Archive for October, 2011

Spooky Howl-ooo-Week Treats!

Monday, October 31st, 2011

I hope that you have enjoyed the brisk and eerie Halloween weather this weekend! The moon looks SO cool! I will be handing out organic apples tonight instead of candy, and I cannot wait! Speaking of treats…our boxes will be filled with fruity sugars, creepy veggies, fun new pictures, new you tube videos, and freaky recipes that will make this week spooky special for you! We are SO excited to have been featured on WB Channel 39 news this week. Please check out our ROC’N inspirational news clip below! Mmmm sweetness!


This past week we celebrated our EAT IT RAW CHALLENGE on our ROC’N facebook page, and we want to send congrats Barbara Zuluanga who won the Grand Prize Vitamix Blender along with treats from Green Plate Kids, Body Define & Mind, Natural Care Cleaning Service, Ruggles Green, and More! A special thanks to Pat Greer, Retna Media, and Green Seed Vegan Food Truck for making special appearances! The other 3 ladies walked away with other amazing prizes and LOTS and LOTS of hugs! We are so proud of them, and we will be posting THEIR recipes along with our new you tube of the event this week!

We expect to have more watermelons this week and even our first crops of local greens! Fingers crossed! Squash is dwindling a bit, and we are preparing for cooler weather fruits and veggies! HORRAY! Dates are a specialty item, and you can find those at the table baby! :) Order your shares, get a hug, and spread some love amongst family and friends…too much goodness in that box not to share!

As for me, I am speaking at Frostwood Elementary this morning, and I am preparing to begin my first series of EAT IT RAW Classes at City Center’s Sur la Table! Event details will be announced soon via email and on  our ROC’N facebook page! I’m SO excited about this! Also, if you missed my interview on World Vegan Radio on 90.1 KPFT on October 20th, you can still listen to it here! Please remember to “like our facebook page” to keep up to dates with special items that may appear in your boxes and more!

One last thank you to my friend Karen Ranzi, author of “Creating Healthy Children” for coming to visit our co-op this week and spread some Rawfully Organic love!

I am SO excited to be able to share this amazing week with you all! Cooler weather brings about serious coolness! :)

Hugs!

Kristina

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The EAT IT RAW IRON CHEF CHALLENGE IS HERE!

Monday, October 24th, 2011

Watermelons in October The EAT IT RAW IRON CHEF CHALLENGE is finally here! HORRAY! Revvv up your blenders, tie on your aprons, and sharpon your knives! Please be there to celebrate & support our EAT IT RAW IRON CHEF CHALLENGE this coming TUESDAY as you pick up your boxes from 4-6 PM at the Houston Arboretum! This is Texas’s FIRST RAW VEGAN CHALLENGE! The IRON CHEF competition will begin at 4:30 PM!

Beth Clarke and FamilyFor the past 4 weeks, we have had a virtual recipe competition on our ROC’N facebook page creating RAW dishes inspired by our beautiful boxes from Rawfully Organic! The 4 winners from these weeks will be COMPETING IN PERSON to make a FINAL dish that will be tasted by a panel of fabulous judges to win the GRAND PRIZES (one of these which is a VITAMIX blender)!!

HoffmanThe CHALLENGE will begin at 4:30 PM that day as everyone is picking up their shares, so you many of you will already be there! We will have TONS of cool things going on at this event, and we will even have fun tasters and information from Green Seed Vegan Food Truck, Green Plate Kids, & Natural Care Cleaning Service!

Phoebe KPick-up your shares and please watch the final competition for a RAWK’N good time! We are so proud of our finalists Madison, Shannon, Beth, and Barbara, and we cannot wait to see what types of fun dishes they make on the spot! Don’t forget there will be a surprise ingredient! :)

When and Where is Tuesday’s Location?

Tuesday’s location is at the Houston Arboretum! It is located at:

4501 Woodway Drive

Houston, TX  77024.

It is at the intersection of the 610 freeway and Woodway near Memorial Park.

Event lasts from 4-6 PM.

Final Competition is at 4:30 PM.

Veggie pick-up time is from 4-7 PM.

For more details on location and on the Arboretum, click here.

Saturday Gang Oct 22ndAll that being said, please don’t forget to order your shares this week! We have more local and organic abundance than ever with watermelons galore and more! I will be posting new pictures on our ROC’N facebook page as well as featuring a new you tube video this week, so please keep your eyes open! Also, if you missed my interview on World Vegan Radio on 90.1 KPFT on October 20th, you can still listen to it here! Please remember to “like our facebook page” to keep up to dates with special items that may appear in your boxes and more!

