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Monday, November 29, 2004
Mom’s Wild Rice Casserole submitted by John Cielukowski 1 C brown rice 1/2 C wild rice 3 1/2 C water 2 cloves of garlic - minced 1 onion - chopped 1/2 lb. mushrooms - sliced 3 T olive oil 1 t sea salt 1 packet of saffron Saute onion and garlic in olive oil. Add mushrooms and saute a few minutes longer. Add rice, water, saffron, and salt and bring to a boil. Simmer covered for 45 mins on low heat. Remove from heat and let sit covered for 15 mins. Thursday, November 25, 2004
Meeting Minutes for November HEALTHY PLANET OF BREVARD MEETING MINUTES November 17, 2004 The core group of the Healthy Planet of Brevard met at the home of John Cielukowski on November 17th, at 7:30 p.m. Because of Thanksgiving on November 25th, the meeting had to be moved up a week. In attendance were Judy McCluney, John Cielukowski, Eric Fricker, Vicki Murfin and Claris Withrow. Barbara Bingnear was out of town. Claris read the minutes of the last meeting. Judy gave the treasurer’s report. The balance is $747.27 which is unchanged from last month. Discussion was held about using post cards to notify members of upcoming events. The post cards would be mailed out approximately three times a year. John will make up an example card for the next meeting. The next Dining Out will be the holiday party and will be held at the Daisen Restaurant on Merritt Island on December 11th. There will be a white elephant gift exchange. Will Tuttle will be in the area in April 2005 and discussion was held about scheduling an event at the library using his talents. Also Vicki will contact Dr McDougall, Paul Watson and others about speaking engagements. Eric will ask Suzanne Elliott about speakers for the Spring. The 501c3 was discussed but it was agreed that we would not act on it at this time. Re: Turkey Free Thanksgiving Event - The core group will meet at the Riverview Park to begin set up at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 20th. Judy will pick up paper goods, name tags and table cloths. The ceremony, lead by Pat Sellers, will be held at 2:30 and the dinner at 3:00. John will make up HPoB signs to be placed on US #1 at Line Street indicating where to turn to get to the park. The menu will consist of nut loaves, succotash, potato wedges, wild rice, gravy, cranberry relish, chili, cornbread, sweet potatoes, pumpkin pies and herbal tea. The subject was brought up again about taking part in the Martin Luther King parade but no decision was reached. However, it was decided for John to look into purchasing a 2 ½ x 6 foot banner with HPoB logo and Healthy Planet of Brevard on it to carry in the parade should we decide to participate and also to use at other events. Eric made the motion to spend up to $100 for the banner. John seconded. Motion passed. The December meeting will have to be moved up a week also because of Christmas. It will be held at Claris’ house on December 15th at 7:30 p.m. The Annual meeting with election of officers will be held immediately following the regular meeting. Meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Claris Withrow, Secretary Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Healthy Planet's Holiday Dining Out Please join us for our Holiday Dining Out Saturday, December 11, 2004, 6 p.m. DAISEN JAPANESE RESTAURANT 325 (SR 520, in the Big Lots Plaza, South side of road between Red Lobster & Burger King) The meal will be a Vegan combination platter (I will email details later) Cost for dinner is $20.00 and includes tax, tip and non-alcoholic beverage Bring a $10 gift for a Secret Santa Exchange! Reserve by return email or by calling me at 321-242-4647. Reservations must be firm as Daisen will charge for no-shows!!! Best wishes for a Gentle Thanksgiving, Barbara Bingnear Dining Out Coordinator Healthy Planet of Brevard http://www.healthyplanet.blogspot.com/ "It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done." .....Harriet Beecher Stowe Monday, November 22, 2004
