sunbury plains

ah sunbury

thoughts of the volcanic plains, the organ pipes national park (grade 3 school trip on a grey wintry day), tullamarine, some festival in the 70s with aztec sacrifices

and now!

the sunbury farmers market! 1 macedon st, sunbury, 2nd saturday of the month - at the place where the ashes rose apocraphylly from the charred remains of a set of bails.

their blurb says: Situated on the picturesque grounds of the Gatehouse right next door to Rupertswood Mansion (The home of the Ashes!), this boutique farmers market has the perfect blend of producers and growers with a friendly “country” style atmosphere. Commencing early 2010 the Sunbury farmers market has quickly become a must do for locals and visitors alike.

it's fresh from the farm, says an article in the sunbury leader

sounds nice. certainly better than the poor excuse for a farmers market we have locally.

and just around the corner, at that nursery (on lancefield rd, sunbury) 355 Lancefield Road, Sunbury they stock oak-barrels, for a very good price , 1/2 at $60, 3/4 at $75 (which they recommend for fruit trees, and perhaps she-oaks?)

feeding the soul, nourishing the body

i am reading a book about how modern diets are akin to starvation - we put lots of food in our mouths, but much of this food is stripped of nutrients so what goes in are empty calories we store as fat, but the body still thinks it's starving.

how to give the body the nourishment it needs:

• 2 tsps flaxseed oil in the morning with yoghurt; take vitamin E with omega-3 to eliminate toxins
• essential protein - organic grass-fed beef, lamb (served medium at most), organic free-range chicken, cold-water fish
  t.o.m.s. (the organic meat specialist) at the south melbourne markets has


• cherry tree downs organic [& grass fed!] beef & lamb - tarwin lower, west gippsland
• inglewood farms organic poultry - toowoomba, qld, a leader in the industry
• enviroganic organic poultry - just outside young, nsw
• free-range egg farmers
  
• see also the ethical consumer guide (spreadsheet) for other suppliers/retailers
• soul food - article about ethical producers
  
• essential sugars - you can get what you need from "live" fruit and vegetables, which i'm guessing means produce that is seasonal and hasn't been in cold storage for ages. better still if organic, even better if it's straight out of your own garden patch!
• have magnesium
• eat the sun (and vitamin d)
• • omega-3 tablets
  • powdered goat/sheep whey – unflavoured, unsweetened
  • plant based digestive enzymes, [GNLD, GHT active digestive enzymes with probiotics], probiotics – take on an empty stomach
  • magnesium tablets
    
  • drink at least 2 glasses of water in the morning, and before bed, and keep drinking during the day. If you think you’re hungry, drink water – you’re probably thirsty

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