COMMUNITY ORCHARD IN BLOOMINGTON!

Edy's Ice Cream is giving away a free orchard, and in Bloomington the
necessary space has already been donated, and the fresh fruit from the orchard
would go to a local food bank!

You can help make this happen.

All you need to do is vote electronically: Go to Edy's website at

http://www.communitiestakeroot.com/Plant/Index - click 'list by state',
find Indiana in the list, click on Bloomington, enter your name and
email address and click on "Plant my Vote".

The city that gets the most votes, gets the orchard. Btown is in a
neck-and-neck race with one other place! Please vote for Bloomington
today and every day through the end of August, using the e-mail addresses in your household.


Thanks! and Pass it on...

2nd Annual Local Food Dinner Update!

Greetings All,

In just a few short weeks we will enjoy the 2nd annual Local Food Dinner co-sponsored by Food Works for Middle Way House!

On Friday, November 13th, at 6:00pm, "Simply Healthy: Creating Sustainable Communities" Simply Living Fair and Wellness Expo presents the LOCAL FOOD DINNER co-sponsored by Food Works for Middle Way House. The dinner will again take place in the Unitarian Universalist Church, 2120 N. Fee Lane. This year Dr. Kellie Osmon, a Bloomington Acupuncturist, Herbalist and Chinese Medicine Doctor will be speaking on the "Healing Properties of Foods". Her talk will address foods role in health and specifically some of the healing attributes of the foods prepared for this feast! Again, some local growers and producers will be on hand to speak about their products. This event is a fundraiser.

The cost of the dinner is the same as last year, only $35. We hope that keeping the fee low will make it easier for a wider spectrum of our community to join us. Tickets are now on sale and available at Wandering Turtle Art Gallery and Bloomingfoods Grocery Stores; and through the Simply Healthy website at http://www.simplyhealthyfair.net/tickets.htm.

We hope you will join us!

RAWLUCK POTLUCK - July

Saturday, JULY 25th, from 5 - 8 PM !! RAWLUCK POTLUCK, The Gullick residence, 505 South Meadowbrook Drive., Meadowbrook is a few streets east of Bloomingfoods east. Look for white house on a hill with a white picket fence. Parking best on street, probably good idea to bring chairs. :-) BRING OWN PLATE/BOWL AND CHOPSTIX/FORK/SPOON :-) (recipes from June on Local Food Bloomington) - This is a zero trash event, no paper plates please!!!!

New to Raw Foods? Just bring yourself or a simple bowl of fruit,
there will be plenty of food. For recipes see www.living-foods.com .

Come meet our July host Kathie Gullick and family. Kathie is a raw
foods mom with extensive experience and training in raw and living
foods, including living and studying with Gabriel Cousens at the Tree of Life
Rejuvenation Center in AZ. Kathie will share some of her life
experience and wisdom about success and challenge raising children raw
in the modern world. Kathie is currently finishing her book on
motherhood and raw foods. Enjoy more of our local talent at the July
rawluck!!

The Bhakti Yoga Devotional Kirtan Sound Healing Group "Baraka" !!!! will be performing before and after the food and free seminars. On Namo Shivaya!! Jai Hanuman!!

There will also be a FREE DEMO to learn how to make your own RAW
PROBIOTIC MISO!! Wild Foods Expert and Herbalist Eric Edgin and myself will make a
Quinoa and a Chickpea miso. More probiotic vibrations emanating
health into our bodies!

Master Raw Foods Chef and Yogi Christopher Cook is coming again as
well if anyone needs to contact him for some E3 Live. Congrats to Dr.
George Cromack on getting hired at Tree of Life!

Thanks to Maggie, Nathan, and LauraLynn for hosting the last rawluck!!!
It was SO much fun, and beautiful gardens and new orchards. Wonderful
garden tour and permaculture class by Nathan!! See pictures below.

BloomingtonRaw! Raw and Living Foods Group
BloomingtonRaw! is a local eco-nutrition group that meets to have raw
potlucks (rawlucks) at least once a month. BloomingtonRaw! mission is
to promote consciousness, compassion, and respect for humanity and the
Earth. We promote the connection between diet and personal
consciousness, including environmental impacts of dietary choices. We
promote the health benefits of simple vegan raw and living foods,
inspiration for healthy dietary transition, and respect diversity of
all personal dietary choices and paths. BloomingtonRaw! is open to all
who are curious about or enthusiasts of living foods and the raw vegan
lifestyle, promoting inclusion of local, organic, and wild foods
whenever possible.
BloomingtonRaw is sponsored by Center for Sustainable Living,
www.simplycsl.org

Also - Don't Miss Raw Andy on Earth Eats WFIU - Aug 8 @ 1130 AM!! Andy interviewed about Living Foods lifestyle and ethics by Chef Dan Orr of The Farm Restaurant!!!Also a show on August 12 with an extended interview only available on the website: eartheats.org.

