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Serfdom in Russia
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The origins of serfdom in Russia are traced to Kievan Rus' in the 11th century. Legal documents of the epoch, such as Russkaya Pravda, distinguished several degrees of feudal dependency of peasants, the term for an unfree peasant in the Russian Empire, krepostnoi krestyanin (крепостной крестьянин), is translated as serf.
Serfdom became the dominant form of relation between peasants and nobility in the 17th century, and it was abolished by a decree issued by tsar Alexander II. Serfdom only existed in central and southern areas of the Russian Empire. It was never established in the North, in Urals, and in Siberia.
The origins of serfdom in Russia (крепостничество, or krepostnichestvo) may be traced to the 11th century, however, the most complete form of feudal exploitation enveloped only certain categories of rural population. In the 12th century, the exploitation of the so-called zakups on arable lands (ролейные (пашенные) закупы, or roleyniye (pashenniye) zakupy) and corvee smerds (Russian term for corvee is барщина, or barschina) was the closest to what is now known as serfdom. According to the Russkaya Pravda, a princely smerd had limited property and personal rights. His escheat was given to the prince and his life was equated with that of the kholop, meaning his murder was punishable by 5 grivnas.
Thirteenth to fifteenth centuries[edit]
In the 13th to 15th centuries, feudal dependency applied to a significant number of peasants, but serfdom as we know it was still not a widespread phenomenon. In the mid-15th century the right of certain categories of peasants in some votchinas to leave their master was limited to a period of one week before and after the so-called Yuri's Day (November 26). The Sudebnik of 1497 officially confirmed this time limit as universal for everybody and also established the amount of the "break-away" fee called pozhiloye (пожилое). The legal code of Ivan III of Russia, Sudebnik (1497), strengthened the dependency of peasants, statewide, and restricted their mobility. The Russians persistently battled against the successor states of the Golden Horde, chiefly the Khanate of Crimea. Annually the Russian population of the borderland suffered from Tatar invasions and tens of thousands of noblemen protected the southern borderland (a heavy burden for the state), which slowed its social and economic development and expanded the taxation of peasantry.
Sixteenth century[edit]
The Sudebnik of 1550 increased the amount of pozhiloye and introduced an additional tax called za povoz (за повоз, or transportation fee), in case a peasant refused to bring the harvest from the fields to his master. A temporary (Заповедные лета, or Forbidden years) and later an open-ended prohibition for peasants to leave their masters was introduced by the ukase of 1597, which also defined the so-called fixed years (Урочные лета, or urochniye leta), or the 5-year time frame for search of the runaway peasants. In 1607, a new ukase defined sanctions for hiding and keeping the runaways: the fine had to be paid to the state and pozhiloye – to the previous owner of the peasant.
Seventeenth century[edit]
After the passage of laws which further restricted the peasants' right to free movement, the vast majority of the Russian peasantry was finally bound in full serfdom. Serfs were given to estates in the Sobornoye Ulozhenie (Соборное уложение, "Code of Law") of 1649, and flight was made a criminal offense in 1658. Russian landowners eventually gained almost unlimited ownership over Russian serfs.[1] The landowner could transfer the serf without land to another landowner while keeping the serf's personal property and family, however the landowner had no right to kill the serf.[2] About four-fifths of Russian peasants were serfs according to the censuses of 1678 and 1719; free (black) peasants remained only in the North and North-East of the country.[3]
Most of the dvoryane were content with the long time frame for search of the runaway peasants. The major landowners of the country, however, together with the dvoryane of the south, were interested in a short-term persecution due to the fact that many runaways would usually flee to the southern parts of Russia. During the first half of the 17th century the dvoryane sent their collective petitions (челобитные, or chelobitniye) to the authorities, asking for the extension of the "fixed years". In 1642, the Russian government established a 10-year limit for search of the runaways and 15-year limit for search for peasants taken away by their new owners.
The Sobornoye Ulozhenie (Соборное уложение, or Code of Law) of 1649 introduced an open-ended search for those on the run, meaning that all of the peasants who had fled from their masters after the census of 1626 or 1646–1647 had to be returned. The government would still introduce new time frames and grounds for search of the runaways after 1649, which applied to the peasants who had fled to the outlying districts of the country, such as regions along the border abatises called zasechniye linii (засечные линии) (ukases of 1653 and 1656), Siberia (ukases of 1671, 1683 and 1700), Don (1698) etc. The dvoryane constantly demanded that the search for the runaways be sponsored by the government. The legislation of the second half of the 17th century paid much attention to the means of punishment of the runaways.
Serfdom was hardly efficient; serfs and nobles had little incentive to improve the land. However, it was politically effective. Nobles rarely challenged the tsar for fear of provoking a peasant uprising. Serfs had lifelong tenancy on their plots so they tended to be conservative as well. The serfs took little part in uprisings; it was the Cossacks and nomads who rebelled. The revolutions of 1905 and 1917 happened after serfdom's abolition.
There were numerous rebellions against this bondage, most often in conjunction with Cossack uprisings, such as the uprisings of Ivan Bolotnikov (1606–1607), Stenka Razin (1667–1671), Kondraty Bulavin (1707–1709) and Yemelyan Pugachev (1773–1775). While the Cossack uprisings benefited from disturbances among the peasants, and they in turn received an impetus from Cossack rebellion, none of the Cossack movements were directed against the institution of serfdom itself. Instead, peasants in Cossack-dominated areas became Cossacks, thus escaping from the peasantry rather than directly organizing peasants against the institution. Between the end of the Pugachev rebellion and the beginning of the 19th century, there were hundreds of outbreaks across Russia, and there was never a time when the peasantry was completely quiescent.
Russian army raids[edit]
The Polish historian, Jerzy Czajewski, wrote that the Russian peasants were escaping from Russia to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in significant enough numbers to become a major concern for the Russian Government and sufficient to play a role in its decision to partition the Commonwealth.[4] Increasingly in the 18th century until the partitions solved this problem, Russian armies raided territories of the Commonwealth, officially to recover the escapees, but in fact kidnapping many locals.[4]
Slaves and serfs[edit]
As a whole, serfdom both came and remained in Russia much later than in other European countries. Slavery remained a major institution in Russia until 1723, when Peter the Great converted the household slaves into house serfs. Russian agricultural slaves were formally converted into serfs earlier in 1679.[5][6]
Eighteenth and Nineteenth centuries[edit]
Bourgeois were allowed to own serfs 1721–62 and 1798–1816, this was to encourage industrialisation. In 1804, 48% of Russian factory workers were serfs, 52% in 1825.[7] Landless serfs rose from 4.14% in 1835 to 6.79% in 1858. They received no land in the emancipation. Landlords deliberately increased the number of domestic serfs when they anticipated serfdom's demise. In 1798, Ukrainian landlords were banned from selling serfs apart from land. In 1841, landless nobles were banned also.[8]
Serfdom's Extent in Russia[edit]
By the mid-19th century, the peasants composed a majority of the population, and according to the census of 1857 the number of private serfs was 23.1 million out of 62.5 million Russians, 37.7% of the population.
The exact numbers, according to official data, were: entire population 60,909,309; peasantry of all classes 49,486,665; state peasants 23,138,191; peasants on the lands of proprietors 23,022,390; peasants of the appanages and other departments 3,326,084.[9] State peasants were considered personally free, but their freedom of movement was restricted.[10]
% serfs on estates of... | 1700 | 1861 |
+500 serfs | 26 | 42 |
100–500 | 33 | 38 |
1–100 | 41 | 20 |
[11] % serf owners with under 100 serfs
1777 | 1834 | 1858 |
83 | 84 | 78 |
Russian serfdom depended entirely on the traditional and extensive technology of the peasantry. Yields remained low and stationary throughout most of the 19th century. Any increase in income drawn from agriculture was largely through increasing land area and extensive grain raising by means of exploitation of the peasant labor, that is, by burdening the peasant household still further.
