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SPRING PLANTING TIME IS HERE!!!!! EMWOT(East Meets West of Troost) Property Management and Amen Ankh Urban Farm is offering an Urban Agricultural community action event for Urban Growers. Get a real hands-on work out! Bring your Crew and PUT ON YOUR WORK BOOTS! #emwotbootcamp We will be undertaking Urban Farming, and Flash Mob Barn Raisings, with Active participation and interaction with Local Kansas City Urban Farming sites!

Every Saturday at 9:00am - 12pm — Meet Up at Amen Ankh Urban Farm Kansas City, MO. 64130 —More Info- http://amen-parankh.blogspot.com/2014/01/food-sovereignty-boot-camp.html

9:00am- 12:30pm SATURDAYs URBAN FARMING EVENTS: BRING YOURSELF AND YOUR CREW and PUT YOUR WORK BOOTS ON! We will be undertaking Urban Farming with Active participation!!!!!

BRING YOUR Chain saws and TOOLS! We are "Barn Storming" and Pyramid Building every Saturday morning to support local Growers. If you would like assistance for your farm or would like to start your own Farm, Want to learn more, or just want to volunteers to help, let us know you are coming by- please call us. 816-281-7704 or send an email to amen.ankh@live.com

SATURDAY ACTIVITIES- BE THERE AT 9:00AM
Prepare for Spring -planting! at Amen Ankh Urban Farm!  Ongoing EVERY Saturday Growers Work teams Recruitment and sign-ups! with-King Kihei - Youth Going Green, Calling on Sasteh Meter- the Green Griot!

RSVP TO SIGN-UP! In Box -Facebook Event - EMAIL: emwotkc@gmail.com or text/Call us! 816-281-7704- Nuta Beqsu

WE ARE COMING AROUND THE COMMUNITY for "BARN RAISING" AND "STONE SOUP" EVENTS TO SUPPORT URBAN GROWERS!

*If You are a Grower and need some help, or Would like to become one, or just want to support the "Right-to-Farm/ Grow foods-not-lawns, and Feed yourself Local Foods" initiatives 
*Get out- Get involved Get into Fresh Air, Sunshine and Exercise- Call Us and Get on the schedule! # 816-281-7704 

SATURDAY ACTIVITIES- 9:00AM

Prepare for Spring Farming! at Amen Ankh Urban Farm! Ongoing Growers Work team Recruitment and sign-up! 

• Youth Going Green
• You G.R.O.W.W. Girls
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• RSVP TO SIGN-UP! Face Book Event OR EMAIL: amen.ankh@live.com,  emwotkc@gmail.com or text/Call us! 
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  10:00am-1:00pm You G.R.O.W. GIRLS- Teach a Girl Heal a Nation -Girl's Mentor group -Introduction and signup

*** EMWOT Property Management, offers Services: Tilling, Raised Bed Construction, weeding and cultivation, Greenhouse Building, and Aquaponic Construction, as well as any other property maintenance and custodial concerns; Clean-out, painting, hauling, Minor Repair, Deck Construction, Moving, Security, Home and Business Spiritual cleansing and Blessings...

*BOOK SIGNING- Special Presentation: NATION BUILDING "HOW TO" By Sasteh Meter Mosley

 

  

*Amen Ankh Aquaponics Systems

*Adenike's Art Reduce Reuse Repurpose Recycle Artist to Activism Projects!

*Green Griot Gathering Spoken Word Poetry,

 

*MOVIE DEBUTS for EMWOT - "YOU DON'T WORK YOU DON'T EAT"

and AMEN PAR ANKH (Sacred Temple of Life)

What you can do to help Amen Par Ankh (Sacred House of Life) and Amen Ankh Urban Farm Heal the Hood?

1.      Buy any item At Amen Par Ankh or online to Pay Pal, E-Check or Snail Mail us a Check or Money Order: to Amen Communications at Kansas City, MO. 64130

2.      Why not purchase a Fresh Food box for another person as a gift? (Remember the sick and shut-ins, Athletes, Newborn families, At-Risk Youth, Disabled...) Free Delivery for $30+ boxes...

3.      Donate Time, Talent, and or money to Sponsor the cause. Your $5, $10, $20, $100 [or more] in donations will allow us to purchase items to make the Amen Par Ankh Center a more successful experience for all. Send your donations to our PayPal payment gateway at: amen.parankh@gmail.com, or if you prefer the safety of surface mail, please send it to Amen Par Ankh, Kansas City, MO. 64130

4.      If you live in Kansas City, you can donate Work wear: Sun Hats, Drinking Water, Boots, Gloves, Socks. and Safety supplies, tools and equipment

5.      If you would like to volunteer to be a part of our Saturday Food Sovereignty Boot Camp sessions Please call (816) 281-7704, or send an email to us at amen.parankh@gmail.com , or amen.ankh@live.com

6.      You can Drop off supplies and Donations, compostable and recycled Laundry Detergent Bottles, Leaves and clipping, and Electronic digital items at our Farm location, or tell us where your items are located, and we will gladly come and pick them up. Thank you for your generosity.

