Growing Food For Free and 'A Raw Lunch' Class

From the Grow More Raw files another couple of ways to get more food for free. There will be more next week, including an update of how I got on with my Grand Experiment.

Growing onions

Sweet potatoes/kumara



A Raw Lunch - a raw food class, 26 July. Lunch included in ticket, and what a feast it will be. Come hungry.

This is the only class this year that will teach raw lunch ideas for school lunch boxes, office lunches and for those working at home.

There will be three more classes this year. September will be Delectable Desserts and Sweet Snacks, October can't come quick enough because it's my favourite subject....Chocolate: raw, healthy and oh-so-divine.

November will be a Christmas class that will amaze you with seasonal food to mix 'n match with your traditional yuletide dishes. And there is no compromise in taste! This class was a huge success last year, so keep a look out for it.

Christine
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email: christine@gomoreraw.com

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A Raw Lunch (raw food class)

A Raw Lunch....

A two hour demonstration making delicious and nourishing raw cuisine.

Running over two hours on Saturday 26 July 2014, A Raw Lunch is for anyone who would like to develop their skills, knowledge and confidence in making delicious raw, plant based drinks, savouries, and sweet treats especially designed for lunches.

This is for you if:

• You wish to add to your repertoire of simple, quick and healthy food.
• Lunch is the meal time which gives you the opportunity to eat as much raw and healthy food as you like.
• You wish to encourage yourself, family and friends to eat healthier.
• You want healthy food which is delicious, versatile and nourishing.

Some of you have been asking and patiently waiting for my next class on how to eat more fresh and raw food.

It is winter sure enough, but that's no reason to not eat more raw food. In fact, this is the time of year when you need to ensure to include fresh fruit and vegetables alongside your cooked choices. Your immunity will benefit, as will your waist line.

For all the information you need about this Class, click here.

Christine
www.gomoreraw.com
email: christine@gomoreraw.com
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The Anglo-Far East Company
The Original Private Gold and Silver Bullion Custodian
Your reference when you order: an-001
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Cough and Cold Formula for Children (and Adults)

Those of you with young children, may be wondering what cough mixture you are going to use now that your choices are limited.**Full story here.

My husband and I well remember long nights of sitting up with each of our five children as they struggled with a cough or cold. It’s hard to watch them struggle through a coughing fit, followed with crying because it hurts their throat. You’d take it from them if you could.

It’s good to see herbal options are a viable alternative. We’ve long finished with the wee kiddies versions of winter bugs but the older children and adults still pick up and suffer with colds and coughs.

We’ve been using Artemis’ Virogone and Chest Relief for the past two winters and I am very impressed.

ViroGone

As soon as we feel ‘something’ coming on we start with Virogone; it lessens symptoms and shortens duration. Chest Relief is for when congestion starts and sore throats. Full instructions are on our website here.

My best advice is that you buy a bottle of each for the medicine cabinet so that it is ready to go when you need it.

For young children and babies (0 – 6 yo), choose Kids Chest Relief (Night and Day versions).

Kids Chest Relief - Day

Kids Chest Relief - Night

Other options to include would be honey and lemon, herbal teas, comforting chicken soup (the real thing, if possible), fruit, lots of water (important!) and plenty of rest.

By the way, for local shoppers who would like to pick up their order and avoid courier, email us rather than use the Shopping Cart: christine@gomoreraw.com

** Last night (8/6) One News ran a story about Medsafe's withdrawal of pharmaceutical cough and cold medication for children under 6. While this is not a breaking story for most of us, it is still news for many families in New Zealand.  It is great that this health message has been broadcast to the masses on prime time TV.

Oh and by the way Spiralizers are back in stock.

Christine
www.gomoreraw.com
email: christine@gomoreraw.com
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The Anglo-Far East Company
The Original Private Gold and Silver Bullion Custodian
Your reference when you order: an-001
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How to Grow Free Food

Did you know you can get free food by planting the 'scraps'?

My grand experiment includes spring onions, potatoes, coriander, lettuce and a Chinese green (not sure which one).

Keep your spring onions in a glass with water and trim off what you need for salads and cooking. Once you get down to an inch or so, leave them in water to continue growing roots. Be sure to refresh the water every couple of days. Once they've grown a good clump of roots (should take a week or so) tuck them into a place in your garden or in pots on your deck.

If you're buying soil to top up the garden or pots, choose compost not potting mix. The latter doesn't have as many nutrients as the former for giving your free plants a good boost.

Potatoes: if you have 'eyes' starting to grow, let them keep going and once the eye is good and hairy, chop the potato into as many bits as there are eyes. Let the pieces harden up by the cut sides drying out before burying in the garden.

Chinese green: keep in glass or wide jar with small amount of water to cover the stump. Or chop off after shopping, keep leaves in fridge and stump in water. You want the stump to start growing small roots. I kept mine in for more than a week and the wee roots were only a few millimetres long but I planted it anyway. I'll let you know if it took root or not.

Other plants you could do likewise with would include but not limited to, celery, cabbage and lettuce. I'm not sure about broccoli and cauli but I will be trying them, too.



I also put a hydroponically grown lettuce in water rather than the fridge. The central leaves stayed fresh which gave me hope that it might transfer to soil. I must check the garden and see how it is.

I love the idea of growing something for free rather than composting or throwing away. It appeals on several levels: frugality, a challenge and giving a plant an extended life. It also means more food on a micro level but on a macro level I enjoy the thought it might help feed needier people than me (if the practice was more widely adopted). And if I was Scottish it would appeal to my ingrained sense of waste-not, want-not.

Somewhere in the mish-mash of my genetic heritage lies a wee smidgeon of Scottish blood.

I've included a few photos so you can see how easy it is. And so you can see how clever I am. I'll let you know the score next week.

For more photos and updates, see my facebook page, www.facebook.com/gomoreraw

Christine
www.gomoreraw.com
email: christine@gomoreraw.com

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The Anglo-Far East Company
The Original Private Gold and Silver Bullion Custodian
Your reference when you order: an-001
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