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So, it?s May and flowers all over this hemisphere are springing up
into bloom, trees are blossoming and baby animals are tottering around
on tiny legs?ahhhhhhh, my favourite time of year?
In this issue:
-Media Round-up
-Prize Giveaways
-Juicy Conference Call Playbacks
-My May Talk Tour
-Rawnora Retreat - September
-PLEASE COMPOST
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MEDIA ROUND-UP
TV
My Interview with Jinjee
Recently, the wonderful Jinjee of The Garden Diet released
a 53-minute interview I gave with her. This was a really fun interview
? she asks such great questions ;) The full piece can be seen if you
visit http://naturalparadigms.com/interviews/ or to see the beautiful trailer she put together, see here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULH2MohgvEg
SMTV
Worldwide broadcasters SMTV are about to show an interview with me on
Monday May 14th. They show only positive programming. You can watch
online at www.suprememastertv.com (or if you are in Europe, via Hotbird
Satellite 6, at 13degrees East.) The piece will be shown around 4 times
that day ? you can check the exact times on their schedule, here: http://suprememastertv.com/schedule.php.
RADIO
Raw Vegan Radio
A fun little 20-minute interview I had with Steve from Raw Vegan Radio
has just gone up on their site. It was recorded at the Raw Film
Festival earlier this year and can be heard here: http://rawveganradio.podomatic.com/entry/2007-05-06T18_46_31-07_00
Tribeca Radio
My latest interview with Dagger of High Vibe went out on Tribeca Radio
in the last few weeks. I love talking with Dagger too, as, like Jinjee,
he also goes deep into things ? great questions. You can listen to it
here: http://www.tribecaradio.net/blog/categories/highVibe/2007/04/25.html
PRESS
Lifescape
The April 2007 issue of UK alternative lifestyle magazine Lifescape
contains a 2-page feature article I wrote about juicing. It introduces
Juice Feasting and offers a 5-day juicing plan for those with busy
schedules. The magazine can be ordered online here:
http://www.lifescapemag.com/
Funky Raw
The latest issue of Funky Raw magazine contains a different article by
me all about Juice Feasting. The great news is they?re now offering the
mag in e-format too, so that those outside the UK/Europe can access it
more quickly/easily?see www.funkyraw.com for more info and to order.
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PRIZE GIVEAWAYS
Greens Winner
Thanks to all of you who entered last month?s RawReform giveaway to win a canister of yummy green powder?
To enter, you just had to send in your answer to the following
question: ?How do YOU enjoy your greens?? There were some GREAT
responses, a handful of which have now gone up on the RawReform
Readers? Recipes page, here:
http://www.rawreform.com/content/view/290/
The winner however, picked at random, was Jenny Nelson, who sent this in:
?I think my favorite way is to blend spinach up in a food processor
with soaked pumpkin seeds, fresh dill, lemon juice, some apple cider
vinegar and miso or nutritional yeast. . . sort of a combination
between a tangy seed cheese and a pate. . . and fill a big bowl with
sprouts, smashed up avocado and this mixture. It's so absolutely
yummy any time of the day and all year round!!!?
Mmmmmmmmm :) thanks Jenny ? your greens on their way :)
May Giveaway
This month, the lovely people at Lara Bar have
given us a whole box of their tasty raw food snack bars to give away as
a prize. To be in with a chance of winning, just email in your response
to the following question to
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? and be sure to give us the juicy details ? no story too bizarre for these ears ;)
?What has been your strangest detox symptom/experience with a raw lifestyle??