7.      Please let others know about The Amen Par Ankh and Amen Ankh Urban Farm -by emailing forwarding, sending articles to your local newspaper, or social media networks, by calling radio/tv talk shows, to encourage Black people to attend our events.

What are the issues to Heal the Hood?    

• Youth empowerment and building a revolutionary sustainable way of life through local production and home cottage industry

• Gang and Underground economy truce.

• Building an anti-poverty and employment and vocational movement for the Urban At-Risk Youth, Prison re-entry populations and low income people out of work;

• Building a mass movement against racist police terror and brutality, and to end racial profiling;

•         Fighting School to mass imprisonment of our youth, and people of color, which is crippling families and their communities.

•         How to organize an autonomy chapter in your city to do revolutionary grassroots organizing.

 Who should come to Amen Par Ankh?

 Activists, educators, students, workers, and many others, in fact, everyone who has looked at the problems of unemployment, poverty, infant mortality, police murder and brutality, and other issues concentrated in The black community, and said to themselves: “There has to be an answer!” Well, there is, the Black people must organize their own mass movement and must direct our voted officials and those in political offices, corporations, and other institutions. Yet, we must all be willing to learn new ideas and hear new voices and from new leadership and youth, not heard from before. We need real solutions, instead of the political dead ends distractions and busy work of the past few years that have been presented. Kansas City needs this new path, to jumpstart people's power structures in the urban areas that can lead to the building of new social movements all over the Americas. This is a worker's movement, which anyone in our community can attend if they come to work to solve our own problems.

* You should come because you want solutions to what you see in our communities every day and on the nightly news: unemployed young men on the corner; dead youth at the hands of each other or from the police; massive numbers of Black people thrown into jail and prisons over the drug trade, families overcoming nutritional deprivation and poverty, and other issues we see but don’t understand there is something we can do about this. We are talking about building solutions to our problems: a new campaign about police brutality and terrorism that includes community self-defense; a mass movement against poverty and unemployment that includes building a Black solidarity economy, at a time when our community is suffering from depression levels of unemployment. We need to talk about how we build a mass movement for youth empowerment in order to turn the youth into community organizers and agents for social change. We will talk about a mass community-based movement against racial profiling and deadly police and auxiliary police attacks on Black youth; and finally, we need to talk about how to build a movement for Autonomy in your city, in order to apply what you have learned at this conference.

Amen Ankh Urban Farm- Wild Edible Plant Foods: Identifying Purslane

Foraging: Identifying and Eating Purslane (avoid poisonous spurge!)

Purslane: abundant, tasty, very nutritious, and pretty easy to identify--with just a couple pointers!

Identification difficulty for the Novice

Purslane, (latin name: Portulaca oleracea), is a wonderful, edible "weed". It's tasty, versatile, highly nutritious, easy to find, grows everywhere and is relatively easy to identify. It's not native to North America, so it is generally considered to be an invasive weed. For those of you with an interest in Foraging, homesteading, and/or sustainable eating, choosing invasive species for your meals is one of the most sustainable, locavore options. There's even a word for it: invasivore

Purslane does have one dangerous look-a-like: the potentially deadly spurges. (Euphorbia varieties). I find that they really don't look that much alike, and there is one tried and true way to tell them apart--making purslane a good plant for even a novice forager. 

With that in mind, I'd like to tell you everything I have learned about purslane, including how to identify it, and how not to confuse it with spurge, and some basic cooking tips. 

Purslane history

Purslane has spread throughout all of the Old World, (Europe, North Africa, and Asia). It is eaten fairly frequently through out it's range, especially in the Indian subcontinent. With European imperialism, purslane spread to Australia and North and South America, where is is commonly eaten,(especially Mexico)-- Strangely, it is often considered a weed and not eaten in U.S. or Canada in the modern day. (It used to be eaten in parts of the US as recently as WWII.)

Purslane can be found almost anywhere, and can adapt itself to a variety of climates, from arid to damp, hot to cold, and sun to shade. It's considered a succulent, and can adapt itself to environments that experience the extremes of  rainy seasonal monsoons and months-long droughts.

