In case you missed it on the news today but 3 brands of Alfalfa Sprouts carried
at Trader Joe's and other stores have been recalled in case you have any. 23
cases of e. coli 051:H1 Oregon included. Helen Hecker

One just has to laugh at this. A SERIOUS recall would be vaccines,
pharmaceuticals, inhumane killing of 'livestock'....please fill in the blanks.
The enemy is certainly not spinach and alfalfa sprouts. Best wishes to All!

--- In RawPortland@yahoogroups.com, "victorianova" <victorianova@...> wrote:
>
> In case you missed it on the news today but 3 brands of Alfalfa Sprouts
carried at Trader Joe's and other stores have been recalled in case you have
any. 23 cases of e. coli 051:H1 Oregon included. Helen Hecker
>

I may be passing through Portland on Sunday July 11th and am wondering
if there are any raw events happening that day/evening! I'd love to
reconnect with raw friends in the area! Please let me know!

Thanks,

Jeff

Hi, Jeff!

I don't know of anything on the schedule, but I suppose with this much
advance warning, we could come up with something!  What do you say,
folks?  A raw potluck picnic here in Vancouver?  How about Vancouver
Lake park?  That's close enough to the border with Oregon where it
shouldn't be too far out of the way for Portland folks.

Blessings -

Sue

---------- Original Message ----------
[ Sent by Jeff Rogers at 05/22/2010 12:28 PM ]
>
>
> I may be passing through Portland on Sunday July 11th and am wondering
> if there are any raw events happening that day/evening! I'd love to
> reconnect with raw friends in the area! Please let me know!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
>
>

Gabrielle reminded me of the Sunday Supper, so I'll plan to be there.
I have yet to attend one, so am looking forward to it. I may stop by
Blossoming Lotus for lunch Monday before my drive home.

Jeff

On May 22, 2010, at 7:40 PM, Serena wrote:

> I don't know of anything on the schedule, but I suppose with this much
> advance warning, we could come up with something!  What do you say,
> folks?  A raw potluck picnic here in Vancouver?  How about Vancouver
> Lake park?  That's close enough to the border with Oregon where it
> shouldn't be too far out of the way for Portland folks.

Hi, Jeff!

Yes, Sunday Supper is a weekly catered raw foods event every Sunday in
Milwaukie. The June 11th event is not yet posted, but folks can read about
today's dinner here:

http://www.meetup.com/LivingRawPDX/calendar/13500650/

The Blossoming Lotus downtown has closed, and they have moved to a more fine
dining establishment in NE Portland near the Lloyd Center. Their menu remains
predominantly the same. I have personally found that a number of local raw
foodists have drifted away from Blossoming Lotus; they seem much more focused on
their cooked vegan selections, and the vitality/energy of their raw food
offerings, IMO, has suffered for that.

I'm going to try out Prasad today, which is the eatery that replaced Blossoming
Lotus in the downtown Pearl location. They're been receiving very favorable
reviews from the folks I've talked to, but I haven't yet tried it myself. They
are also a mix of raw and cooked food.

http://prasadcuisine.squarespace.com/

Enjoy your trip!

-Brion

www.OurCommunityPantry.com
www.rawmatrix.net



--- In RawPortland@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Rogers <jeff@...> wrote:
>
> Gabrielle reminded me of the Sunday Supper, so I'll plan to be there.
> I have yet to attend one, so am looking forward to it. I may stop by
> Blossoming Lotus for lunch Monday before my drive home.
>
> Jeff
>
> On May 22, 2010, at 7:40 PM, Serena wrote:
>
> > I don't know of anything on the schedule, but I suppose with this much
> > advance warning, we could come up with something!  What do you say,
> > folks?  A raw potluck picnic here in Vancouver?  How about Vancouver
> > Lake park?  That's close enough to the border with Oregon where it
> > shouldn't be too far out of the way for Portland folks.
>

Hi, Angela!