Serfs owned by European Russian landlords
No. of serfs | in 1777 (%) | in 1859 (%) |
1000+ | 1.1 | |
501–1000 | 2 | |
101–500 | 16 (101+) | 18 |
21–100 | 25 | 35.1 |
0–20 | 59 | 43.8 |
% peasants enserfed in each province, 1860
+55%: Kaluga Kiev Kostroma Kutaisi Minsk Mogilev Nizhny Novgorod Podolia Ryazan Smolensk Tula Vitebsk Vladimir Volhynia Yaroslavl
36–55%: Chernigov Grodno Kovno Kursk Moscow Novgorod Oryol Penza Poltava Pskov Saratov Simbirsk Tambov Tver Vilna
16–35%: Don Ekaterinoslav Kharkov Kherson Kuban Perm Tiflis Vologda Voronezh
In the black earth region 70–77% of the serfs performed labour services (barshchina), the rest paid rent (obrok). Owing to the high fertility, 70% of Russian cereal production in the 1850s was here.[14] In the 7 central provinces, 1860, 67.7% of the serfs were on obrok.
The Abolition of Serfdom in Russia[edit]
In 1816, 1817 and 1819 serfdom was abolished in Estland, Courland and Livonia respectively. However all the land stayed in noble hands and labor rent lasted till 1868. It was replaced with landless laborers and sharecropping (halbkörner). Landless workers had to ask permission to leave an estate.
The nobility was too weak to oppose the emancipation of the serfs. In 1820 a fifth of the serfs were mortgaged, half by 1842.[15] By 1859, a third of noble's estates and two thirds of their serfs were mortgaged to noble banks or the state.[16] The nobility was also weakened by the scattering of their estates, lack of Primogeniture and the high turnover and mobility from estate to estate.
In 1861 all serfs were freed in a major agrarian reform, stimulated by the fear voiced by Tsar Alexander II that "it is better to liberate the peasants from above" than to wait until they won their freedom by risings "from below." Serfdom was abolished in 1861, but its abolition was achieved on terms unfavorable to the peasants and served to increase revolutionary pressures.[citation needed] Between 1864 to 1871 serfdom was abolished in Georgia. In Kalmykia serfdom was only abolished in 1892.[17]
The serfs had to work for the landlord as usual for two years. The nobles kept nearly all the meadows and forests, had their debts paid by the state while the ex serfs paid 34% over the market price for the shrunken plots they kept. This figure was 90% in the northern regions, 20% in the black earth region but zero in the Polish provinces. In 1857, 6.79% of serfs were domestic, landless servants who stayed landless after 1861.[citation needed] Only Polish and Romanian domestic serfs got land. 90% of the serfs who got larger plots were in Congress Poland where the Tsar wanted to weaken the szlachta. The rest were in the barren north and in Astrakhan. In the whole Empire, peasant land declined 4.1%, 13.3% outside the ex Polish zone and 23.3% in the 16 black earth provinces.[citation needed] These redemption payments were not abolished till January 1, 1907.
Marriage and Weddings[edit]
Nineteenth Century[edit]
Just as in all aspects of a nineteenth-century Russian serf life, serfs were not free to marry whomever their heart desired. Serf mobility was heavily restricted, which did not leave many options in choosing a spouse. To make things harder, there were three main constraints on the marriage of serfs. The entire empire had to follow rules put into place by the Tsar and the Church, landowners imposed restrictions for their estates, and finally families and communities established certain guidelines and influence.
The Russian Orthodox Church had many rules regarding marriage that were strictly observed by the population. For example, marriage was not allowed to take place during times of fasting, the eve or day of a holiday, during the entire week of Easter, or for two weeks after Christmas. Before the abolition of serfdom in 1861, marriage was strictly prohibited on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Because of these firm rules most marriages occurred in the months of January, February, October and November. After the emancipation the most popular marrying months were July, October and November.[18]
Imperial laws were very particular with the age in which serfs could marry. The minimum age to marry was 13 years old for females, and 15 for males. After 1830 the female and male ages were raised to 16 and 18 respectively. To marry over the age of 60, the serf had to receive permission, but marriage over the age of 80 was forbidden. The Church also did not approve marriages with large age differences.[19]
Landowners were interested in keeping all of their serfs and not losing workers to marriages on other estates. Prior to 1812 serfs were not allowed to marry serfs from other estates. After 1812 the rules relaxed slightly, but in order for a family to give their daughter to a husband in another estate they had to apply and present information to their landowner ahead of time. If a serf wanted to marry a widow, then emancipation and death certificates were to be handed over and investigated for authenticity by their owner before a marriage could take place.[20]
Before and after the abolition of serfdom, Russian peasant families were patriarchal. Marriage was important for families economically and socially. Parents were in charge of finding suitable spouses for their children in order to help the family, and were not interested in true love when there were mouths to feed and fields to tend. The bride's parents were concerned with the social and material benefits they would gain in the alliance between the two families. Some also took into consideration their daughter's future quality of life and how much work would be required of her. The groom's parents would be concerned about economical factors such as the size of the dowry as well as the bride's decency, modesty, obedience, ability to do work, and family background. Upon marriage, the bride came to live with her new husband and his family, so she needed to be ready to assimilate and work hard.[21]
Serfs looked highly upon early marriage because of increased parental control. At a younger age there is less chance of the individual falling in love with someone other than whom his or her parents chose. There is also increased assurance of chastity, which was more important for women than men. The average age of marriage for women was around 19 years old.[22][23]
During serfdom, when the head of the house was being disobeyed by their children they could have the master or landowner step in. After the emancipation of serfs in 1861, the household patriarch lost some of his power, and could no longer receive the landowner's help. The younger generations now had the freedom to work off their estates; some even went to work in factories. These younger peasants had access to newspapers and books, which introduced them to more radical ways of thinking. The ability to work outside of the household gave the younger peasants independence as well as a wage to do with what they wanted. Agricultural and domestic jobs were a group effort, so the wage went to the family. The children who worked industrial jobs gave their earnings to their family as well, but some used it as a way to gain a say in their own marriages. In this case some families allowed their sons to marry whom they chose as long as the family was in similar economic standing as their own. No matter what, parental approval was required in order to make a marriage legal.[24]
In 1753 Empress Elizabeth I abolished capital punishment, and started banishing people to Siberia in its place. Russian authorities wanted Siberian land farmed, but serfdom was banned in the area and the indigenous people were thought of as lazy alcoholics. However, the people being sent to Siberia as punishment were not experienced farmers in favorable conditions for agriculture, therefore hopeless in Siberia's even more extreme climate. Siberia quickly became an unruly land of criminals and undesirables, and authorities believed that the lack of domestic households and gender balance in society were to blame. Authorities wanted the "ideal" Russian woman to come save the accelerating disorder with her ability to turn unruly men into well behaved peasants and into a household that would pay taxes and support the state. Someone had the idea that if a woman married a Siberian exile and was able to maintain her faith and dignity, then this would motivate her husband to become an outstanding citizen who defends his family and gives himself to the tsar. However, in reality the only woman who would want to marry a Siberian exile was most likely a felon herself. Women in Siberia were often found to have fled from their master or fled exile, stolen goods worth over one hundred rubles, murdered or performed acts of arson. Many of these women were also over forty years old. In order to improve the vast part of their continent, authorities started bringing women to Siberia in different ways. In 1832 there was a ruling requiring the wives of exiles to move to Siberia with their husbands even if they were born free or did not want to go. Another way the government lured women to Siberia was by paying their fathers 150 rubles to let their daughters or sisters marry an exile.[25]
See also[edit]
- Smerd
- Kholop
- Obshchina
- Kolkhoz
- Imperial Russia
- Slavery in Russia
- Manifesto of three-day corvee (1797)
- ^ Rural Population Classes
- ^ Serfdom in Early Nineteenth Century Russia
- ^ Водарский, Ярослав Евгеньевич (1973). Население России за 400 лет (XVI-начало XX вв). Moscow: Просвещение. p. 32.
