Fw: for Sonoma County, CA members

Posted April 12, 2002 · April 12, 2002

> EarthSave Sonoma County potluck this Sunday 4/14/02 w/guest speaker Dave

> Henson of Occidental Arts & Ecology Center. . .see below for more info.

and

> our calendar for the rest of the year. Also visit our discussion board on

> the web: www.vegsource.com/sonoma.

>

> ***********************************************

>

> " We can change our whole life and the attitude of people around us simply

by

> changing ourselves. "

> - Rudolf Dreikurs

> -

> <joyousliving

> <elizabeth1204

> Tuesday, February 26, 2002 11:26 PM

> Fwd: CALENDAR of EVENTS 2002-EARTHSAVE SONOMA COUNTY

>

> >

> > >>>>>> PLEASE FORWARD THIS WIDELY / HELP SUPPORT EARTHSAVE SONOMA

> > >>>>>> COUNTY/ THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT / THIS GROUP BELONGS TO THE

> > >>>>>> COMMUNITY

> > >>>>>>>

> > >>>>>>> EarthSave Sonoma County is a non- profit group that meets once a

> > >>>>>>> month to support a community of like-minded people. We share our

> > >>>>>>> food, our ideas and our dedication to compassionate living for

> > >>>>>>> all beings of the Earth and for the Earth itself. EarthSave

> > >>>>>>> promotes food choices that are healthy for people and the

planet.

> > >>>>>>> We educate, inspire and empower people to shift toward a plant

> > >>>>>>> based diet and to TAKE COMPASSIONATE ACTION for all life on

earth.

> > >>>>>>>

> > >>>>>>> *PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE NOW MEET THE 2nd SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH,

> > >>>>>>> 5-8 PM @ SUBUD HALL 234 HUTCHINS Av. SEBASTOPOL, CA. (off of

hwy.

> > >>>>>>> 116 South or Gravenstein Hwy., just South of downtown

> > >>>>>>> Sebastopol ). Call our hotline for more info. 707-547-9896.

> > >>>>>>> Please bring enough vegan/vegetarian food for at least 5 people

> > >>>>>>> and your own non disposable plates and utensils (to not create

> > >>>>>>> more trash), and label your food dish, as to the ingredients.

> > >>>>>>> Donations accepted to help pay for our materials and space

> > >>>>>>> rental, and or become an EarthSave member. Please invite many

> > >>>>>>> people to ESSC, so we can keep this going longterm. Bring many

> > >>>>>>> and carpool if you can.

> > >>>>>>>

> > >>>>>>> 2002 CALENDAR FOR EARTHSAVE SONOMA COUNTY / All events are

> > >>>>>>> vegan / vegetarian potlucks with speakers.

> > >>>>>>>

> > >>>>>>> January 13th, 2002-Sun. 5-8pm: Vege Potluck and speaker

> > >>>>>>> Harriet Katz. Harriet will speak about Nourishing Our Soul. Our

> > >>>>>>> wellness depends on how we are treating ourselves inside too,

> > >>>>>>> tame the inner judge and critic that can make us feel bad. All

> > >>>>>>> change comes from within, eating and thinking. This should help

> > >>>>>>> us be softer and less judgmental of ourselves and others. A

great

> > >>>>>>> talk to start a different kind of new year. EarthSave strives to

> > >>>>>>> be a peaceful, compassionate and non judgmental group.

> > >>>>>>>

> > >>>>>>> February 10th, 2002-Sun.5-8pm: Vege Potluck and Moses

> > >>>>>>> Goldberg N.D. from the Family Wellness

> > >>>>>>> Center

> > >>>>>>> 652 Petaluma Av., suite F, Sebastopol, CA. ph.)707-829-5455.

> > >>>>>>> <www.docmoses.com>

> > >>>>>>> Dr. Goldberg (a Naturopathic Doctor) will talk about his

practice

> > >>>>>>> and natural healing modalities; focusing on creating lasting

> > >>>>>>> health through effective treatment of each own's personal health

> > >>>>>>> issue. Dr. Goldberg will talk about our local Sonoma County

> > >>>>>>> environmental toxins, from vinyards (pesticides etc.), animal

> > >>>>>>> waste from the 4.5 million factory farmed chickens just in

Sonoma

> > >>>>>>> County alone, to crematoriums,; and how they effect your health

> > >>>>>>> and well being, and of course how to clear them out of your

> > >>>>>>> system (detox).

> > >>>>>>>

> > >>>>>>> March 10th, 2002-Sun.5-8pm: Vege Potluck and Virginia

Romero,

> > >>>>>>> Director of The Wellness Counseling Center and Holistic School

of

> > >>>>>>> Massage, 345 South E st., Santa Rosa,CA .ph.)707-546-8115

> > >>>>>>> Virginia will tell us about her Center, and go over some of

their

> > >>>>>>> basic concepts such as: bio-magnetic energy, meridian balancing,

> > >>>>>>> raising the bodies vibrational frequency, right / left brain

> > >>>>>>> integration, diet, and the concepts of mind, body, spirit as

one.

