Hello Luna this is Joy and I am in Wentworthville which is not that far from Blacktown.  We are all over Sydney and increasing in numbers all the time -  Yay !  You can pm me if you would like to. 

We just had our monthly raw food potlucks so next one will be end of September. I think you might have contacted Catmom already on www.gaiastable.com -   if you want to connect with other raw vegan foodies, we are also on http://rawfood.meetup.com/301/   and there are lots of events posted on this site too.   

joybell     "what we achieve inwardly will change outer reality"   -  Plutarch 

Saturday August 30,  2008 at 7pm in the Eastern Suburbs (Marrickville) of Sydney.

Please RSVP to Gay or Joy for more details.

Members please go to the Members Only section of the http://www.gaiastable.com website.
Please read the potluck guidelines posted there and bring your favorite vegan rawfood dish to share!

"What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality"  -   Plutarch 

   joybell

   Lift from Pennant Hills station.    If anyone else needs a lift I am going past Pennant Hills station on Sunday 27th to pick up Kim.  Send me pm and I will get your details. 
I have place for 3 in car, 2 on roofrack and one in boot, lol  (yes I'm kidding....!!),  the food goes in the boot. 

    joybell    "choose to live a life that matters"   

    I use my Ezidry dehydrator a few times a month.  In the beginning I also set my alarm to check things in the middle of the night like you Jet.   Now I am more relaxed and leave things a bit longer or turn it off and resume drying a bit later. 
As time goes by, raw becomes very simple, you will find that dehydrated snacks are not needed every day. Your body thrives on the fruit & veggies and your taste buds adjust.
What I make:  tomato crackers, semi dried tomatoes, powdered celery (only the celery leaves 2-3 hours on high, become crumbly, crush in your hands and you have celery seasoning!). Dried fruits and fruit leathers.  Occasionally I make nutburgers or cookies. 

joybell       "when you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect"

   Looking forward to Mexicana again!   See you there Saturday night.

joybell   

"when you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect"

    Great topic freelea.    I have a saying stuck to my computer -  by Joanna Field

' I now see my life, not as the slow shaping of achievement to fit my preconceived purposes, but as the gradual discovery of a purpose which I did not know'

RAW food has become my life's purpose - not something I would have ever thought of 10 years ago.   Sharing this amazing lifestyle with others and helping them to enjoy it too.

joybell     

'choose to live a life that matters'

   HAPPY DAY Jim !!    I loved what you said about being "one year younger".   

I just celebrated my 50th and I look and feel better now than when I did at my 40th!  Getting younger all the time.

    joybell

"when you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect"

     Thanks KittyK   -    I do have cheaper rates for groups of 6 or more.   And I LOVE my raw food!

Preparing it, looking at it, eating it, sharing it, experimenting with it, growing it, photographing it, showing others how to do the same.   One could say I am a teensy bit obsessed.

joybell (aka Fruvenu  =  fru -fruit, ve - veggies, nu - nuts)     

    Welcome Bernie,  I can relate to eating one frozen pea at a time!   My mother used to force us to drink milk and I HATED IT.   So I would push my lips into the glass and get them as wet as possible (mouth still closed lol) and then wipe my milk moustache on my serviette and the level in the glass would have gone down by 1/2mm.....   Sigh.   
Lots of us around Sydney in all suburbs, next potluck might be in Randwick which would be closer to you.  Keep an eye on the raw food support network www.gaiastable.com  for details.
The forum here is full of wonderful people so keep reading!

 :mellow:joybell      'choose to live a life that matters'

   That would be great to see you again Jim and see how you're doing.  With everyone moving around so much maybe we should have a 'travelling potluck'.  Make a weekend of it end of each month and meet half way.  That way we could get to meet up with lots of raw fooders from other states as well.......

There are SO many amazing people on this forum, imagine the energy if we all met up!

   joybell    "when you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect."

   Hey Freelea, it was so good to see your thread come up.  Was wondering how you were doing.   The Adelaiders are lucky to have you and Harley down there.   We MISS you in Sydney.   Lately it feels like our 'core' group of all the younger generation have gone walkabout. 
Grant came yesterday and it was fantastic to see him after so many months.   Hope to see you two sometime soon too. 
Sending you and Harley a big HUG and fruity vibes. 

"choose to live a life that matters"      joybell   

    Yeeha!   Food feast again............  it just gets better and better.    Can't wait to see everyone and enjoy the colourful, yummy dishes.

joybell     "choose to live a life that matters"

    Why would I ever go back to a cooked diet when I can go to a rawfood potluck and be surrounded by vibrantly handsome men !!! 

In the last 3 years of being mostly raw and attending Sydney potlucks I have met some incredibly energetic, good-natured males who take pride in their bodies and, through raw food become individuals that we could all aspire to be.  Raw men are an asset to the world -   Go guys.   

Nothing against the girls       but I used to think it was mainly the females who gravitated towards this kind of lifestyle, glad I am wrong.........

joybell    "choose to live a life that matters" 

    And our next raw food potluck here in Sydney is on Sunday!   27th April in Dural.   Check out new website for details:

www.gaiastable.com          Looking forward to catching up with our regulars and meeting all those raw fooders out there who have never been to one of our fabulous potlucks.  We eat and talk, eat a bit more, talk some more, eat and eat and eat, sigh (raw food heaven!)

   joybell   "when you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect"

     Thanks for keeping us informed, our raw food potluck website is very important to all of our hungry Sydneysiders!  And Gay does a terrific job of notifying us of upcoming potlucks. 

joybell    "choose to live a life that matters"