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Holy Basil: The Incomparable One

Holy Basil, the sacred herb... Holy Basil, also known as Tulsi, is sacred and a principle herb in the Indian system of Ayurvedic medicine. In the ancient scriptures the Padma purana and the Tulsi Kavacham, Tulsi is described as a protector of life (1). Tulsi is also calle… Continue

Added by ErinBrennan on December 20, 2008 at 1:20am — 2 Comments

LEED Certification and Green Design

*I know this post is not about raw foods, but part of the raw lifestyle for me is living as green and sustainably as possible. LEED Certification and Green Design by Erin Brennan LEED Certification is a Green Building Rating System developed by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. LEED buildings are third-party independently certified and are "the nationally accepted benchmark for the design,… Continue

Added by ErinBrennan on December 20, 2008 at 1:00am — No Comments

Addendum: Diet or Dogma?

"Diet or Dogma?" is an impressively honest article recently written by blogger Brandon Gilbert, herbalist and co-owner of Jing Masters. This is my follow up and response to the issues addressed in "Diet or Dogma?" To read the article and Brandon's other thoughtful and provacative works, visit his blog. I used to proudly wear the title vegetarian or vegan like a badge… Continue

Added by ErinBrennan on December 16, 2008 at 8:22pm — 3 Comments

Green Gifting Guide

It is that time of year again. Time for wanton commercialism, energy wasting strings of lights, and ceiling high piles of used boxes and wrapping paper. Let's face it. The holidays are typically not a very environmentally friendly time of year. But this year can be different. Here is a simple guide to green gifting that can help you turn your holiday habits around. 1. Participate in a single gift exchange. Instead of giving gifts to every family member, choose to draw names so each member of t… Continue

Added by ErinBrennan on December 16, 2008 at 8:12pm — 3 Comments

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Chionodraco Hamatus replied to Nicolas's discussion 'Pineapple burn'
pineapple eats everyone. Its true. Aloe vera water maybe?
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Raintree* commented on jason's photo '2.09 036'
Your dog is sooo cute! I have a dog too and two cats, and I looove them! I feed them wheatgrass and they actually choose that before regular grass wich they normally chew on in the garden.
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Rachel Mayfield How do I add music to my page? Can anyone help? x
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I decided to have a 50/50 raw/cooked meal at Vita last night, having had a desire for warm meals for last couple of weeks. They had a Vegan Paella, it was amazing but it's only the second time I have had grains for a year and I had headache soon a...
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Elise replied to Elise's discussion 'How do you open young coconuts…..easily?'
ahhh thanks kelly I'll give it a try I'll look it up on youtube too
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Rachel Mayfield added 6 photos to the album 'Marias Birthday at Vita Organic on Wardour street'
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Kelly Myra replied to Elise's discussion 'How do you open young coconuts…..easily?'
It's actually surprisingly easy once you get the hang of it. No machete required. Shave off the husk at the pointed top close to the shell. Then poke the point of a knife in about 2 or 3 cm out from the centre and wiggle it about until it pierces ...
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Mica commented on Mica's blog post 'Fruit buying co-op Brighton UK'
Isn't it?!? I personally can't think of anything more visually appealing then beautiful fruit :)
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Nicolas replied to Nicolas's discussion 'Pineapple burn'
"Nice" to see that I'm not alone in this. I think I'll be going for a short water fast then. Thanks for sharing.
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Nicolas replied to Nicolas's discussion 'Pineapple burn'
Yes, I believe two out of the four pineapples I've had the last several months have been alright with me, after having let them "ripen" for some days. The one that turned out the best was one I stored in a bag of ripening bananas. I did the same t...
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Elise replied to Elise's discussion 'How do you open young coconuts…..easily?'
haha yeah I do but not to open coconuts ;-)
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Angus commented on Mica's blog post 'Fruit buying co-op Brighton UK'
what an amazing photo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Angus replied to Elise's discussion 'How do you open young coconuts…..easily?'
u need a man?
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Angus Between earth atmosphere amount of water remainsconstant never adrop more never dropless story of circular infinity a planet birthing itself
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Unreal.
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How do you open young coconuts…..easily?
I tried using a machete type thing but only managed a small slit, finally got all the juice out only to drink it in 2 seconds flat...please tell me theres an easier way despite the blood sweat and tears i did make the most delicious orange and co...
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