The Frugivore Diet

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2015-04-03T05:56:58.000Z

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organic farm fresh produce for cheap

2014-09-10T17:50:45.000Z

Hello there. I am working on an organic farm not far from the Oakland area in Petaluma. We currently have an abundance of heirloom tomatoes and cucumbers. If you would like to get your hands on some of this nutritious stuff, let me know. Both tomatoes and cucumbers can be sold at $1.65 a pound, a steal compared to whole food price. Happy eating.

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Will Tuttle is speaking in Santa Rosa this weekend

2014-08-14T06:01:24.000Z

Will Tuttle is speaking in Santa Rosa this weekend. He is the author of the World Peace Diet the book that got me to go full-on vegan. I highly recommend his book (as others have on this site). I'll be driving up to the talk from San Francisco - if any other fruities wanna join - let me know.

16 AUG (SA) - Santa Rosa, CA - (707) 540-1760. Sonoma County VegFest, Finley Community Center, 2060 W. College Avenue. Lecture/presentation on The World Peace Diet, 2:00 p.m. https://www.facebook.com/events/710833688985373/?ref=6&ref_notif_type=plan_user_invited

best/ cheapest way to buy bananas in bulk?

2014-05-31T16:13:06.000Z

I keep running out of bananas! Does anyone in the bay area know where I can find the best deals in bulk?

Also,What is the average market price for a box of bananas?

Thanks everybody!

I feel like I'm the only one hauling my fruit stash across SF

2014-05-10T12:47:48.000Z

I know its only been a month on the lifestyle but I have an entire case of bananas on top of my aluminum cart of other fruits and no one ever recognizes the lifestyle! Out of all the people who ask me what kinda pie I'm making or whatever, I'm just kinda surprised... disappointed maybe. I walk 1.3 miles with this stash twice a week! Where are you SF banana'ers??

Sharing a space in Berkeley?

2014-04-08T00:31:21.000Z

Hey guys! I'm searching for ways to be able to reasonably afford attending UC Berkeley, at least until I can establish residency. Anyone willing to share (so, I'd copay) their space? To stay in a dorm is around 15,000 a year, so it would have to be cheaper than that, and relatively near the campus (so, within biking distance, probably no more than 15 miles would be great). I'm an incoming freshman from Florida, majoring in sustainable design and architecture. I love to run, cycle, learn, and garden.Thank you for your time!Shannon

I need to move again. I enjoy it here in Sonoma county where farms abound. Anyone else looking?

2014-02-20T21:42:56.000Z

We can share the gardening and good fruitful times. Bay area ok Sonoma co. prefered.

Any Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity, Lake, Sonoma people?

2013-12-13T19:55:14.000Z

Hi everyone! I'd love to meet more people in Mendocino and beyond who are into this lifestyle. I live in Sonoma, but used to live in Caspar and then Comptche and I know there is a really large number of people into raw and vegan foods there. I know people from Humboldt aren't going to drive down to the bay area for a meetup, so I thought every once in a blue moon we could meet up for a really nice hike and share some fruit together in our neck of the woods. We've got so many beautiful places to gather, so let's connect and make it happen!

Fruitluck and Film Screening of The Fruit Hunters

2013-11-21T01:52:30.000Z

The event is free. Please RSVP here:

http://www.meetup.com/FruitluckSF/events/151971752/

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looking for a place to live in the bay area?

2013-10-30T19:31:06.000Z

Hey all! If you like living in co-op spaces you should consider this... I am moving into a giant gorgeous co-op in Berkeley around the turn of the year (Jan 2014) and there are still 7 spaces open! I would like to live with other fruit friends. If you'd like to know more please message me. :)

moving to bay area... where is the best fruit?

2013-09-20T05:17:07.000Z

i just posted this on the main forum but realized since this is a better place for it...

I am moving to the bay area in a couple weeks. i am looking at places to live around berkeley, and san leandro to walnut creek. does anyone know about farmers markets and good places to get local fresh produce in this area, anything i should keep in mind?

thanks!

Bay Area Produce Delivery - CHEAP!

2013-06-18T00:13:06.000Z

Hey Bay Area fruit people!

This might be old news to some of you, but a co-worker just told me about this A-MAZING grocery delivery startup! The service is currently only available to the Bay Area!

