Food is any substance, usually composed of carbohydrates, fats, proteins and water, that can be eaten or drunk by an animal, including humans, for nutrition or pleasure. Items considered food may be sourced from plants, animals or other categories such as fungus or fermented products like alcohol. Although many human cultures sought food items through hunting and gathering, today most cultures use farming, ranching, and fishing, with hunting, foraging and other methods of a local nature included but playing a minor role.
As talked about in "Understanding Consciousness" part 1, a large part of our consciousness comes from our thoughts and thought patterns. But a large part of our consciousness also comes from what we put inside our bodies. The foods we eat literally affect our consciousness and probably more than most realize.
Raw Spirit International 2010 is a full three-day event featuring two stages (Lake and Meadow Stages) with mixed musical performers and dynamic health-eco-peace research presenters amidst stunningly-beautiful natural backdrops. Additionally, the Sacred Exercise Area (featuring an eclectic array of yoga, chi kung, tai chi, pranayama, poetry, prayers, meditation and beyond) is perched atop the lakeside cliff once again with spectacular vistas of the surreal jagged lake, it's sheer-rock shores and many islands. The Raw Vegan Demos and Tastings are once again in the Hilltop Pagoda with sweeping vistas of panoramic mountains.
The shelves of our grocery stores are filled with genetically-modified (GM) vegetables, also known as Frankenfood. But what's scariest about Frankenfood is not simply that scientists are manipulating DNA, but that they are not testing it before the food is sold to the public to be consumed!
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Namaste,
- Johnny
I would like to invite you to a presentation and demonstration of an advanced and cutting edge healing technology for energetic balancing and raising one's life-force and capacity to heal anything, today (Mon. 3/30) @ 7:30 - Hidden Springs in Ashland, with Mony Vital PhD. Please see events.
Hope to see you there,
Kimberly
Thaks so much for your work as monerator for the Dialogue last Thursday. It really was a special gathering. I had to leave before everything was over but wanted to know how to stay connected to this process and get some concrete action to happen. Can I have a link from you about what the next steps or directives are?
Thanks in advance,
Julie O'Dwyer
I was just taking a look at my friends web site.. Ashland Resource.. and was drawn to your site.. funny that I opened the page and you are drawn to young adults and teens finding their way etc as am I.
Im only in Ashalne year and half bit have had teen clubs in many cities and starting one in Ashland... so glad to know others like yourself got the same message.
Blesssings in all you do
Gigi
www.Indigoteenclub.com
Just go to your event, select "Invite More People" and enter either manually or import a list and send invitations. They can RSVP if they intend to come. Thanks for being part of the Ashland Resource Center.
You can also promote via Facebook. Find the bookmarklet in Facebook and drag it to your browser. Then you can simply open your event and "Share on Facebook."Your event listing on the Ashland Resource Center will automatically post to your Facebook profile page.
Both networks are seamlessly connected. Very cool.
- Johnny

Welcome to the Ashland Resource Center.May your creative projects all be blessed. You can utilize this network as it grows to promote yourself and your projects/business/organizations. This is our own community version of MySpace/FaceBook. It's an extension and integration with EQ.TV as well. You could post a similar profile.
You can fill out your "MyPage" with more information and resources. In the "text" box you can add a description, photos, etc. In the "RSS" box you can add any RSS feed. You can also upload a higher resolution profile photo under "MySettings".
For new member instructions go to: http://www.gbds.us/networkinstructions
Use this network to promote yourself in the local community by inviting your friends under "Members" to see your "MyPage" profile and add their own. This is how the network grows strong and we are kept informed locally.
Namaste,
-Johnny
P.S. Shiloh informed me of the inter-generational dialogue next month. I've calendared it. We could inform others by inviting other members and posting a free events calendar listing? I would feature it on the main page. See you then if not before.
Happy to have you onboard and am looking foward to knowing more about you.
Linda