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Costa Rica Fruit Festival - Over 40 Varieties of Fruit!!

2016-07-04T22:50:01.000Z

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8LLaHRjrMQ

Come immerse yourself into jungle living with us at Punta Mona this September 16th-23rd for the inaugural Costa Rica Fruit Fest. A festival that’s bound to awaken your senses and invigorate your mind, body and soul! Punta Mona is an 85 acre off grid educational center for regenerative design and botanical studies. Located on the Caribbean coast just 15 miles north of the Panama border.

Enjoy many exotic organic tropical fruits on our daily unlimited fruit and salad buffet along with prepared low fat raw vegan dishes and fresh juices and coconut water. All fruits are truly tree and vine ripened and grown with integrity on local permaculture and biodynamic farms.

We aim to inspire and empower participants on the benefits of embracing a fruit- based low fat raw vegan lifestyle with a focus on permaculture, community building, and regenerative living.

We want to teach people to connect with where REAL food really comes from ….. the Earth and how to grow their own food in a sustainable fashion.

We will be hosting a wide variety of workshops, talks and presentations on permaculture, food forestry, composting, bio-char, pruning, grafting, urban gardening, bamboo building, farm tours, herbal plant walks, herbal plant medicine making, holistic health, plant based nutrition, regenerative detoxification, iridology, exotic fruit hunting, ecstatic dance, meditation, breathing, thai massage, strength training, yoga, qigong and much more.

This festival is going to be unlike any other in the world!

We are focusing on sustainability, how to grow fruit and contribute to the healing of the planet as well as ourselves.

Fruit The World is going to be a sponsor, collecting the seeds to plant at the festival, and we will later distribute the fruit trees to local farms.

We’ll also have a healer’s sanctuary, panel discussions showcasing many of those creating positive change in our world, and nightly conscious music.

Tickets are limited – only 200 are being sold to this event and its sure to sell out!

Get You Tickets Before They Sell Out!

https://www.costaricafruitfest.com/registration/registration-and-tickets/

Hope To See You There!

WARNING: raw vegan ogres to invade Bali!

2016-03-10T00:54:21.000Z

Hey fellow fruit & veggie lovers!

WARNING: raw vegan ogres will invade Pemuteran 10-17 April!

This group of about 12 individuals has started its hunt for delicious locally grown fruits and vegetables. If you use pesticides or herbicides, you have nothing to fear from them, otherwise, hide your treasures and run! Or better, contact me, as we would love honoring your passion for nature and life!

:) Vincent

VITAMIN A OVERDOSE? Seriously?

2015-07-24T11:23:34.000Z

My hands' and feet's sole are yellowish. I do rawtill4. 12 bananas, a lot of pineapple and rice, broccoli, lettuce leaves and lentis in one day. Doctor said me that vitamin A overdose can be very dangerous and can it can produce convulsions. And I argumented all the people that are on raw vegan and are athletes and how awesome they feel. I cured my eating disorder, my acne, my hair falling out, my constipation and I grew super strong nails. I don't think that we, rawtill4 or raw vegan people have overdose on vitamins. Any Ideas?

Fruit storage refrigerator unit

2015-07-17T11:16:05.000Z

Hi guys,

Anyone found a good refrigerator unit that keeps fruits and veggies to last more than a few days in summer?

I can only go to the market one every week and sometimes its also longer than that. I normally pack a full car of fruits and in summer its hard to keep it to last more than 3-4 days. I feel the fridge is not good for my fruits.. Makes them too cold at low humidity.

I've been looking around and seems like wine cellars are a good option.. 10-15°C, high humidity. Anyone uses them?

Is there some other option out there? I need loooooots of spaces at aprox 10°C :)

Thanks,

Dustin

GUYS I NEED YOUR HELP! BANANAS WON'T FREEZE???

2015-07-09T08:03:44.000Z

Have you ever had the same problem? I bought like 10 kilos o ripe bananas and I decided to freeze the half of them. But the problem is that they didn't freeze and it's been 2 day nearly. My freezer is fine, it can freeze other stuff but I don't know why it can't with the bananas. Last week I could freeze 5 bananas though. I need to find a solution because they will become completely black!