- ^ a b Jerzy Czajewski, "Zbiegostwo ludności Rosji w granice Rzeczypospolitej" (Russian population exodus into the Rzeczpospolita), Promemoria journal, October 2004 nr. (5/15), ISSN 1509-9091 , Table of Content online, Polish language
- ^ Historical survey > Ways of ending slavery
- ^ Slavery in Russia, 1450–1725 by Richard Hellie
- ^ Geroid Robinson, Rural Russia under the old regime, page 59
- ^ Geroid Tanquary Robinson, Rural Russia under the old régime: a history of the landlord-peasant world, page 37
- ^ Russia by Donald Mackenzie Wallace
- ^ Assigned, Church and Crown Peasants
- ^ David Moon, The Russian Peasant 1600–1930, pages 204–5.
- ^ Theda Skocpol, States and Social Revolutions, page 87
- ^ Richard Pipes, Russia under the old regime, page 178
- ^ Richard Pipes, Russia under the old regime, pages 147–8
- ^ Geoffrey Hosking, Russia: People and Empire, page 164
- ^ Orlando Figes, A People's Tragedy, p. 48
- ^ NUPI – Centre for Russian Studies
- ^ Alexandre Avdeev, Alain Blum, Irina Troitskaia, Heather Juby, "Peasant Marriage in Nineteenth-Century Russia," Population (English Edition, 2002–), Vol. 59, No. 6 (Nov.–Dec., 2004), (Institut National d'Études Démographiques), 742–43.
- ^ Avdeev, Blum, Troitskaia, Juby, "Peasant Marriage", 731–33.
- ^ Avdeev, Blum, Troitskaia, Juby, "Peasant Marriage", 726.
- ^ Barbara Alpern Engel, "Peasant Morality and Pre-Marital Relations in Late 19th Century Russia," Journal of Social History, Vol. 23, No. 4 (Summer, 1990), (Oxford University Press), 695–98.
- ^ Avdeev, Blum, Troitskaia, Juby, "Peasant Marriage", 733.
- ^ Engel,"Peasant Pre-Marital Relations", 698–99.
- ^ Engel,"Peasant Pre-Marital Relations", 701–05, 708.
- ^ Abby M. Schrader, "Unruly Felons and Civilizing Wives: Cultivating Marriage in the Siberian Exile System, 1822–1860," Slavic Review, Vol. 66, No. 2 (Summer, 2007), (Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies), 230–36, 342–49).
External links[edit]
- Russia :: Social classes – Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Serfdom: The Life of East Europe's Masses
- Russia – Chapter XXVIII The Serfs
- Welcome to Encyclopædia Britannica's Guide to History
- Saltychikha (1730–1801): Russian serf-owner
- The Causes of Slavery or Serfdom: A Hypothesis
- Крепостная правда in Kommersant-Money.
- Russian serfdom, The Argus, Friday 30 July 1858, p. 7
Further reading[edit]
- (Russian) Князьков, С. Как сложилось и как пало крепостное право в России. 1906
- (Russian) Энгельман, И. История крепостного права в России. М., 1900
- (English) Boris B. Gorshkov. A Life Under Russian Serfdom: Memoirs of Savva Dmitrievich Purlevskii, 1800–68. Budapest & New York, 2005
- (English) Boris B. Gorshkov. "Serfs on the Move: Peasant Seasonal Migration in Pre-Reform Russia, 1800–61". Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History (Fall 2000):627–56
- (English) Boris B. Gorshkov. "Serfs, Emancipation of" Encyclopedia of Europe, 1789–1914 John Merriman and Jay Winter, eds in chief New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2006


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483 Meetup Groups match "dinner" near Manhattan Beach, CA
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Getting a group of people who want to go out for dinner and a movie with a goal of meeting others interested in socializing. My goal is to create a group that would welcome anyone who wants to get out and meet new people.
This is a group for serious cooking enthusiasts - more avocation less improving daily drudge - more process and reveling and less just eating - more learning principles and less following recipes. Mis-en-place, sous vide, stocks, woks and barrels! Plating and pairing - the art of presentation .... We share a great kitchen and each bring a friend to help keep things from going ballistic and to help share our creations. Prep stations for five chefs but seating for 13 in adjoining dining area - so …
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This is a group for moms (preferably in the 20-40 year old range) interested in meeting monthly to discuss books and share wine & dinner. I want to keep it open and breezy. This is NOT a serious book discussion group. It is more for moms to meet and have something in common to talk about....besides just how cute our kids are;0) I belong to a meetup group just like this one, but for girls without kids. It was so successful and so much fun I thought I would set one up with other moms so my friend …
Are you looking for interesting and friendly movie lovers (20s - 40s) who share your sophisticated tastes in food and film? You've found us! We're Dinner And A Movie. We are all about great food and outstanding filmmaking. Our Meetups happen mostly on the Westside of LA, but we sometimes trek over to the fantastic ArcLight Hollywood and other theaters in the area showing the Big-Budget, Indie, Foreign and Festival films that we're interested in seeing together. Our ambition is to combine the e …
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This group is for anyone interested in good times with others - having a great meal, socializing, meeting new people and enjoying a great flick. The dinner will be pot luck and the kitchen is available for cooking as well. All are welcome, we love meeting new people! After dinner we'll watch the movie! So far, it's been a lot of fun, and some great food brought, shared amongst good conversation.
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LA Dinner Club introduces an exciting new spin to the dining experience. Think the club promoter business model, but for restaurants. Therefore, instead of DJ's featured as the centerpiece of the evening… it's Chef's. We assume full control of a participating restaurant, on their slowest night – typically Monday's, select a bad ass culinary god and pair the feast with a local winemaker. To make it interesting for the our guest executive chef we challenge them to utilize the existing inventory …
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We are a Dinner Social Network - a group of friends that get together ONLY on Friday Night in Los Angeles for a casual dinner and then "socialize and network". Good for Food Lovers: "Food lovers and friend lovers" be-ware... you are in for a new surprise! A place to "meet" new friends, for business or social, on Friday Night over a dinner. You can expand your existing social network and develop new relationships by going to a dinner on Friday Night.