Recipes from BLOOMINGTONRAW POTLUCK - JUNE


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Andy Reed, L. Ac., Dipl. Ac. NCCAOM
Living Foods and Ancient Folk Healing
Wind-River Acupuncture
The Center for Wholism
windriveracupuncture@gmail.com
812-320-3557

JamFest - Jamin' for Justice

July 18th JamFest: Jammin' for Justice from 6:00pm - 10 pm in the John Waldrom Arts Center Auditorium, Phone: 812-336-8677 - Admission: $10 for students and low income; $15 for adults; $25 for a couple; $50 for a family. Community Justice & Mediation Center (CJAM) is excited to announce JamFest: Jammin’ for Justice, a concert benefit for CJAM. WHO: Community Justice & Mediation (CJAM), a nonprofit organization committed to promoting a civil and just community through mediation, education and restorative justice. WHAT: JamFest: Jammin’ for Justice; Four hours of Peace & Music & Fun. Featuring Blues/Rock band Bated Breath, soloist Eric Radoux, performer Sophia Travis, and other local luminaries--4+ musical acts, powerfully witty MC Brad Wilhelm, games of "pin the heart on Indiana," a cash bar and homemade Justice Jams--Preserves canned specially for us by FoodWorks! Family Friendly, serious fun for a serious cause! http://www.cjam.org

May Day at the Bloomington, IN Farmers Market!

The Bloomington Quarry Morris Dancers will be at the Bloomington Farmers Market at noon—ITS MAY and they will perform their annual dances! Image is from their website at http://www.bloomington.in.us/~morris/

From 10 a.m.- noon enjoy the 2009 Asian Fest at the Bloomington Farmers' Market takes place in the Showers atrium and outdoor stage area, in conjunction with the farmers' market.

Enjoy the diversity within Asian cultures through a children's art and poster exhibition, cooking demonstrations, cultural performances, art crafts and games. There will be a free henna and calligraphy demonstration, face painting, caricature art and a raffle drawing.

Cooking demonstrations will feature Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Vietnamese and Filipino dishes. Games include making masks from Asia, learning Korean folk games, Go game, Asian roulette and the Skittles Chopstick Challenge.
Entertainment includes Bollywood dances, sword dances, folk songs, music on the Japanese shakuhachi and "Kokdugakshi" (a form of marionette).

Among the performers: - a selection of Japanese folk and ensemble traditions to contemporary compositions, played on Japanese shakuhachi, by Tyler Fry and flute by Minori Inada;

- folk songs, Bhajans, and classical dance from India, Parts 1 and 2 by Rama Cousik, Jyotsna Sundaresan, Paresh Mishra, with percussion by Hari Shankar and Shiva Shankar and dance by Dhanalakshmi;

- Mongolian folk song by Delgerbat and Ochmaa Escue Dasheveg;
- Indian Dance to Desh Rangeela by Bindi-ana South Asian Girls' Club.
Dance choreographed by Ruchi Shah and Preya Dave;

- Indian Bollywood Dance by Ruchi Shah, who will perform a style of Indian dance frequently featured in Bollywood films;

"Bayad" by Solongo Tseveen;
- Taiji Sword Dance by Xiuyu Cai, Kiuyomi Macy, Sue Kim and Jiangmei Wu;
- "Dadas" by Erin Wilson - a traditional healing dance (adapted for the
stage) from the island of Borneo in Indonesia;

- "Kokdugakshi" (a form of marionette) by Korean School of Bloomington;

- and Indian dance to a medley of popular Bollywood songs by Nishi Patel, Nikhita Bhateja, Anisha Kumar, and Priyanka Dube.

For more information, e-mail acc@indiana.edu or call 856-5361.

Bloomington Kitchen Incubator

About the Bloomington Kitchen Incubator

The Bloomington Kitchen Incubator is a non- profit organization supporting farmers and entrepreneurs as they develop new successful food businesses that strengthen and expand the regional food economy. Members can take advantage of a variety of services that include business planning and development, access to a licensed kitchen, food product development, identifying
market opportunities, compliance with legal and health code regulations, office services, appropriate storage and warehousing options. This work is done in a cooperative atmosphere, which allows members to share in best practices, negotiate for bulk discounts and other benefits.