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Should people die for eating animal products?

2015-06-12T16:54:18.000Z

So, I watched Freelee's video "What do you think?" She mentions that people who know the truth but continue to eat animal products should die and that people should be forced to go vegan. Now, I understand her point of view and see that she is just frustrated. I disagree with the murder of other human beings because we are after all animals, and I don't think picking and choosing which animal species gets to live is right. Saying people should die because they eat animal products is not helping to spread the vegan message. It actually turns potentials away. We don't want that. We want to get as many people as we can to become vegan. We have to be more positive. In her previous videos, she does a great job talking about the health benefits and all the positive things that people get from it with the addition of showing all the harm it causes us and to the planet/animals. This method worked for me, and I know it will work for others. Once people are eased into it, then, I would enlighten them about the torture of animals more strictly among other things to lock them into the vegan lifestyle. I would not talk about murdering other people because that is a huge turn off. I do agree that people should be forced to go vegan. It should be the law, but the government and business corporations are so greedy that they won't let that happen. All us vegans can do is convert as many people as possible in the hopes that there will be enough of us to invade and dismember these organizations. I love Freelee; I think she is awesome. I just think that she should be careful about how she phrases things. Hopefully, she and everyone else can understand my point of view and don't think that I am a "unicorn hugger" or whatever she calls it.I'm doing what I can to help spread the message, and I do this by educating the people around me. At college, I had several projects that I was able to corporate veganism into, and I was able to get people to question their lifestyle. I was even able to get some students and teachers to try it for a week. I was able to get one person to fully transition and a few to cut back on animal products or go vegetarian. It's a small step, but it's better than nothing.What do you guys think? Have you seen Freelee's video? If so, what did you think about it?

Can we talk about what meat-eaters say to me?

2015-04-28T14:34:10.000Z

They keep telling me that there were tribes that would eat meat and tribes that would eat plants and that tribes who ate meat would always win the one's that consumed plants. And I'm like yeah and what? Are we in war now? We CAN cook rice and pasta and we HAVE ENOUGH fruits. Come on man..... What else can I say to them?Also, they say to me that people living in cold regions in countries can't have a vegan diet because they have to protect themselves with fish mostly (or meat). And that they aren't the same as people who live in warm places. What about this? I think I need to investigate more so I don't turn blank although I always try to make some good explanations. There must be a perfect explanation of these too. If they would try the vegan diet they wouldn't say anything bad about it, being vegan is feeling awesome. Fresh fruits and plant based food plus you get so connected to nature.. Ahh..... They really should try it haha. Thank you for taking your time for reading this. Let's talk!

Travel to rare fruit farms in Australia.

2015-04-02T05:36:49.000Z

I have a car and I live in Australia. I am looking for a travel partner interested to find and visit rare tropical fruit farms and vegan-organic farms in Australia. About me age 61 wanting to grow high protein fruits for wild animals to evolve new ecosystems and for for a non-seed fruitarian diet.

I am Ahimsa Fruitarian on Facebook. My website: www.tropical.farm Phone / text me in Australia on 0427 493 954

Thailand - tips\wwoof\hclf\travel partners?!

2014-11-17T18:16:36.000Z

hey fruities :)

ill be getting to bkk in 1 week and i have absolutely no plans.

I was hoping to get some general tips on what to eat, and how, I mean, im used to buying in huge boxes but i obviously won't be able to do so while traveling... so how do you get by fruitwise? also, i'd love to hear about some vegan restaurants that serve high carb vegan food or vegan dishes that don't have oil in them.

did anyone here get a chance to wwoof in thailand? i was thinking something with a lot of fruits, maybe picking fruits in an organic farm and building mud houses, and also an elephant sanctuary. I realize that all the wwoof in thailand costs money as well, is that true?

lastly, I'm looking for travel partners or just some fruitbats who'd like to meet up and hang out a bit. feel free to hit me up at Henyamania @gmail.com or on fb Henya Von Perezz.