Do you love to cook, explore new techniques and experiment with ingredients? Come share a good meal with others who understand the passion of cooking (and eating, of course) and we'll teach each other! Food is the focus of each gathering; the way it is prepared, served and the way it tastes. Being able to enjoy it with friends makes the experience much better! Whether you like to cook or just like to eat---come and join us!! Talent, ability, skill etc... not required. Just show up, be willing to …
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A group for Santa Clarita Gays and Lesbians to get together and share a meal. We will meet every Tuesday night at a different restaurant in the Santa Clarita / Canyon Country area. Due to the size of the group, there will be limits to the number of people who can attend Tuesday Dinners. This limit is in place so that we can get a table together. If too many people RSVP for a dinner, we will be forced to split the group into multiple tables. Please RSVP early to ensure your seat at the table. …
This is a group for people in their 20s who seem to carve out their own path in life. You're not satisfied with the status quo. You believe in doing things differently. You refuse to accept what has been given to your generation. You take an active interest in personal growth to become your best self. You're after deep, meaningful relationships in your life and pursue topics that interest in you. You want to surround yourself with people who make things happen. You're grateful because you unders …
This is a group for LADIES (Women only) looking to make friends, find support, network, and just have fun in the North Orange county area. In this day and age finding the time to meet people and make friends is getting harder and harder. I'm looking to create a group of individuals who can come together for movie nights, pot luck dinners, wine tasting, work outs, hiking, shopping, and support. All ages welcome I am creating this group because I just moved back to California and want to get to kn …
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Our Lesbian group is intended for members to meet like minded women (and those who love us). We will post events for all over the west coast if requested from time to time. We embrace, support & respect each other in whatever way that we each choose to identify: Butch, Stone Butch, Transgender, Femme, Stone Femme... We celebrate our fabulous Lesbian energy that all encompasses that lifestyle. Singles & couples are welcome. This group is all inclusive no matter how you identify. We will strive f …
This local wine tasting group is dedicated to blind-tasting high-end red wines at shared cost in an elegant and relaxed dinner setting, for everyone in Pasadena, Downtown LA and surroundings who likes wine, wants to learn more and wishes to meet like-minded friends and knowledgeable wine drinkers. Unlike other 'wine' groups, all events will be dedicated to an intense assessment of top wines at the lowest cost possible. Our group is for: Beginning wine drinkers, experienced wine connoisseurs and …
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Welcome! Dinner for 8 is a group that caters to busy Asian American Professionals who are looking to expand their network and make new friends along the way. Our signature event is dinner. The format is simple - 4 men and 4 women will meet up for dinner where we will get to know each other over great food and fantastic conversations. My goal is to create an environment where you will have a memorable time, meet genuine Asians like yourself and make lifelong friends. Since our founding in April 2 …
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This group is for fun girls in their 20s and 30s who love to read, eat, and drink wine :) Back in NJ, I belonged to a meetup group that was set up just like this one. It was so successful and so much fun and I met some great people through it, so I really wanted to start one out here in my new home! Each month, we read a book and meet to discuss it (and other things :). Food themes are inspired by the book of the month. Everyone brings a dish and a bottle of wine to share with the group. And don …
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If you would like to expand your circle of quality friends, join us! High quality, fun-loving, interesting singles and couples in their 30's, 40's and 50's. New to town or long-time locals are welcomed. We meet locally for Happy Hour, Wine Tastings, Progressive Dinners, BBQs, Fireside Chats, Tennis, Hiking, Kayaking, Sailing and many other interesting activities. We also attend concerts, cultural and sporting events throughout Southern California. "If a man does not make new acquaintances as he …
NOTE: The movies we watch are by and about women, but membership is open to ALL. This is not a "women's" group but rather a movie fans' group that supports films by and about women. (In other words, we acknowledge the reality that there are intelligent men out there who like to see films that focus on women's lives and experiences!) We screen films by and about women of ALL races, nationalities, sexualities, and creeds. Tired of going to movies that focus exclusively on the experiences of male c …
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Fun with the girls is all about making friends our age and good conversation. This club is girls only 21 years old to 30 years old. we all know how difficult it can be to make good friends in a new area or even after high school. If your new to the area or just wanna hang out with a new group of gals this would be the place to do it. I'm planning to organize a meet at least 2 times a month with in the San Fernando valley. our meets can consist of Dinner, Movies, Bars, Classes, Clubbing, concerts …
Welcome to the OC Fun Young Couples group! This group is for all young couples, married or dating, who want to meet other like minded couples to hang out with and make new friends. My husband and I are closing in on our 10 year anniversary and realized that we have mostly single friends. We have been looking for a fun laid back group for couples, but haven't found the right one, so we've decided to organize our own. Our group consist of couples in their 20s and 30s. We want to be able to get to …
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A group of women dedicated to Health and Wellness through natural treatments!Free Dinner Workshops on Balancing Hormones Naturally, Weight Loss and Nutrition, handling Digestive Disorders, Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, and ADD/ADHD.
SO YOU THINK YOU'RE A MOVIE FANATIC! Do your eyes sparkle whenever you hear the phrase Coming Soon To A Theatre Near You? Do you spend most of your break times at work raiding Ain't It Cool News, Deadline Hollywood, Variety or The Hollywood Reporter for the latest movie news? Are you looking for a cool group of friends to see new flicks with on OPENING WEEKEND? Are you SICK AND TIRED of having 500 movies in your Netflix queue...and NO ONE to watch or discuss them with? Do you get into intense d …
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Welcome to Dinner With the Girls! Our group is pretty simple. Most of the time we go out for dinner on weeknights in the Studio City/Sherman Oaks area. Sometimes we go out for breakfast on weekends. Sometimes we go out in the city. Sometimes we have weekend events that have nothing to do with food at all. We're just a group of women of all ages that like to go out and socialize. The most important group policy to be aware of is that two no-shows = removal from the group. F.A.Q. I think we …
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We are a friendly, fun and outgoing group of people in their 20s 30s and 40s who are looking for fun and exciting things in and out and around L.A. If you are looking to meet some like minded people who like going out, seeing movies, walking, hiking, hanging out over a glass of wine, enjoying fine dinners, hanging out in fine lounges, dancing, karaoke, shopping, then this group is for you! We are planning: hiking, movie nights, dining out, international cuisine-themed monthly dinners, house pa …
This is an already existing group (not a Meetup group) of approximately 30-35 friendly & fun loving men, women & couples who enjoy getting together on Wednesday evenings, once or twice a month for dinner and to play Bingo or Bunco immediately following dinner. Our players choose to come to one or both games a month, depending on their schedule and game preference. Our group meets at local restaurants in the Chatsworth/Northridge area every month. We are looking for new players to join our "exist …
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Hi! Independent Film Aficionados is a group for folks who love those little movies that show at theaters like the Laemmle..... and before you've even heard of them, they're gone!!! =) We see indies, documentaries, and foreign films.... Who knows, we may even sneak a worthy mainstream movie in here and there! =) After the movie we usually grab a cup of coffee or dinner and discuss the film, life, or whatever comes to mind. Hope you can join us!!! Key search terms: film, independent film, docum …
This "club" will be limited to 4 couples who would like to share good food, fun and friendship. Couples will alternate cooking and providing a "gourmet" meal at their homes for all club members. Members will preferably range in age from 50 to 70 years old.
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One is dull and three's a crowd. But the number two -- pure magic. Join the SFV Couples Schmoozing group and bring this magic to events like movies, dinners, day trips and more. All couples welcome -- anyone in a relationship. The group is for all ages, so come on down and make some new friends. SUGGESTIONS ARE VERY WELCOME but do require organizer approval first. No-show policy: three strikes, you're out. No one likes flakes. Don't be a flake! Please take note that certain events will requ …
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each week I will be hosting a dinner party at different locations in simi valley. any one is invited. donations are accepted.
This group is for moviegoers, not movie fans. If you're not really into movies, please don't join this group. If you don't visit this website at least once in 60 days, you will be removed. Otherwise, this group is about the three most important things in the world: friends, films, and food, not necessarily in that order. Our movie choices are very eclectic, including old ones, new ones, independent, foreign, and the biggest of big studio productions. There's something magical about seeing a mov …
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This group is made for those who love to try new recipes, love having cocktails, and most importantly love meeting other awesome girls in the Weho/Hollywood area! Sorry guys, this group is just for women (ages 25-37). We meet at the home hosted by a member and hang out over yummy food and drinks. We usually try to have a theme - ideas are appreciated! Note: While we all try to make new items. Trader Joe's is totally an acceptable go to on the fly. We occasionally meet at restaurants or pools, bu …
(The ONLY reason we require membership "approval" is because the occasional boy will try to rain on our parade and join hehehe, who can blame them. I try to approve everyday so no waiting) Ok, let's be honest. We're a "book club", but reading is just part of what we're all about. We're a group of awesome 20's and 30's girls only that are single, married or in a relationship, everyone is welcome. Our meetups range from book discussions to clothing swaps. So, if you're looking for your run of the …
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If you want to get out of the house and have some fun and make new friends, this is the place for you. It doesn't matter if you are married, single, divorced, or undecided - no matter what your relationship status is, we all need a little girl time once in a while! Maybe you're new in town and haven't met anyone yet. Maybe you have a ton of friends but they never want to do anything. Maybe you just need a night away from the kids. Whatever the situation, you're welcome to solve that problem by j …
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- December is the new January as far as small caps are concerned, with Arthur Hill pointing out it's actually the year's last month when small caps are most likely to outperform the market - they do it 74% of the time vs. 50% in January (and a range of 40-60% for the rest of the year).
