Anywhere to still get fresh dates in bulk in the US?
I shoulda ordered more...! My local health food store has them but they're not as good and they're more expensive.
Thanks!
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Seattle Produce Finds
The Town & Country chain (Shoreline Central Market & Ballard Market) have assorted varieties of melons on sale for 2.50/ea. Sharlyn, Orange Honeydews, Crenshaws, Santa Claus, Hami, etc. Some of them are huge. We tasted a Sharlyn last night in Ball
Read more…Is pinkish young coconut spoiled?
The flesh is slightly pinkish/brown. I think I've heard different opinions on this in the past and can't find much info in a quick Google search (the body ecology site says not to use it if it's pink). Thanks!
Haiti Farmers Will Burn Monsanto Seeds
Printed in my local health food co-op newspaper:
Haitian farmers burn out Monsanto
In Haiti, trying to recover from a crippling earthquake, farmers of thePeasant Movement of Papay (MPP) say they'll burn 475 tons of corn andvegetable seeds from Monsanto
Raw Diet & Kveta mentioned in July "O Magazine!"
I've not been on the forums as much lately so not sure if this has beendiscussed. There was a really good section in last month's "O" called,
"What Are You Eating?" with an article about a vegan chef, and a recipe
for his raw zucchini & carrot lasagna
Dog Rescues Another Dog
This is the most amazing thing I've ever seen.
http://www.sonnyradio.com/herodog.html
24 hrs. to save the whales!
Within days, a proposal will be unveiled that could legalizecommercial whale hunting for the first time in 24 years.
Once the proposal becomes public, member countries of theInternational Whaling Commission will make a decision to support it --or push
Please Help. Hubby just swallowed a cherimoya seed--how dangerous?
He swallowed one whole cherimoya seed. The info I'm finding online says they're toxic but I can't really tell how toxic. Anyone swallowed one and lived to tell about it? Thanks!
Dave Klein's new Healing Colitis & Crohn's Blog
More than just that topic, too...http://davidkleinphd.wordpress.com/
Read more…Vibram Five Fingers (KSO vs. FLOW models?)
My hubby & I are interested in trying these. We live in Seattle and are just getting into exercise, wanting to start walking more, then hopefully running. I've read a bit about these shoes and know they take time to build up muscles and to start slow
Read more…Fat content of strained nut milks?
I just did a bit of searching and it looks like 1 oz. brazil nuts has 19g fat, while 1 c. strained brazil nut milk (which I made with about 1 oz. nuts) has 2.5g fat. It sounds like the fat in nut milks is fairly negligable unless one drinks a lot. Do
Read more…Do you like white sapote?
I think I tried a few last year from cherimoya.com and wasn't thrilled (although I looooove their cherimoya--give it a try when it comes into season in a few months!). Is it worth another try? I'd have to order a small box from them for about $35 inc
Read more…Durianrider in Malaysian Newspaper
Did anyone ever post about this? Wonder what it says!http://mangodurian.blogspot.com/2009/09/harley-in-penang.html
Read more…How to tell when a cucumber is really ripe?
I didn't come up with much on Google. Any thoughts? Thanks!
Read more…Vit D & Sun
FYI, I just read on another forum ("GoingRaw" on Yahoo Groups) of someone whose vitamin D went from 16-28 in 2 weeks of sun. Dr. wants her to be around 40-50, but that's quite an increase she got in a short time! The sun is good! (If you can do it wi
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