> > >>>>>>> Virginia is a very motivated, high energy person who has a great

> > >>>>>>> deal to offer us. Good health is more than food, so this will

> > >>>>>>> offer us an expanded view point of how health is achieved and

> > >>>>>>> maintained.

> > >>>>>>>

> > >>>>>>> April 14th, 2002-Sun.5-8pm: Vege Potluck and Dave Henson,

> > >>>>>>> with Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, 15290 Coleman Valley

Rd.

> > >>>>>>> Occidental, CA. ph.) 707-874-1557 <www.oaec.org>

> > >>>>>>> Dave will tell us about his non- profit center and talk about

> > >>>>>>> Sustainable Food Systems, Organic Gardening, and Seed Saving

> > >>>>>>> techniques. The OAEC is truely a magical organic paradise, very

> > >>>>>>> close by, and they have classes and tours, and accept

volunteers,

> > >>>>>>> if you want to learn how to do Organic Gardening. OAEC is a very

> > >>>>>>> good thing for the world, and is an model of what we could all

> > >>>>>>> create. With so much of the world so sold on synthetics, this

> > >>>>>>> place makes one realize where true health and environmental well

> > >>>>>>> being come from. Imagine if everyone grew their own food, how

> > >>>>>>> healthy our world would become?

> > >>>>>>>

> > >>>>>>> May 12th, 2002-Sun.5-8pm: Vege Potluck and Phil Lieb, the

> > >>>>>>> owner of The Vitamin Planet, 135 Kentucky Av., Petaluma, CA.,

> > >>>>>>> ph.) 707-765-0975

> > >>>>>>> Phil will talk about how to shop for quality supplements for

> > >>>>>>> Vegans / Vegetarians. Phil is a certified Nutritionalists, and

> > >>>>>>> has sold vitamins for years, and now owns a wonderful discount

> > >>>>>>> (with name brands) vitamin store. He knows all about every

health

> > >>>>>>> issue imaginable and is a wealth of information. Join Phil for

an

> > >>>>>>> enlightened talk and you will be glad you did. Isn' t it nice to

> > >>>>>>> really know what your putting in your body, and that it wasn't

> > >>>>>>> synthetic or an animal by product, since a lot of supplements

are

> > >>>>>>> are not clean or clear in what they put in their products. Phil

> > >>>>>>> will also answer any other health question as well. This day

> > >>>>>>> being Mother's Day, we will honor our Mother Earth in

Celebration

> > >>>>>>> of this great day. Bring your mom to this wonderful talk and

> > >>>>>>> gourmet potluck, the food is better then any restaurant I've

> > >>>>>>> been to.

> > >>>>>>>

> > >>>>>>> June 9th, 2002-Sun.5-8pm: Vege Potluck and John Roulac author

> > >>>>>>> of Hemp Horizons, and owner of Nutiva, a Hemp Based Nutritional

> > >>>>>>> Natural Foods Company <www.nutiva.com>

> > >>>>>>> John is a foremost expert on Hemp, and currently is with the

> > >>>>>>> National Association of Hemp, (that promotes Hemp as an

> > >>>>>>> ecological solution to cotton, timber, gasoline, health / food,

> > >>>>>>> non toxic and sustainable housing materials etc.) Hemp is the

> > >>>>>>> most under rated plant, and the solution for pollution, health,

> > >>>>>>> and the environment. The problems lie w/ the debate that hemp is

> > >>>>>>> Marijuana, and it is not the same thing, and does not have the

> > >>>>>>> same effect, and Hemp has been banned in many countries, that

> > >>>>>>> could widely benefit from it's use. Most people feel it's the

> > >>>>>>> large corporations that oppose a natural alternative to their

> > >>>>>>> synthetic products, and they hide behind the false idea that

Hemp

> > >>>>>>> is pot, (which it is not), so the government will ban it, and

> > >>>>>>> reduce their competition. Once again, in America, big

> > >>>>>>> corporations gain at the expense of our planet- there seems to

be

> > >>>>>>> a common theme here. What can you do? Buy Hemp, and meet John.

> > >>>>>>> Some people say by using Hemp, we could heal our planet, please

> > >>>>>>> come and find out more.

> > >>>>>>

> > >>>>>>> July 14th, 2002-Sun.5-8pm: Vege Potluck and Video Night, with

> > >>>>>>> SPAR (Sonoma People for Animal Rights), premiering The Witness,

> > >>>>>>> an incredible story of a seemingly hardened man's journey into

> > >>>>>>> compassion, starting with some abandoned cats and ending with

> > >>>>>>> compassion for all. Eddie Lama, now a leading Animal Right's

> > >>>>>>> Activist is completely dedicated to ending the needless

suffering

> > >>>>>>> of animal beings, through awareness and outreach, and does so in

> > >>>>>>> a very unusual and direct way. This film will open your heart

> > >>>>>>> wide open and set you on fire, even if you are saying " don't

> > >>>>>>> preach to the choir I'm already a vegetarian..... " , there is

> > >>>>>>> still room to know more, refresh your commitment and compassion.

