This article on sustainable living, raw foodism, veganism, humanure composting, and hemp economy was written for the new edition of Perfect Body by Roe Gallo, one of the greatest and most beautiful people, raw or not, in the world. Roe is full of energy, love, and kindness and always brimming over with happiness. She's such an inspiration to us, that's why we were ecstatic when Roe asked us to contribute to her book because she likes what we do.
I've written this saga about our raw food vegan self-sufficient off-the-grid year-round gardening lifestyle in response to questions and inquiries that we have received over the years from customers and visitors of Rawganique.com. I will describe the different aspects of our homesteading life, which includes solar panels, wind generator (no gas generator), our assortment of pet animals (ducks, geese, chickens, dogs, and cats), our organic garden, our love for clay-bottom ponds, and the many sources of inspiration that have propelled us to seek our current lifestyle.
Ever since I became aware of the impact of wrong lifestyle choices in 1993, I have sought out products that are made naturally, that would not harm me, or the environment. Our house is a cedar log home (so there's no need for objectionable insulation materials — well, except for under the roof, and for that we chose to go with spray foam, which became benign after it dried a day or two after application). The walls were hand-oiled with organic hemp, linseed, and tung oil.