Turkey-free Thanksgiving Recipes Here are a few recipes from our TFT: Vegan Mushroom Gravy Submitted by Claris Withrow 2 1/2 tbsp soy margarine 1/2 # white mushrooms, sliced 1/4" thick 3 tbsp all purpose flour 2 c vegetable broth 1/4 tsp dried thyme 1/4 tsp salt 1/8 tsp pepper Melt 1 tablespoon margarine in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring often, 3 minutes. Remove mushrooms with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons margarine and flour to skillet; whisk until smooth and cook 30 seconds. Add broth slowly while continuing to whisk. Cook 1 minute, then stir in reserved mushrooms, thyme, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, about 2 minutes. Transfer mixture to a gravy boat or serving bowl. Serve warm. 5 servings Dairy Free CRANBERRY, ORANGE, PECAN RELISH Submitted by Claris Withrow 1 # fresh cranberries, stemmed, washed and drained 2 thin skinned oranges, washed, quartered and seeded 1 c sugar 1 c finely chopped pecans In food processor, coarsely chop cranberries in two batches; transfer to glass or stainless bowl. In food processor, coarsely chop oranges. Add orange pulp, peel and juice to cranberries. Add sugar and stir to mix. Add pecans; stir. Refrigerate, tightly covered, up to four days. Makes 8 servings Sweet Potatoes Submitted by Susie Fricker 6 large sweet potatoes 1/2 to 3/4 cup maple syrup 1/4 cup margarine (earthbalance) Scrub sweet potatoes. Cut in half or thirds depending on the size. Boil approximately 30 minutes or until fork tender. Drain off water. Allow to cool, then slide off potatoe skins. Arrange sweet potatoes in a baking dish. On stove top heat maple syrup, add margarine, stir until melted. Pour mixture over potatoes. Heat through, 20 minutes in a 350 oven. Potato Wedgies Submitted by Susie Fricker 5 lbs. potatoes garlic salt pepper Set oven to 400. Wash and scrub and cut each potato into 6 lengthwise wedges. Coat cookie sheet with cooking spray oil. Coat potatoes with cooking spray oil. "Generously" sprinkle with garlic salt and fresh ground pepper. Bake 30-45 minutes, testing wedges with a fork for tenderness. Sunday, November 21, 2004
HPoB's Turkey-Free Thanksgiving celebration at Riverview Park in Melbourne was enjoyed by 60 people. Copious amounts of delicious Vegan food featuring those available at the first Thanksgiving were served. The Thanksgiving opening ceremony was led by Pat Sellers, a descendant of Pocahontas. Here are some pictures from this event. 
"I was stressing before the event, shouldn't let myself. Anyway had a good time and saw a lot of people that we normally don't see, new faces, new children, new families. It was really fun." -Eric Wednesday, November 17, 2004
Core Group Meeting Agenda Healthy Planet of Brevard (health, compassion, animals, environment) Location: John C's house Wednesday, November 17, 2004 Call to order at 7:30 p.m. Read the minutes from the previous meeting Set Date and time of next meeting (12-15 @ Claris' house, elect new officer's) Treasurers Report Membership Report - membership cards Dining-Out Report Events Report - Will Tuttle? Discuss Upcoming events schedule:"Turkey-free Thanksgiving DinnerNovember 20th, 2-6 pm, dinner at 3 pm - Riverview Park, Turkey-free Thanksgiving dinner/ Native American foods celebration, Discuss attendance, Dishes, Volunteers Dining Out Holiday PartyDecember 11 Daisen Merritt Island (this is our Holiday Dining Out) -------------------------- Core Group positions open:Potluck Coordinators, we need volunteers to coordinate our potlucks. One for Central Brevard and one for South Brevard. People that are willing to make the potlucks work, with advertising, phone calls, reminders, with support from the other core members. Time commitment: 6 hours per month. Tabling Coordinator, set up tables at different events throughout the county to distribute vegetarian information. Time commitment: flexible depending on the number of events you would be able to support, approximately 4-6 hours per month. Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Gardenburger Sweepstakes For those of you who like Gardenburger products, here is an opportunity to learn more about their food and perhaps win a prize. Gardenburger.com - "It's Only Natural" Sweepstakes Thursday, November 11, 2004