Identifying Purslane: Portulaca oleracea*

1. Purslane grows low along the ground, generally under 3". Occasionally it will create a bunch or cluster, which can grow about 6" high. It grows from a central taproot, so all the branches of an individual plant will come together at the same place. 
2. Purslane is a succulent. Both stalk and leaves have a thick, fleshy feeling to them. The leaves are not as thick as in most decorative succulents, but their leaves and stems are thicker than spurge. Think of the thickness of kid leather. (See close-up pic). 
3. Stems can be red or green with a reddish tinge. Small bright yellow flowers can grow from the cluster of leaves. Leaves are a bright green.
4. Leaves grow out from the stalk in a "star", of four leaves. Sometimes 2 of these leaves will form before the others, but most times you see the leaves on a plant they will be in groups of 4--often 2 large and 2 small. This looks very similar to a whorled leaf configuration.
   See pic.

   

   The four-leaf "star" like growth of purslane

5. Purslane leaf edges are smooth, not serrated. (They don't have jagged or toothy edges)
6. Purslane stems are smooth and hairless. 
7. Most importantly: if you break the stem of purslane, there is NO sticky white liquid (called latex), Purslane may be a little sticky, but it will be clear, not white. However, small the latex on small spurge plants can be very hard to notice and/or dry up quickly, so make sure to use ALL identification points.

Disclaimer

Important!

Never eat any wild plant unless you are 100% sure that you have identified an edible species.
Always cross-reference the information you find on the internet with an expert, a foraging group, or several reference books. Have fun, but be responsible. Identification is entirely your responsibility. . . and it can also mean your life!

*As always you should never accept anything you read on the internet without verifying it for yourself with either a local expert or several publications. Colors can vary from monitor to monitor, and images are not as clear as in printed materials. Personally, before I eat anything I verify it with at least 3 reliable sources. I have found this to be a remarkably good way of ensuring my safety when foraging. 

This blog has been put together for general information, education, reference, Spirituality, Current Events and Entertainment purposes only and is not intended to provide medical advice. This information has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration, or the American Medical Association and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any specific conditions. Ask your doctor for his professional advice before making radical changes in your diet and lifestyle.

Poisonous Spurges: Euphorbia varieties

1. Euphobia is a pretty big genus, including poinsettias, which are also poisonous. Spurges also grow low along the ground, generally under 3", and they too can grow higher. They also grow in a creeping fashion, out of a central point. 
2. Spurges are not succulents, so the leaves are thinner, like typical plants. If you look at this spurge image, the leaves are almost paper-thin. Not all varieties are this delicate, but none are as thick as those of purslane.
3. Stems can be red or green with a reddish tinge. Leaves are a darker green, compared to purslane, in most varieties. 
4. Leaves grow parallel to each other on the stem in pairs. These leaves will always be opposite each other on the stem, unless they are growing at the junction of a branch. (Then the 2 leaves and the branch will come off the stem evenly spaced--like the spokes in a wheel). But there will never be more than 2 leaves at the same point on the stem. 
5. Every spurge I know of has serrated, indented or toothed leaves. However, sometimes these serrations are very small, and the teeth can also be small and widely spaced--appearing smoother. 
6. Most (but not all) spurges have hairy stems. Some also have hairy leaves.
7. Most importantly: if you break the stem of a spurge, it will ooze a sticky white liquid, called latex.

Because of leaf pairings, spurge tends to grow more horizontal than purslane. A flatter flat, if you will.

 Just as poinsettia can become a problem for house pets, spurges have caused deaths among sheep or other small domestic foraging animals. If you have spurge in your yard, I would use gloves, and try pulling it out if you have young children or pets who go out un-escorted. 

Sustainability

Purslane is a non-native species in the Americas. (To be completely fair, there may be native varieties, but they have interbred and/or died out from competition with the ones brought over from the new world). Purslane is commonly considered to be an invasive species. Invasive generally implies that the plant is doing active harm to the native environment/species, like edible Kudzu. Invasive species are generally considered to be beneficial. in their introduction,

However purslane has been here so long that it's pretty much done whatever damage it's going to do. Like dandelion, it's very possible that purslane wiped out native species when it arrived, but the invading colonizers weren't keeping track, so we really have no idea.

Eating a bunch of purslane, even wiping out a local patch or two isn't going to do any damage to your environment. (Provided you don't use chemicals, of course). Of course, In my opinion, purslane is a very pretty plant, as well as a tasty one. And, given that it can and will grow everywhere, and spreads quickly, you can use it for a nice ground cover in areas you are having difficulty getting anything to grow. Purslane will grow from cuttings, so if you want to get rid of it, don't compost, or let it go to seed. Kept in check, however purslane is a good companion plant for gardens, and helps retain soil moisture.