- The Russell 2000 (IWM -0.2%) is off today as the S&P 500 (SPY +0.3%) rises, and thus far this month the S&P 500 - is ahead of the Russell by 140 basis points.
- Small cap ETFs: IJS, IWM, TZA, TNA, UWM, VB, IJR, SLY, EES, RWJ, VBR, VBK, URTY, TWM, IWN, SCHA, IWO, IJT, RWM, SRTY, SAA, JKL, DWAS, VTWO, SLYG, RZV, SLYV, SBB, SDD, JKJ, RSCO, RZG, TILT, UKK, XSLV, FYX, VTWG, VIOO, JKK, SKK, FYT, VIOG, EWRS, UVT, VIOV, PXSV, TWOK, VTWV, SMLV, SJH, FNDA, FYC, IESM, VLU, PXSG, PXSC
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- As the taper approaches, it may be time to ring the register and book some gains, Barron's thinks. Add in the fact that the S&P's 26% YTD gain has "likely [left] many investors with a higher mix of stocks than they would prefer," and the issues isn't whether or not to sell, but rather "what to sell and where to put the cash."
- Food for thought from Jack Hough: "The S&P 500 trades above 17 times trailing earnings, versus a historical average of about 15 [and] U.S. shares are 57% more expensive than emerging markets and 67% more expensive than Europe" based on "a long-term average of earnings to adjust for cyclicality."
- Investors might want to consider putting small companies on the chopping block first, as they have outperformed their larger cap counterparts this year and their P/E premium to large caps has stretched well beyond its historical average.
- Small/Micro Cap ETFs: IWM, TZA, TNA, IWC, UWM, VB, IJR, SLY, RWJ, URTY, TWM, SCHA, RWM, SRTY, SAA, DWAS, VTWO, SBB, SDD, RSCO, JKJ, FDM, PZI, XSLV, WMCR, FYX, VIOO, EWRS, TWOK, SMLV, PXSC
- Large Cap U.S. ETFs: SPY, QQQ, SH, DIA, SSO, SDS, PSQ, IVV, SPXU, UPRO, SPLV, VOO, QID, PRF, SPXS, SPXL, TQQQ, DOG, RSP, SQQQ, DXD, QLD, RWL, EPS, UDOW, SDOW, DDM, VV, SCHX, IWB, SPHB, NY, BXUB, QQEW, QQQE, JKD, VONE, EQL, TRND, ROLA, SFLA, BXUC, QQXT, EEH, ONEK, SPXH, TRSK, BXDB, PXLC, FSU, FSE, EWRI, FWDD, TNDQ, LGLV, ALTL
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- How big of a lead have small caps gained over bigger stocks? The Russell 2000 (IWM) is ahead 27.3% vs. the S&P 500's 22.1% advance YTD. Over the last 5 years, the annualized advantage is 17% to 15.1%, and in the 14 years since about the time the tech bubble burst, the Russell has gained 8.4% annualized vs. the S&P's 3.8%.
- Future performance might be another story, according to The Leuthold Group which suggests we'e witnessing "a final gasp in small-cap leadership." Based on a number of metrics, the team estimates small stocks are trading at about a 40% premium to the S&P 500, as pricey as they've been in the "modern" era.
- Morgan Stanley's Adam Parker, however, notes mega-cap stocks have already achieved record-high profit margins while smaller company margins are closer to their long-term average and have room to move higher. Also of note is unusually slow M&A activity - this could pick up and allow buyout premiums on the easily-digestible smaller companies.
- Small cap ETFs: IWM, TZA, TNA, UWM, VB, IJR, SLY, RWJ, TWM, URTY, SCHA, RWM, SRTY, SAA, DWAS, VTWO, SBB, RSCO, JKJ, SDD, XSLV, FYX, VIOO, EWRS, TWOK, SMLV, PXSC
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- Valuations are high, says David Kostin and team - the Russell 2000's (IWM) P/E ratio is up 25% this year and stands above the 10-year average both in absolute terms and relative to the S&P 500. At the same time, EPS growth is set to slow from 11% this year to 8% in 2014.
- The Russell 2000 has outperformed the S&P 500 by nearly 1000 basis points over the last year.
- Has the catch-up already begun - small caps have lagged the broader market by 250 basis points over the past month.
- Small cap ETFs: IWM, TZA, TNA, UWM, VB, IJR, SLY, RWJ, TWM, URTY, SCHA, RWM, SRTY, SAA, DWAS, VTWO, SBB, RSCO, JKJ, SDD, XSLV, FYX, VIOO, EWRS, TWOK, SMLV, PXSC
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- "I don't want to miss out." a Los Angeles real estate appraiser said in a note to his financial adviser last week after seeing one pundit up his DJIA forecast to 20K.
- "Frankly, from 2009 until recently, I wanted to stay very conservative," says a technology sales manager. "I want to get more aggressive."
- A Houston attorney and stock market skeptic was turned by her Schwab statement showing YTD gains of nearly 20%. She's planning on set aside more of her paycheck for stocks. "Sometimes you feel like it's too late. But it's probably never too late."
- Inflows of $8.9B into long-only equity funds last week were the largest amount since March 2000. This follows October inflows into stock funds that were the 3rd largest on record.
- Index ETFs: SPY, QQQ, SH, DIA, IWM, TZA, TNA, SSO, SDS, PSQ, IVV, SPXU, UWM, SPLV, UPRO, VOO, QID, MDY, VB, SPXS, PRF, SPXL, DOG, TQQQ, IJR, RSP, SQQQ, DXD, SLY, QLD, MVV, RWJ, RWL, IJH, EPS, VO, TWM, URTY, SCHA, SDOW, UDOW, DDM, EZM, MIDU, VV, RWK, RWM, SRTY, SCHX, IWB, UMDD, IWR, SPHB, NY, SAA, BXUB, SCHM, DWAS, QQEW, VTWO, MIDZ, QQQE, MZZ, JKD, IVOO, DIM, VONE, SBB, RSCO, EQL, FNX, JKJ, CZA, SDD, ROLA, TRND, SFLA, XMLV, BXUC, XSLV, JKG, SMDD, MYY, FYX, QQXT, VIOO, EEH, ONEK, TRSK, TRNM, SPXH, EWRS, TWOK, FSE, BXDB, EWRI, FSU, PXLC, SMLV, FWDD, TNDQ, LGLV, EWRM, ALTL, PXMC, PXSC
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- Investors poured another $12.4B into global equity funds in the week ended Wednesday, with BAML's Michael Hartnett saying another $8B-$9B of inflows over the next two weeks would trigger a contrarian sell signal in his firm's flow-based model.
- This would coincide with BAML's Bull & Bear Index, which is getting a little to bullish for comfort. Fund manager cash levels were at 4.4% in October. A dip below 4% in November, says Hartnett, would trigger a bright red Sell alert.
