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It's that season again!!! Time for some organic gardening! We started sowing our seeds weeks ago, and they are starting to sprout and it's about time for planting! Lots of rain lately... just waiting on some sun! What are YOU planting? There are many cost efficient ways of starting your own garden... why not?!? The food is FREE! There's no better price than free! Pinterest has wonderful ideas on building a garden out of recycled scraps etc. Old tires, drawers, mattress box springs, any scrap wood or pallets you can find, reusable shopping bags(the fabric kind) as large pots, old bathtubs, you name it the list goes on! Get creative and get out in the sun... your body will thank you later and so will your tummy when you fill it with YUMMY organic earth food!!! There is NO excuse, even container gardening is cheap, fast, easy and affordable if you do your homework. We are going to be getting everything planted and set up soon, and as we go along we will be sure to post pictures for your inspiration! Stay tuned!
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At the beginning of March, we decided to pursue something we have always talked about doing, and wished we knew more about.... RAW FOODS! Raw fruits, vegetables and leafy greens have more nutrition than any other foods out there! Even ONE raw meal a day makes a difference!Smoothies are the best introductory way to raw foods if you are a busy on the go person. The majority of the world goes by "juicing", and yes while juicing is wonderful, it also takes a lot of the natural life force energy and phytochemicals out of the food, as well as the good natural fibers for the body. If you have a powerful enough blender such as a Vita-mix or Blendtec, you can blend anything you want! You can even blend AVOCADO SEED up until it is micronized! NO this does not make it taste weird, it adds a substantial amount of life and extra vitamins, minerals, fibers etc into your smoothie that our bodies would never possibly see otherwise. We will post our daily smoothie recipes often... you can also find them on instagram and we will be linking to other sites soon as well for you to follow us.
If you aren't a fan of smoothies, or simply are just a juice oriented person, we encourage that you do your homework.. most juicers on the market are NOT leafy green friendly! They juice leafy greens so quickly that most of the greens get spit out into the juice pulp as waste and you are not getting even 1/3 of the nutrients you think you may be getting. The RPM speed of most juicers on the market are SO fast that it misses a lot of the good "juice" and nutrients in the fruits, veggies and leafy greens.
A slow masticating juicer like the Omega 8006 is the way to go for optimum nutrition if you plan to juice. It is a dual stage juicer, meaning it crushes the food first, then squeezes the pulp to ensure the most juice possible is extracted, resulting in a very dry pulp! Pulp can then be used as compost or in soups etc! The nice thing about the Omega 8006 is it also acts as a food processor and has different settings and attachments, therefore you are getting more than just a juicer for your money. Jess found the Omega 8006 on Amazon for as low as $209.00 and free shipping. So PLEASE.... DO YOUR HOMEWORK before you spend ridiculous amounts of money on juicers, blenders, FOOD etc. Shop around.. recycle! We bought a food dehydrator for $30.00 (normally $80) that had only been used once from a local friend here in the area. Growing your own food and creating optimum health should NOT be a huge expense unless you make it one!
View Omega 8006 Juicer on Amazon.com