I supply high-quality cacao butter through Our Community Pantry. We are in
between order cycles, but we have some overstock including 3.5 lbs of cacao
butter, some nibs and powder, and almonds, sunflower seeds, and pecans.

The butter is $11.14/lb cash or check, or $11.46/lb if you want to pay online
with Paypal.

http://ourcommunitypantry.com/ordering.html

I believe People's Food Co-Op in SE Portland also stocks raw cacao butter.

Be well!

-Brion


--- In RawPortland@yahoogroups.com, Angela Coate-Hermes <acoate314@...> wrote:
>
> Does anyone know here I can purchase raw cacao butter in the Portland area? I
want to avoid the hefty shipping costs.
>  
> Thanks!
>
> :)Angela
>
> The debt that each generation owes to the past, it must pay to the future.
-Abigail Scott Duniway
> http://abchermes.blogspot.com/
>

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Hi, Brion,

I love...love...LOVE chocolate and find the dark chocolate quite
therapeutic...and now am looking for tried and true recipes using raw cacao
butter...do you have any recipes you'd share?

Thanks so much!

Sunny

Hi, Angela!

We strive to be as convenient as possible, which includes personalized pickup
scheduling, so the morning of 6/16 is great. I have sent you a direct email
regarding the details of your order.

If you decide to order product with us more regularly, let's work together to
get some people out your way participating with you, so that your immediate
neighborhood community can form a drop of its own and monthly pickup in SE
Portland can become a shared activity. We ultimately hope to have drops in every
quandrant of the city.

Also, to set the record straight for others reading, the price I quoted in my
last message was an older price not reflective of our shipping costs when
receiving product. I should have quoted our cacao butter price as $11.89/lb. The
error on the website with older prices has now been fixed.

Thanks for giving our product a go! Be well, everybody!

-Brion

Our Community Pantry
Real Food Purchased Together
www.ourcommunitypantry.com


--- In RawPortland@yahoogroups.com, Angela Coate-Hermes <acoate314@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks Brion!
>  
> I would like to order the 3.5 pounds of cacao butter. I live out in Beaverton
and will be in SE the morning of June 16th. Is there anyway we could meet up
either around 9:30 or 11:30 am that day? Or do I need to order and pick up on
your regular days?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Angela Hermes, RD
> Nutritionist@...
> www.RawPeople.com
> www.RawPeopleRadio.com
>
> The debt that each generation owes to the past, it must pay to the future.
-Abigail Scott Duniway
> http://abchermes.blogspot.com/
>
> --- On Tue, 5/25/10, brion.oliver <brion@...> wrote:
>
>
> From: brion.oliver <brion@...>
> Subject: [RawPortland] Re: Cacao butter?
> To: RawPortland@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 7:08 PM
>
>
>  
>
>
>
>
> Hi, Angela!
>
> I supply high-quality cacao butter through Our Community Pantry. We are in
between order cycles, but we have some overstock including 3.5 lbs of cacao
butter, some nibs and powder, and almonds, sunflower seeds, and pecans.
>
> The butter is $11.14/lb cash or check, or $11.46/lb if you want to pay online
with Paypal.
>
> http://ourcommunitypantry.com/ordering.html
>
> I believe People's Food Co-Op in SE Portland also stocks raw cacao butter.
>
> Be well!
>
> -Brion
>
> --- In RawPortland@yahoogroups.com, Angela Coate-Hermes <acoate314@> wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone know here I can purchase raw cacao butter in the Portland area?
I want to avoid the hefty shipping costs.
> >  
> > Thanks!
> >
> > :)Angela
> >
> > The debt that each generation owes to the past, it must pay to the future.
-Abigail Scott Duniway
> > http://abchermes.blogspot.com/
> >
>

Hi, Sunny!

Our Community Pantry posts recipes every month through our newsletter. We
featured cacao in May, so there are a few cacao recipes on our website,
including nutritionist Adrea Nakayama's amazing Nakayummies.