- Stock index ETFs: SPY, QQQ, SH, DIA, IWM, VTI, TZA, TNA, SSO, SDS, PSQ, IWC, IVV, SPXU, UWM, SPLV, UPRO, VOO, QID, MDY, VB, SPXS, PRF, SPXL, DOG, TQQQ, IJR, RSP, DXD, SQQQ, SLY, QLD, PRFZ, MVV, RWJ, RWL, IJH, EPS, VO, SCHB, TWM, URTY, SCHA, SDOW, UDOW, VXF, USMV, DDM, EZM, MIDU, VV, RWM, RWK, IWV, SRTY, SCHX, IWB, ITOT, ONEQ, PDP, UMDD, IWR, OEF, SPHB, IYY, MGC, NY, SAA, SCHM, BXUB, DWAS, QQEW, VTWO, XLG, NYC, MIDZ, MZZ, QQQE, QUAL, DIM, IVOO, JKD, SBB, VONE, EXT, RSCO, CZA, FNX, EQL, JKJ, FVI, SDD, EUSA, ROLA, PZI, FDM, SFLA, TRND, RTLA, XMLV, THRK, XSLV, JKG, BXUC, SMDD, WMCR, MYY, FYX, QQXT, VIOO, TRNM, ONEK, EEH, SPXH, TRSK, IWL, VTHR, EWRS, TWOK, FSE, FSU, PXLC, EWRI, PWO, TOTS, SMLV, BXDB, EWRM, LGLV, UWC, TNDQ, FNDB, FWDD, ALTL, FMK, PXSC, SIZE, PXMC, PIQ, TWQ
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Thursday, Oct 317:08 AM
- Still coming to grips with the slightest hawkish twist to the FOMC statement yesterday afternoon, S&P 500 (SPY) futures are down 0.25% and the Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) is off 0.45%. Facebook soared after a big earnings beat last night, then actually turned red during the earnings call, but is now higher by 3% in the premarket.
- Europe opened to the downside, but is now mostly higher, and Asia was solidly lower overnight.
- Treasury yields have regained some of their composure, the 10-year yield falling 3 basis points to 2.51%, after shooting higher yesterday afternoon post-statement. Gold's off 1% to $1,.335 per ounce.
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So I am going to do the first-ever GreenSmoothieGirl.com retreat and it's going to be a BLAST:
Overthrowing the Standard American Diet
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GreenSmoothieGirl Parents' and Grandparents' Retreat 2010
I spent some time brainstorming what the sessions will be, what I think you'll want to learn about. (I've a pretty good idea, reading a lot of your comments on this blog, and emails, the past few years.) But tell me so I know for sure, okay? What can I do for you, to make your parenting or grandparenting job easier?
The retreat will be in Utah, for two days, Friday and Saturday, February 25-26, 2011. Somewhere fabulous (and local, this first year, since my biggest core of readers are here): Provo Marriott, Midway Zermatt, something like that. We'll check into it and let you know. Ideas welcome.
There will be a mini-retreat WITH YOUR KIDS AGE 5-12 (optional to bring them), for half a day on Saturday. We'll have whole-foods tastings and ratings, awards for the kids as they open their minds and taste buds, a nutrition class geared toward their level of understanding, a hands-on try-it-yourself clinic to learn to make food for the family and learn to be leaders and helpers in your home.
On Friday and Saturday, I will teach some of the sessions on the 12 Steps to Whole Foods program.
I hope to release my kids' book Green Kids Rock Out Loud that weekend and send everybody in attendance home with a signed copy.
I already have 3 parents I know who have been WALKING THE TALK for up to 30 years, who have agreed to speak and sit on a panel to answer your questions. Ask away, because they have fed their families a mostly raw diet for many years and their personal stories are AMAZING. Between the three families, they've beat cancer, heart disease (pacemaker), cystic fibrosis, and more. Shelley Abegg, Ruth Holmes, and Denley / Jan Fowlke . . . some of my personal heroes! I'm ecstatic that they've agreed to prepare, come, and share.
I want you to meet other parents who are doing this and have some opportunities to mingle and to share your ideas and energy, and send you home with a transcript of the ideas of this community of parents. That by itself will be worth your time because GSG READERS ARE AMAZING. Nobody requires your presence on this site and blog that explore living a quality life. So it tends to be truth seekers, creative parents, top-notch people who gravitate here. I personally can't wait for that community to come together.
I want you to leave energized, empowered, and ready to take on the world. And I want you to leave really well fed. (Of course we will feed you fabulous whole-foods meals.)
You probably want me and my friends to cover some of these topics:
- Infant/Toddler/Nursing mom nutrition
- How to eat whole foods while traveling
- That awful subject . . . school lunch!
- Peer pressure for kids
- How to bring the spouse and kids on board
But that's just what I want–or what I THINK you want. I'll have a registration page up soon, but what do you want out of a retreat? Please tell me here.
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I'd come! Great excuse to see my girls at BYU while rejuvenating myself in my love for talking healthy eating. I'd love to see some yoga too.
AnonymousView July 27, 2010
Don't have any suggestions for you – just wanted to say how excited I am for this! I'm sure it's going to be GREAT! Keep us updated, for sure!
AnonymousView July 27, 2010
The mini-retreat with kids sounds great. My kids would be thrilled and amazed to go to a social gathering where the food was GSG standards.
Would the spouses go to the toddler nutrition classes and such or have other choices?
My husband isn't interested in the same stuff as most of the readers of this blog, if he came to a retreat he might be interested in discussing things like
1) What to eat on holidays and at potlucks
2) "Help! I love to grill and my wife wants salad"
3) You know you're the spouse of a green smoothie girl/guy if… (how to have a sense of humor about adopting wholefoods lifestyle.)
4) Organic gardening & composting
5) Washing a zillion smoothie cups and salad bowls, Is it worth it?
Robynreplied:View July 27, 2010
Regina, the parents will attend most or all of the mini-retreat WITH the kids. Since I will be running part of it, I don't want to have an adults' part going on at the same time as the kids' (I don't want to miss anything!). I want you to see what your kids are learning, too.
I have to figure out an option for child care for those coming from out of town, with kids, the rest of the two days.
Marly, I think events like this are key to remembering we are NOT crazy just because this generation has, well, lost its mind nutritionally.
Yeah!!! I'd come from Arizona to join in the festivities and try to convince my family in Idaho to join me!
This sounds great my kids would love this. Plus there aren't that many retreats you can bring kids to. I'd be interested in hearing about how to have a whole foods lifestyle for athletes, and for people who really need a lot of calories (my husband's problem, not mine) and tend to lose weight and get spacey if they don't eat really heavy food.
AnonymousView July 27, 2010
would I be able to bring a nursing babe to the retreat? (as long as I left the room is she was fussy?!) this is awesome!!
AnonymousView July 27, 2010
I'll be there if you have it at the Provo Marriott, and I'll bring along 5 of my greenest friends .
I would love to taste the recipes (or as many as feasible) from your 12 Step book. When I read a recipe, I have a hard time seeing it on my table, but if I can taste it then I'm more likely to make it.
This sounds like a fun and rewarding event, as well as a wonderful support group to those of us who are told by family members that we're just NUTS when it comes to food.
AnonymousView July 27, 2010
Oops! I forgot to add that the hardest thing for me is healthy foods on the go, whether it's vacation or shopping for the day. I would appreciate hearing more about this and what others have successfully done. Thanks for all you do for us.
