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14/7/11

Fresh Food Festival (review & message)


While travelling in Thailand, I learned about this festival and decided to register straight away. I am glad I did it. Although it has been a loooong journey across Europe, the benefits are well beyond the costs of this trip. Laura Sander (one of the organizers) said to me that she always feels HIGH after the festival and now I understand why...


The festival was held in the beautiful island of Lolland, south of Copenhaguen (Denmark). All events happened at a boarding school that had facilities for lectures, food preparation and accomodation. Organization and schedule was brilliantly kept throughout the 4 days the event lasted. Rozi and Doug praised the hard work of the organizers (Petr Chec, Laura Sander and Annette Davidson) but, above all, their "humble" and down-to-earth attitude; something that is usually lost when overwhelmed by such an event.



There were lectures by Dr. Graham, Prof Rozalind every day and some others by Petr Cech (how to survive in cold climates), Eric Karlsson (dental health and nature cure) and Leif Varmark (permaculture).


Apart from the lectures, there were organized activities in the morning, afternoon and evening: yoga, fitness with Doug, circle dancing, zumba!


There were nearly 60 people coming from 15 countries. As you might agree with, one of the BEST aspects of these kind of events (or also of travelling) is meeting new people and hearing each other´s life´s stories. Many people were sick and cured themselves thanks to the 80-10-10 lifestyle. Others are just trying and experimenting. Dr. Doug said that "only sick or intelligent people decide to embrace this diet". A truth that comes as a relief if you ever doubt about why you are into this. People´s testimonies were wonderful. From the woman that admitted downing entire pots of Nutella (because of sugar addiction) to others that were thinking "rather dead than like this" (because of Chron´s disease), all symptoms disappeared inmediately when switching to a fruit and vegetable diet. There was even an attendant that had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and was getting much better after starting on 80-10-10.


Eating was obviously the starring part of the festival. Meals were served 3 times a day. The food was displayed on a long table and, prior to starting the feast, there would always be an explanatory briefing of the menu by the kitchen staff. You could serve as much as you wanted and repeat as many times as you desired; there was just a massive amount of food at each meal. Most of the produce was organic and high quality and we were even spoiled with an array of tropical fruits such as jackfruit, apple bananas and mangosteen.... Believe it or not, we had durian 3 days in a row. It was just paradise.


Breakfast consisted of different fruits, mainly melons, watermelons, oranges, golden kiwis, apricots or strawberries. At lunchtime we would have sweet fruits, green smoothies and salads with fruit-veggie sauces. For dinner it was usually acid fruits such as tomatoes with the classic zuccini noodles, lettuce, arugula and more amazing sauces.


But, as this festivals are also meant to "attract" new people, there was also some more elaborated stuff (dehydrated and with nuts) such as veggie tortillas, sushi and banana pancakes. The general feeling among most of us was that this was already too complicated.. Ok for a special occasion but not more... With such a variety of ingredients, it was quite difficult to stick to monomeals and simple combinations... and I have to admit that I found myself eating durian and drinking banana-green smoothies at the same meal... Oh well, it was like a big Christmas party in the end!

The message of the festival was crystalline clear: live healthfully to achieve health. Nutrition is so much more than just diet and food. In order to get your body-mind driven ahead towards your dreams and goals you need to pay attention to the key ingredients: SUN, FRESH AIR, EXERCISE, SLEEP & DIET. You might be too focused on the diet and keep falling off the wagon again and again... well, why don´t you pay attention to the other factors?? some of them might be weaker and you might need to work on that before re-starting with the diet! Even more importantly, the mind also needs SUN (inspiration), FRESH AIR (love), EXERCISE (meditation or similar practice) and SLEEP (rest)... And you also need to watch what you feed your mind with.... So, there is a lot to work on to keep moving forward!


As for the diet, we all know this: the best food you can provide your body with is fresh, ripe, organic fruits and vegetables. This will make you thrive and vibrate. It will make innate truths within us come to surface, it will restore our instincts and lead us to where we want to go. "Destiny is a matter of choice" as Rozi said... and our chosing becomes sharper and more acute as we improve our lifestyle.

Conducting emotions and digesting foods are the two most energy consuming tasks for the human body, and they are inversely correlated. Hence, the less energy for digestion, the more you will start to FEEL emotions. By switching to a raw vegan diet, your digestive task becomes immensely reduced and this results in more energy available for conducting emotions. In other words, by simplifying our diet, we will start feeling more. So be aware of what is happening, get ready for the best and GO TO HEALTH!!!!

Beneficios colaterales

Collateral benefits: It was Organic Waste Festival for the sheep..... I bet that they are already missing us...


