Food is a foundational part of life, and not only is it required regularly, but it is one of the most culturally connecting and enjoyable parts of life.
So many memories of family meals, holiday, party feasts, and comfort foods play a huge role in people's lives.
Here in The Garden of Eden, we also love food! It is a foundational part of what we do daily. Yes we feed thousands of free meals to people, but we also love to feast in our community together regularly.
We make a feast almost every day, some more elaborate than others. Yet we consistently have an abundance of food, and that food is always sustainable.
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Today, we have prepared yet another feast, which is pretty standard around here! All the ingredients are either grown, harvested, traded for, or donated. Nothing was purchased from a store or even an outdoor market.
We're feasting on mass quantities of mashed potatoes--homemade of course! We make them extra creamy and put lots of garlic chives on them!
We also have many different types of vegetables including fresh mushrooms sautéed in coconut oil. We very commonly eat eggs for many meals as they are a super abundant, sustainable, and nutritious food source for us. We also always have big salads with raw fresh cut veggies of many kinds.
We even have stuff like parmesan cheese or hot sauce, but again it is all traded for, harvested, or donated. We are committed to only utilizing what we can acquire at the highest sustainable standards.
We of course also cook everything in our outdoor kitchen on handmade earthen rocket stoves using salvaged trash wood. These are just some of the many ways we are able to live at a negative zero carbon footprint! Here are links to how we build the stoves: part 1 ~ part 2 ~ part 3, and here's a link to simultaneous live didgeridoo-ing & rocket stove egg cooking!
If you would like to know more about our unique and super sustainable connection to our food cycle, please check out our previous post here.
Our guest just asked if we ever go out to restaurants. "Why would you since you're food is soooo delicious!?!" I think I'll go have another helping!!
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Who needs to waste money at a bland, boring restaurant when we can harvest dinner from the yard and cook it over fire?? MMMmmmm
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Hahahaha---EXACTLY!!
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@ garden of eden. Followed! Thank you for spreading such loving kindness and uplifting the awareness! It is so important that we continue to educate people on the right dietary choices. We still have a long way to go, but that doesn't mean we stop pushing for the truth! Walk together with me on the road of awareness and compassion. So much love here! Namaste
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Bless it be~*~
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Thanks for your support, @captainpearson! Knowledge is power, and we're here to inspire with possibilities! Feeling the love~*~
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Thank you Amigo! I feel the love as well. That's what is special about this platform. It has tremendous power for good, as long as we embrace every moment with conscious choices. We must accept everyone, practice non judgment, and support everyone in in their endeavors. Namaste
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It is a very special place for humans from all over the world to work out group dynamics and communal values. We're all in this together!
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@captainpearson well said! I think it's so very important and I love seeing these kinds of posts on my feed :) I think we can change our food systems if we work together as a community to inform and share ideas like this with the world! We need to take back our food :)
Love it and I am thankful to you both for taking time to share this on here!
Blessings and love your way!
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Agreed!
So wonderful to be able to share with others who recognize and appreciate!
Bless it be~*~
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I love this thread, so many wonderful people collecting in one place :) look at the value this post has brought to so many lives :) It's amazing!
XO
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Wow!
I totally agree and SOO grateful for you pointing that out!
It is amazing what can be shared and exchanged over a sustainable delicious DIGITAL feast! hahahahaha
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Hahaha you're right :) I have thoroughly enjoyed this digital feast with you =D
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Fantastic!
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I wish I could share my recipes of today with you all- virtually will have to do!
XO
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@heart-to-heart We can make such positive change! I agree whole heartedly! Blessings right back at you :>)
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"be the change you wish to see..."
💜💜💜
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May the blessings return to you tenfold, @heart-to-heart!
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Love your feasts and the spirit of sharing food! Nothing better than sustainable food and family, friends, or complete strangers to share it with
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Totally agree!
So nice to be able to share that with you even here on Steemit!
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I'm sure there will be a place and time to share some food around the fire and listen to your beautiful didgeridoo songs.
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May it be so!!!!
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Thank you, @amy-goodrich! It is a blessing to give and receive such abundance every day. And it becomes so much MORE when we share!!
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I love this so much I don't even know where to start! Thank you for spreading the word about our food sustainability. It's everything. This is such an important message that I believe needs to get out there! We can eat and enjoy our food without the destruction and chaos that comes from conventional food habits and this is a great post to share that, thank you :)
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Thank you for your genuine and considerate support, @heart-to-heart! Food is so primary to life, and if we can use a system that is in support of the planet rather than in destruction of it, everybody wins! There's more than enough of everything! <3
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It's really great that you can see some of the depths and layers of a sustainable living. It's a blessing to be able to live in such a way, in gratitude for the awareness to embrace the opportunity. We appreciate your support @heart-to-heart!!! Thanks for being here.
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I appreciate you being here =D
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Great food at the Garden of Eden! Yum! Thanks for sharing
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You're welcome! Thanks for taking a look!
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Wow Cool!! Je veux justement me faire un rocket stove recouvert d'argile avant l'automne et je me demandais comment m'y prendre, vous venez de me donner la réponse!! Merci!!!
Wow Cool !! I just want to make a rocket stove covered in clay before autumn and I was wondering how to go about it, you just give me the answer !! Thank you!!!
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Awesome!
They are so sustainable and so useful. I have made a few videos of how to make a rocket stove!
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You're welcome! We use them every day and they're AWESOME!!
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The food looks yummy! Let's eat together :D
Upvoted!
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Yes, it's more delicious when we share! @measbong <3
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Such an amazing way to live and an inspiration to us all! Growing and trading food is how it should be done. It's healthier for us and better for our environment. Sadly this culture seens to have been lost in favour of store bought convenience food....much of which can't even be classed as food. Your food looks amazing though :)
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Thank you @katem! Yes it is amazing to see what passes for food in stores and restaurants these days. Grateful to live an alternative to that, as our food is of MUCH higher quality & value!
It's also incredible to consider how few people know about food and plants anymore, whereas it was once common knowledge. We spend a lot of time sharing the knowledge to reconnect people to their roots! Plants are super nutritious and healing, and even "weeds" can be really good for humans, you just have to recognize what you're picking and know how to consume it.
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Great food images ,those recipe's look delicious and your family looks loving , thanks for the post
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Thank you for your comment!
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You are welcome
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Delicious food & beautiful people
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Thank you, beauty~*~
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I always get a feeling of extreme pleasure when I see your post @gardenofeden! The freshness of the products you are using are just amazing! Cooking on wood fire is just the best with your homegrown produce! Lovely!
@progressivechef
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It's an honor to have your consistent support, @progressivechef! It is a delight to see your frequent and thoughtful comments. Will be great fun to cook with you in person one day!
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It's so much fun cooking over fire and knowing that it is free and not costing, but saving, the earth is so very rewarding. Glad to see you here again @progressivechef. It's great to exchange with you!
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My pleasure @everlove! I just love all that touches sustainability and real life!
Cheers
@progressivechef
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AWESOME!! Us too!!!!
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An amazing feast to accompany a well written post.
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Me da apetito
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😄
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Very appetizing!!! From me apvote.
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@gardenofeden A picnic in the fresh air with friends is the most enjoyable pastime!
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What an interesting reply!
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Great post
Can u grant me a favor by following And upvote me too @amarmech595
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Your more likely to get a down vote commenting like that.
Hope to help you learn how to succeed.
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