> > >>>>>>> Yes a few sad sights, but we need to see those sad sights, or

how

> > >>>>>>> else could we know and feel and care enough to take action to

> > >>>>>>> change them. I dare you to pull your head out of the sand and

> > >>>>>>> take an honest look at our dirty and destructive dairy industry

> > >>>>>>> as well, and realize that all dairy cows after they dry up end

up

> > >>>>>>> as hamburger, so how is one truely a real vegetarian, consuming

> > >>>>>>> dairy, and contributing to their death and suffering? Come to

> > >>>>>>> this double feature, and please bring many friends. This dairy

> > >>>>>>> industry video is from PETA <www.peta.org> (People for Ethical

> > >>>>>>> Treatment of Animals). Knowledge is power. Popcorn provided.

> > >>>>>>>

> > >>>>>>> August 11th, 2002-Sun.5-8pm: Raw Foods Potluck / preparation

> > >>>>>>> demo. with John Kohler, Raw Foods expert, <www.rawfoods.com>

> > >>>>>>> ph.) 707-581-1701

> > >>>>>>> John will give a demo. on how to prepare a raw foods meal and

> > >>>>>>> talk about the exceptional health benefits of Raw Foods, and you

> > >>>>>>> will get to eat what we all prepare. This night will be a

healing

> > >>>>>>> treat, and might shift a few eating habits for the better. Maybe

> > >>>>>>> Raw Foods is really simple after all? Come to this event with a

> > >>>>>>> raw foods dish, or any sort of raw organic food( vege, fruit,

> > >>>>>>> seeds or nuts) you can bring, and John will show us how to make

> > >>>>>>> it taste wonderful! John is an EarthSave member and has been a

> > >>>>>>> dedicated volunteer for our group. Thanks! John. John is also

> > >>>>>>> part of a Sonoma County Raw Foods Group, that meets the 2nd

> > >>>>>>> Wednesday, in Santa Rosa, for a Raw Foods Potluck. Check out

> > >>>>>>> their web site and their potlucks too. And John also sells good

> > >>>>>>> juicers if you need one call him. If you don't want to bring any

> > >>>>>>> food then donate some money to ESSC , in exchange for getting

the

> > >>>>>>> food we all create together; it's your choice to donate money or

> > >>>>>>> to bring raw organic food, because food will be provided, and

> > >>>>>>> prepared there.

> > >>>>>

> > >>>>>>> September 15th, 2002-Sun. 5-8pm: Vege Potluck and Bradley

> > >>>>>>> Miller National Director of The Humane Farming Association

> > >>>>>>> (HFA) P.O.Box 3577, San Rafael, CA.

> > >>>>>>> <www.hfa.org> ph.)

> > >>>>>>> 415-485-1495

> > >>>>>>> HFA is the nations largest and most effective organization

> > >>>>>>> dedicated to the protection of farm animals. Founded in 1985,

> > >>>>>>> they have over 150,000 members strong. The HFA has many

campaigns

> > >>>>>>> against factory farming, animal abuse, veal boycott, harmful

> > >>>>>>> antibiotic drugs people are consuming through dead flesh,

> > >>>>>>> hazardous impact of factory farms on the environment,

> > >>>>>>> investigations, and exposes on national TV (60 minutes, Prime

> > >>>>>>> Time, Good Morning America....) The HFA has their act together,

> > >>>>>>> and have done a lot already; they are well organized and

> > >>>>>>> powerful. HFA also has a 7 square mile farm animal protection

> > >>>>>>> refuge, with rehabilitation and care for abused animals. PLEASE

> > >>>>>>> COME and SUPPORT this IMPORTANT EVENT. How can one person help?

> > >>>>>>> Come and find out how, and if you feel moved to do so become a

> > >>>>>>> member or make a donation to this cause. All donations to ESSC

> > >>>>>>> will be given to HFA. Circle this date on your calendar now, and

> > >>>>>>> make a commitment to show your support for all of the abused and

> > >>>>>>> tortured animals that need our help now, we all know it's not

> > >>>>>>> right treat them that way, so now lets take a stand and make a

> > >>>>>>> commitment to take action to do anything that will alleviate

> > >>>>>>> their sufferings,( how would you feel if it was you living their

> > >>>>>>> tortured life?) HFA is making positive change happen now, real

> > >>>>>>> legal changes. See you there for this powerful event, please

> > >>>>>>> don't turn a blind eye, just because it's too sad to deal with,

> > >>>>>>> do the right thing and come.

> > >>>>>>

> > >>>>>> October 13th, 2002-Sun.5-8pm: Vege Potluck, plus Brooke and

> > >>>>>> Naomi Hazen, with Goldridge Organic Farms, Sebastopol, CA. What

> > >>>>>> exactly is organic agriculture? Is it a practice or a state of

> > >>>>>> mind? What happened to agriculture to get us to where we are

> > >>>>>> now? Is organic agriculture today different than conventional

> > >>>>>> farming today? What lessons can we learn from the past? Is

> > >>>>>> organic meat production really sustainable? Brooke will share

his

> > >>>>>> opinions on these questions plus a special vision of organic

> > >>>>>> agriculture in the future. Take advantage of a man deeply

> > >>>>>> involved in organic agriculture for nine long years on the front

> > >>>>>> lines. Ask those questions you yearn to have answered about

> > >>>>>> organic agriculture. Chances are Brooke will have an answer for

> > >>>>>> you, then you decide for yourself.

