Raw Sacramento News RSN.11.26.03

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday! Are you heading to a family dinner? Need a raw recipe to take? There's a recipe for Whipped Sweet Potatoes on our Recipes Page from Chef Chad Sarno. It is the 1st recipe on the page (as of now). Of the many things I have to be thankful for this year, one is that overall I enjoy good health and vitality--something I know is attributable to avoiding stuffing and gravy (and all the other garbage I used to eat routinely).

Gordon & Gladys Callander wanted me to send a cordial invitation to our Annual Holiday Dessert Potluck which will be held at their home in Elk Grove on Sunday December 7. The Callanders don't wear shoes in their home, so bring thick socks or slippers if you are prone to cold feet. BTW, I used to have cold hands and feet before I went raw....now I don't [-Mark].

Recall that Paul Nison will be in Sacramento on January 19. Mark your calendar. Details including location will be announced soon.

CBS NEWS 48-hours will run a segment on the Raw Food diet this Saturday, November 29 at 8pm ET/PT.

(CBS) Saturday: Nov. 29 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Heavy Burden -- Get ready to lose weight with the raw food diet -- a plant-based, uncooked, blended diet. Is this a taste of things to come? Supermodel Carol Alt swears by it.

Advisory: Rawstock II: The Big Fig Party will be held back at Macdonald’s Farm in Sebastopol, California from Aug. 28-30 in 2004. You can get the whole weekend (excluding canoeing) for only $50 if you pay before December 31. On Jan. 1 the price goes up to $99. Details are coming at http://www.rawstock.us. Call (707) 829-0362 to register. Or, send in $50 payable to Raw Passion to: Raw Passion, POB 256 Sebastopol, CA 95473. We’re gonna have the funnest party of the summer! Free camping in the apple orchard, talks, hay bale discussions, raw food demos, music galore, fitness games, solar showers, Russian River canoeing on Monday, and summer fruits including fresh figs galore....come and share! (This is usually a great event-Mark).

I have updated our potluck schedule indicating the dates in 2004 for potlucks. What we need now are homes at which we could have these potlucks. Our participation is trending up—our last potluck had 40 individuals. If you are the host, you do not need to prepare a dish. And, you don't need to drive. The food comes to you! Here's some information about hosting a potluck.

Have you eaten exclusively Raw Foods for at least 2 months? Did you experience any health improvements? Would you be willing to write a 'Raw Food Testimony?" We would like to post more of these. If you have concrete, documentable health improvements and can write a few paragraphs about your experience, it may influence and help others. Would you please send us your Testimony?

Our Steering Committee will meet next on Tuesday, December 2 at the Co-op Dining Area at 5:30pm. All Raw Sacramento members are welcome and encouraged to attend. We always need volunteers for special projects such as the Event Coordinator for Paul Nison's visit.

Do you need a personal raw food coach? We have a couple in Sacramento. Here's Shar. Here's Maya.

NV Vegetarian Restaurant
537 B Main St
Woodland, CA 95695
530-662-6552
Map: http://makeshorter.com/?94W64b85R

Did you see the movie 'The Matrix?' Then, you should see 'The Meatrix!' (Veronika Clay made us aware of this site).

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