Not even kidding - this could be life changing for us fruit munchers! Prices seem on par or better than most grocery stores. You can order items from Whole Foods, Safeway, Costco, and Trader Joes, and you can select custom quantities, down to the individual banana! Seemingly reasonable delivery charges and low minimum orders! For instance, all orders over $35 only cost $4 to deliver, SAME DAY!

Here's my link: http://inst.cr/t/VqpyJq

Full disclosure - I get $10 if you sign up with my link, but you also get $10 and a free delivery to try it out.

I'm definitely going to use this to simplify my banana rotation. When I buy by the box and shop less frequently, I don't always eat bananas at the perfect spotty ripeness and/or end up freezing some.

Cheers!

Ryan

UPDATE:

Google Shopping Express is an awesome alternative for non-perishable items. Free same-day delivery from Costco, Nob Hill Foods, etc. at in-store prices and NO MINIMUM. Again, full disclosure, I get $15 if you sign up with this link, but so do you! http://www.google.com/shopping/express/invite/B49ME53ES

I personally get my non-produce items from Google Shopping and my fruit and veg from Instacart. So easy!

UPDATE #2:

Google Shopping Express is now delivering produce! Selection is somewhat limited so far. Again, if you need a free account, and would like $15 credit, you can use my invite here: http://www.google.com/shopping/express/invite/B49ME53ES

Once you're logged into your account you can see the fresh fruit category here: https://www.google.com/shopping/express/#HomePlace:cat=412.422.430.5795

U pick farms

2013-06-15T20:00:44.000Z

Does anyone have personal experience with u pick farmers in the area? I've looked at yelp and http://www.pickyourown.org/ but I'm not sure which are the best farmer to visit. I finally signed up for zip car so I can do fun stuff like this!

anyone want to be housemates in the northbay?

2013-02-11T05:10:55.000Z

we'll have a massive garden and live in the best place

CSA

2013-02-09T23:32:25.000Z

Does anyone use a CSA service they recommend? I live close to whole foods but don't think the fruit is always local or the best price. I usually go the the Embarcadero farmer's market on Saturdays. Just picked up a bunch of dates today!

Can I stay in your driveway? :)

2012-11-13T20:00:25.000Z

Hi San Francisco folks. I am making a road trek down south with a layover in San Fran. I am sleeping in my truck bed but have trouble finding a decent place to park.(especially inner city) If you have a driveway you can offer up I would be so appreciative, and a bathroom would just be over an above. I will likely get in on Thursday or Friday.

Thanks for the consideration.

blessings,

Christie Qualey

christiemaeq@yahoo.com

Fruit potluck in berkeley next Wednesday

2012-09-21T23:35:20.000Z

Hey fruit friends!

Some of the folks I met at the Woodstock fruit festival and I have been talking about meeting up in the Sf bay area now for a while - so I'd love to give that a kickstart. I'd love to host a fruit potluck at my house in Berkeley, near Willard Park at 7p next Wednesday the 26th.

Everyone is invited! Please private msg me for the address. And if you can't bring fruit, bring a small monetary donation and let me know.

Looking forward to meeting some of you!

Melon party anyone?

2012-08-26T20:32:28.000Z

Just scored 2 weelbarrow loads of very rare heirloom melons at a decent price. Talk to me I am up in beautiful sonoma county. Anyone ready for an impromtu gathering? we could have party fun doing something everyone likes and yes please share your fruit scores. Who's in? When?Any suggestions? make it snappy

Melon party anyone?

2012-08-26T20:27:05.000Z

Anybody free tomorrow night and want to hear Neal Barnard speak in SF?

2012-07-08T03:31:23.000Z

Hi Bay Area lfrv's - I have an extra ticket to :

"A Very Special Evening with Neal Barnard, M.D., to Benefit
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine"

The talk is tomorrow night (Sunday July 8th) from 5PM-6:30PM at Millenium restaurant (vegan) in San Francisco. More is below. Message me if you want to go - the tickets cost $50 but I'm not charging for the ticket.

PCRM: "We have made great strides in our Research Without Cruelty campaign. Join us and celebrate our recent successes for animals and people, and learn what you can do to help ensure victories well into the future."

Free Acupuncture Raw Food Open House!

2011-11-15T23:14:46.000Z

My Acupuncture teacher (who also introduced me to raw foods) started a clinic in Los Gatos and we've spent the last few months setting it up. I've spent the last year learning how intimately your diet and the foods you eat are tied to every single energetic in your body and I'd love to share it with ya'll! This saturday from 12-6 is the open house to celebrate the completion of everything we've worked on and I know it's going to be an amazing event.

