad to see this amazing young family living out in the scorching Arizona desert in a tent with seemingly nowhere left to turn. They really could use some support right now - this is an opportunity to help out an incredible raw family. Inste
ad of just asking people to donate money to help them with their situation however, I’d love to recommend that you invest in Melissa’s 2 fabulous ebooks – ‘Sunsational Raw Baby Food’ and ‘Sun-Sational Smoothies’. They are just $10 each, available from her site HERE. Imagine the difference $20 could make to a family that is in dire straits right now...and YOU get smthg wonderful too – two recipe books packed with tried-and-tested recipes ;) I sincerely hope the raw food community will reach out and support this loving family unit in their time of need...please feel free to re-post this message and pass it along to others in the raw food community too...and enjoy the recipes ;)
(P.S. If you DO feel moved to simply send a donation to the family, their Paypal email address is loverawlife@gmail.com) Thanks.
on May the 13th I had:
1.5 quarts water
large amount of fresh rambutan
water of 2 large young coconuts
bowl of blended yum: bananas, coconut meat, spirulina, maca, vanilla powder, with some seaweed on the side
2 quarts water
Many health-orientated people in Canada have become concerned this week about ‘Bill C-51’
“If the Bill is passed, it will affect all Canadians' rights to health through the regulation of vitamins, minerals and herbal supplements. Currently, many of our councilors and MPPs are unaware of the details of Bill C-51. Canadians need to be informed and act immediately as it is a very serious matter. I just blogged about Bill C-51 at http://www.ottawaraw.wordpress.com Here is the online petition: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/billc51FI”
Thanks Natasha...Canadians, the Bill ball’s now in your court ;)
One love,
Angela. xxx
Saturday, 15 September 2007
Thank you for the music... ;)
Yeeeeeeeeee-HAH :) Wow…it’s been fun the last few days – lots of travelling and talks…today we spoke at the Simply Raw Festival in Ottawa, Canada – SO lovely…thanks to all of you who humoured the sudden cold snap and came on down to enjoy – I REALLY liked this festie…such a nice crowd of people, a beautiful setting in a sweet little park and I LOVE that it’s free entry for all, meaning all kinds of people make their way along, who may not access it otherwise…it’s organised by the simply lovely Natasha and Mark of Simply Raw and I feel they are offering such an OUTSTANDING service to the world with this event – they pour so much love into it, so selflessly and also seem to enjoy it so very much – absolutely beautiful ;) Attached is a photo of myself and Mr Monarch having a giggle at our booth…;) (Sent in by the lovely Uljana - thanks ;). We also spoke to a charming, vibrant crowd over in Montreal a couple of nights ago, at an event catered by the luscious beings at Cru de Essence…this little crew of light beings have secured a fabulous venue overlooking the whole city, where they hold events, produce the most love-infused kombucha I’ve ever tasted and provide fabulous raw meals…WOW…yes, we’ve had a GREAT welcome to this area – we were even interviewed for a whole segment on the daily news a couple of days back, which a LOT of people seemed to tune in to ;) …thanks to you all who’ve been part of this journey…and so…tomorrow…ONWARDS…we ride west at dawn…yeeeeeeeeeee-HAH…
on September the 13th I had:
1 litre water
500ml green juice with lemon
cup of green smoothie with purslane
plate of raw pies
1.5 litres water
500ml kombucha
plate of savoury raw food – lasagne, nori rolls, salad etc, followed by raw cheesecake with banana ice cream
1 litre water
WOW, lots of you have been making GREAT use of the current coupon code for the new RawReform Store…the code ‘chia’ currently gets you 10% off any purchase PLUS a free 1lb bag of magical chia if you spend over $150 (people seem CRAZY for chia up here in Canada by the way – wonderful :). Many of you have been making great savings with this code already – like $40 off the price of a new Vitamix – NICE ;) Just to let you know, the code is valid until the end of this month, so you have a wee while yet to get your goods in ;) See the store HERE.
on September the 14th I had:
1.5 litres water
big piece of watermelon400ml kombucha
700ml green juice
plate of raw leftovers from meal last night – lasagne, crackers, seed cheese etc
2 litres water
I’m delighted to hear that so many of you have been enjoying the latest ‘Sound of Music’-inspired warblings from ‘Maria von Chia’ on YouTube…‘How Do You Have a Social Life with Raw Food’ has been viewed around 800 times in 2 days…thanks for all your lovely comments and emails :) It’s nice to know how common salad-dressing-smuggling is among this tribe ;)
All love,
Angela. xxx
Monday, 20 August 2007
Simply Raw, Speaking and Spirulina...
On August the 18th I had:
2 litres water
½ large papaya
800ml celery/cucumber/apple/ginger/fennel/radish/romaine juice
bowl of exquisite kale salad with heirloom tomatoes, avocado, lemon juice, dulse, red pepper, sprouts and sauerkraut
1 litre water
2 persimmons/Sharon fruit (YAY;)
700ml spinach/carrot/romaine juice
slice of leftover banana bread with cream cheese topping
1 litre water
400ml rooibos tea
One reader - Gail - wrote recently asking me to explain what ‘spirulina sticks
’ are – which have been popping up intermittently in my intake of late…hmmmm...well…to be honest, I really don’t know…lol…a friend brought them back from Auroville, the ‘eco-city’ in India - they are tiny little crunchy sticks of spirulina - see pic – absolutely amazing texture and taste – like tiny little bits of crunchy spirulina-flavoured pretzels ;) As far as we know, there is nothing in there but spirulina and it’s hand-harvested and dried in the sun in Auroville…I’m very interested to know more too though , as I’ve never seen spirulina like it…perhaps this is how it looks when it’s just been harvested, before it’s ground to the powder we’re more familiar with…hmmmm…
on August the 19th I had:
1.5 litres water
1 box blueberries
800ml cucumber/celery/apple/radish/ginger juice
800ml ‘garden’ juice
box of strawberries
1 litre water
1.5 durians
3 persimmons
1 litre water
Yep...t'was another durian day ;) We went to play out in London – eat durian and go to the theatre…FUN :) We gave a homeless Chinese guy in Chinatown a whole durian, which he seemed very happy about…and we saw a darkly hilarious film from New Zealand called ‘Eagle vs Shark’ about an archetypal ‘loser’ pair who fall in love…very amusing…and inspired me to get on back to New Zealand…I was there back in 2000 – before I went raw…I absolutely LOVED it…Matt and I will in fact be down there this winter sometime, doing talks and a bit of travelling…we’d love to hear from you if you have suggestions for places you’d like to hear us talk there – email me at angela@rawreform.com and we’ll see what we can dream into being ;)
One love,
Angela. xxx