Eating Purslane

Purslane is a great vegetable for anyone: forager, or gardener. Unlike some wild plants which are bitter (and need to be boiled) or tough and stringy (and do best in a food processor), purslane has excellent flavor and texture, and can be prepared raw or cooked. The leaves, flowers and stems are all edible, (I have never heard of anyone eating the roots--so I would avoid them).

Eaten raw, they have a juicy, crunchy texture. I would call it closest to celery, with an okra like liquid. without the stringiness of celery. The flavor is somewhat tart with a mellow grassy note, or like a mild seaweed.  Where I used to live, it grew prolifically, by roadsides and parking lots--(areas where you would risk ingesting dangerous chemicals.)

Use purslane raw in salads, and sandwiches. When cooked, purslane looses much of it's unique texture, becoming soft like cooked spinach. If you cook it lightly, however, it makes an excellent substitute for pasta--like a thick spaghetti or an udon noodle. Purslane is naturally vegan and gluten free, but has mucilaginous aspect: like okra, purslane will release a sticky liquid when cooked. This "mucilage" can be used to thicken soups and stews, or even an egg white substitute, but if using purslane as a pasta substitute, you will need to rinse the veggie thoroughly and may need multiple changes of boiling water. Cooking purslane also removes much of the sour apple flavor, making it taste more like a spinach or other cooked pot-herb. Other cultures around the world use purslane in baked goods, including semi-sweet applications.

Nutrition

I rarely get to talk about nutrition in wild plants, because the studies just haven't been done. But purslane has a long history of consumption, throughout the world, and we know a lot about what it has to offer.

Purslane is a nutritional powerhouse. Vegetarians and vegans especially will be excited to know that purslane has more heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids than any other leafy vegetable plant. It's protein and iron concentrations are higher than in any cultivated vegetable--including kale. Purslane has more magnesium, vitamin A and vitamin E than kale as well. In a calorie to calorie comparison, it has more potassium than a banana. In addition there are some B vitamins, a good amount of vitamin C, a fair amount of calcium, and a smattering of those micronutrients people say we should get more of. . . All nutritional data has been gathered from the Wikipedia page. 

Note of caution

Purslane has oxalates in it, similar to Japanese knotweed and wood sorrel. As we've mentioned before, many veggies you can buy in the store have oxalic acid, including spinach and rhubarb. People with kidney problems and/or rheumatoid arthritis should avoid these foods. The sick, the elderly, the very young and women who are pregnant or nursing should also avoid wild plants on general principle.

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Amen Par Ankh Winter Solstice Fast and Visioning Days

We are rapidly approaching the season of the Solstice. This is a time when the days are the shortest until we reach the 21^st, through 25^th .

 At Amen Par Ankh, the Winter Solstice is our holy-Days of reflection. We recommend that we are mindful of our bodies, minds and Spirits.

You are invited to participate in our Winter Solstice Fast and visioning celebration DAY for 2014!

In the Northern Hemisphere Winter solstice occurs on December 21 or 22. The sun appears at its most southerly position, directly overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn (23 degrees 27 minutes south latitude). The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year and marks the beginning of winter. It is the exact opposite in the Southern Hemisphere. Solstice loosely translated in Latin is "sun stands still". For several days before and after each solstice the sun appears to stand still in the sky, i.e., its noontime elevation does not seem to change from day to day. Then it is Reborn again in the East position again and the days begin to lengthen.

Starting Monday 17th- 5 days before December 21st, 2013, until December 25^th.

Start by Fasting off of meat only eating vegetables and fruits for the remaining days until the solstice.

On the 19^th – 23^rd only consuming Water, Grapes, Oranges for enzymes, (with Rice to take care of your Carbs -for those who have to work)
The more advanced, can drink only water for 1-3 days for the 21st and 22,...

Adding more Vegetables on the 24th

Break the fast on the 25^th with Apples and more vegetables, Carbs and Fruits

We are Also inviting you to the Amen Par Ankh this Saturday, December 21^st for our Solstice Celebration and Visioning Day! Our chi has been built up to it’s highest through our fast. Now we can come together in collective consciousness to vision for the future. Bring your Visions- We have plenty of magazines, notions and Glue. From 10:00am- 1:00pm

For More Information and RSVP- Contact Sba Sasteh Meter Mosley, and Adenike Amen-Ra Call AND Text- 816-304-7240 Email amen.parankh@gmail.com or amen.ankh@live.com


This is a time to create your vision Board. A vision board is a tangible collection that creates your window into the future. As words have life, you can send out your sacred sounds into the universe that will not return void. So envision for your Mind Body and Spirit- the Food Resources and comfort for your Senses as well as your Family, Friends and Loved ones around you.

