An apple a day? ...or as many as I want...

Muahahah. Apples are mine. And it's kinda true. These wild foods ARE all mine. I feel like no one else wants them. Just the other day my friend Heidi got hungry and I told her about the pear tree. She told me I was going to get sick and then asked "ARE THEY EVEN EATABLE?" I almost ripped my hair out. Anyways, check em out. These apples are growing by the sidewalk behind my house, and they are plentiful. This is the most generous apple tree I've ever seen.

We're quite the "pear"

Earlier today I convinced Katie to pick pears with me. I told her she could have her own cotton mesh bag and she was sold. Once we met with the great tree Katie realized that we weren't the only ones interested in what it had to offer. I'd say there were 15, maybe 200 bees sharing the pears. I told Katie that there was plenty for everyone, but she was convinced that if she took a pear they would kill her.

So I did all the pickin' myself. These babies are sweeeet and low glycemic, which is a plus for my overeating-sweet-tooth-having-self. These are some good calories. If I take a couple and eat them on my way to class, I'll get kinda hyper, so I need to watch it. It's like all my meditation practices are thrown out the window every-time I see this tree. I even think about it when I'm in class. Is that anything close to sane?



So I picked for a while, and was forced to share the wealth when Katie sneaked her hand in the bag and snatched a golden pear. What a snake! Just kidding Katie.

Yumy

Rawckin' Vid

Hey, ya'll. I made a lovely video with a cheesy public-television-documentary-sounding-voiceover. I hope you enjoy it.

At first It's me going to farmer's market, then I talk about the Broccoli Bouquet some more. I know everyone else has seen them flowers, but give me a break. I'm exited to see my food look different from the cookie cutter examples at the grocery stores.

Lastly I had to show these people I met at Wheatsfied a few weeks ago on my way to Farmer's Market. Wheatsfield is the natural store in my city where I get all my goodies. Anyways, these musicians simply had nothing better to do, so they wrote a song about an octopus, zebra, coyote, and heaven.

Oh and I need money. Send me money.

Here is the video!

Earning My Breakfast

This guy is Arnold Kaufmann. He became sick some time ago and became 100% raw to save his life. I think it's been about 10 years and although old, hasn't changed a bit in appearance. We call his system simply "Arnold's Way."


In this system he describes how exercising first thing in the morning is key for staying young. it prepares your body to optimally absorb nutrients, get the blood moving, and to detox. 


I have been doing this for some time and I cannot go back to being stagnant. It makes the first half of the day "the best day ever."


I think the philosophy behind this is that, as an animal, we are designed to be active and not to sit in our own juices. Getting our food becomes too easy when we drive to a supermarket and everything is there neatly on shelves. I always like to think about how I would act if I were a monkey, and I would work hard for my food: Hunt, hike, climb trees, etc.


Eearning my breakfast consists of morning stretches, strength training (mostly for my weak upper body), and I usually walk, bike, or skate to Hy-Vee where I literally get my breakfast. Sometimes I even go looking for wild foods and let me tell ya, I have found Mulberries, Raspberries, Pears, Apples, Dandelions, and even Maple Nuts (I forgot what these are called) just on my way to class!

Farmer's Market

It's my favorite thing in the world. No one else I know gets exited like I do when its Farmers Market time! It is held on the other side of town and I ride my bike over at least twice a week. I would only be happier if I grew the food myself, but these people do a very good job. There is always a good variety of your common foods, except Spinach. I have been asking for weeks and they keep telling me it'll be ready in a couple more weeks. I'll check again tomorrow...


But if tomatoes are what you want, then WATCH OUT. I have never seen so many different colored tomatoes in one place.

Yesterday I got a pound and a half of broccoli and noticed some of the flowers where blooming. I got really exited and later found out from a friend that its nutrient quality declines at this stage. She called it the seeding stage, where the nutrients in the plant go into making the seed... or maybe the flower. I don't know. What do people think?