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Raw food for Health and Enjoyment

A beginner raw food class and tasting

Saturday October 24th 2-5pm

At our home in Los Cordovas

41 Saritas Rd.

Cost of class is $30 per person

includes food and handouts

Please call or e-mail to register

575-770-2824 0r veraledoux@msn.com

October Raw Food Potluck

The next Raw Food Potluck will be hosted by Taos Home Grown Raw on Wednesday October 14th at 6PM - 41 Sarita, Los Cordovas. Please RSVP and ask for directions if you haven't been here before: 770-2824/779-1392 or chrisgmartinez@hotmail.com

Food Preservation Class

The TCEDC is hosting a 3 day food preserving class, September 23,24,25. Where? at the Taos Food Center, 1021 Salazar Rd in Taos. The cost for all 3 Days is only $50. This hands on class will include the fundamentals of; canning, pickling, fermenting, and dehydrating. Taos Home grown will present the dehydrating portion of the class. For more information cantact Elena Trujillo at 575-758-0162.

USING FOOD AS MEDICINE

Lecture with Bill Saedlo, N.D., R.D.

"Let food be your medicine,
and medicine be your food".
-Hippocrates

Lecture Topics:
Traditional use of food as medicine
Oriental diagnosis
Alkaline and acid balance
The energetic nature of foods
Identify various constitutional types with their
appropriate diet & healing modalities

Saturday, August 22 - 9:00 to 3:30 - $20.
Includes class and delicious treats.

Bill Saedlo is a registered dietician and has studied
oriental medicine and naturopathy.

Bill's lectures are always a 'fun' day.
You will learn more in those few hours about your own personal health than from a boatload of
professionals of our so called "medical establishment".
The focus on the 22nd will be almost entirely on prevention.
Continue your quest for VIBRANT HEALTH!

The lecture will take place at Trent Smith's home on:
709 Upper Ranchitos Road. Turn in at Calle Unida (to the right of the street sign) and look for the 'parking' sign.
Gate in back of the lawn

Space is limited to 12 people and you must reserve by calling Trent at 770 4167 or send me an email at trentsmith@earthlink.net

Presented by Trent Smith Coaching
Call or email for information:
575 770 4167

Recipe of the month

Mustard-Date-Herb Dressing

Servings: 1.5 cups
This is a great, no-fat-added dressing that really spices up your greens! It's a green color, too.

3/4 c. water
2-3 dates
optional clove of garlic
optional pinch of pink salt
1 T. mustard (dijon or stoneground)
6-7 spinach leaves or collard leaf
2 T. basil
1/2 c. cilantro
1/2 c. parsley

Blend until smooth in a blender or Vita-Mix. Vita-Mix or a high-speed blender works best. Otherwise, you may want to soak the dates.

August Raw Vegan Potluck

As allways on the second Wednesday of the month:

Linda Hone's Home - 204 Upper Ranchitos Road
1/2 block from the junction of Upper Ranchitos and

Pueblo Norte (where the carwash is) on the right.

Home behind a stone and lattilla fence.

July's News

Summer is moving right along. The weather has been great in Taos and the farmers market is thriving. We had a great Intro to Raw Food class with a very enthusiastic group. We thank all the participants for your wonderful feedback and we look forward to our next class which will include the benefits of fermented foods and delicious high powered nut and seed dressings.

July Raw Vegan Potluck

July's raw food potluck will be as usual on the second Wednesday of the month:

Raw Vegan Potluck Supper

at Judith Duncan's Home Wednesday, July 8th. Arrive between 5:30- 6:00. Dine at 6:15.
Raw foodists and "just interested" are welcome. Join us for delicious, healthful, lovingly prepared appetizers, soups, salads, entrees and desserts. Enjoy the fellowship of other health seekers.
Contact Trent or Judith (758-3966) for directions and 'help', with raw vegan recipes.
Judith's Home - #1122 Don Juan Valdez Lane. Turn at Orlando's restaurant parking lot (west). 4th house on the left surrounded by a wooden fence.

Raw Food Class

Our next Raw Food Class will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2-4pm. The cost is $30 per person or bring a friend and pay $50 for two. The workshop will include an overview of the raw food diet and benifits and easy recipes to help get you started including green drinks, nut milks, dehydrating, sprouting and delicious salads and dressings.

