Guest guest Posted July 20, 2002 Report Share Posted July 20, 2002 Hi all-- I'll be there. I just heard about this from Tim. He might be there. Thanks for hosting Attila. Does this mean we will have Durien to eat? I've been jonesing for Durien. :-) I have a great slaw salad that to bring. Maybe a dressing. We'll see. peace, Linda RawSeattle, attila madaras <Attila86@Y...> wrote: > ok,nora, and others having diffies as well... > the address is 5900 37th avenue south, that is off > martin luther king way, between orcas and graham > streets, it's an apartment complex " KINGWAY > APARTMENTS " > as you get in the parking lot, please park on your > right side by the fence, that is for guests, otherwise > you may get towed away... so following the fence, > come up the hill, behind those bushes and under an > american flag, there is our garden ... or, if still > not clear enough, the apt.# n4 is on the other side of > the townhouse... coming from bellevue, get off I-90 > at rainier avenue, head south, get on mlk way, and > all the way up to 5900 south... those taking I-5, > get off at albro place exit, cross over the hill, > thet will be graham street, which hits the mlk way at > the bottom of the hill, take a left at the light, > on your right there is a shopping center, including > my favorite viet wah, carrying the best frozen > durian in town... if still any trouble... call me, > 206-725-0203, or attila86 , anytime ... > actually the times are not religiously set, get here > whenever you like ... see ya all ... alleeya hoe... > > > > --- Nora Lenz <nlenz@q...> wrote: > > Hey, Attila, > > I'll be there. Since I don't trust mapquest, et al, > > anymore, could you > > provide us with directions from the major freeways? > > Thanks! > > Nora > > > > attila madaras wrote: > > > > > hey,good folks, i am going to have a potluck > > this > > > weekend, eric may be sleeping, or too busy with > > other > > > things, or he may be out of town/state ... so this > > is > > > an informal announcement .... this saturday from > > > 5:00 pm to midnight ... into the next day > > (oversleep > > > welcome)... putluck at attila's ... tons of fresh > > > lettuce in the garden ... herbs... onions ... > > let's > > > have a parade of salade dressing ... bring your > > own > > > gourmet dressing ... of course, fruitarians bring > > > their favorite fruit ... we can watch a bunch of > > weird > > > movies ... brix lectures ... humbug presentations > > ... > > > music...dance... anything ... that never ends... > > > > > > --- Joyce Divic <jdivic@h...> wrote: > > > > if someone in the raw seattle group would be > > willing > > > > to host a gathering/potluck, i'm willing to do a > > > > brix presentation with an award winning 1/2 hour > > > > video that shows the microbial life in the soil. > > > > maybe we can even persuade helen, another raw > > > > seattle brixhead, to come for some more brix > > input. > > > > > > > > whatchathink??? > > > > norm )~ > > > > > > > > Much obliged about the info and response below. > > I'd > > > > be keen on attending such a gathering!!! Is > > anyone > > > > else interested? Helen? Who's interested in > > hosting > > > > the gathering? Linda R. are you out there? > > > > > > > > regards, joyce > > > > - > > > > kelpguy > > > > Wednesday, July 17, 2002 10:56 PM > > > > RawSeattle > > > > [RawSeattle] Re: hi brix peaches > > > > > > > > > Re: hi brix peaches > > > > > > > > > > Greetings Norm, > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the wonderful information on > > Brix!!!! > > > > I would be interested in knowing whether you > > have > > > > purchased > > > > > one of these refractometers for measuring the > > Brix > > > > level of foods? If so, do you recommend > > purchasing > > > > one for doing our own testing? > > > > > > > > yes , i have a brixmeter... and i recommend > > getting > > > > one for yourself. why??? cuz it's an > > instrument > > > > and it's 'reading' isn't affected by adaptation > > like > > > > our taste buds are. it's also a way to train > > your > > > > taste buds to recognize what you are eating > > > > brix-wise. > > > > > > > > >Do you use one to measure the fruit you buy? > > > > > > > > i used to take it shopping but i've learned via > > the > > > > brix meter that the average produce is just > > that, > > > > *average*, and hi-brix food is rare cept for > > some > > > > fruit and an occasional veggie. if i get > > something > > > > that's really tasty, i usually brix it just for > > a > > > > reality check. > > > > > > > > >Do you have food sources/farmers that you can > > > > recommend in the Seattle area, as well as the > > > > Bellingham area, that have higher Brix ratings? > > > > > > > > nope... when i first got the instrument i went > > to > > > > the b'ham farmer's market and visited 9 of the > > > > venders, all organic, and talked a little brix > > with > > > > them and tested their produce. all had low to > > > > average readings. <blah> jfi, the highest > > brix > > > > readings i've come across are from conventional > > > > grown shipped in produce, *not* organic. there > > are > > > > no nutritional requirements for organic however > > it > > > > is comforting to know that petroleum based > > chemicals > > > > haven't been directly applied to the soil or > > plants. > > > > but then some people consider organic sprays to > > be > > > > toxic to humans also, just not as toxic as > > > > chemicals. think about it, if an organic spray > > > > kills or repels an insect, you'd think it would > > have > > > > some affect on a human. hi-brix plants don't > > need > > > > sprays. > > > > > > > > >Do natural food grocer buyers, such as food > > co-ops, > > > > have any idea about the Brix index? > > > > > > > > i'm not qualified to answer that question but > > i'd > > > > say if they do know about brix, they're ignoring > > it. > > > > i did a brix workshop (with lots of publicity) > > to > > > > the staff and membership of the b'ham co-op and > > two > > > > people showed up. neither of which was co-op > > staff. > > > > > > > > > > > > >Are you familiar/versed with the growing > > practices > > > > or suggestions for growing organic crops that > > yield > > > > better 17+ Brix levels? > > > > > > > > some, but it's too involved and time consuming > > for > > > > me to talk about here. basically, hi-brix > > produce > > > > comes from healthy soil (a strong subterranean > > > > microbial community). healthy soil = healthy > > plants > > > > = healthy people. it's common sense!!! > > > > > > > > if someone in the raw seattle group would be > > willing > > > > to host a gathering/potluck, i'm willing to do a > > > > brix presentation with an award winning 1/2 hour > > > > video that shows the microbial life in the soil. > > > > maybe we can even persuade helen, another raw > > > > seattle brixhead, to come for some more brix > > input. > > > > > > > > whatchathink??? > > > > norm )~ > > > > > > > > ~~~ raw food... simply delicious ~~~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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