The rewards of a living food life style can be extremely beneficial for your health and increase your longevity; but make sure you have a support network and try to find a good teacher or mentor. On this page, I’ve listed useful publications, recipe books, articles and video, along with training opportunities and suppliers that can support you with your raw living food journey.
EVENTS
Do send info about your raw events for listing to: sistahintheraw@googlemail.com
IN THE KITCHEN
How to Properly use a Kitchen Knife – Learn how to use your kitchen cutting utensils properly and safely when preparing food.
PUBLICATIONS
Delights of the Garden by Imar Hutchins
This is a transitional book for those first attempting to change their diet and lifestyle. It has many unique raw food recipes and the balance of recipes focus on cooking in a healthier way.
There is also a 30 day journal with daily inspiration for adapting to a healthier lifestyle. Topics such as Control, Self Determination, Visualization, Peacefulness, Happiness, Purpose, Relaxation, Fearlessness, etc. are covered. You can write down your ideas and thoughts as you go along when you take the 30 day challenge to improve your health and your life.
See: www.rawfoodinfo.com/catalog/books_delights.html
The Joy of Living Live – A Raw Food Journey by Zakhah Israel
ISBN 13: 9780970113474
‘The Joy of Living Live’ has over 100 delicious meat-free, dairy-free, chemical-free, sugar-free, cholesterol-free, international raw food recipes; including African and Caribbean inspired recipes. Offers easy steps to transition to a well-balanced living foods; diet and lifestyle; – features testimonies from long-term raw foodists Dick Gregory, Dr. Llaila Afrika, Karyn Calabrese, Aris Latham and more; – gourmet raw food preparation techniques; – full-color photography; – explains healing properties of food.
Health Journey – Your Personal Road Map For Vibrant Living and Youthful Aging by Lillian R. Butler and Eddie D. Robinson of Raw Soul
Natural Diet for folks who Eat: Cookin’ with Mother Nature by Dick Gregory. Harpercollins 1983. ISBN Number: 0060803150 / 9780060803155. Mr. Gregory has spent a great deal of his life sharing the wisdom of his experience about the virtues of a vegan raw food diet for health and disease prevention, with a comic twist that is exclusive and unique to the Gregory style.
Paradise Health: Your Guide to Optimum Health through Detoxification is the new book with special insight and information on detoxification and and health when relying close to Mother Nature and her foods. The book is complete with vital information on detox and fasting, smoothie fasting recipes, and live food recipes to use when preparing and breaking the fast. It has all the information you will need to succeed on this lifestyle journey. Coming Soon! See: Mojo Juice Club.
RETREATS AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN 2009
An afternoon with Drs Brian and Anna Maria Clement, optimal nutrition and holistic healing. In London 27th June 2009. See: www.fresh-network.com/acatalog/insider-secrets-to-success-on-a-living-foods-diet.html
There’s a Delightful Raw Food Experience workshop organised by spicy raw food (2nd May), as part of the Streatham Food Festival, London (9th May). See:www.streathamfoodfestival.com/
Reversing Diabetes Action Day
The producers of the documentary film Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in Thirty Days are organising a Reversing Diabetes Action Day. Taking place on 25th April, the event aims to promote raw food and a healthy lifestyle to some of the 246 million diabetics in the world. Join the movement and find out more here: www.rdnmovement.com/?page_id=143.
Dr Sebi – AIDS doctor comes to London
UK Tour starts on Sunday 29th March, 2-8pm
Tabernacle Arts Center
Powis Square,
Nothing Hill
London W11 2AY
Entrance fee £10
Nearest tube station:
Westbourne Park.Ladbroke Grove,
Buses: 7,22,28,31,52,70,328
Free on-line ‘Alkaline Lifestyle Course’, see: www.energiseforlife.com/CleanseAndEnergise/cleanse_and_energise_signup.php
Dr. Aris Latham Director of the SUNFIRED FOOD HEALTH INSTITUTE in Jamaica, will be holding several raw food certification courses at Coyaba Gardens for 2009: Feb. 3rd – 9th, April 13th -19th and July 7th -13th.
SUNFIRED FOOD CERTIFICATION – This special course is designed for everyone (including health professionals,caterers, chefs, “health conscious” families, etc.) who want to awaken their dormant creative culinary energies and to have fun not cooking, naturally. Sunfired Cuisine replaces the stove, oven, microwave, pots and pans with the juicer, food processor, blender and dehydrator. It utilizes plant foods exclusively, such as: fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, flowers, nuts, herbs, spices, marine vegetation and rare/exotic edibles. Special attention will be given to the principles, concepts and techniques for “living whole” food preparation and presentation. Learn new skills and secrets for making incredibly delicious and nutritious dishes that are living artistic masterpieces which taste as good as they look. Come in and learn an invigorating new world of fresh fun with textures and colors that fully satisfies all the senses in higher levels of well being.
Additionally, there is planned three Healing Waters Retreats for next year (2009): Feb. 10 -16, July 14- 20 and Nov 10 -16 2009. There will also be four retreats for the Solstice/Equinox; Sunfire-Yoga. Detox Retreats: March, June, Sept, Nov 18 -24 2009. Contact for further details.
Stonebridge Associate Colleges is offering a ‘Living Food Nutrition‘ distance learning course. See: www.stonebridge.uk.com
SUPPLIERS
In the Caribbean
Ray Tyndale, raw food chef, Farm Hill Community, Exchange, Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Email: stoveless1@yahoo.com. (See: www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070722/out/out2.html).
