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I’ve just returned from another inspiring weekend in sunny Bristol.  The Vegan Fayre  is in its 6^th year with the Raw Living Foods area constantly expanding.  They always put on a great music line-up to bring in the crowds then provide a wide selection of great food, drink, stalls and information about becoming vegan, protecting animals and saving the planet!  There was a fantastic vibe - well done to Tim at Yaoh for putting on such an awesome event.  I was yet again impressed with Kate Magic from Brighton who made purple guacamole full of seagreens, purple corn and cacao nibs with bright orange carrot sticks – great for the Rainbow diet (written about by Dr Gabriel Cousins) and it tasted divine!  Kate talked about the wanders of superfoods and how to include them in our everyday diet and not to just consider them something special to add to smoothies or have at the weekend.  She added cacao nibs to her salads and algae in her chocolate to keep the balance between green and sweet.  At the end of Sunday, she made one of her magic cakes in approximately 20 minutes and wowed the crowd (who were all letting go of their inhibitions after consuming a dose of south American Suma and high levels of cacao).  I would highly recommend having a look at her website for great recipes and superfood information (http://www.rawliving.eu).  What else did I manage to find at the fayre – I’ve stocked up on Hemp Oil and Goji Berries and now have some new organic vegan facial products to try out but I think my favourite purchase of the weekend was some raw shea butter from Natural Options.  I really adore the creaminess and softness of Shea butter which is made from the nut of an African fruit and as they say on the card – ‘Home of Africa’s best kept secret in skincare’ and I have to agree with them JFor those of you who couldn’t make it this time, make sure to put a note in your diary for next year.

Filed under: raw, Vegan, Anna Middleton on June 4th, 2008