Last week I had the chance to meet with Ben Ripple and Frederick Schilling of Big Tree Farms! Brother Echo has been working with Big Tree Farms in some capacity over the past year but this was the first time Ben Ripple and I got a chance to meet in the flesh.

Consumers go onto the site and select a city. They choose a restaurant and can find out what suppliers and ingredients they use by location on Google Maps. They can also search farmers markets, products and farms.

This Sunday February, 20th Maddy’s Market in Calabasas California is hosting their first monthly community raw food potluck! There is quite the buzz around Southern California due to the fact that there is going to be an plethora or living foods, informative workshops, live music and of course FREE GOODIES!

It’s a new month and that means it’s time for a new Quantum Balance Crystal to go on sale. This month we’re featuring the orange “I Feel” QBC crystal focussing on the second chakra also known as the sacral chakra. The second chakra energies have to do with cultivating joy, creativity, trust and bringing in and honoring relationships.

It’s day #19 of 40 and the juice feast and cleanse is going very good. Last night Brother Echo was back in the kitchen working on a new recipe to include some of the wonderful products from HealthForce Nutritionals (EARTH).

Today was awesome I went down to visit my friend Jeremiah Shattuck who works at the tonic bar in Maddy’s Market a new health food and grocery store that just opened in Calabasas, California.

This recipe also calls for some powders spirulina, HealthForce Nutritionals VitaMineral Green and HealthForce Nutritionals ZeoForce. All of these powders are a welcome wallop to your system.

Has Brother Echo got a treat for you! If you’re ever to visit New York then it’s a must that you stop by Quintessence in the East Village for some delectable gourmet living food that is next level… AMAZING!

We’ve decided to start featuring one new Quantum Balance Crystal per month. This month is January and the crystal for the month is the red “I Will” crystal that corresponds with the first chakra, the “Root Chakra”.

We just wrapped up a month long series of living foods demos and symposiums at Erewhon Natural Foods in Los Angeles. We couldn’t of done it without the tremendous support of Earth Circle Organics.