[Hpob-ann] Healthy Planet of Brevard, Email Newsletter Healthy Planet of Brevard... health, compassion, animals, environment Email Newsletter (transmitted about once monthly, if you would like to be removed please contact us at fricker3@yahoo.com) Web site: http://healthyplanet.blogspot.com/ Core Group Meeting Wednesday, November 17, 7:30 pm, John C's house, join us and help plan the future of HPoB. Turkey-free Thanksgiving - An Original Thanksgiving Judy, our Treasurer, has come up with this most excellent idea and I think it is going to be a lot of fun. The first Pilgrim/Indian Thanksgiving in 1621 featured corn, nuts, beans and berries. No turkey, according to several historians. Most of the food was supplied by the native people, in a celebration that went back perhaps thousands of years. Eventually, it also became the American holiday of Thanksgiving. In that spirit, Healthy Planet of Brevard, a local non-profit vegetarian group, is sponsoring a Thanksgiving dinner featuring our heritage of plants of the Americas. Only native plant-based dishes will be served. The ceremony at our Thanksgiving festival will be led by Pat Sellers, who is a descendant of Pocahontas, with ancestry including Powhatten, Cherokee and Choctaw. It will be held on Saturday, November 20 from 2 to 6 pm, dinner at 3 pm at Riverview Park, off US1 in Melbourne, is 1/2 mile south of US 192 right on the river. You can turn off US1 on Prospect Drive or Line Street. There is a traffic light at Line Street so that may be easier. Seating is limited, so call Eric for reservations at 799-0786 or email at fricker3@yahoo.com. For non-members, a $5 per person donation is requested. Join us in honoring our native heritage. Members are asked to bring a covered dish featuring the foods listed below: FOODS NATIVE TO THE AMERICAS AVOCADO BEANS: kidney, lima, black, anasazi, string, pole, butter, snap. Peanut, cashew. BERRIES: blueberry, cranberry, wild currant, gooseberry, elderberry, wild grapes, Hackberry, manzanita, ground cherry, squawberry, strawberry. CHOCOLATE (Cocao) COCONUT FLAVORINGS: vanilla, maple syrup. Peppermint and wintergreen, while native to the Americas, were also found in the Old World. FRUIT: passion fruit, persimmon, pineapple, papaya. GRAINS: amaranth, maize corn, wild rice, quinoa NUTS: acorns, pecans, black walnut, hickory nut, pine nut. Brazil nut SEEDS: sunflower, pumpkin SQUASHES: all kinds, pumpkins VEGETABLES: sweet peppers, chile peppers, chayote, tomato, potatoes all kinds, sweet potato, cassava (tapioca) MISCELLANEOUS: Cactus pear, sauces made with the above, trail mix, popcorn, sometypes of mushrooms. Holiday Party Dining Out December 11, Dai Sen, Merritt Island (Don't forget the White Elephant gift exchange. Everyone who wants to participate should bring one gift. Please don't spend more than $10.) Core Group Meeting Wednesday, December 15, 7:30 pm, at Claris' house, annual meeting and election of officers after the December meeting, nominate your favorite veggie activist for a position on the board (or nominate yourself). Potential Dining Night Out Taste of India in Melbourne for January? Email Newsletter 456 locals get our email newsletter. If you know anyone who is not on our list, please send all email addresses to fricker3@yahoo.com. Holiday Gift Idea Do you need a great idea for a nice holiday gift for that special someone? That special someone who has everything... How about a membership in HPoB? Kwanza, Christmas, Hanukkah or a Winter Solstice Celebration, it is the time for gifts and what better gift than one that also supports your favorite group. :-) Families for Natural Living Families for Natural Living will meet on Wednesday November 17 at 10-12 noon at the Melbourne Mall's Community Room. Discussion topic is Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and differentiating between IQ and EQ. Kids are always welcome and meetings are free. For more info, contact Rose at fnlbrevard@yahoo.com or 984-2222.
Healthy Planet of Brevard... health, compassion, animals, environment Our website is becoming quite popular and has information that is important to local health conscious Brevardians http://healthyplanet.blogspot.com/.