The Winter Solstice is also a time for mindfulness; We must go within to engage our inner~net~work. This is a time to set goals and envision a fresh new path. We must throw out the "Stinkin Thinkin" of the past that is our own undoing.

Fast off of media energy too. All of the devices and appliances we have around us creates an energy wave that often times distracts us from our progress.

We must be mindful of our Family, Loved Ones, Friends and Associates. Our melanin is depleted by the lack of Sun and can sometimes cause us to be depressed and lonely to the point of suicide. Often times, many are stagnated and will release toxic energy. Remember, stress lowers our immunity, making us vulnerable to viruses and other disease.

The information presented is provided for information and educational purposes only. It is not meant to substitute for medical advice or diagnosis provided by your physician or other medical professional. Do not use this information to diagnose, treat, and cure any illness or health condition. If you have, or suspect that you have a medical problem, contact your physician or health care provider.
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Amen Par Ankh (Sacred House of Life) and Amen Ankh Urban Farm; is a local Urban Farm nestled around a Spiritual Outreach Center in the heart of midtown Kansas City, Missouri. Contact Us and become a member as We Celebrate the Cycles of Life! Email: amen.parankh@gmail.com , or amen.ankh@live.com, and Call: 816-304-7240 to sign-up for courses and support: http://www.gofundme.com/amen-urban-farm , information: http://emwot.ws/Amen_ParAnkh , http://amen-parankh.blogspot.com/ , Look for us on FaceBook & Twitter We Celebrate the Cycles of Life, Wellness and Balance in our everyday existence on earth. We assist in Wellness for Physical Fitness, Mental Health, and Spiritual Attunment - to realize the fullest capacities of life, health, prosperity and strength. We provide Whole Life Coaching, Energy work, A Par Ankh Reading Room, Org-Ankh Electric food Boxes, an Herbal Tea House & Juice bar, Outdoor Experiences, classes such as Cultural Headwrapping, Natural Hair oils, beading and Lox twisting, Cosmetics, and Herbal products. We offor Classes in ASCAC (The Association for the Study of Classical African Civilization), Art Healing Mandalas, Jewelry Making, Gentle Yoga, Canning and preserving food, Health and Wellness Study Courses. We make Gifts and Accessories. We Celebrate and show our respect of nature with Cultural Ceremonies, Workshops and special events. Amen Par Ankh means sacred House of Life. We Celebrate Life! We provide a space for your own personal discovery with quiet reflection and time for internal work, as well as an active space for expressions of our original ways of life. Ceremony, Counseling, Coaching, Cleansings, & Classes Amen Ankh Urban Farm is an urban agricultural enterprise with the goal of achieving environmental justice and sustainability by Healthy local food production and improving local neighborhood access to healthy Foods. We run Aquaponic Systems of farm raised fish, Herbs and microgreens. We sell Org-Ankh Electric Food Boxes! We also provide Farm-a-See tours of successful Local Farmers. We grow selected local indigenous Herbs, Fruits, Vegetable and plant life of the Three Sisters: Corn, Beans, and Squash and cruciferous vegetables: Cabbage, and Kale, With Wheat Grass and other Sprouts, Herbs: Basil, Sage, Chives, Rosemary, Parsley, Peppers and Moringa nutritional drink supplements, -From our foods we produce Baked Goods, cosmetics, & liniments to provide Healing and Sovereignty: Through the inspiration of Kujichagulia (Self determination) All Original people. Dua (Th-ankh you!) ♥.

AMEN ANKH URBAN FARM THREE SISTERS SUCCOTASH STEW

THREE SISTERS

Companion Planting is an old art from the wisdom of our Twa/Koi/San, Nubian and Kemetic Ancestors in the Mother Lands of Afrika. As our Ancestors traversed and settled throughout the Mother Lands of The Americas, we brought our knowledge forward. We are known for growing variations of Three Sisters companion planting. As Milpas of Mesoamerica, our farmers employed companion planting on a larger scale. The Anasazi are known for adopting this garden design in a drier environment.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sisters_(agriculture)

The Three Sisters are the three main agricultural crops of various Native American groups in North America: Maize (corn), Squash or Melons, and Climbing Beans.

In one technique known as companion planting, the three crops are planted close together. Flat-topped mounds of soil are built for each cluster of crops. Each mound is about 30 cm (12 in) high and 50 cm (20 in) wide, and several maize seeds are planted close together in the center of each mound. In parts of the Atlantic Northeast, rotten fish or eels are buried in the mound with the maize seeds, to act as additional fertilizer where the soil is poor. When the maize is 15 cm (6 inches) tall, beans and squash are planted around the maize, alternating between the two kinds of seeds. The process to develop this agricultural knowledge took place over 5,000-6,500 years. Squash was domesticated first, with maize second and then beans being domesticated. Squash was first domesticated in Africa- 8,000-10,000 years ago.