Some of the highlights include:
*Free 'Introduction to Qigong' class - come and see if Qigong is right for you
30 minute mini-classes at 1 PM, 3PM & 5 PM

*Drinks and Snacks! - Free fresh coconut juice and green tea matcha drinks + and delicious raw food snacks prepared by Eriko and Myself!

*Enter a drawing for prizes (including a beautiful Tibetan Pink Crystal Salt Lamp). All proceeds are for Kiwi, a little girl with a rare form of brain cancer.

*A Lecture on adaptogenic and 'Emperor' Herbs with AdamAtman. Come and learn about the intelligence of certain herbs.

*Free pulse reading and Chinese medicine diagnosis + mini treatments

*Lecture with Eriko on easy-to-make tasty, gluten and dairy free meals!

*Free Chair Massages with Ro'i and Amber

Adam's a great guy and he's changed the lives of dozens of people I've introduced to him. This will be a lot of fun, I hope to see you there :)

The full event information can be found here:

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Sat-Nov-19th-Open-House-for-Los-Gatos-Acupuncture-and-Qigong-Center.html?soid=1101543244270&aid=XYrTwU2DZQI

~Thanks for reading~

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Fruit Eaters Hang Out! Tuesday May 10th 5-8pm. Berkeley. Meet a pregnant LFRV couple who live in the forest!

2011-05-06T19:25:10.000Z

My friends Matt and Anna are going to be in town from the Six Rivers National Forest, where they live in a yurt. Its Matt's birthday. He was the person who got me interested in raw foods, he's been at it for six years. Very interesting dude. And his wife, Anna is pregnant! Come celebrate and meet other LFRVers!!!! yow!

Bring your own food.

Tuesday May 10th 5-8pm

2029 Essex St

Berkeley, CA, 94703.

(1.5 blocks from Ashby Bart Station)

Please RSVP on the facebook event page:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=144048405669137

fruit prices in SF

2011-03-22T21:49:59.000Z

Hi ya'll... here are my current strategies for getting good fruit prices in SF. feel free to add any strategies that I'm missing...

I live on Nob Hill, but buy most of my fruit from civic center farmers markets because I get very good deals on local stuff. In addition, when produce is on sale at grocery stores, there can also be very good prices i.e. safeway, CALA, wholefoods. Am I missing anything, and, would it be helpful for us to be maintaining some sort of forum for great places to buy certain fruits at certain times... i.e. wholefoods has had a great deal for my favorite mango's - $1 each for the past few weeks, etcetc

-dave v

Raw Food Meetup

2011-03-07T23:53:16.000Z

Hey fruity friends,

Andreas here. I'm in the Bay area for another 3 weeks and would love to meet up with each and every one of you before I leave :) I've got access to a sweet bike while I'm here and can travel to where you are. Respond here, email me: wakinyani@yahoo.com, or message me your number and we can get together for a raw meal sometime.

Oh, and I'm teaching FREE ballroom/latin dance lessons while I'm here if you'd like one :)

Peace!

Persimmon Party!!! Sunday Jan. 9th 7-10pm in Berkeley

2011-01-06T23:40:31.000Z

Hey y'all!

Josh and I just went down to Blossom Bluff Orchards (the farm I work) and picked up SOOOO MANY very ripe persimmons. The variety is Giant Fuyu (like a fuyu but shaped more spherical and has seeds and tastes more caramel-y. Usually people eat them firm, but they're even better soft) plus some hachiyas and some hiyakume.

Anyways, there's no possible way we could eat them before they go bad, so come on over to my house in Berkeley and help us eat them.

This Sunday the 9th.

my address is:

2029 Essex St. Berkeley, CA, 94703.

Hope to see many of you!

Potluck - Are you interested?

2010-10-19T14:22:17.000Z

Hi everyone,

I sent out a message wondering if anyone would be interested in hosting a potluck and it was suggested that I start a discussion thread so people could comment.... good idea!

I know most of us in the bay area don't have living situations suitable for hosting lots of people, but there has to be one of us, right?

My offer of helping you clean and set up you house/apartment/castle/squat/dungeon still applies.

Need further reason to get excited about such an event? Look at how the east coast is showing us up:

http://www.30bananasaday.com/forum/topics/811-thanksgiving-nyc-thread

http://www.30bananasaday.com/events/lfrv-new-england-potluck-sun?id=2684079:Event:407261&page=1#comments

Hope to see you all soon,

Anne