Looking forward to hearing your tales ;)
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JUICE FEASTING CONFERENCE CALLS
The Juice Feasting Conference Call
series got off to a fantastic start with the first session on
'Practicalities' of the Feast. We covered exercise, supplements, water
intake, salt usage, enemas, organics and more...if you didn't join us
at the time and would like to listen in to the call using the playback
feature, you can find out more about how to do that, HERE:
http://www.rawreform.com/component/page,shop.product_details/flypage,shop.flypage/product_id,38/category_id,12/manufacturer_id,0/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,55/
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MAY RAWREFORM TALK TOUR
I?ve been back on the road the last few weeks, giving talks all over
the US. Thanks to everyone who has turned out at talks so far ? I?ve
been having a great time ? especially in vibrant Chicago ;)
I will be giving more raw transformational talks and workshops for the
rest of May, mainly on the east coast. You can check full details on
the RawReform events calendar HERE.
Here is a summary:
* May 9th ? Raw Transformation talk in Houston, TX.
* May 12th ? Raw Transformation talk in Connecticut.
* May 14th - Raw Transformation talk at Bonobos Rest, NY.
* May 16th ? Raw Transformation talk at High Vibe, NY.
* May 17th ? Raw Transformation talk in Chestnut Ridge, NY.
* May 20th ? Raw Transformation talk at Arnold?s Way, PA.
* May 23rd ? Raw Transformation talk in Fairfax, VA.
* May 24th ? Raw Transformation talk in Richmond, VA.
* May 26th-27th ? Raw Weekend Workshop, Asheville, NC.
*Oct 12-14th RAW SPIRIT FEST ? Sedona, Arizona. ?The Grandest Raw Vegan Celebration on Earth?.
I will be back in the US from early August. If you have requests for
other places you?d like to hear me speak after that time, just drop a
line to
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and we?ll see what we can arrange ;)
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WOMEN?S JUICE FEAST RETREAT IN SEPTEMBER
Following the amazing success of the women's 5-day
Juice Feast retreat I held in Michigan this Spring, I am delighted to
announce our next retreat, this September, 12th-19th....
Join me in Michigan for a transformational week-long women?s retreat
focused on cleansing and detoxing through Juice Feasting. The Eating
Raw, Living Well Health Retreat for Women features:
Raw Prep Sessions * Classes * Fitness Sessions * Lectures * Detox *
Group Sessions * Yoga * Nature walks * Natural Healthcare * Cleansing
Techniques * Raw Vegan Catering * Belly-dancing * Much more...
Help yourself build a commitment with community.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT, VISIT WWW.RAWNORA.COM
contact 269-463-6315 or
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PLEASE COMPOST
I recently heard Howard Lyman ? aka ?The Mad Cowboy? ? speak at the
Green Fest gathering in Chicago. Lyman is well-known as the cattle
rancher who went from full-on, full-scale, commercial cattle ranching
to vegan spokesperson. Wow. Great journey and a wonderful speaker. The
thing that really spoke to me in Lyman?s talk that day however was
about topsoil?now I have mentioned this before, on the RawReform blog
and I will surely continue to do so, as this is a matter dear to my
heart?and it can really be summarised in two words: PLEASE COMPOST. :)
In his talk, Lyman mentioned that in the last couple of hundred years
in the US, around 75% of the topsoil has been depleted?75%...
I find this very disturbing. Why? Well, great soil helps us to grow
great food. Mineral-rich, healthy, balanced, organic, loved soil is
going to help us produce much happier food than a source that is
overworked, washed out and depleted. 75% of that useful material is
GONE from this land. You may be eating an abundance of fresh raw foods
daily therefore and depending on where that produce has been grown,
receiving very little actual nutrient value from it, compared to what
is possible. So, what can we do to bring ourselves to a happier space
with the topsoil? Well, the most obvious answer to me is: COMPOST?
I have been passionate about composting for years ? ever since spending
a winter helping out at the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales.
I explored a great deal about this issue then, as well as helping
restore a whole display area on different composting methods.
I tend to keep my energy away from most ?causes? at this stage in my
life ? i.e. campaigning/protests and so on?I feel I can have a much
more effective impact on this reality by keeping my energy focused on
those things that truly speak to me?and this does, so here I am,
turning up at the page and writing about it?food, nourishment, quality
nutrition ? this is a foundation of health for all of us. Composting is
a way for us to give back to the earth, in appreciation and support,
rather than sending that useful material to landfill with the rest of
the ?trash?. We often speak in our societies of ?throwing things
away??hmmmm?have you ever considered where ?away is? We all share this
planet. How about considering anyone else?s ?backyard? as your own?