Succotash (from Narragansett sohquttahhash, "broken corn kernels") is our traditional word for this meal. Many have referenced the use of pigeon english, "pig Latin" or potwa as a way of coding "Tuck and Stash" to gather ingredients together for a communal meal. The three plants benefit from each other. The maize provides a structure for the beans to climb, eliminating the need for poles. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil that the other plants utilize, and the squash spreads along the ground, blocking the sunlight, helping prevent establishment of weeds. The squash leaves also act as “living mulch", creating a microclimate to retain moisture in the soil, and the prickly hairs of the vine deter pests. The squash provides the Vitamins, A, C, Calcium, B-12, D Iron and many amino acids, Maize lacks the amino acids lysine and tryptophan, which the human body needs to make proteins and niacin, but beans contain both and therefore maize Squash and beans together provide complete and balanced meals.

The Three Sisters planting method is featured on the reverse of the 2009 US Sacagawea Native American dollar coin.

 

Healthy and Tasty
Three Sister’s Succotash Stew From the Amen Ankh Urban Farm

Origin of Recipe : Aku- Ancestors

Tribal Affiliations: Caribbean, West African, Natchez, Cherokee, Anasazi, Milpas, Akwesasnee

Type of Dish: Vegetable Succotash Stew Entrée 

Ingredients

5 cups prepared white or Yellow corn (You may want to leave the corn on the cob for a heartier texture
3 cups prepared kidney, black, pinto, Lima or navy beans (Cook’s choice)
1 cup cooked pumpkin/ or your choice of squash
3 quarts/litres water, Vegetable or Meat Stock
Green, Yellow and/or Red bell Pepper to taste- diced
Several fresh Sage, Cumin, Thyme, Rosemary and or Basil leaves to taste
Minced Jalapeño Peppers to taste
Medium sized Tomatoes or 15ounce canned
1 tbsp/ 15 ml sea salt add tsp at a time to taste
1 small onion
3 Cloves of Garlic

(You may add meat if preferred) 1 smoked turkey drums, Goat Beef, Half a Chicken or Wild game- Deer Sausage, Duck, or Rabbit…

Directions
Add 5 cups prepared white corn, 3 cups pre-cooked beans rinsed and small onion minced. Boil gently for 15 minutes and then add chopped herbs leaves, salt and squash for another 15 minutes. Add Tomatoes and simmer to taste

Boil gently a smoked turkey thigh in 3 quarts/liters of water for about 1 hour until the meat comes away from the bone. Leave the bone in take the meat out to cool. Add more water and or vegetable stock if you would prefer soup.

You can find dried White corn, sold dried in 4-6 cup bags. Don't worry about exact measurements.
 
Serve your stew in a Pumpkin or Acorn Shell for added Cultural accent delight. 

(WARNING, Sage is an excellent dehydrator. It is NOT GOOD FOR LACTATING MOTHERS.)

ENJOY!

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ELECTRIC FOODS- How Can Eating Electric Foods Benefit the Body

What are Electric Foods?  

Electric foods are completely natural, completely indigenous to the Earth, saturated with Sun rays and 100% alive!
Electric foods help to increase the copper within the nervous system promoting a greater activation and use of your brain and senses.
Electric foods are alkaline. Our bodies are alive. We are a living life force. Energy makes us move. Alkaline foods supplies energy, helps the body to heal and nourish itself. Electric foods are non-hybrid, not genetically modified, non-irradiated. Just eating Fresh Raw Foods can change and heal your body...

"Dr. Sebi centers his medicinal approach on herbology. His beliefs are grounded in that all beings were created by God as electrical entities. From birth, we feed our bodies "dead" foods found in traditional stores and grocery shops. Electric foods can only be found in nature. The theory is essence centers on the natural circle of life. By giving one's body back to nature you will return to your natural healthy state. The herbs and foods that cure are ones grown without the interference of the hand of man. That is to say, if an herb grows naturally in a forest, it retains its electric curing ability, but the same herb grown in a hot house will not hold healing qualities." www.Drsebiproducts.com

The first time that I discovered “Electric Food” was from a man affectionately named Dr. Sebi. Although he was not a conventional doctor, he listened to his mother and other indigenous people around him, who studied nature, life and positive changes to make for a healthier lifestyle. One thing he discovered was that foods traditionally served in homes were tainted and changed. Foods have been changed, most times on the DNA- molecular-cellular level, in order to control the seeds, control and accelerate mass production of the foods and/or add insecticides.

