OK!!! OK!!!! were do you get em?  I get huge ones for $5 kilo and they are my favourite fruit.

IE...yes the olives are organic at warwick farm markets and the processed ones are raw but soaked in the salt brine with added herbs. 

I was talking to another stall holder at the markets a few years ago that sold the best olive oil and although they weren't registered as organic they told me that most olives you buy in oz will be organic because we don't have to spray for the bugs that they have in overseas olive farms.  Not sure how true this is but they were genuine people and another fruit seller that lived near them confirmed a few things they told me.

Warwick Farm, farmer's markets are on every Saturday morning and they have delicious raw organic olives, a tad salty but they are soooo good.  The last few weeks they have also had boxes of fresh black and green olives for any one who wants to cure their own.

Oh well, Jen I got a good larf out of your post

Hi Greenmum, I read a little hint a while ago, if you don't have a juicer that will do wheatgrass then just blend the wheatgrass into your smoothies like you would any other green and you don't get that really strong taste that some people can't tolerate.  Hope this helps.  Your doing really well with your raw journey.

Ok, I eventually found it in a round about sort of way.  I will have to read it later too.  Thanks for posting the link.

Is that the exact link? I can't get it to come up, just says that it does not exist.

You two are really enjoying those smoothies.

I bought my coconut last night, Jen just waiting on my chia seeds now, hopefully today or tomorrow.

The other thing they said about strawberries, was that there is also chemicals on them that are banned from being used on strawberries.  But nobody seems to want to do anything about it.

Canberra has one of the best organic apple orchards ever with loads of heirloom varieties that are delicious.  I have often driven to Canberra from Sydney just to buy those apples, unfortunately the last couple of years of have missed the short season that should be starting soon.

LOL Shannon

Miss Giggles thanks for that, the first ones I bought didn't have much taste, bought some more this week for a friend and the leaves were really bitter....hope she likes them.

There was some little shoots on the sides so I took them off and planted them to see if I could get a little bush growing just for the leaves....not sure if they will fruit in oz climate.

Has anybody tried eating goji leaves or know anything about them.  I have bought some from the asian stand at the farmer's market.  The lady told me they were really good for you.  They come as small branches straight from the tree and she said if I strip the leaves off and put the branch in a pot of soil and leave it standing in water that it will keep getting new leaves.  The leaves are quite tender, not much flavour but fine tossed in a salad or smoothie.

Just wondered if anybody knows anything about them as I thought you could only eat the berries.

Hi have had the same thing happen with the tnt guys that have delivered my rp parcels.  They ring up to see if I am home first and you can tell by their voices that they are wondering what I have ordered from a company called' 'raw pleasurevery time the guy comes to the door he asked in a hopeful voice what is in the parcels, even when the vitamix came in the vitamix box with pictures all over it....of course I said it's a vitamix...darr.... and raw food.  Then he seemed a tad dissapointed that it wasn't something more exciting. I chuckle for ages afterwards at the look on their faces.  Next time I'm going to ask him what he thinks it is...

To me dark argave taste identical to golden syrup just not as thick.

Hi everyone, if you have teenage kids or younger who would like to connect with other raw kids from around the world and get some great support with going raw, there is a new kids forum just started who are looking for members. 

http://reallyrawfood.com/youngforum/index.php?action=profile

give it a go and see what it like, may help you to get your kids to eat more raw food.