> > >>>>

> > >>>>>> November 10th, 2002-Sun.5-8pm.: Vege Potluck and Ed Bauman

> > >>>>>> P.h.D., Director of IET (Nutritional Consultant Training Program

&

> > >>>>>> Culinary Arts), 7981 Old Redwood hwy.#F Cotati, CA. <

> > >>>>>> www.iet.org>, ph.)707-795-1284. Ed will speak to us about How to

> > >>>>>> Prevent Cancer with Phyto-Nutrients in Food. Ed is an

entertaining

> > >>>>>> speaker and a large part of the local health community. He

> > >>>>>> promotes mainly whole food, fresh organic vegetables/ fruit and

> > >>>>>> good water, pretty simple, and true. Of course there's more to it

> > >>>>>> than that, and to find out ALL the details of optimum nutrition,

> > >>>>>> and what foods to eat as a vegan/vegetarian then come to hear and

> > >>>>>> talk to this very well informed man. Check out IET too if you are

> > >>>>>> in Cotati, they have fasting retreats that people rave about.

> > >>>>>>

> > >>>>>> December 15th, 2002-Sun.5-8pm: Vege Potluck and YES! Farm

> > >>>>>> Sanctuary. They are located in Orland, CA.

<www.farmsanctuary.org>

> > >>>>>> A Farm Sanctuary is a Farm for animals, that have been rescued

> > >>>>>> from abusive situations, like factory farms, near dead (downed

> > >>>>>> animal ) piles, where no one even cares if the animal is dead or

> > >>>>>> alive and can suffer half dead for weeks or more, because the

> > >>>>>> animal is of no monitary use to the slaughter house. Farm

> > >>>>>> Sanctuary is also a living example and picture of what this world

> > >>>>>> should be and just by having that as an example of what SHOULD BE

> > >>>>>> it will eventually create more kindness, more love, and more

> > >>>>>> compassion for all beings on the planet. Farm Sanctuary honors

and

> > >>>>>> protects our fellow sentient beings that are not necessary to

eat,

> > >>>>>> or to torture or abuse in any way. If you ever have a free

> > >>>>>> weekend, go to FS in Orland, only a few hours away. Also check

out

> > >>>>>> their web site, to update you on all the current events, and what

> > >>>>>> you can do to help. This will be another important and blessed

> > >>>>>> event, thankyou for coming to support this event.

> > >>>>>>

> > >>

> > >>>>>>

> > >>>>>> INTENTION ALWAYS CREATES CHANGE*RIGHT NOW VISUALIZE YOUR NEW

> > >>>>>> WORLD, OUR NEW WORLD, A CLEAN, KIND WORLD, WITH NO SUFFERING, AND

> > >>>>>> ABUNDANT RESOURCES, FOOD AND LOVE FOR ALL. MAY ALL BE FED. MAY

> > >>>>>> ALL BE WELL. THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF EARTH SAVE*YOU ARE

MAKING

> > >>>>>> POSITIVE CHANGE HAPPEN

> > >>>>>>

> > >>>>>>>

> > >>>>>>

> > >>>>>

> > >>>>

> >

>

Posted April 15, 2002 · April 15, 2002

gee..second sunday of the month huh...damn, thatwas yesterday huh, i was

actually up in the north bay yesterday also!!!(not sonoma tho, napa and marin

counties..)...

hella windy up thar...know its windy all over

guess i should have read yer entire post the first time(lordy knows i've gotten

it on enough of sites!! are you following me!!?? hahahahah)

hope it was a good meeting/get together!!!

cheers

fraggle

" Earthsave Sonoma County " <esscevents wrote:

>

>> EarthSave Sonoma County potluck this Sunday 4/14/02 w/guest speaker Dave

>> Henson of Occidental Arts & Ecology Center. . .see below for more info.

>and

>> our calendar for the rest of the year. Also visit our discussion board on

>> the web: www.vegsource.com/sonoma.

>>

>> ***********************************************

>>

>> " We can change our whole life and the attitude of people around us simply

>by

>> changing ourselves. "

>> - Rudolf Dreikurs

>> -

>> <joyousliving

>> <elizabeth1204

>> Tuesday, February 26, 2002 11:26 PM

>> Fwd: CALENDAR of EVENTS 2002-EARTHSAVE SONOMA COUNTY

>>

>> >

>> > >>>>>> PLEASE FORWARD THIS WIDELY / HELP SUPPORT EARTHSAVE SONOMA

>> > >>>>>> COUNTY/ THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT / THIS GROUP BELONGS TO THE

>> > >>>>>> COMMUNITY

>> > >>>>>>>

>> > >>>>>>> EarthSave Sonoma County is a non- profit group that meets once a

>> > >>>>>>> month to support a community of like-minded people. We share our

>> > >>>>>>> food, our ideas and our dedication to compassionate living for

>> > >>>>>>> all beings of the Earth and for the Earth itself. EarthSave

>> > >>>>>>> promotes food choices that are healthy for people and the

>planet.

