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4 June 2008
There's lots of information to share so I wanted to send another newsletter this week. That means another RECIPE!! yippeeee!!!
Let's get right to it:
Did I send you a photo of Matt and my trip to CT a few weeks back? We went to my cousin's wedding and checked out a lovely little raw food cafe in West Haven CT. Here is the photo (I was INCREDIBLY chilled from a long motorcycle trip in the cold rain)
Anyway, Glen's place is called�Catch a Healthy Habit Cafe�and it's a nice little spot to get a juice, smoothie or meal. They are located in West Haven, CT. �Also, Lisa - who is cute little one in the center of this picture is also sellin' our hemp nut milk bags! Yippeeee! Check it out here
If you see the dude sitting next to me, he's Kevin Gianni, the renegade health high energy dude. :-) We gave out some sample nut milk bags to some of the people at the cafe in CT and Kevin and his wife Annmarie did a little video on how to sprout. They showed a couple techniques including using one of our nut milk bags! Check it out here
thanks for using our bag Kevin & Annmarie!
Reserve your class spot for Friday, June 20th from 5:30 - 8:30 pm.
The menu we'll be making/eating is:
- breakfast: mornin' muffin head! with nut butter and jam (dehydrated "muffin head" with homemade nut butter and jam)
- lunch: savory cous-cous and sun cheese wraps
- dinner: sesame noodles & salad with orange, tahini, miso dressing
- dessert: indian inspired "rice" pudding.
Learn to live like a juicy RAW king or queen for a day! The class will be held in Worcester. Please call to register: 223-2111 or shoot me an email.
Information for your reading/learning endeavors
- The on-going coverage of sludge being used as compost - always good to know what is/might be being put in our soil!
- An upbeat counter to this article is one that my friend Fern sent me on tips for composting - thanks Fern!
- some information a la Mike Adams on the almonds issue
- Here's some "I'm-shocked-but-yet-can-believe-it" news: USDA to stop collecting data on pesticide use
- my friend Amy sent this to me. If you have an inclination to send an email to your representatives on the Kids Chemical Safety Act, please do so here - thanks Amy! What a RAWsome group of people we've got here! ;-)
- Permaculture gone raw: How exciting! I've sent this before but here it goes again - raw permaculture was even featured in Living Nutrition's latest magazine. COOL BEANS! I'm totally excited about this. Here is a quote from Living Nutrition, pages 38-39:
"Raw Permaculture invites raw fooders to expand their awareness outward from their personal ecosystem (body) and to incorporate their inner landscape into the whole. The Raw Institute of Permaculture Education (RIPE) is dedicated to the integration of raw food with permaculture. "
Bitchin' isn't it?! Matthew Delorey is the dude that created a permaculture design for our yellow house. I'm ready to get to the next phase of it - HINT-HINT if you're reading this Matthew! :-)
- Tips and facts from this book I just got called "How to Reduce your Carbon Footprint: 365 Simple Ways to Save Energy, Resources, and Money" - this is from the little page marked "Food Chain" page 71 - here goes:
"The carbon footprint of food is affected not only by the distance it has traveled but also by the amount of energy required to produce it. Animal products, particularly meat, are among the most resource-hungry items on the menu.
" By avoiding meat altogether, you can cut the CO2 assoc. with your diet by about half. For maximum impact, cut down on dairy products, too. If cutting out meat completely sounds too drastic, try eating a bit less. For every pound of beef you avoid, you'll trim your carbon footbring by up to 13 lbs of CO2.
"If you cut down the amount of meat you eat, you'll be able to afford higher quality, organic, locally produced meat. It will have a lower carbon footprint and should taste much better!
"Apart from depleting fish stocks by overfishing, the fishing industry uses huge amounts of fuel for its trawlers. Help to reduce demand by reducing your consumption."
and some facts from the previous page:
" The avg cow expels around 7 �oz of methane each day" - excuse you mister cow! :-)
" The meat industry generates 18% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions - that's more than from all forms of transportation.
"Producing 1 lb of wheat requires 100 gallons of water, whereas 1 lb of beef requires up to 25,000 gallons.
"Producing 1 lb of meat is responsible for more green house emissions than going for an hour's drive while leaving all the lights on at home.
"The avg American could do more to reduce global-warming emissions by becoming a vegetarian than by switching to a hybrid car.
"It takes �5 lbs of wild fish to produce 1 lb of farmed fish. Global fishing fleets are directly responsible for over 140 million tons of CO2 emissions a year."
"Food production, processing, distribution, and preparation consumes up to 20% of the U.S. energy supply."
This is a cute and colorful little book with tons of helpful hints and tips. For every page that gives the "bad" news, there is a page that gives tips on what *YOU* can do now! Kudos to the author of this cute little book.
- My own note: While I do love to eat a wide variety of food and am grateful to be able to have things like lemons and olive oil here in VT, I totally support and do my best to live a local and sustainable life including my approach to eating. We know we have dwindling fossil fuels, cost of food is going up, scarcities of food has been happening everywhere (from bananas to rice to corn, etc.) and cost of gas is up, to name a few. SO, plant some seeds in your garden! Grow your own or support your neighbor's farm/CSA! Grow enough so you can share some with someone else. Get on board to using less chemicals and more organic permaculture practices as much as you can. Every little bit helps! Take those baby steps and start now, ok? :-)
now for the raw recipe this week
This is a recipe for my friend Jen who just found a blender at a yard sale that crushes ice and is now on board the green smoothie ship. YIPPPEEE and YAY FOR JEN! :-)
DELICIOUS Green Juice Made with a Blender
- 1 Pink lady apple
- 1 Lemon, whole/peeled
- 1 cup greens of your choice: Kale, Dandelion Greens, Lambs Quarters, Spinach, etc. De-stem the greens.
- 2 cups water
Preparation:
Fill your blender with 2 cups of water, add your greens and liquidfy. Chop your pink lady apple, peel your lemon and throw every thing into the blender. Use your chop button (if you have one) and then either puree or liquify after the fibers have broken down. Using a nut milk bag, strain the juice into a bowl. Fill your glass and enjoy. You can bring this along in a mason jar to sip on throughout the day.
You can opt to not strain this and drink it like a smoothie. Adjust the lemon to your taste. Adjust the apples to your taste, too. Add a bit of agave if you need to sweeten it up a bit. This is a lovely and very simple recipe.
Enjoy this RAWspicious day,Linda
P.S. Been gettin' nice warm fuzzies on my stair risers! Thank you. Please check out the blog often. I PROMISE to keep adding to it as often as I can. Send me your questions and I'll answer them on the blog. It helps you and helps everyone (you'll be surprised how many people have the same questions and concerns about living food!)
P.P.S. Don't forget to check out the e-guide book which has lots of local tips to make eating more affordable, sustainable and local as well as our product page for my "No Excuses" product/service offerings! Have a RAWsome day!
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