Blend Power Packed Meals

Happy New Year!

Wishing you & yours a wonderful, healthy & enriching year ahead.

Unfortunately last year was somewhat difficult for me for various reasons but I am looing forward to improving with leaps & bounds this year.

One aspect of that is my rekindled faith in raw foods! I have always loved raw foods in my diet and have been through times where I have consumed a high raw diet. It is very powerful, cleansing and nourishing. This time around I am including much greater amounts of green foods - I like a mix of brassicas (I love asian greens in particular), Baby Spinach, Cos/Romaine lettuce and Rocket.

Due to some hypothyroid issues I generally have my brassicas steamed so as to denature the goiteragens. The rest I eat as leafy greens either plained or lightly dressed with lemon juice OR as a green smoothie.

I First got into raw food seriously for weight loss and health as a teenager (over 30 years ago). However, none of my reading materials back then talked about green smoothies. Shame really. Now I am making up for it. It is fantastic and I encourage you all to incorporate it into your life too! Check out the Blenders on the website here:

http://www.betweenskyandearth.com.au/store/pc/Blenders-c155.htm

We are expanding the Blenders on offer on the website ... and I hope that we will be able to add the fantastic Vitamix 5200 blender by the end of the month. This is the Rolls Royce of household blenders. Amazingly it comes with a 7 year warranty!

My other news for 2013 is I will commence studying Nutritional Medicine during Autumn. I am very excited. I f all goes to plan, I will work the qualification up to Naturopathy in a few years.

Be good to one another. Take care out there (we have a heatwave here),

KISS for Life,
Miriam.

Upcoming Workshops

I am sorry I do not blog often enough. I post a fair bit on Facebook, so please also keep in touch there. I post the specials there too.

https://www.facebook.com/BetweenFatherSkyandMotherEarth?ref=hl

Today I want to let you know about our upcoming spring workshops:

• Wed 10th Oct (1-3pm) - Beeswax Candle Making - $30pp 
• Sun 14th Oct (1-4pm) - Introduction to Beekeeping - $40 adults/$35 <18 li="li">
• Introduction to Beekeeping with Live Hive demo - Late October/Early November - $50 Adults/$45 Teens

I am also working on setting up some Permaculture courses & some Fun with Food workshops.

That's all for now.

Peace to all, 

KISS for Life,

Miriam.

ECO Life Deals II

Hi!

Just a quick update on the planning of the deals.

I decided to use four categories:
* Personal;
* Home;
* Pet & Garden; and
* Organic Pantry .

Each month there will be a product or group of product from at least 2 of these categories. The discount will be big.

BUT YOU WILL ONLY HAVE ACCESS TO IT VIA OUR EMAIL LIST.

You can sign up to our email list either on our website:
http://www.betweenskyandearth.com.au/

or via our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/#!/BetweenFatherSkyandMotherEarth/app_100265896690345

The deal/s will be available for one week only.
There may be minimum and maximum transaction limits.
The deal will not be on the website and you will not be able to add items from the website to your  deal purchase.
It is only for distribution/delivery within Australia.
Payment will be by either PayPal or direct transfer to a bank account.

Hope you like the idea - and don't forget, feel free to make product suggestions.


Peace to all,
KISS for Life,
Miriam.

Announcing - Eco Life Deals

It has been a while since I wrote a blog post. So much happens.

BREAKING NEWS - Our ECO Mum Deals are being revamped!!

We will start officially in August. So, please sign up for our emails as that will be how we publicise them.

I hope to give you a "sneak peak" in a week or so.

The plan is to offer a selection of 3 or 4 deals for upto a week. Please let your eco conscious friends know.

Suggestions & requests of the types of products you would like the deals to offer is also very welcome. We cannot guarantee we can arrange what you request but we will try. (NOTE: we do not sell anything perishable at this time.)

Have a great week!

Peace to all,
KISS for Life,
Miriam.

Green Smoothies Rock!

I am nursing a cold at the moment. Simple little virus but gee it causes misery.

One of the best pick me ups when you are unwell or just feeling flat or "blue" is a smoothie. They are nutrient dense, raw powerhouses of goodness.

Ideally, go for those that have greens in them, but others are great too. Here is a recipe that was in my inbox today from a supplier:

Tropicana Green Smoothie 

bunch spinach
1 small pineapple, peeled and cored
4 bananas
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 segment of kefir lime leaf
10 mint leaves
1 teaspoon vanilla powder
water

Blend & enjoy!
If you need a blender we have several available.


TIP: freeze your smoothies as ice cream alternatives.


Peace to all,
KISS for Life,
Miriam.

Courses

We are running another Introduction to Beekeeping workshop.

WHEN: Sunday 18th March 2012
TIME: from 1.45 for 2pm
WHERE: Ormond
COST: $40 adults/$35 teens

For more information or to book, contact us:

http://betweenskyandearth.com.au/store/pc/contact.asp

Miriam.

What's New

Hey there,

Well, it has been a mixed start to the year.

We have been busy trying to organise a number of projects, not least of which is a potentially huge fundraising activity. "Create Emergency Housing for the Chemically Sensitive" is three pronged project. Here is the link if you would like to join or spread the word about it to others:

http://www.causes.com/causes/647846-create-emergency-housing-for-the-chemically-sensitive/actions?recruiter_id=166139431

New Products seem to be going on to the website quite regularly at the moment. People are certainly more interested in being proactive about their health.

One of the exciting new products ranges we are offering is the Jack N' Jill Natural Calendula toothpaste range. The raspberry is my favourite ! They are xylitol based. Note - all the flavours and the calendula are certified organic and the packaging is BPA free.

http://betweenskyandearth.com.au/store/pc/Toothpaste-c209.htm

Summer has been a bit dodgy here but we have just had a 3 day heatwave - the rain is steadily falling as I type.

Keep well,

Peace to all,
KISS for Life,
Miriam.