Thank you all for creating SUCH A RAWSOME community around food! This week is going to be SO exciting, and I literally cannot wait to see you all! Woop!

Hugs!

Kristina

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EAT IT RAW: Week 3 for the ROC Facebook Challenge!

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Can you say “Heck YES!” for local watermelons?! This past week, everyone got a HUGE watermelon, and we are going to have more this week along with our other AMAZING goodies in the boxes! Speaking of goodies, I have just uploaded a brand new photo album to our facebook page of exciting events, kids, foods, and more! You will LOVE these colorful pics! Please feel free to “like” our facebook page and tag yourself in these photos if you are in them to share with family and friends! More goodies “in the box” include our ROC’N you tube videos and our EAT IT RAW CHALLENGE! The challenge is a 4-week competition that gives out over $500 each week of specially donated gifts to those who participate in posting their weekly recipes from their boxes on our ROC facebook page! Our second week’s winner is the gorgeous Shannon Roman, who made an awesome ‘Cancer Kicker’ juice with over 60 “likes” and the chance to win a vitamix along with other prizes in our final EAT IT RAW CHALLENGE on October 25th at the Houston Arboretum!!!

There are TWO MORE WEEKS left to the EAT IT RAW CHALLENGE, and this week’s theme is raw soups! Many have asked about posting salads this week, and I say, go for it! Our goal is not to limit people, but simply to share recipes and have the community enjoy the raw beauty of all our box creations!

The purpose of the EAT IT RAW CHALLENGE is simply to connect our co-op (and everyone who loves to EAT IT RAW!) on our facebook page. We have over 4500 Rawfully Organic co-operators in the Houston area; yet, many are not involved in our community as they can be! For those who are not able to make it to co-op to volunteer and interact with others sharing recipes, ideas, and hugs, online interaction can be a super-fantastic way to easily share recipes, pictures of dishes, and ideas for items in our boxes! It is even an awesome way to meet others in the co-op who you may have not gotten the chance to know! We are all in this co-op because we appreciate  organic, loving, and raw produce! Life may be crazy and busy for all of us, but what is life without sharing fun food ideas?!

Anyone can compete in the EAT IT RAW CHALLENGE…it’s TOO EASY! The competition spans over 4 weeks, and each week has a different theme. Week 3 challenges you to make creative soups and salads, and week 4 for calls for…yummy desserts! The only requirement: it MUST be RAW! Each week has a different winner (the same person cannot win twice), and those 4 winners compete on week 5 in our Final Eat It Raw IRON CHEF Challenge at the Houston Arboretum on October 25th for many grand prizes!

There are 2 weeks left to the competition, and this week calls for you to make a yummy soup (or salad)! MANY have already posted recipes on the page, so hurry up and get posting so that you can build up your “likes” and win! Here’s how:

  1. Go to www.facebook.com/rawfullyorganic and “Like” the page!
  2. Make your recipe (please keep in mind the theme of the week!)
  3. Take a picture of your recipe!
  4. Post or Share it to the Rawfully Organic Facebook Page!
  5. Get your friends to “like” the photo! Most likes wins!
  6. WIN!

I am SO excited about everything that is happening at the co-op! We are all truly becoming a community, and I LOVE it! As I was telling my AMAZING volunteers this week, I am SO grateful to have each and every one of them there by my side helping to participate in the labor of love of spreading the message of raw, organic, and local. No matter what is going on in my day, I can show up to co-op and know that LIFE IS GOOD! We are ALL so blessed to have such an abundance at our bellies! Thank you ALL for sharing in this amazingness!

I can’t wait to see you all this week, and I send many hugs! :)

Hugs!

Kristina

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EAT IT RAW: Week 2 to Win $500 in Prizes!

Monday, October 10th, 2011

Hello ROC Family! Hope that you all have had an AWESOME weekend! We had RAIN for the first time in…months?! I got to enjoy several runs in the rain, and it felt as if God was showering me with love! This past week, we celebrated our 4th birthday with Fresh Dates, new you tube videos, and new pictures of colorful food and YOU at co-op here! I even got to speak to Briargrove Elementary on how eating fruits and veggies are “Too Fruity for School!” That’s not all! We kicked off our first week of the EAT IT RAW CHALLENGE! The challenge is a 4-week competition that gives out over $500 each week of specially donated gifts to those who participate in posting their weekly recipes from their boxes on our ROC facebook page! Our first week’s winner is Madison Wilner, who won by making a “slosh” fruit smoothie that got over 90 “likes!” Congratulations Madsion! Are you interested in competing for a chance to get a free house cleaning by NaturalCare Cleaning Service, Free Yoga Passes to Define, Body, & Mind, Japanese Knives, Vibram Five Fingers, or even a Vitamix Blender?!  Heck Yes! Each week gives away different prizes! Keep reading below to find out how to win!