El festival se celebró en un colegio-internado (ahora vacío ya que todos estaban de vacaciones), en medio de la campiña danesa. Las ovejas se beneficiaron de kilos de "compost"... os aseguro que ya nos están echando en falta.

Festival de Comida Fresca: la gente

El Dr. Douglas y la Profesora Rozalind Graham nos deleitaron con numerosas charlas sobre Higiene Natural (vivir en harmonía con la naturaleza), alimentación, cómo mantenerse en forma y mantener una vida diaria saludable. Predican con el ejemplo, ya que llevan 30 años refinando y poniendo en práctica este estilo de vida.



Gente de todas las edades y estilos acudieron al festival; desde skaters tatuados a "amas de casa". El denominador común es el interés por vivir de la forma más natural y sencilla posible.


Luri, 3 años


Faychesca, la hija de Douglas y Rozi, 6 años.

Crystal y Sille, de Estonia, con el pequeño Luri.



A esto sí que se le puede llamar "buen rollo internacional"; casi 70 participantes de 15 países. Cada uno regresa a su tierra inspirado y con nuevos proyectos vibrantes en mente.

Festival de Comida Fresca: el menú

"Coman más frutas y verduras" Es lo que todos dicen, no? Pues ahí va, una celebración de alimentos frescos en todo su esplendor. Durante todos los días que duró el festival se sirvieron desayunos, comidas y cenas basados en alimentos frescos, crudos y biológicos.

  • Para desayunar, buffet de frutas: melones, sandías, kiwis, naranjas, fresas, albaricoques y un gran etc.
  • El almuerzo típicamente se empieza con frutas dulces (bananas, albaricoques, nectarinas..) y/o batidos verdes (frutas con verduras de hoja verde).
  • Para la cena, frutas ácidas (como tomates o piña) y grandes ensaladas con salsas de frutas y verduras.

Os aseguro que nadie echó en falta nada, ni siquiera la sal. Es más, la opinión generalizada era que al final del festival uno se siente "de subidón".

Ensalada con aliño de fresa y mango.

Burritos 100% vegetal. Veggie tortillas.

Crèpes de plátano. Banana pancakes.

Sushi crudivegano. Raw sushi.



Batido verde de plátano. Banana green smoothie.

Ensaladas, aliños y espagetis de calabacín. Zukini noodles, salads and veggie-fruit dressings.

Fresh dutch tomatoes, arugula and many more fruit-veggie sauces!


The lakes in Copenhague

El cisne: ave nacional de Dinamarca (The national bird of Denmark)

En pleno centro de Dinamarca hay unos lagos artificiales; luna casi llena la noche antes de marchar.

An almost full moon the night before leaving.

Focha común.

En invierno se hielan y se puede atravesar andando. Good for ice skating in winter!

Copenhague

Supongo que después de estar sumergidos más de medio año casi en la oscuridad del invierno nórdico, esto les debe de saber a gloria... a quién no!

Love european cities in summer!


En bicicleta y tirando de la maleta desde el hotel hasta la estación central donde tenía que devolver la bici y pillar el tren al aeropuerto. Juegos de habilidades.

Playing skills: I pulled my suitcase while cycling from the hotel to the central station.

Rickshaws in Denmark!

Para mi sorpresa, el mismo sistema que en Asia también en Copenhague.


Mural engañoso (deceitful painting)


Increíble la atención que suscita "La sirenita". La fotografían y contemplan desde todos los ángulos. Según me dijo una lugareña, había estado de tour por China...???

Somebody told me that the Little Mermaid had been touring around China recently.... It is incredible how succesful she is!

Berri-fingers


Frambu-dedos: el nuevo polo del verano.

Had some awesome raspberries at Copenhaguen before leaving... followed by a durian feast!

5/7/11

Fruits & Flowers

"Ramos de frutas decorativos y comestibles"... el negocio del futuro??

This shop sells "bouquets" of fruits for special events: it looks beautiful like flowers but then you can eat it.... hey, could be a good business!

Me dirijo a Esnadinavia a una congregación de FRUGIVOROS. Hoy en Málaga de tránsito. Me dejé el cuchillo en casa y comí esta rodaja de sandía primero a mordiscos y luego con una cucharilla que pedí en una tienda de helados. He tenido éxito entre la gente, puede que sea la nueva moda del verano aquí en Málaga. Al parecer, los organizadores del festival se dirigen al lugar del evento con una furgoneta cargada con 1 tonelada de frutas. Allá vamos!!!

On my way to the Fresh Food Festival in Scandinavia (www.fresfoodfestival.com). I forgot my knife and ate this watermelon slice first biting then using a spoon I asked for at an icecream shop. I just saw on Fb they have loaded a van with 1 TON of fruits for the festival. Here I come!