Join us for a heart-healthy meal to celebrate Spring. Bring a raw dish
and a friend or two, if you're not sure what to bring, some organic
salad greens or a bowl of fresh fruit are always welcome.

Directions: I-205 to Gher Rd. exit, left on Gher Rd., right on 107th
Ave., left on 71st St., right on 105th, first house, on corner.


	 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.


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Sue and Steve Aberle, 360-910-5960
7117 NE 105th Ave., Vancouver, WA

Our weekly raw vegan come-as-you-are love feast
awaits you Sunday, April 9 from 5-7 pm
at Enterbeing, 1603 NE Portland.

The menu is celery-lime consomme, chili raw collard wraps, salsa, flax
crackers (all phase 1) and fresh grape juice with raisin bread for our
raw communion.


The theme of our table conversation and group
reflection this week is "sacrifice".

Sunday Suppers are a meal and meditation inspired by the
Last Supper of Jesus offered by Christ the Healer UCC.
People of all faith and no particular faith are
welcome at our table. RSVPs appreciated but not necessary. $5-15
suggested donation or pay what you can.
503-650-4447

I gave Mike and readers of our CtH newsletter the wrong date for this
month's Vancouver potluck.  It was the other day, not this Sat.  May's
date and future dates are posted on www.rawportland.org by the
organizers, who always have the correct date!

Mike Snyder wrote:
> Hello friends,
>
> The monthly 2nd Wednesday potluck is
> taking place this week and you are invited!
>
> What: Vegan raw foods potluck
>
> When: Wednesday April 12
>
> Time: Between 6:45 and 9pm
>
> Where: Mike and Tina's house:
>
> 4148 SE 65th Ave., Portland
> (Between Powell and Holgate, one block north of Holgate)
>
> This potluck is also an open planning meeting
> for the Raw Spirit Retreat ( www.RawSpirit.net
> <http://www.RawSpirit.net> )
>
> It will mostly focus on figuring out our volunteer
> needs and procedures and anyone who would
> like to help us should come.
>
> Please make sure your dishes are 100% raw vegan
> and list the ingredients next to your dish. A simple
> fruit or veggie salad is always welcome.
>
> I am interviewing Matthew Kenney in a teleseminar
> on Tuesday April 11. He is the author of
> "Raw Food Real World", and owner of Organic Umbrella,
> http://www.organicumbrella.com/ventures
>
> Teleseminar time: 5pm to 6pm
>
> To participate in the teleseminar, call
> 1-712-580-8020 and enter the passcode 333777
>
> I would like to remind you about the Vancouver
> potluck this Saturday and the Alberta St. potluck
> on Tuesday April 18.
>
> Take care,
>
> Mike Snyder
>
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what time zone is the 5 to 6 pm.
I am in the Eastern zone and would like to
listen.
Thanks,
Sue

Hi All,

I am hosting a West Side Potluck once per month. This month's West
Side Potluck will be on:

Monday, April 24, 6:45pm

Location: 8047 SW Landau St., Portland, OR 97223

The location is convenient to I-5 and 217 - about 5 minutes from the
99W Exit on I-5 or the 99W or Greenberg Rd. exit off of 217.

I hope to see you there! Please e-mail me with questions.

Thanks,

Ariel

Our weekly raw vegan come-as-you-are love feast
awaits you Sunday, April 16 from 5-7 pm
at Enterbeing, 1603 NE Portland.

Our Easter menu includes a tomato rosemary soup, rainbow salad with
creamy dressing, flax crackers, several surprise desserts and apricot
bread with fresh grape juice for communion.

The theme of our table conversation and group
reflection this week is "resurrection".

Sunday Suppers are a meal and meditation inspired by the
Last Supper of Jesus offered by Christ the Healer UCC.
People of all faith and no particular faith are
welcome at our table. RSVPs appreciated but not necessary. $5-15
suggested donation or pay what you can.
503-650-4447

[I am forwarding this important message.   Annette]



An open letter to the Raw and Living Foods Movement
by Brenda Cobb, author, and founder of Living Foods Institute

I am writing you to ask for your help in reference to a lawsuit that
the Ann Wigmore Foundation, Inc. (New Mexico and Puerto Rico) has
filed against me for using the terms "living foods" and "living foods
lifestyle" and for teaching information about "living foods" and the
"living foods lifestyle." They claim that the terms or phrases "living
foods" and "the living foods lifestyle" are their property with a
registered trademark and only they have the right to use them.