Directions to our house
42 Las Tusas
Go approx 3 miles west on Hwy 240 to the 3 way stop sign.
Go straight onto Los Cordovas Rd. for 1/3 mile.
Turn left on Sarita, go 1/3 mile.
Turn right at post marker 41, go 1/3 of mile to 3rd house on left.

Peoples Bank Show

Peoples Bank Show opening reception. Here I am with Vera, Patric and Kit in front of 3 banners from my vibrational healing series at the TAO artists reception. There are 5 other artists on display and the show will run through July 25. I have a total of 7 banners on display each representing one of the major chakras. Hope you can stop by and see the show. Chris

Farmers Market

Hi Everyone,
We had a great time at the Farmers Market last Saturday. We saw lots of our friends and made some new ones too. If you can't make it on Saturday's don't fret we will also be selling our products at the Sunday Market at the KTAO Solar Center 10-2pm.
We are planning our next workshop so any feedback on what your specific interests are would be greatly appreciated. Please email us at taoshomegrown@rocketmail.com.
June's Raw Vegan Pot Luck Supper June 10, 5:45, will be held at Linda Hones home @ 204 Upper Ranchitos Rd. Raw foodists and "just interested" are welcome. Join us for delicious, healthful, lovingly prepared appetizers, soups, salads, entrees and desserts. Enjoy the fellowship of other health seekers.
Contact Trent or Linda (758 1653)
for directions and 'help', with raw vegan recipes.

Health Fair Taos Pueblo

We are delighted to be invited to the annual Taos Pueblo Health Fair. June 5th. 10-2pm on Friday. We will have a booth and be giving samples of local and traditonal foods which are prepared without using heat. We will have information about Chia the ancient Mayan super food. Trent Smith (nutrition coach) will be assisting us with the booth and will have valuable information to share about diabetes and how to control it with diet.

Farmer's Market

We will begin selling our Home Grown Sprouts at the farmer's market begining May 16 in the Town of Taos parking lot. We will have sunflower sprouts, buckwheat lettuce, alphalfa/radish sprout along with our raw food products. We are taking orders for wheatgrass trays and kombucha starters. See you there!

We need help!

We are looking for someone to help with bookkeeping/accounting for our business in exchange for free class attendance or food products. Please contact us via taoshomegrown@rocketmail.com

April's News and Calendar of Events

New Retail Vendors -We are pleased to announce that the following vendors are now carrying our products: Taos Herb, Ojo Caliente Spa and The Body in Santa Fe.

The Raw Food Pot Luck -will be held at Linda Hones home this month, call Trent Smith at 575-770-4167 or Linda at 575-758-1653 for directions if you would like to attend.

Raw Food Class -Our next class will be "I can't believe it's not dairy". We will show you how to prepare a variety of delicious non dairy foods like: nut/seed milk/shakes, alfredo sauce, nut mayonnaise, creamers, to die for cheese cake, creamy chia pudding and much more.

Saturday April 18, 1-3 pm

41 Sarita Rd. in Los Cordovas west on state road 240, opposite the Ranchos Post office.

Cost is $30 per person or $50 for couples.

Vernal Equinox Celebration

Some of our fairy friends helping us celebrate the changing of the seasons.

Vegan Santa Fe

Here we are with Mariela at Vegan Santa Fe at 323 McKenzie. Next time you are in Santa Fe, drop in and see what she is preparing for lunch, it is sure to surprise and delight you. We had stuffed tomatoes, sprouted quinoa salad and raw berry ice cream, and a wonderful blooming tea. You can also find our crackers and marzipan for sale in her store. http://www.vegansantafe.com/

March's Raw Food Pot Luck

Todd brought his Ozonated water to the pot luck and a lively conversation arose over the benifits of structured water. Check out the video Water if you are interested in learning more, it is quite fascinating to see all the research and findings that are being revealed to us. I will never think of water in the same way again.

Organic Bulk Products for Sale

We are ordering bulk organic products on line that are not available in town. Currently we have Chia seeds and raw cocoa powder. We are selling these items by the pound and more items will be added. Chia seeds are $10 per pound and raw cocoa powder is $16 per pound. These are the highest quality available that we have found. Call us if you are interested in purchasing these items.