LOVE the idea and I will be there. Here's an idea you might want to consider : How about a class on setting up a clutter-free, user-friendly kitchen–a CENTERED kitchen that moms and kids can work in (and clean up) easily? I've been teaching this at BYU Ed. Week and national conferences since my book, IT'S HERE…SOMEWHERE, came out in 1985, and folks love it. My research has shown that folks are more inclined to make changes and do new things if the process isn't too hard–thus the need for a simplified, and centered kitchen. If you like the idea, send me an email and I can send you my bulleted class outline so you can get a feel for what would be covered. Your fan, Alice Osborne
AnonymousView July 27, 2010
I'm a couple years away from having kids… (trying to wait till my husband is done with school). My husband and I are trying to change our diet now and better our life style now so that we are more prepared to feed our family right.. I would love a womens retreat, learning about how to best take care of your body while trying to get pregnant, pregnant, and nursing. and I would love to hear other womens stories about natural child birth, and vacinations. I have so many questions in these areas and too be honest they are intimidating and scary topics to bring up with just anyone. Just my thoughts, but even if you didn't cover any of this, i'm in and i'm so excited to come learn from everything you have to offer. Also, LOVE the yoga idea!
AnonymousView July 27, 2010
I just ordered your 12 Step program and am excited to start feeling (and looking) better. My biggest reason for starting this is my kids. I would love to come to a retreat like this. I love Midway but prefer The Homestead Resort to The Zermatt. It is right across the street. It has a much more relaxed country feel to it and I know that they host retreats and conferences. I am looking forward to this and will start saving up to make it. Thanks Robyn!
I would love to come but I'm not sure I'll be able to fly out to utah. Will you make the seminar available on podcast? (Especially the part about the spouse!) thanks!
AnonymousView July 27, 2010
Sounds like a great idea. I would definitely come if it was held at the Provo Marriott. I'm sure lots of other nutritionally-minded college kids would come, too.
AnonymousView July 27, 2010
Sounds like a great idea. I would definitely come if it was held at the Provo Marriott. I'm sure lots of other nutritionally-minded college kids would come, too.
I would love to try more of your recipes!
AnonymousView July 27, 2010
Everything that Regina said!!!! Can't wait.. is this going to be super expensive?? Do I need to start saving
Robynreplied:View July 27, 2010
Kelsey, I think it's going to be $299 for adults and $69 to bring a child.
AnonymousView July 27, 2010
We would love to come, especially me and my daughter who persuaded our family to become Vegetarian.
One concern though, February is rather cold and possibly snowy here, how is it in Utah? Will flights in to your area be dependable? Just wondering..
Thanks for all of your great work!
Robynreplied:View July 27, 2010
Kimberly, that is definitely something I need to think about . . . it certainly does snow here!
AnonymousView July 27, 2010
Please hold it at the Provo Marriot. This would be perfect and I'll bring the whole family!
AnonymousView July 27, 2010
I have been following you for a few months now and am getting swept up! A retreat sounds so fun!
I have been wanting to ask a question for awhile… even if it's not addressed at the retreat maybe you could answer it another way sometime? What are your best suggestions for a healthy and usable food storage?
Robynreplied:View July 27, 2010
Lauren, I have a course, Developing a High-Nutrition Food Storage, 80% done. I just need to produce it! Good idea for a class if we have time at the retreat–I have WAY more ideas than we can cover in 2 days!
I'm super excited to hear this news! I just moved to S.L.C. from Southern Utah…and would love to learn more from your workshops:)
AnonymousView July 27, 2010
Oooh oooh! I wanna come, I wanna come! My due date is the 28th though. Anyway I might be able to get the info from the classes if I'm unable to attend? I love, love, love the idea of a retreat and could really benefit from these classes!
AnonymousView July 27, 2010
I love your 5 topics for classes. That is so what I want to know about! Thank you! Sounds great!
AnonymousView July 27, 2010
LOVE THIS IDEA! Already thinking up creative ways to pay for it! One thing that i would like to see, at the retreat or in some form on the site would be what to do when your children do get sick. I realize that the probability of that happening is greatly reduced with great nutrition, but it still happens. I would be very interested to know what you, Robyn, have done especially when your children were babies. Just some holistic tips and tricks from someone who has actually done it would be so nice. As a young mom I would love this.
Ok, whole other thought, thank you so much for doing the class in Ogden, I loved it and loved being able to talk to you afterwards, I thought that it was so awesome that you took time to talk to every person that wanted to talk. I was the crazy girl that stayed till very last and talked your ear off, I am now making good on my promise to write my story on here ( I apologize for the crazy long post in advance).
I very much relate to Robyn's story, I too grew up in a large family with a mother who fed us great nutrition, pretty much because it was what was cheap. I am the middle of nine children and my mother was single from the time I was 7, we ate mostly out of our ginormous garden, beans, and corn tortillas. We NEVER had anything processed, no cold cereal, and didnt know what a pop tart was. When I got pregnant and married at 18 I bought all the things that I was 'deprived' of growing up. My husband was from a
AnonymousView July 27, 2010
LOVE THIS IDEA! Already thinking up creative ways to pay for it! One thing that i would like to see, at the retreat or in some form on the site would be what to do when your children do get sick. I realize that the probability of that happening is greatly reduced with great nutrition, but it still happens. I would be very interested to know what you, Robyn, have done especially when your children were babies. Just some holistic tips and tricks from someone who has actually done it would be so nice. As a young mom I would love this.
Ok, whole other thought, thank you so much for doing the class in Ogden, I loved it and loved being able to talk to you afterwards, I thought that it was so awesome that you took time to talk to every person that wanted to talk. I was the crazy girl that stayed till very last and talked your ear off, I am now making good on my promise to write my story on here ( I apologize for the crazy long post in advance).
I very much relate to Robyn's story, I too grew up in a large family with a mother who fed us great nutrition, pretty much because it was what was cheap. I am the middle of nine children and my mother was single from the time I was 7, we ate mostly out of our ginormous garden, beans, and corn tortillas. We NEVER had anything processed, no cold cereal, and didnt know what a pop tart was.
When I got pregnant and married at 18 I bought all the things that I was 'deprived' of growing up. My husband was from a pre-made- freezer meal- TONS of meat- teeny side of veggies no one ate, family. The only veggie he would eat was broccoli, and every meal had to have meat in it, and alot of it. I made what he liked. I was sick every few weeks for 4 years. I slept 12 hours a day and was still so tired. I always figured it was because of having a kid or what not.
One kid later, beautiful baby #2 poped out with eczima, acid reflux, and lactose intolerance. I cut all dairy ( I used to drink almost a gallon of milk a day). One month later woke up thinking I would die from stomach pain, found out I had galbladder issues. I cut most fats and meat. My amazing friend told me about GSG, when I was bemoaning "What am i supposed to eat?".
For months my husband made fun of my 'gross concoctions'. Sundays after church I would slide out the blender for a smoothie, he would pull out the deep fryer and breaded chicken. One day, we had a bet, he lost, and had to eat whatever I wanted. Green smoothie it is! He eyed the little glass suspiciously, and took a teeny sip. Then another. "hm, Its really not too bad." I was floored.
So many times I had cajoled him to take a bite of something i "knew" he would like, and every time he would say "I just really don't like it". The next morning I made a big batch of smoothie, pored him a big glass and he drank the whole thing! Later when he asked what the green crap was from my food co-op, I said, "Kale, how did you like it for breakfast?"
Now he pretty much eats anything I put into a smoothie, something I really thought would never happen, it is my little miracle. If you knew him, you would know that it is truly a miracle. I am deeply grateful to Robyn, not only for making it possible for me to have more energy then I have had since I was 16, and my house never looking so good, but giving me the tools to help my husband eat something healthy. Its a start in the right direction, and a start I didnt know would ever be possible.