>> > >>>>>>> We educate, inspire and empower people to shift toward a plant

>> > >>>>>>> based diet and to TAKE COMPASSIONATE ACTION for all life on

>earth.

>> > >>>>>>>

>> > >>>>>>> *PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE NOW MEET THE 2nd SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH,

>> > >>>>>>> 5-8 PM @ SUBUD HALL 234 HUTCHINS Av. SEBASTOPOL, CA. (off of

>hwy.

>> > >>>>>>> 116 South or Gravenstein Hwy., just South of downtown

>> > >>>>>>> Sebastopol ). Call our hotline for more info. 707-547-9896.

>> > >>>>>>> Please bring enough vegan/vegetarian food for at least 5 people

>> > >>>>>>> and your own non disposable plates and utensils (to not create

>> > >>>>>>> more trash), and label your food dish, as to the ingredients.

>> > >>>>>>> Donations accepted to help pay for our materials and space

>> > >>>>>>> rental, and or become an EarthSave member. Please invite many

>> > >>>>>>> people to ESSC, so we can keep this going longterm. Bring many

>> > >>>>>>> and carpool if you can.

>> > >>>>>>>

>> > >>>>>>> 2002 CALENDAR FOR EARTHSAVE SONOMA COUNTY / All events are

>> > >>>>>>> vegan / vegetarian potlucks with speakers.

>> > >>>>>>>

>> > >>>>>>> January 13th, 2002-Sun. 5-8pm: Vege Potluck and speaker

>> > >>>>>>> Harriet Katz. Harriet will speak about Nourishing Our Soul. Our

>> > >>>>>>> wellness depends on how we are treating ourselves inside too,

>> > >>>>>>> tame the inner judge and critic that can make us feel bad. All

>> > >>>>>>> change comes from within, eating and thinking. This should help

>> > >>>>>>> us be softer and less judgmental of ourselves and others. A

>great

>> > >>>>>>> talk to start a different kind of new year. EarthSave strives to

>> > >>>>>>> be a peaceful, compassionate and non judgmental group.

>> > >>>>>>>

>> > >>>>>>> February 10th, 2002-Sun.5-8pm: Vege Potluck and Moses

>> > >>>>>>> Goldberg N.D. from the Family Wellness

>> > >>>>>>> Center

>> > >>>>>>> 652 Petaluma Av., suite F, Sebastopol, CA. ph.)707-829-5455.

>> > >>>>>>> <www.docmoses.com>

>> > >>>>>>> Dr. Goldberg (a Naturopathic Doctor) will talk about his

>practice

>> > >>>>>>> and natural healing modalities; focusing on creating lasting

>> > >>>>>>> health through effective treatment of each own's personal health

>> > >>>>>>> issue. Dr. Goldberg will talk about our local Sonoma County

>> > >>>>>>> environmental toxins, from vinyards (pesticides etc.), animal

>> > >>>>>>> waste from the 4.5 million factory farmed chickens just in

>Sonoma

>> > >>>>>>> County alone, to crematoriums,; and how they effect your health

>> > >>>>>>> and well being, and of course how to clear them out of your

>> > >>>>>>> system (detox).

>> > >>>>>>>

>> > >>>>>>> March 10th, 2002-Sun.5-8pm: Vege Potluck and Virginia

>Romero,

>> > >>>>>>> Director of The Wellness Counseling Center and Holistic School

>of

>> > >>>>>>> Massage, 345 South E st., Santa Rosa,CA .ph.)707-546-8115

>> > >>>>>>> Virginia will tell us about her Center, and go over some of

>their

>> > >>>>>>> basic concepts such as: bio-magnetic energy, meridian balancing,

>> > >>>>>>> raising the bodies vibrational frequency, right / left brain

>> > >>>>>>> integration, diet, and the concepts of mind, body, spirit as

>one.

>> > >>>>>>> Virginia is a very motivated, high energy person who has a great

>> > >>>>>>> deal to offer us. Good health is more than food, so this will

>> > >>>>>>> offer us an expanded view point of how health is achieved and

>> > >>>>>>> maintained.

>> > >>>>>>>

>> > >>>>>>> April 14th, 2002-Sun.5-8pm: Vege Potluck and Dave Henson,

>> > >>>>>>> with Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, 15290 Coleman Valley

>Rd.

>> > >>>>>>> Occidental, CA. ph.) 707-874-1557 <www.oaec.org>

>> > >>>>>>> Dave will tell us about his non- profit center and talk about

>> > >>>>>>> Sustainable Food Systems, Organic Gardening, and Seed Saving

>> > >>>>>>> techniques. The OAEC is truely a magical organic paradise, very

>> > >>>>>>> close by, and they have classes and tours, and accept

>volunteers,

>> > >>>>>>> if you want to learn how to do Organic Gardening. OAEC is a very

>> > >>>>>>> good thing for the world, and is an model of what we could all

>> > >>>>>>> create. With so much of the world so sold on synthetics, this

>> > >>>>>>> place makes one realize where true health and environmental well

>> > >>>>>>> being come from. Imagine if everyone grew their own food, how

>> > >>>>>>> healthy our world would become?