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FW: House for rent From: Kipley Bellairs [mailto:vegans4ever@flightline.com] Hello, Healthy Planet! We were wondering if you knew of any vegans or vegetarians who might be looking for a nice little place to rent in the country. If you do, could you please forward? Thank you very much! Kip and Emily Bellairs For Rent Brick House on 5 Acres in We are moving to be near aging parents and need to rent our home in the country. The house sits nestled among oak trees. It is 1800 square feet heated and cooled with a 400 square foot screened room on the back. The front of the house has an 800 square foot tiled terrace. The living room has the east wall completely of brick with a fireplace and wood storage area. The kitchen has a Sub-Zero refrigerator and new energy star dishwasher. There is a small dining area between the kitchen and living room that shares the brick wall. Off the dining area of the kitchen is a French door leading to the family room. The family room has a door leading out to the screen room, which is on the south side of the house facing the back yard. There are two bedrooms on the west side of the house, with a newly remodeled bathroom and two linen closets. Through a doorway between the living area and dining area are the utility closets, where the washer/drier/hot water heater and air handler are located. The air conditioner/heat pump is a new energy star unit, as is the water heater. Past these two closets is the office, which could also be a large bedroom or master suite. It has a remodeled bathroom and two closets. The most striking feature of the room is the 12-foot sliding glass The property is five acres: 660 feet by 330 feet. 60% of the land is wooded with oak, pine, magnolia, cedar and other trees. The western 40% is pasture. There is a rescued chicken habitat and run on the west edge of the wooded area, and right next to the coop is a small barn and corral, currently home to a pot bellied pig. Near the house is a small workshop/storage building with electricity. There is a kennel left over from previous owners on the west side of the back yard. The back yard is fenced, as are most of the woods.     Our first year (2002) we planted 14 fruit trees; they include orange, tangerine, grapefruit, fig, persimmon, loquat, limequat, peach and avocado. They are irrigated and some are deer-fenced. A large garden has been installed. It consists of 18 raised beds, each equipped with irrigation and deer fencing. The garden has been kept under mulch and cover crop the past year as the owners both went back to school, but has produced tomatoes, lettuce, kale, chard, carrots, onions, spaghetti squash, cucumbers, eggplant, green beans, etc. Next to the garden is a small pond, about a ½ acre at the largest. Lots of wildlife live on or near the property. Many mornings deer can be seen by the pond, which is full of frogs, has a shy turtle or two and has even been briefly visited by otters and an alligator. Wild pigs have made an appearance as well. Gopher tortoises are common in the woods. There are many birds that live here year-round and visit seasonally. From cardinals to sand hill cranes the bird life is abundant. Hiking and biking trails are very close by. ½ mile from the house is The town of The climate in Would you like to live in "Non-violence is a more active and real fight against wickedness than retaliation whose very nature is to increase wickedness. It is not a weapon of the weak. It is a weapon of the strongest and bravest." Thursday, November 04, 2004
HPoB Meeting Minutes for October HEALTHY PLANET OF BREVARD MEETING MINUTES September 22, 2004 The core group of the Healthy Planet of Brevard met at the Satellite Beach Library on October 27, at 7:15 p.m. In attendance were Judy McCluney, John Ceilukowski, Eric Fricker, and Claris Withrow. Claris read the minutes of the previous meeting. In Vicki’s absence, Claris reported that Vicki had left flyers at all the health food stores and the Cocoa Beach library for the upcoming talk by George Eisman on October 31st. Also, Vicki will call the member list on Friday and Saturday to remind them of the talk on Sunday and also to ask them what dish they plan to bring to the Turkey Free Thanksgiving event scheduled for November 20th. Eric said that he had sent an e-mail to Suzanne Elliott about the possibility of her heading up a Taste of Health type event. He has not received a response from her. Because of Thanksgiving, November’s core group meeting has been changed to November 17th. Place still undetermined. Judy reported that the treasury balance is $772.27 which is unchanged from last month. However, she did write a check for $25 to be given to George Eisman for a meal which makes the balance $747.27. In Barbara’s absence, Eric stated that there were only 6 people signed up for the Dining Out to be held at Island Pasta on October 30th. Eric also reported that Sunseed will donate salsa, chips and apple juice for the event at the library on the 31st. Re: Turkey Free Thanksgiving Event - Because of storm damage to the Suntree Rotary Park, that park is now closed and the county offered either Lake Washington Park or Riverview Park in Melbourne. We chose Riverview Park. Claris offered to check out the facilities as to the size of the grills, how many electrical outlets, etc. Judy will check with Vicki about her discussion with Sue Thompson on baking pies and also with Kim about being in charge of set-up. Business has taken Dan Robinson out of town for a few months but he plans to continue on as membership chair. He e-mailed a reminder of the Annual Meeting in December. Eric made the motion to have the Annual Meeting immediately following the regularly scheduled core meeting which will be held on December 15th. Place to be determined. John seconded the motion and it carried. The time for the core meeting has been changed to 7:30 p.m. instead of 7:15. The Annual meeting will be advertised to the membership via e-mail and on the Blog. Eric stated the Martin Luther King Parade is held in January and asked if any members would be interested in participating. Discussion will be held at next meeting. Meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m. Claris Withrow Secretary Tuesday, November 02, 2004
FW: VegNewsletter: October 2004
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