Chickens, Cows, Fish and many other living animals raised for food are fed antibiotics, artificial vitamin supplements, and growth hormones, using injections and genetically engineered feed, to assure the largest possible animal, grown as quickly as possible; therefore ensuring the most money made from the animal. The same system of artificial chemicals would go for growing fruit and vegetable produce as well. Many farmers use toxic insecticides and artificial commercial fertilizers in order to supplement the size and yield of their crops. All of these actions changes food from being "Electrically" balanced with our bodies to being off-balance. In order to change your eating practices from mundane to "Electric" all you have to do is go back to nature. 

GROW YOUR OWN FOODS!

 The best foods are those that have been picked fresh from your own cultivated garden, then put into your mouth. These foods have been nurtured with your own hands, so you receive the direct energy from the Seedlings, Water, Soil and Sun as well as the fact that you have established a relationship with your foods. 

We are Eternal Beings. Energy cannot be created or destroyed. Our bodies come from ancient stardust. Many families are returning to the higher consciousness of our Ancient Ancestors, in Earth Grounding and Sun, Moon and Stargazing. Raw is best. Electric foods are alive with enzymes and nutrients. the fresher and you eat these nutrients, the more successful you will get these life-giving nutrients into your body. 

Our bodies are like batteries. In order to maintain a full charge, our bodies must maintain the right Electrolyte balance of acid and alkaline state. Thick Slimy mucus and phlegm secretions from the body are a sign of a high acidic state. This promotes water retention inflammation in joints and vital organs, and toxicity and dehydration in the liver and kidneys.

Remember, Cancers, bad bacteria, flukes and viruses thrive in an acidic starchy environment. Your body responds and suffers poorly to the consumption of devitalized Sugars, Salts, and Starches (processed corn, and wheat produced foods)- like you're eating rocks!

Our bodies are our space suits- the only one we have! We've got to take care of our bodies and be a good model to teach our children good habits.

At Amen Par Ankh, Amen Ankh Urban Farms and Amen Ankh Akademy, we are KRST Conscious. We seek to be stewards of the earth, to live ecologically friendly and in harmony with the creation. We follow Ausar's mandate: to grow and produce foods, resources, and comfort, living in harmony with creation. We honor the lessons of our ancient Ancestars! All life is sacred!  Our Aku (Ancient Ancestors,) paid propitiation before we took anything from nature. In our world view, no one could own what belonged to nature and the universe. So the division, De-forestation, destruction of ecosystems, mono-cropping, and the buying and selling of land into plots and parcels, also the itemization of our workforce of laborers, as expendable assets, was unheard of! Our Ancestars were Matriarchal Gatherer/Hunters, This means that Earliest Ancient Ancestors followed the herds of grazing, animals and learned to eat what the animals ate- mostly vegetation, fruits and some insects. So, our animals became our teachers. They taught us about the terrains, the waterways, the seasons, and best locations to harvest and glean the foods at their peak ripeness. These foods would provide the vital nutrients and energy that we needed to perform and survive the climates and diverse environments. We learned to defend ourselves and controlled our predators for security. As we learned to hunt down animals, we also began to eat our teachers – and started corralling, herding, and cooking the animals. We finally began planting and growing our foods in selected locations, instead of foraging, which lead us to a more sedentary lifestyle. So, the Pastoral Herders/Shepherd Kings, and then the Agricultural farmers/ Mound builders, established empires that lasted thousands of years!

At Amen Par Ankh, we seek to live in earth-friendly ways as our Aboriginal Ancestors. At Amen Ankh Urban Farm, we grow and produce foods, fresh from our local farm, and growers.

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Most of us are overweight, have poor complexions and inflammation because we are holding toxic chemicals, gases and heavy metals in our bodies and we are starving on the cellular level. We are not receiving the proper vitamins and nutrients, and whole grain energy that we need from our foods. So we continue to be hungry, unsatisfied, and overeating because our biological system is still in need. The nutrients we need are not found in their proper form from most "junk" and "fast" foods that we eat daily. We are killing ourselves by what we put into our own mouths and feed to our families- According to the CDC we are dying MORE OFTEN from Heart attack, High Blood Pressure, Stroke, Diabetes, and Cancers- than HOMICIDE!

Organic foods are the #1 choice available in supermarkets today. Even though these foods are not totally in sync with our body's electric nature, one might think that these foods are the closest one may get in a mass-produced setting. All certified organic foods are produced - artificial fertilizer free and insecticide free, bringing the electric levels higher than GMO foods that have been tampered with, from the DNA level of seedings and their growing process. Yet, you are paying a higher retail markup, and these foods are still packaged and stored over time in such a way to diminish the nutrient content.

This is a vital difference in our org-Ankh food boxes from Amen Ankh Urban Farms.

