Steem Creators Conference - Making a Sustainable Investment in Well-Being

At the @gardenofeden we take the bigger picture into consideration.
We evaluate the pros and cons, the now and the long term, practicality,
ease, flow and how we feel.

When we want to do something, we know there is a way,
so we look to find options that give us the most benefit on many levels.

When the opportunity arose to be presenters at the
STEEM CREATORS CONFERENCE,
@quinneaker, @saramiller and I, found our way,
and we engaged our sustainable uber dank style.

Taking the opportunity to upgrade the Steem experience is
something I HIGHLY recommend.

After enjoying my third Steem Conference experience at the
STEEM CREATORS CONFERENCE in Las Vegas this past weekend,
(Steemfest1 and Steemfest2 were my first two),
I'm here to encourage you to make these Steem gatherings a priority.

Many people say they don't have the time to take away from their jobs,
and many say they don't have the money to attend.
From my experience, there isn't a better use of my time, energy and money!

Once one realizes the payoff of these rare Steem opportunities to come together,
one begins to realize that it is not about spending valuable resources on a conference,
but instead, making an INVESTMENT in the grand potential for living in financial and creative freedom.

It is a rarity that I travel outside the gates of the @gardenofeden.
Other than to visit my two grown children,
I find that there is little worth engaging out there,
as everything at home at the @gardenofeden is always way better.

At the @gardenofeden I get to do what I want everyday,
here are my friends,
the most relaxed and supportive atmosphere,
my inspirations,
my garden, and
the freshest and healthiest food on the planet.

It's hard to find anything to compare with that,
though I have traveled extensively all over the world.
So when I do leave the @gardenofeden,
I want it to be really worthy my while.

This is also true for the other core inhabitants at the @gardenofeden.
Since we wish to make the most of our experience,
We take with us whatever part of our home life style is possible.
This trip, that just happened to be some high-vibe food.

In my travels around the world, I have taken raw foods for my journey.
It's not always so easy when crossing borders, however, to transport food through
customs and immigration, but since this trip was a direct flight from Dallas to Vegas,
no layovers, no plane changes, no customs, it was an easy transport.

Though most people don't really consider taking food with them on a trip by plane, the @gardenofeden crew makes this one of our highest priorities however, and wherever we go.

I picked a large basket of fresh greens, sprouts, chives and flowers, and also several large handfuls of fresh herbs to activate our water while away from home.

We generally make our kim chi at home from scratch at the @gardenofeden.

Basil pesto - we make ours from the prolific variety of basils our garden abundantly provides.

We also took cucumbers, carrots, nuts and seeds, trail mix, power packed whole food date and flax squares, a variety of cheeses (vegan almond cheese, brie, feta, gorgonzola, cheddar and pepper jack), mushroom jerky, a couple varieties of crackers, paleo tortilla wraps, and corn tortillas. 

Since I don't eat meat, my repertoire of foods is much more simple to take, though traveling like we did on this trip with buffalo and beef jerky, and smoked salmon did quite fine for our meat eaters. A couple of boxes of noodles made it in our pack too, just in case we wanted to make a Thai salad somewhere along the way.

Here is a little gallery of a few of the meals I had on my Vegas trip.
These little bites may not look like much to some, but when combining so many
rich and delicious, healthful, nutrition packed ingredients, it's easy to fill the belly,
because we can eat as much as we want, we have no restaurant or grocery store costs,
and we can share it with others -- who also gave testament to the joyous feeling of fresh fullness!

@saramiller and I were honored to share a picnic lunch with our @museproject women (@ogc, @lindseylambz, and @coruscate)

Fresh cucumber, pesto, gorgonzola cheese, kimchi, mustard greens, shiso sprouts.

Cucumber slice (which works great as a plate!), pepper jack cheese, kim chi, garden greens and a smear of pesto.

A variety of cheeses--sliced up with one of our Epic Handmade Knives! -- garden chives, cucumbers, shiso, lambs quarter and rosemary crackers.

Paleo tortilla wrap with brie, kimchi lambs quarter, shiso, mustard greens, pumpkin seeds, raw almonds, raisins, and a surprise chocolate chip or two.

Multi-grain cracker, goat cheese, cucumber, kim chi, lambs quarter, and a tamari almond on top.

Multi-grain cracker, brie cheese, kim chi, shiso sprouts, oxalis and malabar spinach sprouts.

At the @gardenofeden we take as much of our lifestyle
with us as we can.
We shared our room, used the open windows instead of a/c,
and we took enough food to sustain ourselves and share for a week.  
Our trip was extremely low on out-of-pocket expenses,
and we ate as fresh and healthy as possible under the circumstances.  

Making sustainable choices REALLY helped to
make our trip for 3 to Vegas a worthwhile investment,
and helped us to lower our carbon footprint on many levels.

Perhaps you'll find ways to save on your travel
that will help you make it to the next Steem gathering.
The experience is really priceless.  
It just must be important enough to make it a priority.
Begin now getting ready--
We want you to join us--
Whenever and Wherever the next opportunity arises.

Get more inspiration from #steemcreators
From my last two posts here and here.
A few tips from @quinneaker here.
And lunch with @saramiller and the Muses here.