AnonymousView July 28, 2010
I would love to fly out from Boston for the retreat. Perhaps with one or two of my oldest children (they will be almost 10 and 7) too. Hubby will have to stay home with the little one. How is Provo for flying into? Do I have to fly to SLC and then fly again to Provo?
Robynreplied:View July 28, 2010
Amy, since posting this, I have more info: the location is going to be at Noah's in Lindon, about a 40-min. drive from the Salt Lake airport, closer than Provo. (There's no commercial airport in Provo.)
I will announce this later, but I'm thinking we will do this in April to avoid a possible blizzard scenario.
Oh I will so be there!!!!! All the ideas so far sound fabulous! I'd love to get an estimate on the cost so I can start saving my pennies!!
AnonymousView July 28, 2010
The retreat already sounds amazing! I wonder, for those who cannot attend, if it will be possible to purchase a video…Just a thought!
Ann…a new greensmoothie girl
Robynreplied:View July 28, 2010
Ann, I am considering how to capture the retreat on DVD, transcripts, etc., to be available afterward.
AnonymousView July 28, 2010
I haven't read the other comments so these suggestions might be repeated, but a few things I've noticed that get discussed here or on the 12 step blog a lot are how to save money while eating whole foods and how to store whole foods (e.g. how long will nuts and seeds keep in the fridge or freezer, how long can sprouts keep, etc.).
AnonymousView July 28, 2010
Looking forward to coming from San Diego for the retreat! I would be interested in more vegan dishes. Many of your receipes call for eggs & I am not good at converting them to vegan dishes with good results.
I got lazy & went off GS for about a month. I am so tired all the time & realized how much better I feel with GS everyday, plus my grandchildren are asking for them!
Robynreplied:View July 28, 2010
Hey Kathleen, actually fewer than 5% of my recipes call for eggs or anything else from an animal. But you can use 1 Tbsp. chia seed soaked in 3 Tbsp. water, to replace a large egg!
Good luck getting back on the wagon! It happens.
AnonymousView July 28, 2010
I was so excited in hearing about the retreat and was planning on bringing my whole family until I saw the possible price. Will there be a family discount? For instance, if I could bring my husband and 14 year old daughter (who, incidentally is planning on going to Culinary school) and myself for $400, I definately would.( I am assuming we would have hotel costs on top of this.) I also agree with holding it in Provo, as it would be more accessible for those flying in. I also liked the kitchen organization class idea.
Robynreplied:View July 28, 2010
Hey Susan, gathering costs and will consider that (a discount for an additional adult). Event will be in Lindon, closer to Salt Lake airport than Provo even, at Noah's.
I cant wait! Just told my hubby to put in a vacay request at work (he travels) when he asked what for my answer was a life changing weekend. haha…he has NO idea what he's in for! Good thing he's such a good sport!
AnonymousView July 30, 2010
How fun! I'd love to be part of this. I agree with having it be later–not in February because of bad weather.
I would really like to hear about my most difficult meal–lunch. Especially lunches I can send with children to school. I have 5 in school right now–a total of 8 children–7 at home.
Can't wait to hear all the details and I love the idea about kids coming to sample on Saturday. I actually had my twelve year old son say yesterday–Mom I need to start drinking green drinks, yay!
AnonymousView August 1, 2010
please tell me where to sign up! My family and i have been making the transition along with my sisters, sisters-in-laws and mother. We would love to get some more ideas to continue to motivate us and help our families along. All of your discussion ideas are right on. Thanks for all you do!
AnonymousView August 16, 2010
I just found your blog tonight & as I've had time (inbetween 6 kids & working) I've been reading through. I was so excited to come across this entry ~ I am very very interested in this & am hoping that I've not missed the annoucnement? I love what your sharing here!!!
AnonymousView August 17, 2010
How soon before you will post the exact date? I want to bring my daughters and daughter in law's, that would be 7 of us if everyone came. A family discount would be wonderful. How many can you have come to the retreat?
I am most interested in the retreat for my daughters to get away from the kids, and to learn ideas to take back home. How much of the time will be spent with the children, and how much will be dedicated to empowering the adults to go home and teach their families to eat healthy.
Robynreplied:View August 18, 2010
A four-hour block will be with the kids on Saturday morning. But the adults will be involved too. I may include an option for adults who don't want to do the kid stuff WITH the kids. But I don't know what that will be yet (could be something touristy or just fun).


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CHEF JEFF — ONE BYTE AT A TIME: Lemon Delice
This dessert is made easily with a store-bought cake.By: Herald Staff Report,
This dessert is made easily with a store-bought cake.
Lemon Delice
1 fresh or frozen pound cake (10 ounces), preferably whole butter
4 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
2 ounces cream cheese
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
½ cup confectioners' sugar
Remove cake from container; trim it evenly to remove brown exterior from top, sides, bottom. Slice horizontally to create 3 layers. Beat butter, cream cheese, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, confectioners' sugar until smooth. Sprinkle cake layers with remaining lemon juice. Frost each layer, reform cake, frosting top, sides. Refrigerate for 10 to 15 minutes before slicing, serving.
Yield: Serves 6.
Approximate nutritional analysis per serving: 318 calories, 20 grams fat (12 grams saturated), 135 milligrams cholesterol, 3.2 grams protein, 32.5 grams carbohydrates, 0.3 grams fiber, 220 milligrams sodium.
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Perfect little place to grab a bite of lunch. Food was cheap and cheerful and staff had a really fast efficient clean-up operation. Friendly bunch too. Keep your elbows in as its a little bit cramped.
Perfect little place to grab a bite of lunch. Food was cheap and cheerful and staff had a really fast efficient clean-up operation. Friendly bunch too. Keep your elbows in as its a little bit cramped.
Living down the road from Bristol, whenever i visit i go to Cafe Amore. The value for money is amazing and the atmosphere is great. I normally get a cheese and chilli jacket with an appetiser while my partner gets a cheese and tomato panini and a latte all for under £10!! i love it!!
Came across cafe amore by chance on 22.10.2013. looking for late breakfast and coffee, attracted to this cafe by open fronted doors and seating area outside, attractive fridges with lots of different pain is and cakes on offer. what really made the wow factor was the polite, friendliness of the staff and the lovely atmosphere inside. we ordered coffee and... More
My favourite cafe in Bristol. I eat there every time I was in town and were always satisfied with the food and service. Staff were friendly and cheerful. The variety of sandwiches were delicious and the hot toasted panini were yummy. Prices were very reasonable. Would be even better if they make fresh fruits smoothies upon request instead of the... More
This bristol favourite NEVER disappoints. It's a slick operation, good food, good service & good value. It's been running for years & I hope it runs for many more
Café amore is by far the best café in Bristol city. The food is fantastic and so reasonably priced. The service is also great with the staff always happy to help. I would highly recommend this place. One word of warning - if you chose a jacket potato don't eat anything else before you go...they are huge and spilling with... More
This place is almost a Bristol institution - I've lived in the city since 1997 and have used it regularly ever since my arrival. What has never changed during this period is the outstanding service, tasty food, ample portion sizes and great value for money. When I say the service is outstanding, this is a severe understatement; the manager operates... More
Went into Cafe Amore for the first time on Wednesday morning. My daughter lives in Bristol and we were visiting. We had coffee and croissants - a simple breakfast but my, the quality of the service from the young woman behind the counter and the care they took was superb. 2 pats of butter each rather than the measly one... More
Don't let the exterior put you off, this is a GREAT place to eat. It is a cafe though, so you've got to grab a tray and select your food. The service is excellent though, as soon as you've paid, the wait staff takes your food to the table for you. Prices are great and the quality of food has... More
Went for lunch with friends. Food came quickly an tasted Nice. Service was good and prices were decent! Overall good experience as we wanted to sit, chat and catch up which we did in a quite relaxed environment :)
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