93% of the vegetables and fruits in a typical American diet are hybrids and genetically modified objects (GMOs). This means that the seeds and plants were modified and created or engineered in a science laboratory- not nature. These Frankenstein foods are not indigenous to the Earth. Typically, they are also highly acidic. High acidic foods are the opposite of alkalinity, which causes a block in the absorption of nutrients on a cellular level. The food that makes up the normal US diet is not even real! GMO’s are associated with the causes of cancers, deformities in babies because they are invasive on the genetic level. When nutrients are listed on the nutritional labels, typically on labeled foods – these vitamins & minerals most likely are not in the proper state that our bodies can assimilate (actually absorb into the blood cells and vital organs)!

Here is a video on Codex Alimentarius:

In essence, the United States food system, and many other countries have created a whole system that sets up people for dis-ease, stress and bad health. As we Free our minds- the rest will follow…

With the commercialism of consumerism and the Kkorporatakrazy, serving their greed and profit interests, even beyond every pure effort and honest discipline, your family may still consume things that are not good for them. More than likely, we may even consume more hybrid and pseudo-foods. Our Air and Water and Soil has also been compromised, with our efforts to grow our own foods in an urban and suburban environment. We may be exposed to lead, aluminum, mercury, fluoride, chlorine, nicotine, etc. 

One simple thing we can do to change this is: DON`T EAT ANY FRUITS WITHOUT SEEDS (How could they be natural?) Remember that the vibration rate of "electric" foods are highest when you put your own hands on them, from the earth. So, growing your own foods, detoxing, exercise, breastfeeding as long as you possibly can, not eating out of Fast food and convenience stores are a vital necessity! If you just can’t grow your own foods, get to know your local grower. That is where local Urban Agriculture plays a key role. It is important to eat the foods that are locally grown where you live, to introduce the local pollens, microorganisms, and energy into your body system. This increases your immunity and lowers allergy symptoms. Detoxing with electric foods and herbs are vital to our health to remove the free radicals from our brains and other vital organs that take their toll on our health, performance, wellness and overcome the aging process.

Organic meats are also available in stores, but one cannot ensure the lineage of the animal. Once changes are made to an animal for generations, those changes taint the genetic cellular structure of the animal. Thus, even organic meats can be produced from animals with no "Electric" or natural lineage.

Aside from organic store-bought foods, the best place to find "Electric" foods is in your own backyard. Growing your own vegetables and herbs is a perfect way to re-sync your body with Mother Earth. "Electric" foods are ones that have a high vibration rate; this alludes to the foods closeness to the natural Earth. If you grow your own tomatoes from Heirloom seeds, you will be growing and consuming an "Electric" tomato, whereas if you purchase the tomato from a grocery store the vibration or "Electric" rate will be nearly non-existent. So, "Electric" foods are not that far from your front door. By growing your own produce, you will be one step closer to becoming "electric.

At Amen Ankh Urban Farm, We Grow Food Not Lawns!

We know that in the hustle and bustle, hassles of life, many may not have the time- or the capacity to grow all of the favorite foods that are vital. The Amen Ankh Farm has networked with other Urban Farmers to compile a variety of locally grown foods. Get to know your grower. The best foods are picked directly from the ground. If you had an Organic fruit, you could save the seeds and bring them to your grower to plant again. Also, save all of your organic produce food scraps to compost and take them to your local organic farmer to add back to the soil.

When consuming beverages, alkaline water is best. By placing your hands on or near water with the intention of raising the water vibration rate, you will turn the water "electric"; thus fitting the water into your "electric" lifestyle. The Amen Ankh Urban Farm offers a proprietary Moringa tea, that when mixed with water, will electrify- and alkalize your body, when you consume it. We also provide a Juice lover’s box filled with sprouted herbs, seeds, and Dandelion Detox!

The theory of consuming "electric" foods is quite simple, get back to nature, Grow your own and eat alkaline foods, grow what you eat or connect with and support a grower, conserve your seeds. 

Below are some examples of electric foods                  

ELECTRIC GRAINS	ELECTRIC VEGGIES	ELECTRIC FRUITS	ELECTRIC HERBS
Ethiopian Teff	Squash	Most fruits (except  bananas)	Basil, Moringa
Amaranth	Cabbages	Coconut	Cayenne pepper
Quinoa	Kale	Avocados	Sage
Spelt	Broccoli	Pineapple	Red Clover
Buckwheat		Watermelon (with seeds!)	Plantain, Dandelion,
Black Seed		Citrus	Yellow dock
Chia Seeds	Cucumber		Burdock
			Oregano
Sprouts- Alfalfa, Flax, Wheatgrass			Thyme, Dandelion
	Mushrooms (Except Shiitake)		Sarsaparilla

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