Author: Ronnie Smith

Coronavirus Response: A Message To UK Fruitfest Community

by Ronnie Smith
March 19, 2020

We have started to receive a lot of messages asking whether the festival will go ahead this year in light of the Coronavirus. The UK Fruitfest 2020 has no plan to cancel the event this year. So far, we have not been directed to do so and our venue is still open to us at…

Chris Kendall Reveals All – Love Fruit Podcast Interview

Chris Kendall took some time out of his busy schedule to sit down with Ronnie from UK Fruitfest and record this interview. Chris is a well known author, raw food chef and raw food coach who has been a part of many of the biggest and best raw vegan events in the world. You can…

by Ronnie Smith
January 20, 2020

We have some great news to share with you! We have been invited back to speak at the UK Fruitfest this coming summer of 2020. This event will be held from the 26th of July to the 2nd of August 2020 near Tewkesbury, England. We had the honor of speaking at the UK Fruitfest last…

by Ronnie Smith
January 17, 2020

Years ago I heard about a man who, it was claimed, had eaten more fruit than anyone else on the planet.That man is Dr Douglas Graham, who is well known as the author of “The 80/10/10 Diet” book. The programme that he promotes is a low fat raw vegan diet based on fruit and a…

How Does A Raw Vegan Celebrate Christmas?

On your journey to a healthier lifestyle, you have no doubt experienced Christmas as being a difficult time for sticking to healthy habits. This is a time of year where feasting and indulgence are almost mandatory! Christmas dinner is often the biggest meal of the year and many people end up eating so much that…

Augusto Valerio: An Interview With Italy’s Top Raw Vegan Lifestyle Expert

Augusto attended the Fruitfest for the first time last year. He travelled all the way from Rome, Italy with his partner Giuseppina. Augusto is the only direct student of Dr Doug Graham in Italy and he is trying to share the message of a fruit based raw vegan diet to people there. Of course, this…

by Ronnie Smith
December 3, 2019

Here is a copy of some thoughts I shared when I heard the news about my friend Dr Robert Lockhart’s recent passing. Robert was well known and loved in the raw vegan movement and had spoken many times at the Woodstock Fruit Festival. News of his death was a shock to all who new him.…

No Energy On A Raw Vegan Diet? Here Is Why…

There are many reasons to change to a raw vegan diet but for many people the most important thing they are looking for is more ENERGY. Do you feel drained a lot of the time? No wonder. Our world is full of stresses and stimulations that can leave us feeling overwhelmed. People are having less…

How To Create Variety On A Fruit Based Diet

How to Create Variety on a Fruit-based Diet? By Sophie Black, Raw Lion I’ve heard many people say that eating a fruit based diet is extreme and too restrictive, but this idea of “restriction” or “deprivation” is not true and can prevent people from trying or succeeding on this diet. This article will explain how…

Why Was Venus Williams Raw Vegan Diet Unsustainable?

You may have recently come across this article on Insider.com https://www.insider.com/venus-williams-raw-vegan-diet-what-she-eats-now-2019-10 The article states that Venus Williams, a former Tennis Grand Slam champion, no longer follows her strict raw vegan diet. Venus said: “That way of eating was just hard to maintain for long periods of time,” Williams told Insider. “Sometimes you just need something…