The purpose of the EAT IT RAW CHALLENGE is simply to connect our co-op (and everyone who loves to EAT IT RAW!) on our facebook page. We have over 4500 Rawfully Organic co-operators in the Houston area; yet, many are not involved in our community as they can be! For those who are not able to make it to co-op to volunteer and interact with others sharing recipes, ideas, and hugs, online interaction can be a super-fantastic way to easily share recipes, pictures of dishes, and ideas for items in our boxes! It is even an awesome way to meet others in the co-op who you may have not gotten the chance to know! We are all in this co-op because we appreciate  organic, loving, and raw produce! Why not connect with others in our city and beyond who have this same love and passion?!

Anyone can compete in the EAT IT RAW CHALLENGE…it’s TOO EASY! The competition spans over 4 weeks, and each week has a different theme. This first week, our theme was smoothies. Week 2 calls for juice recipes. Week 3 challenges you to make creative soups and salads, and week 4 for calls for…yummy desserts! The only requirement: it MUST be RAW! Each week has a different winner (the same person cannot win twice), and those 4 winners compete on week 5 in our Final Eat It Raw IRON CHEF Challenge at the Houston Arboretum on October 25th for the grand prize!

There are 3 weeks left to the competition, and this week calls for you to make a yummy juice! Many have already posted some juice ideas on the page, so hurry up and get posting so that you can build up your “likes” and win! Here’s how:

  1. Go to www.facebook.com/rawfullyorganic and “Like” the page!
  2. Make your recipe (please keep in mind the theme of the week!)
  3. Take a picture of your recipe!
  4. Post or Share it to the Rawfully Organic Facebook Page!
  5. Get your friends to “like” the photo!
  6. WIN!

This week we will have MORE special surprises in your box from which you will be able to make very Rawfully Happy recipes! Dates, watermelons, zucchini, pickles, greens, fruits, and more! If you know of anyone who may want to donate cool gifts for the challenge or sponsor the Final Iron Chef Challenge, please contact bianca.bucaram@gmail.com or jessica@retnamedia.com! I am SO excited about this challenge, and I am EVEN MORE EXCITED to see our community come together in such a cool way to share recipes, encouragements, and friendships! I can’t wait to see you all this week, and I send many hugs! :)

Hugs!

Kristina

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Happy B-Day ROC!

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Hope that you had an incredible weekend! The weather has been PERFECT, welcoming a fun Fall season filled with MANY special surprises! This coming week I have a very special surprise to celebrate ROC’S 4th Birthday Anniversary! Yes, that’s right! We are officially 4 years old! I’ve just added a new photo album to our facebook page, and we have two NEW You Tube Videos up from last week (found below)!  Our very first fresh picked dates will arrive this Thursday (hopefully in time for co-op!) HORRAY! Also, these dates will be a great addition to your recipes to use for our EPIC EAT IT RAW IRON CHEF Challenge that has literally JUST started! What a GREAT way to pump up our BDAY month!

Before I begin to share the STORY of ROC, I want to make sure that everyone knows about our EAT IT RAW IRON CHEF Challenge that has JUST STARTED! Revvvvv up your blenders and start making fun recipes from your boxes because we want to see YOU eat IT RAW and share YOUR recipes with our community! We currently have 4500 members in our co-op who purchase boxes, and we want to see everyone interact with each other to share creative recipes! We even have TONS of cool prizes along the way! The competition is a 4 week competition, where each week will have a different theme and a different winner. The winner of each of these 4 weeks will then compete at the GRAND Finale at the Houston Arboretum for a final challenge to see who can make the best recipe in front of a panel of judges to win the super-epic prize! Exciting!

To compete, all you have to do is join or “like” our facebook page at www.facebook.com/rawfullyorganic and submit your recipes, photos, or videos! Sharing is caring! Get your friends to “vote” for your recipe, and whoever gets the most “likes” is the winner for the week! Please watch the intro or get all of the details by clicking here!

Because it’s our 4th birthday, I thought it would be cool to share the story of ROC. Not many know that our co-op started as a non-profit with 12 families in my living room, and it now runs exactly the same as it did…except with a couple thousand more families! Thank you EVERYONE for making this co-op a labor of love and abundance! YOU have made us happy, raw community! We are bountiful on SO many levels, and I cannot wait to grow with each one of you in the very near future!

Hope to see you all this week for birthday hugs, and I REALLY can’t wait to see all of your recipes for our EAT IT RAW Challenge!

Hugs!

Kristina

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