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Raw Food Workshop with Ocean

October 9, 2009 – 3:11 am
This evening we had the pleasure of hosting one of California's best raw food chefs. Ocean has been eating and cooking raw for over 8 years. He has studied with some of the best and brightest talent in the raw food world, and took the time to teach us how to make a mexican meal, fully raw! The results were delicious. Everyone enjoyed the interactive presentation, as well as the test at the end! Many thanks to Ocean for taking the time to do this for us. Students from Pitt, CMU, and Carlow all took part in this health masterpiece.Why raw food? Simple: 1. Less energy waste 2. Less toxins 3. Less money 4. High Energy! It is better for your body because the enzymes in the food are not destroyed by heat. Plus no energy is wasted in cooking it, so it protects the environment. And best of all ...

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Fall excitement in the ‘Burgh

August 18, 2009 – 6:18 pm
OK everyone, I know it has been a while. But as they say, good things come to those who wait. Take a look what we have been cooking up for this fall:  New Headquarters grand opening: We are finally ready to 'officially' unveil our new headquarters in Pittsburgh. Though we have been operating there for some time, it has taken some time and energy to get everything together. Stay tuned for dates and times. Seva vegan and vegetarian food service: In line with our fundamental philosophy, we are about to start offering gourmet vegan and vegetarian food from a vending truck in downtown Oakland. Check out the menu.

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Dashing Through The Snow…

December 1, 2008 – 2:12 am
...but our one-horse open sleigh is more likely a Corolla or Civic, and instead of being filled with plastic toys, it's filled with locally grown, organic goodies that will really warm up the heart. As the holiday season hits its stride, we here at Food For Life Experience are gracious and grateful as look back on our busy, busy times so far, in our humble efforts to spread some good ol' healthy cheer. The students at University of Pittsburgh and Ohio University certainly find their stomachs, hearts, and souls treated in a much more kinder, joyous, and enlightened way than usual with our vegan and vegetarian campus cooking programs. We've been at it for six years now and counting, so we know a good groove when we find it, and this year has been no exception so far. At Ohio University, the Vegan Cooking Workshop continues as our pioneer program, attracting 75-100 students and community members each week (and even around 200 ...

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Pittsburgh Centered

July 23, 2008 – 2:37 pm
We finally have a place in Pittsburgh. One of those things that just kinda fell together at the last minute. They seem to be happening a lot these days. The location is great, directly between U Pitt and CMU. It will officially open Aug. 7. Let the service begin. We will need a few things to make it fully useful, like a new fridge, gas stove, and a few other random things. If anyone could help with any of these things it would be greatly appreciated.

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Pittsburgh: Wednesdays in the Park

July 21, 2008 – 5:02 pm
Our program develops further in Pittsburgh; We meet Chris, he joins our crew, he volunteers to head up cooking for food distribution in the park on Wednesday nights. Thus our Wednesday Schenley Plaza food and music program is born. So far so good. We are already seeing a lot of interest; over 20 students are coming. And school isnt even in session.

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Rothbury Sweet

July 21, 2008 – 5:00 pm
Check out some of the photos from our Rothbury experience. A small group of us went to scout it out for next year. We set up a camp in their "sherwood forest", did some small scale food distribution and had a lot of impromptu seminars. It is definitely one of the best festivals we have ever seen. We hope to work with them next year and have a much larger presence.

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The high cost of high speed.

July 15, 2008 – 4:31 pm
Conscientiousness tip  #24: slower is better. Slow and steady wins the race. We have all heard it before, but these days it is even more relevant-especially when driving. See, the aerodynamic drag of an object traveling through a viscous substance increases exponentially with the square of the velocity. Thus the rate of consumption of energy increases drastically with increasing speed. Simply put, going 75 uses a lot more gas then going 60. And for most trips the amount of time saved by going 10 or 15 mph faster is not worth it. dont worry if everyone passes you. you will get the last laugh when you pass them while they spend the 10 minutes they saved at the gas station filling up more $5/gal gas!

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Pittsburgh: We Need a Place!!

July 15, 2008 – 4:23 pm
All summer we have been working out of a makeshift 2 bedroom apartment. Not the most ideal, but the best we could do. The lease goes up on August 1, so we are hoping to find a more suitable operational headquarters. Conditions: 1. Close to campus 2. not too expensive 3. Nice kitchen 4. hardwood floors (stay cleaner) 5. 2 bathrooms. Of course we dont expect to meet all criteria, but at least as many as possible. As of now there are a total of 4 volunteers who have signed up to work out of the center full time. So if anyone can help us find/support a place, please let us know!

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The Seed of Pitt

June 4, 2008 – 6:57 pm
This week marks the inauguration of our new Pittsburgh organizing center. In the  progressive region of Squirrel hill, we hope to catalyze some more positive change in the hearts and minds of our beloved 'burghers. Only  5 minutes away from both U Pitt and CMU campuses, the future is only an arms length away. We already have pledges of support from Panera Bread as well as Whole Foods Market. Things are looking good. We will keep you posted as things progress...

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DC this weekend

May 30, 2008 – 12:50 am
Keith will be traveling to DC/Baltimore this weekend for some seminars. Friday in Alexandria, VA, Saturday in Baltimore, Sunday in Centreville, VA. Anyone interested let us know.

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