My first book is called "The Living Foods Lifestyle." It is my story
of how I healed breast and cervical cancer using the principles of
this healthy lifestyle. I was trained by Shu Chen in February 1999,
then director of the Ann Wigmore Institute in New Mexico, who has
since resigned. Shu encouraged me to teach what I learned from her and
told me that it was Ann Wigmore's dream that many people would learn
about this lifestyle and would go on to teach others. I have been in
touch with Shu about this lawsuit and she is being very supportive of
me, and does not agree with this suit. She has not been associated
with the Ann Wigmore Foundation since December, 1999, and has recently
opened her own living foods educational center in New Mexico.

The Ann Wigmore Foundation apparently trademarked the terms "living
foods" and "living foods lifestyle" in 1992 and was cancelled February
22, 1999, before being re-registered in 2004. They let the trademark
expire in 1999 and did not reinstate it until 2004. When I did
research for my book title this did not come up.

My attorneys are working on this case now and have told me that since
there are so many other people using these terms and words and
teaching about living foods that we are in need of emails or letters
to support that these words have become commonplace among us. I would
appreciate it so much if you would send me a letter in support of the
fact that hundreds of teachers, writers, and leaders in this raw and
living foods movement use these terms, including yourself, if you do,
and that you do not agree that the Ann Wigmore people or any one
person or group should own the rights to these words or any similar
words or phrases exclusively.

The more supportive letters received from you the better it will help
this case. Dr. Gabriel Cousens sent me a letter of support and in it
he says, "If the Ann Wigmore Institute wins a claim to 'living foods'
and 'living foods lifestyle' there will be many additional lawsuits to
follow."

I believe that there is always a blessing in every situation and even
though this lawsuit is extremely stressful for me I believe it will
have a positive result for the greater good of all. This is, of
course, a concern to me because what I would like to see is
unification among those of us who are teaching this way of living and
eating, and I would like to see this suit resolved peacefully in a
spirit of love and harmony.

Please help me now so that we can put a stop to this suit without
going to court, and hopefully avoid future lawsuits against other
advocates of the raw and living foods lifestyle. My attorneys say that
if the Ann Wigmore Foundation were to win this suit, then there will
be many other suits to follow. I need as many letters and emails from
the leaders, writers and teachers in this movement as possible. Time
is of the essence and we must act on this quickly. We must respond by
May 1 to the suit, so I need your letters by April 25, 2006.

I know that all of you are very busy, but if you would please take a
few moments to draft a letter to me by email and then send me a hard
copy also, I will be most grateful. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Brenda Cobb
Founder of Living Foods Institute
560 Elmwood Drive
Atlanta, GA 30306
Brenda@...
www.livingfoodsinstitute.com
Direct office line: 404-607-1816
Cell: 404-625-1956

Thank You For Your Support!

-------------------------------------

Hello everyone,

i am sorry to cancel a tradition that i enjoy so
much.. but i cannot hold the potluck at my house on
tuesday April 18th.

Please pass this information on to those who may not
be on this list.

Thank you for your patience, and I look forward to the
potluck next month.

until next month,

shannon

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Dear Brenda,

I am Gabrielle Chavez, author of The Raw Food Gourmet--Going Raw for
Total Well Being, published by Findhorn Press and North Atlantic Books
last year. Six years ago I learned the phrase "living foods" (from
teachers at the Portland Raw and Living Foods Festivals) was simply an
inclusive term for raw foods plus other foods which share their high
enzyme content by virtue of being fermented.  Until hearing about the
trademark challenge from the Ann Wigmore Institute that you report, this
common usage seemed useful, obvious and unquestioned in my experience. I
have gone so far as to name our church's catering ministry "Share the
Love Living Foods" which is not only a reference to the enzymes, but to
Jesus' use of the term "living bread." (John 6:51ff) I do believe Jesus'
popularization of the term preceded the Ann Wigmore Institute's.
Sincerely,

Gabrielle Chavez
Christ the Healer United Church of Christ
POB 219141 Portland, OR 97225
503-650-4447
www.cthgathering.org

Hello Raw Portland,

My parents are looking for some help in transitioning from SAD to raw.  They are willing to pay for a course that is 10 days or so that will help them deal with physical, emotional, transition. 

Shopping

Food Preperation

Dealing with cravings

Exercise

There are some health concerns for both parents are involved. 

If there is some kind of course in Oregon, that would fit this bill or a qualified person who is willing to be paid for this please contact me and I would be able to give more details.

Tammy

503-999-6623 is my cell number.  Leave message if I don't catch your call or email here with a number for me to call.

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From: Laura Carley

To: rawportland@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 9:26 AM

Subject: [RawPortland] agave raw or not

Hi,

Can anyone help me on this?   I see agave syrup labeled raw.  But one company states that to produce the product it has to be heated.