To learn more about the BKI, please contact Bobbi Boos at 812-272-3656 or
bobbiboos@gmail.com, or check out our developing website:
http:www.bloomingtonkitchenincubator.org

Our previous posting was about the Test Pilot Incubator Businesses!

Rawluck Raw Food Pot Luck and Raw Food Day!

Next Rawluck April 19 Sun 6 PM!!
Location: Steph's House, 1032 East Maxwell Lane (near Bryan Park)
PLEASE BRING LAWN CHAIRS if you want to sit :-)
Parking: On Sunday it is legal to park on Maxwell without permit,
please do not park at Steph's as we may need carport to eat under if
it is raining.
For recipe ideas, see http://www.living-foods.com/recipes/
If new to Living and Raw Foods, bring a pineapple, salad, bowl of raw nuts, etc.
We prefer all foods to be organic, please bring dish for 6-8 people.
If you bring enough to share leftovers we exchange foods when
finished.
contact Andy at windriveracupuncture@gmail.com with any questions.

UPCOMING
CONSCIOUSLY ALIVE! RAW FOOD DAY CONFERENCE
IN INDY JUNE 6,
see attached poster for details!!


Last Rawluck Mar 28 was HUGE success!!! We had nine people bring some
awesome savory dishes, including pizza, gazpacho, amazing cookies,
salads, living quinoa tabouleh, raw hummus, pineapple, walnuts, et al

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The Center for Sustainable Living
323 South Walnut St.
Bloomington, IN 47401
(812) 332-8796
www.simplycsl.org

As We Approach Earth Day 2009!

In this note:

-A Rant
-Bloomington Farmers Market Opens
-A Few Garden Reminders from the Organic Gardening Association
- Every Garden A Kitchen Garden - OGA
- Want to Be A Farmer? Start Here - Video and information resource link
- Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
- EPA Halts Mountaintop Removal Mining Permits
- Fair Trade News - About Cadbury
- Urban Foraging - a Rising, Sustainable Fad
- World Fair Trade Day
- E-Waste Recycle Days - free re-cycling of home appliances and computer equipment!

May you be among a supportive family, friends, and community.

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Of course most people now understand that EVERY DAY IS EARTH DAY! It is our home and needs lots of TLC. I know we have great abilities among us, and now is our time to begin where we are, working with the tools we have, along side our neighbors. We must hold close to our hearts that which we have left to work with. Let no one tell us that our rich land based heritage is lost. DO NOT let any business take control of that which we all need to live sustainability. Communities must hold together, and have (or work towards) the rights to clean water, clean air, food (open pollinated seeds, health care and good affordable housing for all citizens. When I think of bale outs, I think, what would it be like if the people who are supporting the mega corps were to be baled out? Ummm, what if the students were to be baled out? What if bale out money went to providing essential care to our citizens? It seems luney to me to provide millions to billions of dollars to failed businesses when the burden, the huge cost is placed on the backs of those who are struggling to hold on to their small businesses, homes, and in some cases feed their children.

Bloomington Farmers Market Opens Saturday, April 4th, 2009 stop by for fresh greens and lots of starter plants! Also, some CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) slots are still available!


Prune Fruit Trees - Prune fruit trees before buds swell. Sterilize pruning tools with a 10 percent solution of bleach before each cut, and dispose of branches properly. Prune out sucker growth, water sprouts and any diseased or dead branches. Remove branches that grow toward the center in order to open the crown.
Spray Dormant Oil

-Get ready to spray fruit trees with dormant oil. This will help control aphids, scales, mites and other insects. Make sure temperatures are above forty degrees with no chance of frost or rain for 24 hours. Don't spray if the day is windy.

Looking for more resources? Check out Gardening Resources at http://www.indianaholistichealth.net/gardeningresources.htm

Isn't Every Garden a Kitchen Garden?
We hear a lot these days about saving money by growing our own vegetables. This is a great thing to become involved in, and the best part is that you needn't plant five acres to have a garden. Kitchen gardens are rising in popularity and don't take... Read more »