Where in South East Asia is the "raw vegan paradise"?

2014-09-24T10:05:47.000Z

Hey guys,
I'm planning a trip to South East Asia in December but haven't booked my plane tickets yet...
Any idea of great destinations for frutarians? I'm basically just looking for cheap fresh fruits and beautiful landscapes :)
Thanks in advance for your ideas!

Mono Meals, thoughts? feelings? easier digestion?

2014-08-04T21:08:30.000Z

I my short experience with being a raw vegan (only about 4 weeks), I feel so much better eating mono meals, sitting down and eating 10 bananas, or eating 6 mangoes, or eating 30 dates. It make my tummy feel amazing and I feel more satisfied doing that! I experimented with smoothies and it just made my digestion all funny and slow :/ maybe it was detox or something else, but so far, I am LOVING mono meals! what about you guys? what makes you feel like you are running at 100%? and smoothie drinkers out there, what are some good combos i can try out?

Where do you store all your fruits and veggies?

2014-08-04T09:57:59.000Z

Hi everyone,

after having some fix days for RT4 I now wanted to switch completely to this lifestyle.
I thought some preparation would be useful and so I bougt lots of bananas last Wednesday
and the rest of my fruit and vegetable on Saturday.

My bananas were ripe today but lot's of the rest have to be removed. =(
My carrots and strawberries started to get mouldy already and my bell peppers don't look that
good either. I found some very creative ways to store bananas, but where do you store the rest?
I have two fruit bowls in my kitchen and also a little kitchen wagon with open drawers.
I stored everything there - maybe not my best idea.

Do you put everything in your fridge during warm days?
(At the moment we have something between 25°C (77°F) and 35°C (95°F) here)

Anyone know any fruit subsitutes for dates and bananas?

2014-07-20T21:12:13.000Z

I don't like the taste of them and am trying to look for any high carb alternatives. This will probably be helpful for a lot of other people who aren't that into bananas and dates as-well. :)

Newbie to all of this

2014-05-21T20:09:16.000Z

Hey guys!

I'm a 19 year old girl who has always been a SAD-eater and i've been struggling with my weight for most of my life and have had many different eating disorders.. now i'm trying to eat properly and work out but it just doesn't seem to help.. that's why i like trying out new things once in a while - maybe someday i'll find something that really suits for me and my body and soul. :)

But i also have some questions..

30 Bananas a Day/Raw Til 4

I’ve been doing some research about these two lately and it gets more and more interesting and exciting for me in every minute.

But what’s confusing me are the results and how long does it take to see changes?

And also what to exactly eat? Can i eat fruits all day long as much as i want to? Snack on a fruit/veggie in every couple of minutes? Or make myself big smoothies for breakfast/lunch etc? Nothing cooked, like ever? Only everything raw? Can’t even cook/steam veggies for example?

I know that Raw Til 4 is that you eat fruits and veggies until 4 and then have a cooked meal high in carbs and then no more, but what time should the last meal be? And what exactly should it consist of? Potatoes, pasta, macaronies and just a veggie salad aside? Or what? Could i even have oatmeal for dinner?

Still trying to figure it out exactly and maybe even give it a try. Why? Because i’m a total fruit and veggie lover, i could snack on them for the whole day and make myself yummy smoothies all day long. Even though i like meat, cheese, eggs etc, i find them not so appetizing for me anymore and meat is shitloads of expensive and doesn't fill my tummy up..

What's exactly allowed on this way of eating and what now? I know that there's no restriction on fruits (as i have understood) but what about veggies? What's a GO and what's a NO?

And how ‘bout work/school? Do you carry your veggies/fruits with you all day long? What do you say to others? I believe that if i would start changing my eating habits like this, my family would think i’m insane.

I know that there’s no calorie restriction, but does that mean i need to exercise? We all have been taught that excess calories raise our weight but is it really true?

I started with Focus T25 (Beachbody program, quite intensive) today, is it okay to do it with this lifestyle? Will i have enough energy and improvement in my trainings? Will it help me build my muscle also? Or will i only lose fat?