Thanks,

Laura

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Dear friends,

Share the Love Living Foods will be back as a food vendor at City
Repair's Earth Day celebration on Saturday at Sellwood Park from 10-6
(or until we sell out--they expect a crowd).
We'll be serving a full menu, including organic raspberry lemonade,
green smoothies, raw (vegan) sushi nori, salad, iced cinnamon buns, and
two kinds of raw cake and raw chocolate earth balls.
Hope to see you there!
Gabrielle

There is a new West Side Potluck:

When: April 24th, Monday eve, 7pm-9pm

Where: 8047 SW Landau St. Portland, OR

Why: We love raw food!

This could be considered a Raw Curious event, so if you are interested
in raw food, bring a salad, or some other such raw dish! See you there!

E-mail or call (503) 892-0500 for more information.

Ariel

www.nwrejuvenate.com

Friends,

   I am new to the group.  My name is Laurie and I'm a recent raw food convert.
Hope to
meet some new faces at the potluck tonight if I can make it.

   Just wanted to let you see a short excerpt from a friend of mine who is in
Nepal right
now. There is a lot of oppression from the government because they don't want to
give the
people the democracy they want.  One of the ways they are oppressing is by
restricting
fresh food.  It really makes me appreciate how blessed we are in the U.S. right
now.

  < I am reacting to the food in weird ways. My stomach is consistently cramping
(for about
the last 4 days). Not unbearably, but not pleasant either. I think it's a
combination of
almost NO nutrients in my diet and also the fact that Nepali food is spicy. I
always feel
hungry, and I have to watch to make sure I don't overeat, as I get full but
don't feel
fed...my body's begging for something with more nutrition than white rice and
sugar. I
also feel generally tired and lazy. It's so funny though – we had salad for the
first time a
couple days ago, and I felt like dancing and twirling inside! I never saw salad
as a mercy
before, but I do now. Many things are coming into perspective for me here! :-)

             But these are not major problems, just little inconveniences...so
don't worry about
me, but I would appreciate prayer. It is made more difficult by the fact that
the city is
shutting down, so vegetables are becoming less accessible. But at least we have
a little!
People in inner-Kathmandu are really suffering as they are constantly under
curfew, can't
leave the house, and even if they could they couldn't get vegetables because
there just
aren't any being transported into the city!>

Dear Friends,

Share the Love Living Foods, a mission of Christ the Healer UCC, offers
a weekly catered raw supper on Sundays at 5 pm at Enterbeing, 1603 NE
Alberta as part of an evening of heartfelt encounter with the
transformational example of Christ. Sunday's menu is: "Green Delicious
Soup", Romaine Wraps, flax crackers, fruit, and Banana Biscotti with
fresh squeezed grape juice for communion and dessert.
The first hour is eating and table talk about our own lives on the theme
(this week it is "walking away/walking towards").  Then we gather for
some simple singing, Bible discussion, meditation, prayer and a closing
raw communion. Everyone of any or no religion is welcome. $5-15
suggested donation for the food, or pay what you can. For more info,
call Gabrielle or Thomas at 503-650-4447.

Hello,

    I have been toying with the idea of purchasing CHI's home study
program for over a year now.  For those of you that have gone there/
done the study at home, can you give me feedback as to whether you
would recommend it or not?

Thanks,
~Laurie in NoPo

hello,

been growing wheatgrass for awhile now.  My roommate has a (not so
good) hand-crank juicer for the stuff, but THAT effects my carpal
tunnel stuff.  so, I'm looking for someone who has an juicer that they
don't want and would like to sell to me.

Thanks!

dave

Come hear dynamic raw fooders Matt Monarch and Angela Stokes talk about
their challenges and successes with food issues.  Matt is the author of
Raw Spirit and Angela (www.rawreform.com, who went from morbidly obese
to fabulous on a raw diet  travels around the world from her native
England to inspire others. They'll be speaking after a great raw gourmet
dinner catered by Share the Love Living Foods at Enterbeing, 1603 NE
Alberta, Portland on Friday, May 12. Dinner will be served at 7 pm.  And
the menu is:
Emerald Smoothie, Nori Thins
Mac cheese Lasagna
Spring Garden Salad with Basil dressing
Walnut Carob Mints
Coconut pudding
Lemonade/Sun tea

$25 per person. RSVP's are essential.  Seating is very limited. Reply to
this email or call 503-650-4447 soon to reserve your place.

I had a near catastrophe last week and thought I'd pass along this
information with the hope I can prevent the same thing happening to
someone else's dog ...