While we?re at it, how about nurturing that back yard by giving back to
it whatever we can in the way of compostable matter?
Now, there is an idea that runs along the lines that a bit of
decomposing material in a landfill site is actually a great help in the
break-down process. I can understand that. HOWEVER, it also seems like
an easy way to bypass taking responsibility for doing what we CAN in
our own little area to nurture the soil back to vitality. There are
MORE than enough people adding their compostable waste to landfill ?
that?s really not the issue here ? what would be wonderful is if more
people were to retain those scraps and FEED the land with it, rather
than throwing it into the mix of landfill.
Of course, the earth also produces immense abundance year-round, all of
which we do not use ? a lot is returned directly to the soil, without
us ever even intervening?that?s great?that doesn?t tend to occur
however in the areas where we humans are most prevalent and work the
soil the hardest to produce for us. Mono-crops, intense farming methods
(esp linked to the meat/dairy industry) and deforestation all strip
down and deplete the soil ever-further.
So?what to do??
Well, thankfully, composting is a solution you can start right now,
today, in your own home?start by getting a container of some sort in
your kitchen to hold your food scraps. ALL food scraps are welcomed by
the way, whether cooked or raw, vegan or animal-based?the earth makes
no judgement ? there?s something useful in all of it?feel free to add
in tea bags, coffee grinds, flowers or other plants that would like to
leave, nail clippings, hair and so on ? essentially, anything that is
?of the earth?. Also feel free to add in paper or cardboard torn down
into pieces ? this will help break up the mixture and also keep it from
getting very wet. (N.B. these guidelines are general ? if you live in
an area where compost is collected, specific rules may be in place
concerning what they will take. Also, if you plan to give your compost
to a wormery, please be more particular with your offerings too ?
nothing harsh like hot peppers, preferably little citrus, vegan and
leave out the paper/cardboard.)
If you have your own garden space, you can start your own compost heap
right there. You might want to buy a special box/turner for it (like this one,
designed by raw foodie John Roulac), or just make a simple closed off
area to contain it ? perhaps using wire to surround it, or stacked old
car tyres or a wooden frame. Within 6 months to a year, once it has
fully broken down, you will have rich, fertile soil to feed your garden
beds, grow herbs or veggies in window boxes or planters or give away to
friends. The more we can strengthen and re-enrich the soil in all
areas, the better?the more we keep on giving back to the earth, the
more she can keep giving freely, easily and abundantly to us.
To me, composting is all part of the bigger picture. There are many
possible solutions to help us restore topsoil and work more in unison
with the Earth. What I love about composting is that it is so simple
and instantly accessible for everyone ? it is a solution we can ALL
start to implement immediately if we choose to.
I certainly find it wonderful that more and more people seem to be
interested all the time in eating more raw foods, yet giving BACK more
to the soil, as well as taking more from the earth, seems key for our
long-term success on this path. It seems like a real disconnection is
going on for me to see someone eating raw and then not composting the
remains. Consider the amount of nutrients that person could return to
the soil on a daily basis if they were to compost, especially if they
use mainly organic produce. Then consider the amount of compost CITIES
could be collectively returning out to the land if people chose
to?imagine how much compost one single restaurant or juice bar could
produce in the space of just a week?Populations are most dense in
cities. That?s clear. Most produce is not grown in cities. It is
brought in. It is easy to feel disconnected from the source of that
food when it is so far away and to assume it will just?keep on coming?
Well, if we all keep on doing our little bit that we can and giving
back to the earth directly, the more likely it is that a healthy,
vibrant food supply WILL keep flowing for us all, so?once again?simply,
clearly and in conclusion...PLEASE COMPOST ;)
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All blessings for now,
One love,
Angela. xxx
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