You can find our recipes at: http://ourcommunitypantry.com/recipes.html

Andrea publishes recipes every month in her newsletters as well, and has a
number of amazing cacao-based recipes that are converting folks to raw desserts.
Her offerings aren't all raw, but most of them are. You can sign up for her
newsletter at: http://www.replenishpdx.com/

One of my favorite recipes, that I sold for a while at the food co-ops in town
and at farmers' markets, was for an avocado-based raw cacao pudding. No butter,
but a high-quality cacao powder. It was based off of a recipe in the Raw Food
for Dummies book, but almost everyone has a variant on it that you can find out
there. Dates and agave for sweetener, avocado, water, some vanilla. It's the
kind of thing I recommend playing around with until you get the right
combination of flavors for your own tastes. Go light on the sweetener and cacao
at first... I prefer it rich and chocolately and not too sweet, and if you are
using a high-quality cacao you can use less for more flavor.

Thanks for asking! Be well!

-Brion

Our Community Pantry
Real Food Purchased Together
www.ourcommunitypantry.com


--- In RawPortland@yahoogroups.com, "sunnymilanna" <sunnymilanna@...> wrote:
>
> Hi, Brion,
>
> I love...love...LOVE chocolate and find the dark chocolate quite
therapeutic...and now am looking for tried and true recipes using raw cacao
butter...do you have any recipes you'd share?
>
> Thanks so much!
>
> Sunny
>

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Hello all -

I am seeking a great doctor (naturopath or other) who is keen on the idea of raw
food diet...someone who could lead me successfully through a cleansing and
pinpoint and clear away old health issues (not just a health counselor as my
issues are complex).....

i am also seeking a place to get a complete blood analysis and maybe the ND
would be someone who could help me analyze this...

thanks in advance!

:) christine

Hi Christine ~

Dr. Marlane Bassett at Vitalia Health Center in SE Portland is the first person
who comes to mind. She is a ND and has a lot of personal and professional
experience with the raw food diet & lifestyle.
503-235-2120

Dr. Ericha Clare and Dr. Bijana Devo are a couple other ND's who may be able to
support you as well.

Best wishes,

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Food and Lifestyle Counselor


--- In RawPortland@yahoogroups.com, "wakachoochoo" <christine@...> wrote:
>
> Hello all -
>
> I am seeking a great doctor (naturopath or other) who is keen on the idea of
raw food diet...someone who could lead me successfully through a cleansing and
pinpoint and clear away old health issues (not just a health counselor as my
issues are complex).....
>
> i am also seeking a place to get a complete blood analysis and maybe the ND
would be someone who could help me analyze this...
>
> thanks in advance!
>
> :) christine
>

Does anyone know where to get bulk raw pumpkin seeds.  I was buying from China
but heard recently that they pulled the inspectors and that organics may not
carry the same weight as it does here.

Yes, People's Co-op on SE 21st St. just north of Powell carries organic
raw pumpkin seeds that are grown in Scio.

Blessings -

Sue

---------- Original Message ----------
[ Sent by L at 06/20/2010 05:21 PM ]
>
>
> Does anyone know where to get bulk raw pumpkin seeds. I was buying from
> China but heard recently that they pulled the inspectors and that
> organics may not carry the same weight as it does here.
>
>

In case any of our Portland raw friends will be in the area or wish to drive up
and join us, I'll be hosting a raw vegan picnic potluck on the 4th of July
(inRAWpendence day)...

http://www.soystache.com/raw-potluck.htm

I hope we see some of you here!

Jeff

Anyone know where I can buy a 1-gallon mason jar in Portland?

I'm also interested in large clean glass jars for collecting & transporting
purified water. I'm open to using plastic, but don't want to use the large blue
multi-gallon jugs I see for sale as they're made with the ever-mysterious #7
plastic.

yes! i have a 5 and 3 gallon glass jugs at my moving sale this
weekend! and a ceramic water dispenser and TONS of other great things
too

see the info here
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/gms/1832998738.html

Viola Rose

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-Viola-