While I was cleaning out the freezer, I got sidetracked, and didn't
have an opportunity to put all the food up out of the way of Desi, my
Golden Retriever (a raw dog). Desi helped herself to over a pound of
macadamia nuts and several quarts of raspberries and blueberries.

She appeared listless a couple of hours later, but I attributed this
to the gas from the fat and fructose -- as well as the amount she ate.
The next morning she could barely get out of her house to come greet
me. I'm used to her standing at the door wondering how long it's going
to take for me to serve her breakfast.

I phoned her veterinary office in Portland to ask whether I should
worry. They were concerned about the macadamia nuts not being able to
pass and getting stuck somewhere in her system. They told me to go to
an emergency care clinic where I could have x-rays and blood work
done. Fortunately, the vet that Desi used to go to near Hood River is
able to provide this kind of emergency care.

Desi was obviously losing control over her hind end. She had to
concentrate VERY hard in order to be able to get up and walk slowly.

Whether Dr. Kathi knew, or had studied up before we arrived, she
advised me that macadamia nuts have a neurotoxicity for dogs! I have
since found more information on the internet.

"Clinical signs commonly reported from most to least frequent were
weakness, depression, vomiting, ataxia, tremors, and hypothermia."

Desi went through a regime of activated charcoal and metamucil and
spent the night at the clinic. She was able to come home the next
morning, having passed most of the nuts. Her blood work was clear, and
we'd not had to do x-rays.

Happily, Desi is fine now, and back to her happy, energetic self.


Annette

Hi ~

I am looking for someone who might have:

Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger", an Internet connection and a Mac that supports
Quartz Extreme. iPhoto 5 is not required, but is recommended.


If you are that someone -- or know of someone -- please let me know.


Many thanks!
Annette

I have been on a spring cleanse juice diet for a week. I plan to go
for two more weeks. Look for a spring cleanse and fall cleanse buddy
to talk to and take saunas together.

I am also seeking to rent a room in a raw food house.

lauren rawspirit@...

Hello friends,

The monthly 2nd Wednesday Raw Curious
potluck is taking place this week and
you are invited!

What: Vegan raw foods potluck

When: Wednesday May 10

Time: Between 6:45 and 9pm

Where: Mike and Tina's house:

4148 SE 65th Ave., Portland
(Between Powell and Holgate, one block north of Holgate)

Please make sure your dishes are 100% raw vegan
and list the ingredients next to your dish. A simple
fruit or veggie salad is always welcome.

I would like to remind you about the Alberta St.
potluck on Tuesday May 16, and the Vancouver, WA
potluck at Sue and Steve's house on Saturday
May 20. (It will be Sue's birthday!)

Take care,

Mike Snyder
503-771-3904
http://store.TheRawDiet.com

Hi Raw Portland,

Mike sent an email about the raw foods demos that are happening in
the Portland area over the next couple days (thanks Mike!). I went
to the one at People's Coop today, and it was wonderful! I ate so
much delicious raw food: cookies, green smoothie, Indian veggie
curry, and mango lassi. Everything was soooo good, and the
instructors were really warm and approachable. Here are the dates
and times still to come:

FREE Raw Food Demos and Lectures
by Schall Adams and Janine Henkel

May 8th: 5PM at Wild Oats Bridgeport

May 9th: Noon at Wild Oats Vancouver WA,
3 PM at People's Coop, and 5PM Wild Oats Laurelhurst

Blessings,

Jennifer

Greetings!

We're excited to announce the debut of our newest hummus flavor,
"Olive". We've been wanting to do something with olives for a long
time, but availability of affordable raw olives has been a challenge.
We've finally settled on a recipe that uses raw kalamata olives that
we can sell for the same price as our other flavors. These olives are
from Greece and are not pasteurized or heated in any way during their
curing.

However, they are packed in a brine that contains wine vinegar which
we believe is not raw. Except for the olives, the recipe is the same
as our "Original" hummus recipe, minus the parsley.

Given that there are many degrees of purity in a raw diet, we're
hoping  that a product with only a tiny fraction of calories that have
been pasteurized will be appealing to our customers. Considered in the
context of the very high quality of these olives and the richness of
minerals and vitamins that they provide, we feel that this recipe
could be a good choice. We invite you to check it out.

Lastly, it's our hope that informing our customers through forums such
as this that we can meet our goals for transparity, quality, service
and sustainability. Please let us know what you think as we develop
our recipes with you in mind.

Many blessings and good health,

Jim Brosseau, President

Livin Spoonful, Inc.
www.livinspoonful.com