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Its that time of the year again! Welcome to the 2008 Veggie Awards, the largest survey of its kind in the world. By voting, you and thousands of other VegNews readers will choose today's most popular vegetarian people, places, and products. This annual celebration has become one of the magazine's most anticipated features, with winners announced in the November+December "Best of Vegetarian" holiday edition of VegNews. Need an extra incentive to vote? All submissions will be entered into our Grand Prize Drawing for fabulous prizes including a New York City Urban Getaway.
VISIT HERE TO VOTE IN THE VEGGIE AWARDS
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Time is running out to participate in the Hawaii Survey!
Please share your ratings and witty reviews on the Blossoming Lotus and other restaurants, nightspots, shops and attractions you've visited in the past year in Hawaii. The online survey deadline is August 31, 2008. Vote for restaurants and receive a free copy of the 2009 Hawaii guide when it's published. Vote for nightlife, shops and attractions and you could win a $300 sweepstakes!
Thanks for sharing your opinions, and feel free to pass this along to your friends.
VISIT HERE TO SHARE YOUR REVIEWS OF
THE BLOSSOMING LOTUS
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Check out episode three of our 4 part podcast series with co-authors Mark Reinfeld and Jennifer Murray recorded with our friends at Earth Harmony Home discussing the release of our latest book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Eating Raw.
Highlights of episode three include:
- Acknowledgments and praise for the book
- Raw Food preparation techniques.
- sprouting
- soaking
- dehydration
- and more…
Visit here to listen to episode three

Here are some of the latest reader reviews from amazon.com
"The most informative, readable, and complete book I've ever seen on
becoming a Raw Vegan." - S.Z.
"One of the best "cook" books I've seen about raw foods. The recipes are tantalizing and delicious and the information is very accessible for everyone." - B.A.
"It's like having a friend explain lots of little facts as well as some biggies, in a fun to read manner. I'd buy it again if I didn't already own it!" - Shelli
"Superb-- Get Ready to Go Raw!" - A.E.
“Since getting this book, I’ve done nothing but spread the word. It’s just simply put the best informational material for the average person.” – K.N.
In its pages you will discover:
- the secrets to raw food weight loss
- how raw foods can heal the body and boost energy and enthusiasm
- the anti-aging properties of raw food
- a resource guide to businesses, websites and groups that support the raw lifestyle
- 100+ recipes that show how raw foods can be combined into delectable meals
Place your order here
"Recipes so good, you may want to eat this book." - Woody Harrelson
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Rejuvenate Your MIND, BODY & SPIRIT
New Years Tropical Retreat on the
BIG ISLAND , HAWAII
December 28th, 2008 ~ January 4th, 2009
Join David Wolfe, Kerrie Dancing Butterfly, Fun Yung Moon, Elaina Love, Samantha Sweetwater, Aarona Pichinson
and crew for this NEW YEARS TROPICAL CELEBRATION!!!
ADVENTURE Through Tropical Jungles and Island Waterfalls
EXPAND your Awareness with Informative Lectures, Wild Food Walk & Goal Setting with David Wolfe
ACTIVATE your Potential with Sacred Ceremonies & Inspirational Lectures led by Kerrie Dancing Butterfly
AWAKEN your Taste buds with Gourmet Raw Vegan Cuisine & Food Prep with Elaina Love
LAUGH Hysterically at the New Years Costume Dance Party Hosted by Fun Yung Moon
ENJOY Soulful, Heart-centered Yoga and Meditation with Aarona Pichinson
SURRENDER to Free Expression with Dharma Freedom Dance led by Samantha Sweetwater
SPLASH in the Warm Tropical Waters and Snorkel with Colorful Underwater Sea Life
Optional Healing Services:
Transformational Shamanic Healing, Spiritual Card Readings , Therapeutic Neck Treatments, Various Healing Massage, Watsu Water Therapy & More
For rates, more information and to register online, please visit here
For questions contact 949.249.2966 or retreats@journeysforthesoul@.com
This is peak travel season to the Hawaiian Islands during the holidays so make your travel arrangements soon.
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Raw Spirit Festival
September 12th-14th
Welcome To Raw Spirit Fest 2008, the largest raw vegan, ecopeace celebration ever! On September 12th - 14th, we re-unite at this rawmarkable resort, located amidst trees and ponds on luscious lawns beneath Sedona, Arizona's famous Red Rock Mountains.
COME DISCOVER ancient wisdom and the latest findings from the greatest minds in healthy eco-living. Features include: 100 Dynamic Speakers, Fascinating Health Seminars, World Class Music, 250 Educational Vendor Booths, Creative Children's Program, Chocolate Emporium, Raw Restaurant Food Court, Raw Vegan Demos & Tasting Parties, Outdoor and Indoor Main Stages, Discovery Dome, Art Garden, Music, Dancing, Poetry, Theatre, Sacred Exercise Area Yoga, Meditation Circle, Leadership Sharing Circle, Nature Trails, Fantastic Foods and Fabulous Friends! Three Organic Raw Vegan Meals included for the full weekend.
For rates and more information, please visit here
We send our love and well wishes to everyone attending this remarkable event. As fate would have it, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Eating Raw coauthors, Mark Reinfeld and Jennifer Murray are working on completing the manuscript for their next book and will not be attending. We will be sharing more about our exciting new project in upcoming newsletters. A teaser is that the new book will be featuring delcious quick and easy vegan meals and will be published by Da Capo Press, part of the Perseus Books Group, winner of Publisher Weekly's 2007 Publisher of the Year Award. Stay tuned!
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You will be astounded by this impactful powerpoint presentation created by Friend of the Lotus Charlie Korns of the Northwest Vegetarian Society that highlights the plight of our ocean friends .

Please click on the image to begin the presentation.
For those who do not have powerpoint, you may view the presentation as a pdf by VISITING HERE
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All are invited to our next vegan potluck sponsored by the Vegetarian Society of Hawaii. We will be showing a video presentation by nutrition expert
Dr. John McDougall on the truth about
the dangers of milk and other dairy products—
information based on facts, not on a big
marketing budget or milk mustaches.
A board-certified
internist, John
McDougall, M.D., is the
author of 10 national
best-selling books and
the international online “McDougall Newsletter.”
He hosts the nationally
syndicated television
show McDougall M.D.
and is the medical
director of the 10-day,
live-in McDougall
Program in Santa Rosa,
California.
Dr. McDougall has
been studying, writing,
and speaking out about
the effects of nutrition on
disease for over twenty
years.
The Vegetarian Society of Hawaii is a not-for-profit volunteer organization founded in 1990 to promote human health, animal rights, and protection of the environment by means of vegetarian education. With more than 2000 members, it's among the largest vegetarian societies in the nation. For more information, please visit their website or call 808.337.9977.
Please join us!
Sunday September 7th
12:30 to 2pm
Kapa'a Neighborhood Center
4491 Kou Street
Admission free with your vegan dish
$5 donation if you choose to come without a dish
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Please enjoy this free recipe, Live Moo Shu with Hoisin Sauce, from our new book, The Complete Idiots Guide to Eating Raw.
The vegetables are marinated and dehydrated to create a saute' effect. The hoisin sauce is raisin based and has a lovely sweet and spicy flavor.
This photo depicts how we serve the dish at our restaurant on Kaua'i, with a dehydrated coconut wrapper.
Click here for Live Moo Shu with Hoisin Sauce
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