RE: Lost in New York

[Guest guest]

Angel,

 

Do you live in NYC? If so, I heard that there are about 6 raw

restaurants. It almost makes me want to move north (well, maybe

for the summer anyway, as I live in sunny south Florida).

 

Did you do a search on raw food in New York City? You may also

be able to find a raw potluck group. I'm sure once you start

networking with raw foodist locally you can find out where to

shop, etc. Summer time should be even better as there should be

farmer's markets around.

 

Also, you can do some shopping online such as dates, nuts, etc.

 

Viveca Park

 

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[Raw Food] Lost in New York

 

 

Hello everyone. I've been a part of this group for a couple of

weeks

now and I've just been observing the posts - reading to see

different

recipes and learn more about the whole lifestyle. I have not

yet been

able to take the plung to become fully raw although I would

love to.

I've been searching for at very least an organic/health food

store

where I can buy what I need for my journey. However it seems

that

it's impossible to find anything around here that promotes

healthy

living. I went to the only restaurant in new york that is raw

this

past weekend, but it's over an hour away. Does anyone have any

advice??? I want to make this change but I just don't trust any

food

stores around here. I feel like it's impossible to live in New

York

and attempt to live this life because of the lack of

support/resources.

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

All right, I'm going to hop a little bit out of lurk mode for this one.

 

My name is Jenny, and actually on Thursday I plan to get back to heading towards

raw. Its been a struggle for me, since new years since I tried to start,

including the loss of my boyfriend's grandmother (who practically raised him),

taking over a small business, and eating out far more than I ususally do. I've

been silently reading here for a month or two, and absorbing everything that I

can.

 

But, why I posted. If you live in NYC (as I do) I haven't gotten out to start

exploring for raw restaurants yet, but when it comes to health food stores,

there are several. Up around Columbus Circle is a Whole Foods, and another one

will be opening up on 14th at Union Square. Just South of there on University,

between 11th and 12th I do believe is a grocery store called Healthy Pleasures.

I love that place, it has most everything I could ask for, including some

prepared raw foods, mainly deserts. They have another store further South, but

I'm not sure where. For more exact addresses you can use yellowpages.com. Also

at Union Square is a farmer's market on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday

if I remember correctly. There's always some awesome stuff there, including

rooftop honey from the boroughs, organic cat grass, and all sorts of seasonal

veggies and fruits. The apples are so worth any trip for them during the fall.

Thats year round. Best to go earlier in t

he day when folks have a better selection and more vendors are still there.

There are many other farmers markets in the city, I think the group that

organizes them is a city office, something like green markets or some such. I

can't remember exactly, but they have an online site somewhere.

 

All right, bedtime for me now that I'm done my plum. Yay plum!

 

Take care,

Jenny

 

 

Enjoy Life, this is not a dress rehearsal.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/9/2004 11:54:08 PM Eastern Standard Time,

alopez writes:

Hello everyone. I've been a part of this group for a couple of weeks

now and I've just been observing the posts - reading to see different

recipes and learn more about the whole lifestyle. I have not yet been

able to take the plung to become fully raw although I would love to.

I've been searching for at very least an organic/health food store

where I can buy what I need for my journey. However it seems that

it's impossible to find anything around here that promotes healthy

living. I went to the only restaurant in new york that is raw this

past weekend, but it's over an hour away. Does anyone have any

advice??? I want to make this change but I just don't trust any food

stores around here. I feel like it's impossible to live in New York

and attempt to live this life because of the lack of

support/resources.

Where in NY are you? NYC has at least seven all-raw restaurants and a lot of

stores that sell raw takeout items. NYC is the best place to be if you are

raw! I miss it all the time, since I moved to Florida, where the variety of

organic produce is very sparse and most produce comes from other countries.

 

Judy Pokras

editor/founder/designer

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Wisdom.

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I just love these times we live in where people are almost always

precarious about raw eating. In a few hundred years it might be as

commonplace as bathing. Children will grow up raw from the get-go

and won't even know what this angst is about getting raw, switching

over from a cooked food diet.

 

All the drama we go through to get raw may be vitually nonexistent

someday.

 

rawfood , " Angel " <alopez@i...> wrote:

> Hello everyone. I've been a part of this group for a couple of

weeks

> now and I've just been observing the posts - reading to see

different

> recipes and learn more about the whole lifestyle. I have not yet

been

> able to take the plung to become fully raw although I would love

to.

[Guest guest]

I often say this expression to myself, " this is not a dress

rehearsal. " I'm not sure what I was doing before this life, but I

know that everything that's going on for me right now is very real.

 

Rich

 

rawfood , Jenny A Getting <jag260@n...> wrote:

> Jenny

>

>

> Enjoy Life, this is not a dress rehearsal.

[Guest guest]

Hi Jenny,

Thanks for your help. However, I don't live in the city and to go shopping there

would be a big trip for me although I'd do it if need be. Do you know of

anything outside of the city?

Ariana

[Guest guest]

I'm outside of NYC. If you know something I don't, please, I'd love to hear it.

[Guest guest]

I'm looking to buy a blender. Does anyone have any comments on the L'equip RPM

BLENDER ?

[Guest guest]

" Do you know of anything outside of the city? "

 

Sorry, nope. I grew up in Pennsylvania, spend half my time now in NYC and the

rest in Southern Jersey. My best suggestion would be to do some more exploring

of your area, you'd be surprised what you can find. If you have a scary looking

indoor farmer's market, they might have some hidden goodies in there. I've

found that to be the case several times now. Otherwise, the main chain that

offers a lot of organic foods that I know of is Whole Foods, they should be in

your area too. You can just go to their website and check.

 

Outside of that, spring is coming fast, plant some plants for yourself, it will

at least give you a few months of fresh veggies who's origin you know full well

yourself.

 

Sorry I couldn't be of more help,

 

Jenny.

 

 

 

Enjoy Life, this is not a dress rehearsal.