>> > >>>>>>>

>> > >>>>>>> May 12th, 2002-Sun.5-8pm: Vege Potluck and Phil Lieb, the

>> > >>>>>>> owner of The Vitamin Planet, 135 Kentucky Av., Petaluma, CA.,

>> > >>>>>>> ph.) 707-765-0975

>> > >>>>>>> Phil will talk about how to shop for quality supplements for

>> > >>>>>>> Vegans / Vegetarians. Phil is a certified Nutritionalists, and

>> > >>>>>>> has sold vitamins for years, and now owns a wonderful discount

>> > >>>>>>> (with name brands) vitamin store. He knows all about every

>health

>> > >>>>>>> issue imaginable and is a wealth of information. Join Phil for

>an

>> > >>>>>>> enlightened talk and you will be glad you did. Isn' t it nice to

>> > >>>>>>> really know what your putting in your body, and that it wasn't

>> > >>>>>>> synthetic or an animal by product, since a lot of supplements

>are

>> > >>>>>>> are not clean or clear in what they put in their products. Phil

>> > >>>>>>> will also answer any other health question as well. This day

>> > >>>>>>> being Mother's Day, we will honor our Mother Earth in

>Celebration

>> > >>>>>>> of this great day. Bring your mom to this wonderful talk and

>> > >>>>>>> gourmet potluck, the food is better then any restaurant I've

>> > >>>>>>> been to.

>> > >>>>>>>

>> > >>>>>>> June 9th, 2002-Sun.5-8pm: Vege Potluck and John Roulac author

>> > >>>>>>> of Hemp Horizons, and owner of Nutiva, a Hemp Based Nutritional

>> > >>>>>>> Natural Foods Company <www.nutiva.com>

>> > >>>>>>> John is a foremost expert on Hemp, and currently is with the

>> > >>>>>>> National Association of Hemp, (that promotes Hemp as an

>> > >>>>>>> ecological solution to cotton, timber, gasoline, health / food,

>> > >>>>>>> non toxic and sustainable housing materials etc.) Hemp is the

>> > >>>>>>> most under rated plant, and the solution for pollution, health,

>> > >>>>>>> and the environment. The problems lie w/ the debate that hemp is

>> > >>>>>>> Marijuana, and it is not the same thing, and does not have the

>> > >>>>>>> same effect, and Hemp has been banned in many countries, that

>> > >>>>>>> could widely benefit from it's use. Most people feel it's the

>> > >>>>>>> large corporations that oppose a natural alternative to their

>> > >>>>>>> synthetic products, and they hide behind the false idea that

>Hemp

>> > >>>>>>> is pot, (which it is not), so the government will ban it, and

>> > >>>>>>> reduce their competition. Once again, in America, big

>> > >>>>>>> corporations gain at the expense of our planet- there seems to

>be

>> > >>>>>>> a common theme here. What can you do? Buy Hemp, and meet John.

>> > >>>>>>> Some people say by using Hemp, we could heal our planet, please

>> > >>>>>>> come and find out more.

>> > >>>>>>

>> > >>>>>>> July 14th, 2002-Sun.5-8pm: Vege Potluck and Video Night, with

>> > >>>>>>> SPAR (Sonoma People for Animal Rights), premiering The Witness,

>> > >>>>>>> an incredible story of a seemingly hardened man's journey into

>> > >>>>>>> compassion, starting with some abandoned cats and ending with

>> > >>>>>>> compassion for all. Eddie Lama, now a leading Animal Right's

>> > >>>>>>> Activist is completely dedicated to ending the needless

>suffering

>> > >>>>>>> of animal beings, through awareness and outreach, and does so in

>> > >>>>>>> a very unusual and direct way. This film will open your heart

>> > >>>>>>> wide open and set you on fire, even if you are saying " don't

>> > >>>>>>> preach to the choir I'm already a vegetarian..... " , there is

>> > >>>>>>> still room to know more, refresh your commitment and compassion.

>> > >>>>>>> Yes a few sad sights, but we need to see those sad sights, or

>how

>> > >>>>>>> else could we know and feel and care enough to take action to

>> > >>>>>>> change them. I dare you to pull your head out of the sand and

>> > >>>>>>> take an honest look at our dirty and destructive dairy industry

>> > >>>>>>> as well, and realize that all dairy cows after they dry up end

>up

>> > >>>>>>> as hamburger, so how is one truely a real vegetarian, consuming

>> > >>>>>>> dairy, and contributing to their death and suffering? Come to

>> > >>>>>>> this double feature, and please bring many friends. This dairy

>> > >>>>>>> industry video is from PETA <www.peta.org> (People for Ethical

>> > >>>>>>> Treatment of Animals). Knowledge is power. Popcorn provided.

