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Elizabeth Blake

@lizblake

Cacao Alchemist. Foodie. Plant Person. Living from the Heart.

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Elizabeth Blake
@lizblake Feb 20, 2018, 11:34 PM UTC

Mother Tree in St. Thomas Jamaica!!!

While in Jamaica, I visited this incredible mother tree in St. Thomas. My Source Farm eco-village family is working to protect this tree and restore the land it lives on... because trees give us life…

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Elizabeth Blake
@lizblake Feb 16, 2018, 9:13 PM UTC

Monolithic Domes at Source Farm Eco-Village Jamaica

These gorgeous monolithic domes are popping up on the Source Farm Eco-Village in Jamaica! Earthworks, a green building service offered by Source Farm, builds natural earth bag buildings and monolithi…

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Elizabeth Blake
@lizblake Feb 15, 2018, 4:55 PM UTC

Jamaican Super Conscious Foods from the Source

Every morning at the Source Farm Eco-Village in Jamaica, we’d eat a breakfast of local super conscious delicious foods. A giant fruit platter was always on the table with something warm too - sometim…

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Elizabeth Blake
@lizblake Jan 27, 2018, 1:04 AM UTC

Visiting a Sustainable Jamaican Cacao Farm

Yesterday I had the incredible experience of visiting a Cacao farm in St. Thomas, Jamaica called Bachelor’s Hall Estate. Desmond, the farmer, sells his beans to chocolatiers in the US, Canada and the…

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Elizabeth Blake
@lizblake Jan 17, 2018, 2:47 AM UTC

Inside a Cacao Pod (Photos!)

Ever wonder where Cacao comes from? Cacao nibs are broken beans, which come from a large pod, which grows on a tree in the tropics. The tree has no season and produces Cacao pods all year long! You m…

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Elizabeth Blake
@lizblake Jan 16, 2018, 3:05 AM UTC

Mood and Body Benefits of Cacao

Cacao, the plant that chocolate is made of, is an incredible, powerful and very generous plant. "Chocolate” as many people understand it to be, has be highly processed and refined, often with the add…

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Elizabeth Blake
@lizblake Jan 14, 2018, 2:50 AM UTC

Mushroom Magic

What a strange wild magical world mycelium networks and mushrooms are! Did you know that fungi DNA is more similar to animal DNA than plants? Because of this, mushrooms produce Vitamin D when laid ou…

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Elizabeth Blake
@lizblake Jan 13, 2018, 2:27 AM UTC

Super Easy Vegan Homemade Coconut Milk Recipe

Here's a recipe that could change your culinary life :) Once you realize how easy (and inexpensive) it is to have creamy, delicious, homemade, dairy free, nut free milk you might never want to buy mi…

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Elizabeth Blake
@lizblake Jan 12, 2018, 1:05 AM UTC

Introducing the Source Farm Ecovillage in Jamaica

In less than 2 weeks, I’ll be on my way to the Source Farm Ecovillage in Jamaica! During my time there, I’ll be sharing more about this incredible place, a sanctuary of sustainable living dedicated t…

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Elizabeth Blake
@lizblake Jan 10, 2018, 12:19 AM UTC

Reducing My Plastic Consumption

My entry into the @livesustainably Reduce Plastic Consumption competition… Wherever I go, I carry this ToGoWare Utensil set made of bamboo! I work to avoid single use plastics, and these utensils are…

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