New Guide to Raw Food Culture Out
Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 10:14 pm
This is awesome – my good friend John McCabe has a new book out that is perfect for anyone who eats raw/vegan/local OR who likes to travel and who takes an interest in any (or all) “beegan,” sustainable, environmental topics: Sunfood Traveler: Guide to Raw Food Culture, Restaurants, Recipes, Nutrition, Sustainable Living, and the Restoration of Nature. If this is you, this book might be right up your alley.
I got the book last week and have been enjoying reading a couple chapters everyday. I have a lot of travel in my future and it gets me so excited to see all the raw food restaurants, coops, etc in all the cities — I don’t think I’d ever travel without this information. I’ll definitely be using it to help research my travel plans wherever I go from now on. I’ve honestly never seen such a comprehensive list of raw vegan friendly places to eat of all states in the US as well as dozens of countries around the world. I just discovered places in Chicago I hadn’t even heard about (and I live here -lol).
It’s truly meant to be used as a travel guide too: it’s simple but jam-packed with useful information of interest to raw fooders such as deep-cell nutrition, organic gardening, slow food, composting, sustainable living, and hemp. There are even a ton of raw food recipes in the back :) The author really wants you to get some wear-and-tear out of this book.
I think the chapters I’ll wear out the most in my travels are:
- Farmer’s Market Locations
- Natural Foods Store Locations
- Fruit and Veggie Sharing Organizations
- And the section on Raw Restaurants, Delis, Markets, Chefs, Retreats, Publications, and Sites (and www.gorawhavefun.com is listed under Chicago because I have a page on raw friendly places to eat and shop here — yippee!)
I also love how friendly this book is to people who want to skip chapters and get right down to what interests them at the moment. There are over 60 short chapters on topics very relevant to the raw and living food culture. For me right now that’s yoga, hemp, and a handful of other topics. Next week or next month, a new healthy and sustainable-living subject matter could pop up in my view and I’m sure I’d find a chapter on it in this book too. I’ll be using this as a reference book too in that case.
I have a feeling I’ll have quite a few new goals on how to live more sustainably after reading more this book. A lot of us can definitely make small changes here and there for the benefit of the planet. There’s a lot in here I’m not very familiar with so it’s nice to have a chapter introducing the topic and providing resources. I love the John’s philosophy too. He writes: “I, like everyone, know that the biggest room is the room for improvement.”
An interesting side note: John actually worked as a content and research editor on David Wolfe’s best selling raw vegan book “The Sunfood Diet Success System.” (If you haven’t read this one yet, I really encourage you to get this one too). David was actually the first person John met who told him about “Sunfoodists.” You may have also heard of his other books as well (it’s a small world afterall): Sunfood Living: Resource Guide for Global Health, Hemp: What the World Needs Now, and Surgery Electives: What to know before the doctor operates.
If this kind of book or guide peaks your interest, I definitely encourage you to check it out or tell a friend.
Here’s to happy travels and all things fun, healthy, and sustainable!
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