The lecture I attended tonight left such an impact on me that I had to write about it right away, regardless of having to wake up in about 3 hours for work. I guess I'll just have to load up on some serious chocolate!
The event took place at Monora Park, in Mono, Ontario, just outside of Orangeville. There was surely over 80 people at this lecture. The word gets around! We had pleasure of enjoying some delicious chocolate elixirs and decadent desserts, as well as being warmly welcomed by David Wolfe, who was incredibly inviting and down to earth. Truly grounded.
The lecture was so high packed with insightful and profound, leading edge information that 4 1/2 hours elapsed in a flash. David covered grounds of Superfoods, spring water, conscious living, ormus extracting technologies, the power of medicinal mushrooms and wild grasses, and the list goes on. Truly an inspirational evening.
This is one of my favorite smoothies to drink after a workout, or any time really. It's packed with a wide spectrum of nutrition that will provide you with a boost of energy and vibrance.
...Talk about recycling goods and resources, building a community vibe and spreading love... There was all that and more at the festivities on Saturday, June 27th, at the corner of Dupont and Spadina in Toronto. The 'Dupont and Spadina Corner Collective' did an awesome job putting together this fun event, that also included an incredibly diverse and talented group of musicians and bands. Check out the clip below for a bit of the vibe I experienced. Enjoy :)
Mother nature tends to provide us, the human animals, with a plethora of foods that grow around us naturally. Without complicating the preparation of these foods too much, I can say that I best enjoy eating them as they are. Of course, we now call those foods "Wild Edibles", because we've grown so accustomed to eating a diet consisting of domesticated plants.
All the domesticated plats we eat today were once wild plants. Through selective growing, we've now turned prickly and bitter lettuce into a water-rich, crunchy tender green. This process of selective planting of the seeds of only the best tasting (but not always the most nutritionally dense) foods, has been going on for thousands of years and has brought us to where're at now. Fortunately those "original" wild plants still exist and should be a part of our daily food intake. They strengthen the immune system and provide us with a wide variety of medicinal and tonic benefits, ranging from plant to plant.
By avoiding any lawn care products, you can welcome a huge amount of plants and herbs native to your area, in your own front/back yard. At the moment, my yard is full of dandelions, wood sorrel, nettles, thistle, wild mint, dill, wild lettuce, rosemary and many many more varieties that I never planted, yet benefit from, every single day.
If there isn't much wild plants around you because you live in the city or in an apartment building, you could always walk to the nearest forest and see what you could forage. We're blessed enough to have this thing called the internet, that has these other things called wikipedia, google images and youtube, where we could get references at any time, just to make sure we're staying away from those poisonous plants that might not be too good for us.
Considering our culture has grown to massively consume animal products, and highly processed foods, our best bet when turning to those domesticated foods I mentioned earlier, is to go along with mother nature and consume that sun energy from the closest source possible, cruelty free. Plant based diet is where it's at... especially raw and living... especially grown organically by yourself or a local organic farmer.
So, now that you've decided to do a bit of gardening, even if it's just in your kitchen, I can give you a little tip on how to get maximum mineralization in the plants that you're trying to grow!!! It's not enough that you have awesome soil, a good spot in the sun and water regularly. Of course, you'll want your plants to soak up as many minerals from that soil as are available.
I have a way that can load up your soil with so many minerals, your plants won't know what to do with them... so you'll jut have to eat them!
If you don't have a rain barrel, GET ONE! They're cheap, they help preserve water when watering your plants and give your greens exactly what they need (plants prefer rain). Ok, now that you have a rain barrel, get yourself some sea veggies. Kelp is what I usually use. Follow these steps, and you'll be set:
1. Take a leaf of sea kelp and soak it in some pure water for a few hours 2. Blend the soaking water and the kelp leaf in a blender 3. Pour the mixture into your rain barrel (that quantity is usually good for 1/2 barrel or a bit more) 4. Water your plants regularly 5. Wait for them to grow 6. Harvest 7. Enjoy mad tasty nutrition to the max
Of course, if you have money, you could always purchase a more expensive variation of what I do. It's a concentrated ocean water solution called "Ocean Grown". It's up to you!
Keep up the conscious thinking and liberate yourself by always asking questions!
I think we're all at a point where we seriously need to start considering growing our own food. Kudos to those who already are, but to those of you who haven't gotten your hands dirty yet... it's really not that hard. I find gardening incredibly relaxing and fun. It grounds you on a spiritual and physical levels. I have noticed that people have gotten so out of tune with where their food comes from and what exactly goes into growing it, that it's been reflecting in other areas of their lives. If you don't have a backyard, don't worry. Kitchen gardening is possible all year round! You can grow many veggies and herbs right in your own kitchen, regardless of your cold climate and lack of outdoor garden space. Check out some of my recent endeavors:
Here I have some wheatgrass, sunflower shoots and pea shoots, after a few days
After a few weeks, this is what the plants looks like (the empty tray on the left was an unsuccessful experiment). On the other side of the table, I planted some bell peppers, italian parsley, sweet basil, cherry bell radishes, goji berries (of course all organic)
Hey guys, Derrick and Kirsten of VibrantVegan have been generous enough to share a great 30 day core conditioning program with everyone. The program is all about "Getting you stronger, Increasing your energy, Making you healthier, Eliminating back pain, Improving your posture, Improving your digestion, Narrowing your waist, Firming and flattening your stomach". Watch the video below for more information and join me and others on this awesome challenge!
I'm so happy this massacre has subsided immensely. It makes me even more proud knowing that I'm European. The European Union took a vote and the results were overwhelming. "This vote cost the Canadian Seal Industry 94 % of it's annual business" !!!! This is amazing news! Thank you European Union on my behalf and the behalf of the millions of seal pups that are still alive! Please follow their example and boycott anything coming from Canadian fisheries.
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