>> > >>>>>>>

>> > >>>>>>> August 11th, 2002-Sun.5-8pm: Raw Foods Potluck / preparation

>> > >>>>>>> demo. with John Kohler, Raw Foods expert, <www.rawfoods.com>

>> > >>>>>>> ph.) 707-581-1701

>> > >>>>>>> John will give a demo. on how to prepare a raw foods meal and

>> > >>>>>>> talk about the exceptional health benefits of Raw Foods, and you

>> > >>>>>>> will get to eat what we all prepare. This night will be a

>healing

>> > >>>>>>> treat, and might shift a few eating habits for the better. Maybe

>> > >>>>>>> Raw Foods is really simple after all? Come to this event with a

>> > >>>>>>> raw foods dish, or any sort of raw organic food( vege, fruit,

>> > >>>>>>> seeds or nuts) you can bring, and John will show us how to make

>> > >>>>>>> it taste wonderful! John is an EarthSave member and has been a

>> > >>>>>>> dedicated volunteer for our group. Thanks! John. John is also

>> > >>>>>>> part of a Sonoma County Raw Foods Group, that meets the 2nd

>> > >>>>>>> Wednesday, in Santa Rosa, for a Raw Foods Potluck. Check out

>> > >>>>>>> their web site and their potlucks too. And John also sells good

>> > >>>>>>> juicers if you need one call him. If you don't want to bring any

>> > >>>>>>> food then donate some money to ESSC , in exchange for getting

>the

>> > >>>>>>> food we all create together; it's your choice to donate money or

>> > >>>>>>> to bring raw organic food, because food will be provided, and

>> > >>>>>>> prepared there.

>> > >>>>>

>> > >>>>>>> September 15th, 2002-Sun. 5-8pm: Vege Potluck and Bradley

>> > >>>>>>> Miller National Director of The Humane Farming Association

>> > >>>>>>> (HFA) P.O.Box 3577, San Rafael, CA.

>> > >>>>>>> <www.hfa.org> ph.)

>> > >>>>>>> 415-485-1495

>> > >>>>>>> HFA is the nations largest and most effective organization

>> > >>>>>>> dedicated to the protection of farm animals. Founded in 1985,

>> > >>>>>>> they have over 150,000 members strong. The HFA has many

>campaigns

>> > >>>>>>> against factory farming, animal abuse, veal boycott, harmful

>> > >>>>>>> antibiotic drugs people are consuming through dead flesh,

>> > >>>>>>> hazardous impact of factory farms on the environment,

>> > >>>>>>> investigations, and exposes on national TV (60 minutes, Prime

>> > >>>>>>> Time, Good Morning America....) The HFA has their act together,

>> > >>>>>>> and have done a lot already; they are well organized and

>> > >>>>>>> powerful. HFA also has a 7 square mile farm animal protection

>> > >>>>>>> refuge, with rehabilitation and care for abused animals. PLEASE

>> > >>>>>>> COME and SUPPORT this IMPORTANT EVENT. How can one person help?

>> > >>>>>>> Come and find out how, and if you feel moved to do so become a

>> > >>>>>>> member or make a donation to this cause. All donations to ESSC

>> > >>>>>>> will be given to HFA. Circle this date on your calendar now, and

>> > >>>>>>> make a commitment to show your support for all of the abused and

>> > >>>>>>> tortured animals that need our help now, we all know it's not

>> > >>>>>>> right treat them that way, so now lets take a stand and make a

>> > >>>>>>> commitment to take action to do anything that will alleviate

>> > >>>>>>> their sufferings,( how would you feel if it was you living their

>> > >>>>>>> tortured life?) HFA is making positive change happen now, real

>> > >>>>>>> legal changes. See you there for this powerful event, please

>> > >>>>>>> don't turn a blind eye, just because it's too sad to deal with,

>> > >>>>>>> do the right thing and come.

>> > >>>>>>

>> > >>>>>> October 13th, 2002-Sun.5-8pm: Vege Potluck, plus Brooke and

>> > >>>>>> Naomi Hazen, with Goldridge Organic Farms, Sebastopol, CA. What

>> > >>>>>> exactly is organic agriculture? Is it a practice or a state of

>> > >>>>>> mind? What happened to agriculture to get us to where we are

>> > >>>>>> now? Is organic agriculture today different than conventional

>> > >>>>>> farming today? What lessons can we learn from the past? Is

>> > >>>>>> organic meat production really sustainable? Brooke will share

>his

>> > >>>>>> opinions on these questions plus a special vision of organic

>> > >>>>>> agriculture in the future. Take advantage of a man deeply

>> > >>>>>> involved in organic agriculture for nine long years on the front

>> > >>>>>> lines. Ask those questions you yearn to have answered about

>> > >>>>>> organic agriculture. Chances are Brooke will have an answer for

>> > >>>>>> you, then you decide for yourself.

>> > >>>>

>> > >>>>>> November 10th, 2002-Sun.5-8pm.: Vege Potluck and Ed Bauman

>> > >>>>>> P.h.D., Director of IET (Nutritional Consultant Training Program

> &

>> > >>>>>> Culinary Arts), 7981 Old Redwood hwy.#F Cotati, CA. <

>> > >>>>>> www.iet.org>, ph.)707-795-1284. Ed will speak to us about How to

>> > >>>>>> Prevent Cancer with Phyto-Nutrients in Food. Ed is an

>entertaining

>> > >>>>>> speaker and a large part of the local health community. He

>> > >>>>>> promotes mainly whole food, fresh organic vegetables/ fruit and

>> > >>>>>> good water, pretty simple, and true. Of course there's more to it

>> > >>>>>> than that, and to find out ALL the details of optimum nutrition,

>> > >>>>>> and what foods to eat as a vegan/vegetarian then come to hear and

>> > >>>>>> talk to this very well informed man. Check out IET too if you are

>> > >>>>>> in Cotati, they have fasting retreats that people rave about.

