Reflecting On Where My Food Comes From
Today while I was juicing I made a conscious effort to think about where the raw fruits and vegetables that are sustaining me come from, how they are planted, how they grow, who harvests them and how they make their way to the super market. Only a small amount of what I'm juicing right now is grown locally. Most of the fruits and vegetables arrive to our Co-op from the west coast, or from far off places like Mexico or South America.
I tried to picture my pineapple growing amongst thousands of others on the side of a mountain overlooking the South Pacific, like those at a pineapple plantation I visited on the Island of Moorea near Tahiti . I thought about farmers carefully sowing the seeds of my spinach, and visualized sprouting seeds and leaves slowly making their way up through the soil to be nurtured by sun and rain.
I thought about the workers harvesting my strawberries, and wondered what their morning routine must be like before heading out into the fields. I thought about all of the human and natural resources it takes to grow my food, harvest it, pack it into crates and load it onto trucks, ships,and airplanes. I thought about distribution warehouses, forklifts, loading docks, delivery drivers, and grocers.
Everyday, so many people are assisting me with my juice feast. I feel a deep sense of love and gratitude for all of the people who are unknowingly supporting my choice to be healthy. A thousand thanks to all of you!
Juicy Diary-Day 42
(today's juices & supplements)
32 oz water
4 oz orange juice + 3 MSM caps
20 oz apple/red grape/plum
32 oz water
30 oz green juice (parsley, spinach, celery, cucumber, carrots, green bell pepper, red onion, garlic, jalapeno, cilantro)
30 oz green juice
32 oz water
44 oz pineapple/orange/strawberry
Total Juice = 124 oz (0.97 gallons)
Total Water = 64 oz (0.50 gallons)
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Sleep & dreams: 8 hrs, disrupted. When I woke up I could remember parts of 6 different dreams. I'm not going to try to decipher them now, but I'm writing down what I remember so I can come back to them in the future.
1) I was running along the shore of Lake Superior barefoot trying to escape sharks that were trying to attack me from just off shore. They were swimming through the water like missiles and landing themselves on the beach in an effort to bite me. Then they would thrash about and slip back into the water only to try it again. It was stormy and cold and there was a giant ore boat moored near shore. I distinctly remember looking at the rudder of the boat and watching it turn back and forth.
2) My husband and I were to sign some real estate papers for our realtor. To get these papers, we had to drive to a large empty lot and retrieve them from a woman. As soon as we had the papers in hand, a grizzly bear started chasing us back to the car. The woman's small, black and white dog came out of nowhere and ran interference. It distracted the bear just long enough for us to get away. Later we noticed that the one of the papers had a large bear paw print on the back of it. We thought this was good because it would show our realtor just how hard we worked to get the papers.
3) I was in a large auditorium where they were drawing for two trips for two to Italy. The first winner was announced and it was someone I didn't know. I knew the second winner, a woman, and thought it was nice that she was going to take our friend TF with her.
4) A former co-worker of my husband (and friend of mine) was trying desperately to seduce my husband and get his attention. She was wearing a bikini and posing in all sort of erotic ways. He was clueless and completely disinterested. I remember thinking it was funny, but felt sorry for her at the same time.
5) I was out shopping and ran into a friend who had taken her daughter and daughter's friend shopping for prom dresses. Dolce and Gabanna prom dresses (ha!). The young woman with my friend's daughter didn't have a mother, so I took on the role of helping her shop and kept trying to boost her confidence by telling her how beautiful she looked.
6) My neighbor was walking her dogs up a hill next to our house. She decided to run up the hill to give her dogs more exercise, but tripped over one of them and fractured her leg. It was bent in a crazy direction. I rushed to her aid, called 911 and ran to her house to alert her son. While I was there talking to him she walked up on her broken leg.
Exercise: nope
Sauna: 20 minutes
Energy: great
Physical observations: The rash on my tummy is gone today. I also got my period again, but it doesn't seem like it will last more than a day or two. I've got to try to get some more sleep. I'm getting 8 hours, but it's disrupted and I'm waking up tired. The bags under my eyes do not represent the healthy glow of a juice feaster. I'm going to try hard to represent this weekend so people don't think I'm crazy. I don't want to give anyone anymore ammo that than necessary.
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