I’ve seen some extremely amazing results over the internet and this website and i really start to think that high carb raw vegan could work for me to. I have a minor skin problem and a really big problem with my scalp also and during the day i feel like i have zero energy and i have also problems with sleeping at nights.. will it help me cure them? I’ve seen pic’s of people getting rid of insane acne within just 2 months.. will it help me also? (i don’t have serious acne, but my boyfriend does!)

And which is better, high carb raw vegan or Raw Til 4? Which you think is better for a beginner? Which is easier to follow and to live with and why?

I also take extra magnesium because i have muscle cramps and they're pretty bad and i can't get rid of them without extra suppliments (if i skip a day on it, i suffer at night).. will this lifestyle help me cure this problem?

If you know any good blogs/tumblr’s from real people (not made up for advertisement) which talk about the same lifestyles, let me know. Any help/advice/links/etc are accepted! :) I'm also running around this website to catch up on everything i need to know and every little detail that there is.

Sorry for any mistakes, English isn't my native language. :)

What do BITTERSWEET cravings mean?

2014-05-16T01:34:39.000Z

I feel my natural preference is BITTERSWEET foods!

And by that i mean foods that are a little sweet and a litter bitter/salty(real not not added!)

I absolutely ADORE: sweetpotatoes, butternutsquash, tomatoes, carrots, red-yellow pepers, cooked eggplant...

I cant stand super sweet lile dates, figs, grapes..

And i really cant stand bitter/salty tastes: Some super starchy potatoes, some super bitter greens, radish...

I really crave ALL bittersweet!

Whats up with that?

Does it mean anything?

Are dried fruits healthy?

2014-05-07T13:40:48.000Z

Hello

Dried Fruits contains more sugar, vitamins and minerals than the normal fruit does.

I never reach 30 bananas a day. I only can eat 15 - 20 bananas.

How about to eat dried fruits? I think when i eat dried fruits i can eat more, than normal fruits. Are they healthy?

I saw Freelee was making a Smoothie with 21 dates and water.

Thank you for your response.

I am from switzerland, sorry for my bad english.

I never considered myself a frutarian but....

2014-05-05T17:55:51.000Z

I never considered myself a frutarian but if we have to be scientific, many fruits are considered vegetables!

My diet mainly consists of eating fruit i guess?

Breakfast: Fruit!

Lunch: My salads are always include cucumber, some eggplant, peppers, greens, more tomatoes...

I likes snacking on tomatoes daily!

And at night my staple is cooked butternut squash and some extra other tubers...

I eat more fruit than what i though! Am i right? : )

Where to buy fruits in Houston

2014-04-07T13:46:10.000Z

Hi there fruit lovers!!

I need your help!!

I'm moving to the US (I'm from Italy) for work, starting next week.. Destination Houston :)

Could anyone give me any tips on where to buy large quantities of fruits??

I know about farmers markets but usually they have more veggies and local produce, I'm looking for lots of tropical fruits!!

Also if anyone loves Durians lets meet up! I need to find some when I'm there! Wish to have the Malaysian durian (frozen its fine) but I know its hard to get :(

Anyways if anyone cold give me some tips it would be very appreciated and if you want to meet up just send me a message!

Ciao! :)

Parasites

2014-03-08T20:10:53.000Z

This week I found out about parasites, luckily my diet is rich with anti parasitic foods. I was wondering though how much anti parasitic foods must one eat to rid themselves of the these pesky pest? I have been drinking Tulsi, and Yerba Mate in a mixture called holy mate, and eating grapefruit for about a year now and each of those are anti parasitic, as a child I loved candy and other non healthy options an so I wondered If I had parasites my whole life and didnt know it. I dont like doctors for a plethora of reasons and wish to know if my diet is strong enough to kill them off becuase I have heard they can live in our healthy fruits and veggies as well. Thanks for your time my hopefully soon to be friends!

811 and gastroenteritis

2014-01-31T11:48:49.000Z

Hi guys,

I really really want to be more healthy and adopt a raw food diet, mostly I want the 811 diet.