>> > >>>>>>

>> > >>>>>> December 15th, 2002-Sun.5-8pm: Vege Potluck and YES! Farm

>> > >>>>>> Sanctuary. They are located in Orland, CA.

><www.farmsanctuary.org>

>> > >>>>>> A Farm Sanctuary is a Farm for animals, that have been rescued

>> > >>>>>> from abusive situations, like factory farms, near dead (downed

>> > >>>>>> animal ) piles, where no one even cares if the animal is dead or

>> > >>>>>> alive and can suffer half dead for weeks or more, because the

>> > >>>>>> animal is of no monitary use to the slaughter house. Farm

>> > >>>>>> Sanctuary is also a living example and picture of what this world

>> > >>>>>> should be and just by having that as an example of what SHOULD BE

>> > >>>>>> it will eventually create more kindness, more love, and more

>> > >>>>>> compassion for all beings on the planet. Farm Sanctuary honors

>and

>> > >>>>>> protects our fellow sentient beings that are not necessary to

>eat,

>> > >>>>>> or to torture or abuse in any way. If you ever have a free

>> > >>>>>> weekend, go to FS in Orland, only a few hours away. Also check

>out

>> > >>>>>> their web site, to update you on all the current events, and what

>> > >>>>>> you can do to help. This will be another important and blessed

>> > >>>>>> event, thankyou for coming to support this event.

>> > >>>>>>

>> > >>

>> > >>>>>>

>> > >>>>>> INTENTION ALWAYS CREATES CHANGE*RIGHT NOW VISUALIZE YOUR NEW

>> > >>>>>> WORLD, OUR NEW WORLD, A CLEAN, KIND WORLD, WITH NO SUFFERING, AND

>> > >>>>>> ABUNDANT RESOURCES, FOOD AND LOVE FOR ALL. MAY ALL BE FED. MAY

>> > >>>>>> ALL BE WELL. THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF EARTH SAVE*YOU ARE

>MAKING

>> > >>>>>> POSITIVE CHANGE HAPPEN

>> > >>>>>>

>> > >>>>>>>

>> > >>>>>>

>> > >>>>>

>> > >>>>

>> >

>>

>

>To send an email to -

>

Posted April 15, 2002 · April 15, 2002

Actually I am kind of following you. . .when I saw some of the lists you

were posting to I went and registered with them! LOL

Where do you live? SF?

Elizabeth

Co-Chair, Earthsave Sonoma County

***********************************************

" Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change

the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. "

-Margaret Mead

-

<EBbrewpunx

Monday, April 15, 2002 8:34 AM

RE: Fw: for Sonoma County, CA members

gee..second sunday of the month huh...damn, thatwas yesterday huh, i was

actually up in the north bay yesterday also!!!(not sonoma tho, napa and

marin counties..)...

hella windy up thar...know its windy all over

guess i should have read yer entire post the first time(lordy knows i've

gotten it on enough of sites!! are you following me!!?? hahahahah)

hope it was a good meeting/get together!!!

cheers

fraggle

" Earthsave Sonoma County " <esscevents wrote:

>

>> EarthSave Sonoma County potluck this Sunday 4/14/02 w/guest speaker Dave

>> Henson of Occidental Arts & Ecology Center. . .see below for more info.

>and

>> our calendar for the rest of the year. Also visit our discussion board

on

>> the web: www.vegsource.com/sonoma.

>>

>> ***********************************************

>>

>> " We can change our whole life and the attitude of people around us simply

>by

>> changing ourselves. "

>> - Rudolf Dreikurs

>> -

>> <joyousliving

>> <elizabeth1204

>> Tuesday, February 26, 2002 11:26 PM

>> Fwd: CALENDAR of EVENTS 2002-EARTHSAVE SONOMA COUNTY

>>

>> >

>> > >>>>>> PLEASE FORWARD THIS WIDELY / HELP SUPPORT EARTHSAVE SONOMA

>> > >>>>>> COUNTY/ THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT / THIS GROUP BELONGS TO

THE

>> > >>>>>> COMMUNITY

>> > >>>>>>>

>> > >>>>>>> EarthSave Sonoma County is a non- profit group that meets once

a

>> > >>>>>>> month to support a community of like-minded people. We share

our

>> > >>>>>>> food, our ideas and our dedication to compassionate living for

>> > >>>>>>> all beings of the Earth and for the Earth itself. EarthSave

>> > >>>>>>> promotes food choices that are healthy for people and the

>planet.

>> > >>>>>>> We educate, inspire and empower people to shift toward a plant

>> > >>>>>>> based diet and to TAKE COMPASSIONATE ACTION for all life on

>earth.

>> > >>>>>>>

>> > >>>>>>> *PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE NOW MEET THE 2nd SUNDAY OF EACH

MONTH,