Want to Be a New Farmer? Start Here

Small farming is on the rise. The USDA estimates there are more than 300,000 new farms in the U.S since 2002, with many being run by younger people. All those new farmers are looking for information on how to get started. Unlike academic or professional manuals, here’s a new, on-line resource book written by first time farmers on ways to be successful in farming.
The Greenhorns Guide to Beginning Farmers is written by a small, grass-roots, non-profit organization in Hudson, NY. Instead of a how-to guide for growing crop or raising animals, this book has sources of information and contact organizations that will help a beginning farmer get the knowledge they need to be successful. It includes information and resources on apprenticeships and internships, grants, loans, and innovative programs for obtaining land, pest management strategies, tools, and machinery. It includes sections on urban agriculture and even community activism.
Check out this informative resource guide free at: Greenhorns. http://thegreenhorns.net/resources/greeacres.pdf
Check out the video at - www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH7o3fxw6oE


Reduce your Carbon Footprint by Mowing Less

Many people are interested in reducing their carbon footprint in an effort to save energy and limit global warming. While driving less is one of the most obvious ways to do this, mowing your lawn less can also help.

Researchers at the Agricultural Institute of Canada in Ottawa calculated the amount of carbon emissions saved by mowing the average lawn less frequently. Researchers mowed plots of cool season grass lawns only 3 times a year and compared the carbon emissions with mowing similar plots every week. They measured the emissions from mowing a lawn at 0.4 pounds of carbon dioxide per square foot of lawn. To put this number into perspective, if you have a 2000 square foot lawn, mowing only 3 times a season will cut the carbon dioxide emissions by 600 pounds. That’s the equivalent of cutting back driving a car that gets 20 miles per gallon by 600 miles.
For a bigger picture perspective, when multiplied by the 50 million acres of lawn in the U.S., we could potentially reduce carbon emissions by more than 600 trillion pounds just by mowing less.
For more information, go to: Hort Ideas. http://users.mikrotec.com/~gwill/hi-art.htm#Article%204

EPA Halts Mountaintop Removal Mining Permits
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last week that it is halting new permits for mountaintop removal coal mining until water quality impacts from the practice can be fully assessed.
Go to all articles - Go to this article
http://www.emagazine.com/view/?4625


Fair Trade News!
Cadbury Dairy Milk – the leading chocolate bar in the UK – has announced plans to begin using Fair Trade cocoa this summer. This is great news for cocoa farmers, which will boost Fair Trade Certified™ chocolate up to a full 15 percent of the chocolate market in England.

Please join us in celebrating this victory for Fair Trade, and at the same time, help us use this moment as an opportunity to persuade Cadbury to do better in the US.

Tell Cadbury thanks for taking this step in the UK – and ask them to expand Fair Trade in the US »


Urban Foraging - a Rising, Sustainable Fad
http://culturechange.org/go.html?374

Urban gardening will soon become as obvious a need as job generation, as
we put into perspective what it takes to survive.

In addition to creating gardens and orchards, foraging is already and will
always be vital. Foraging is part of hunter-gathering, the way we evolved
for millions of years. Following is a new report from a Portland, Oregon
weekly newspaper with handy tips and a healthy attitude for our times:

Man vs. Wild: From foraging to fermentation, how to hone your natural
instinct on a budget.
By Adrienne So, Willamette Week

You can take the man out of the wild, but you can’t take the wild out of
the man. Or, better said: you shouldn’t. The sun is coming out, the rains
are receding, and nature calls. Who cares if you don’t have the gas money
to motor out to Eagle Creek to go hiking?
...

To read the complete article, visit: http://culturechange.org/go.html?374


Be a Part of the World's Largest Coffee Break on May 9, 2009: World Fair Trade Day
May 9 - Green America is a proud sponsor of World Fair Trade Day, an international celebration of Fair Trade. The theme of this year’s World Fair Trade Day, Everything Is Better When It’s Fair, reminds us that Fair Trade is more than coffee, chocolate and handcrafts. Please join us to break last year’s record of the world’s largest Fair Trade coffee break.
http://www.fairtraderesource.org/wftd/wftd-09/fair-trade-break-action-guide/


E-Waste Recycle Days - If you are a member of the general public or an IU student, staff, or faculty member
Bloomington
Apr 30th - May 2nd, 9:00am - 2:00pm
Indiana University - Bloomington
N Dunn St & E 17th St (get directions)
Bloomington, Monroe, IN 47408

Indianapolis
Apr 30th - May 2nd, 9:00am - 2:00pm
Indiana State Fairgrounds
E 38th St & Coliseum Ave (get directions)
Indianapolis, IN 46205
http://indiana.poweron.com/p/default

Local Food News Update

Local Food News - http://www.greendove.net/foodnews.htm, has been updated along with the list of Farmer's Markets listings for CSA's (Community Supported Agriculture). Our sister site, Indiana Holistic Health Network - http://www.indianaholistichealth.net has updated its food and gardening related pages.