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How To Put On A Fruit Festival – Interview with John Kohler and Ronnie Smith
This video includes an interview with UK Fruitfest founder, Ronnie Smith, about the process of putting on a Fruit Festival. If you are interested in putting on such an event this video should be very helpful. The interview with Ronnie starts at 21:10. Already, this video has led to someone getting in touch with…
Read MoreRaw Vegan Ultra Marathon Runner Harriet Kjaer Breaks Personal Best By 11 hours
Raw vegan superwoman and ultra marathon runner Harriet Kjaer has just broken her personal best in the Andorra Ultramarathon Race. Her time went from a personal best of 56 hours 18 minutes to 44 hours 30minutes Harriet says: “Same route, same weather, same diet. Better training, better mental state but most importantly 7 years raw and…
Read MoreIs Breatharianism A Myth?
Is Breatharianism A Myth? At last year’s UK Fruitfest the organiser of the event, Ronnie Smith, gave a talk on the myths that can sometimes still be found in the raw vegan community. One myth that comes up, again and again, is the concept of Breatharianism. Quite simply, this is the idea that a person…
Read MoreTop Weight Loss Tips On A Raw Vegan Diet- Melissa Raimondi
Top Weight Loss Tips On A Raw Vegan Diet- Melissa Raimondi Enjoy this video from last year’s Fruitfest. Melissa loved it so much she is coming back again to teach about her raw vegan lifestyle and her weight loss journey. You can learn a lot from Melissa!
Read MoreAnne Osborne on The Importance Of Foraging
This clip comes from a talk given by Anne Osborne on foraging. Anne has been a fruitarian for over 25 years and started off on this lifestyle living in the UK. She has now moved to Australia and has raised two children on a fruit diet. She works for the Woodstock Fruit Festival helping with…
Read MoreIs It Possible To Eat Too Much Fruit?
Is It Possible To Eat Too Much Fruit? A new article on Time.com asks the question: You can view it here: http://time.com/5301984/can-you-eat-too-much-fruit/ The article starts worryingly with a reference to Steve Jobs and Ashton Kutcher: “Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was, briefly and famously, an ardent fruitarian—meaning he ate a diet composed primarily of fruit, which he…
Read MoreMost Controversial Raw Food Debate Of All Time
Most Controversial Raw Food Debate Of All Time This video was filmed at a Raw Food Culinary Showcase which took place in Jamaica around about the year 2000. It shows very clearly the different ideas that have been promoted in the raw food world over the last few decades. Some of the opinions given are…
Read MoreDeutsche Bank’s cost-cutting is so savage that it’s even stopped buying fruit for its staff
A recent article on businessinsider.com has shown that Deutsche bank has stopped buying fresh fruit for staff. This could be a bad decision for a number of reasons. Firstly fruit helps to protect against illness and disease leading to fewer sick days. Also, fruit is a superior food to help boost performance than any other…
Read MoreReview: Lecture and Seminar With Dr Doug Graham and the Dublin Vegan group
Review: Lecture and Seminar With Dr Doug Graham and the Dublin Vegan group Last year, we had a number of attendees from Ireland at UK Fruitfest. Greg Xavier was not only at Fruitfest but also ended up at Woodstock Fruit Festival. A while later he mentioned that he had given a talk to the Dublin…
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