In South Africa
Bryanston Organic Market
Culross road, (off Main Road), Bryanston, Guateng, South Africa
Held on Thursday and Saturday, 9.00 am to 3.00 pm.
Fruits and Roots
Hobart corner shopping centre, c/o Hobart & Grosvenor Roads, Bryanston, Johannesburg, South Africa. Tel: +27 11 463 2928. Email : info@fruitsandroots.co.za
The Johannesburg Fresh Produce Market (JFPM)
is South Africa’s major centre for the marketing of fresh produce. Open Monday to Saturday, from 5am – 11am at CITY DEEP, JOHANNESBURG
Organic Market held on Sundays at
Bluebird Shopping Centre, cnr of Athol Oaklands & Fort Street, Johannesburg, South Africa
Organics Online
In the UK
Brixton Whole Foods
59 Atlantic Rd, London, SW9 8PU. Tel: 020 7737 2210
Capricorn Organics
61b Sprules Rd, London, SE4 2NL. Tel: 020 8306 2786
Kelly’s Organic Foods
46 Northcote Road, Battersea, London SW11 1NZ. Tel: 020 7207 3967
The London Organic Directory
Provender Whole Foods & Organic Food & Bakery
103 Dartmouth Road, Forest Hill, London SE23 3HT, Tel: 020 8699 4046
Rain Forest Creations – A modern catering company based in the heart of London, offering Caribbean, tropical, raw and organic, authentic and biogenic foods.
Riverford Home Delivery
20 Deepdene Rd, London, SE5 8EG. Tel: 020 7738 5076 – 0845 600 2311.
In the USA
Door to Door Organics
Door to Door Organics delivers fresh organic produce and groceries throughout Colorado, Michigan and in the East (to CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, VA, DC).
VIDEO AND FILM
Find Inspiration on Video
If you’re looking for daily inspiration and have access to the internet, check out the short raw foods recipes posted on ‘You Tube’. In particular Ani Phyo, Chantel Selman (Raw Food Caribbean Style), Karyn Calabrese, Dr. Aris LaTham, Dr. Llaila O. Afrika and I’m sure you will find many others…
Food for Life Demo – The Cancer Project. Fighting Cancer In the Kitchen with Loi Laing, Jamaican Health Counsellor.
Raw food Caribbean Chef & Herbalist Chantel Selman, see also ‘Live Sushi done @ Organic Earth. Also watch Dr. Latham hosting CTV’s cable show “Healthy Lifestyles” on line at www.brokencurve.com, for great recipes in action.
Sweet Misery: A Poisoned World – A documentary showing how dangerous artificial sweetner Aspartame is. See: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-566922170441334340
Garrett is a 15-year old boy living in the Alaskan wilderness with a menagerie of orphaned animals. Growing up close with nature has given him a deep understanding of nutritional needs required by diet sensitive animals on the reserve…
Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days – is an independent documentary film that chronicles six Americans with ‘incurable’ diabetes switching their diet and getting off insulin.
Earl’s Juice Garden
Earl’s Garden – Natural Health
16 Derrymore Road, Kingston 10, St. Andrew, Jamaica. Te(876) 754-2425 929
Earl’s Juice Garden
28 Haining Road, New Kingston, QD Plaza on Red Hills Road, Jamaica
Natural Juice Bar & Café. Health Food Store. Servies juices and raw foods. Has groceries, books and supplements. Delivers
The Funky Raw CafeVegan
Arambol beach, North Goa. Tel: +91-985-0475308
“Vegan raw food restaurant. Raw and sugar-free ice cream, cake, pizza, pasta, pates, salads, vegetable juices, hemp milk smoothies, and more.”
Ital Calabash
1405 Franklin St, (between 14th St & 15th St)
Oakland, CA 94612. Tel: (510) 836-4825
Little Jamaican vegan eatery, with raw options.
Live Health Cafe
258 Dupont St. (at Spadina), TORONTO. Tel: 416-515-2002
Toronto’s raw foods café featuring gourmet entrees, fresh organic juices and raw food desserts. Menu changes weekly. Selection of raw products. Catering upon request.
Morningview Health
100 South Road, Morningside, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Tel 011 – 883 9157
Also acts as a depot for organic fruit and vegetables from Wensleydale Organic Farm. There is an array of various products sold in bulk or on SALE outside on the veranda of the store… as well as delicious wheat/gluten free health food products!
Organic Earth
24 Pelican Village, Princess Alice Highway, Bridgetown, Barbados, Caribbean.
246-4267521
Indigenous health clinic with a health store that includes a raw food juice bar.
The Spirited Palace
105 Church Road, Crystal Palace, London SE19 2PRTel: 0871 971 4195The Spirited Palace is a cosy cafe restaurant and health shop catering for Vegans. The atmosphere is laid back and relaxed with rhythmic drumming workshops and poetry readings. They provide Ital and raw Caribbean food that is filling and tasty.
Sun Eaters Organics Vegan
80 Roberts St, Woodbrook, Port of Spain, Trinidad (at Murray St and Carlos St) 868-622-3643
“Vegan, Organic, Juice bar, Take-out, Delivery. Mainly take away and delivery with a few small table for dine-in. Daily specials, raw foods, and more. Also sells fresh organic produce and organic dry goods. Open Tue-Sat 10-6.”
VitaOrganic
74 Wardour Street, London, W1F 0TE
Wonderful organic vegan, vegetarian buffet with separate raw food menu. Very compact venue.