I tried last year to do it and I end up with severe pain, in hospital. They said it's gastroenteritis. I ended eating raw and went to being vegetarian again, out of fear ( the pain was terrible ).

Now, a year later, I want to try it again. I've been more prudent, I did mono meals, didn't mix all sort of veggies in my salad like I did first time. After less then 2 weeks doing it, I end up in hospital with gastroenteritis again, the same terrible pain like last time.

Now, I ate mostly fruits and some salads + avocado/ nuts. My fruits, apples, clementines, blueberries. They might have been unripe, for sure. I did one veggie sandwich and a vegan burrito in this time as well, cravings...

I had dark green stool for 3 days and then the pain made a mess out of me.

Now, clearly something is wrong but I want to be helped to overcome this and to have a chance to healthy eating.

Please help me if you know something about the things that I struggle with.

Thanks

Mira

Addicted to fruits?

2014-01-25T18:46:17.000Z

I just can't do without them, is this normal? I put myself to a challange (which I started a discussion on) of eating only high fat, low carb raw vegan plant foods and felt like death. My fruit cravings were so intense, I couldn't wait till it was over. Is this normal? I don't want anything else but fruit and vegetables?

Who said fruit can't be sexy? Fruit-iality?

2013-12-05T05:19:12.000Z

where to buy in london?

2013-11-06T23:57:21.000Z

Hi guys, I'm new to 811. If anyone's from london where do you buy your fruits. I'm from south east london and i only get them from tesco.

Getting pains in my stomach when eating sweet fruits

2013-07-10T18:11:33.000Z

When I eat sweet fruits like papaya, mangoes and dates I often get pains in my stomach, does this happen to anyone else? And why could this be?

Unripe mango - yay/nay?

2013-06-26T01:23:14.000Z

I cut into a mango and it seems the meat is still a bit firm. The seed was so small and cute. I tried feeling it out before cutting it and it felt soft but to my surprise still a but unripe. I read somewhere it was best not to eat unripe fruit because toxins are much higher at that stage. Although I know in some countries, unripe fruits are a delicacy.Is it okay to eat?

Growing my own food!

2013-05-12T21:34:07.000Z

Yo everyone im very excited about this.. but my grandma is starting a garden.. i live in central united states (IL)... in this climet/ weather,, is there any advice on what cool fruits/veggies i can grow??? :)

Any advise on fruits and veggies to get if you dont have much to spend?

2013-05-11T16:52:34.000Z

HELLO, I am new to the sight FYI. I just finished reading Dr. Grahams glorious book. It has changed not only my perspective on food but my perspective about life..

I am in college and only with a part time job, live with my rents while still in school.. and they are to far broken it seems because of SAD eating, they swear up and down you will die without eating meat (obviously though its just from the day they were young its been drilled in there head by media that you need your protein etc) .. so they will not buy the food that I wish to eat. So please is there any advise on what fruits I should look to buying?

alternative for datorade

2013-04-17T14:21:56.000Z

Hey, what if I take sundried apricots (the brown and ugly ones) soak them in water and blend it with water, as you do with dates. How bad is it, since it's dehydrated food? Right now I don't always have a good choice of raw fruits. The oranges are dry, the grapes gives me too sensitive teeth. I feel like I can't eat bananas all of the time to get my calories.

Raw nuts, which ones are accepted on a HCRV lifestyle?

2013-04-13T19:37:02.000Z

I am about to head to the grocery store and I wanted to know which nuts are lowest in fat. I tend to eat almonds, but I want a little bit more variety in my diet.

Also which store brought dried fruits are acceptable to eat?

Smoothies or whole fruits?

2013-04-13T07:43:46.000Z

For example, what are the benefits of eating a few bananas blended with water, than just a few bananas whole? And vice versa. Does it make a difference in terms of digestion or anything else?

I heard somewhere that the air in smoothies (and the extra water) can often cause bloating and gas), has anyone else experienced this?

I just want what's best for my digestion and not to get bloated!

Thanks in advance.