Pabulum

Alpacas are considerably smaller thanllamas, and unlike llamas, they were not bred to be beasts of burden, but were bred specifically for their fiber. Alpaca fiber is used for making knitted and woven items, similar to wool. These items include blankets, sweaters, hats, gloves, scarves, a wide variety of textiles and ponchos in South America, and sweaters, socks, coats and bedding in other parts of the world. The fiber comes in more than 52 natural colors as classified in Peru, 12 as classified in Australia and 16 as classified in the United States.

Organic farming is a form of agriculture that relies on techniques such as crop rotation, green manure, compost and biological pest control. Organic farming uses fertilizers and pesticides but excludes or strictly limits the use of manufactured (synthetic) fertilizers, pesticides (which include herbicides, insecticides and fungicides), plant growth regulators such as hormones, livestock antibiotics, food additives, genetically modified organisms,[1] human sewage sludge, and nanomaterials.[2]

A working animal is an animal, usually domesticated, that is kept by humans and trained to perform tasks. They may be close members of the family, such as guide or service dogs, or they may be animals trained strictly to perform a job, such as logging elephants. They may also be used for milk, a job that requires human training to encourage the animal to cooperate. Some, at the end of their working lives, may also be used for meat or other products such as leather. Such animals are sometimes calleddraft animals or beasts of burden. Using animals for work is considered by some as animal slavery. It raises concerns foranimals rights.[1]

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But what if we really learned to embrace these words? I'm not saying that we need to completely abstain from eating for the sake of pleasure, but what if we made a small, more conscious effort in eating for the sake of living? I wonder how things would change. Maybe we wouldn't be as caught up in our feelings and emotions towards eating. Maybe we would stop assigning positive and negative attributes to a piece of fruit or a doughnut. Food would just be food, it wouldn't be something "evil" or something "good", and it wouldn't assume the role of a significant other. What if we just let food be food?  

Molière

Last week, I brought my roommate to Souen, this really great macrobiotic restaurant nearby Union Square. Here’s a photo of what I ordered: the macro plate—a wonderful assortment of mouth-watering steamed veggies and beans (kale, kombucha, chickpeas, carrot, hijiki seaweed, broccoli) along with brown rice and a dressing (mine came with this nutty tahini dill sauce). The meal was extremely filling (could probably feed two people with normal levels of hunger) and my roommate even asked me if I was planning to finish all of it (I did manage to eat all of it in the end)! Even though there was a lot on my plate, everything was very light, and essentially no oil. I think the whole meal came out to around 9 bucks, but I definitely got what I paid for: good, real food.

Just wanted share this amazing yoga studio with you all! :) For all of you who live in NYC, check out Yoga To The People, a donation-based studio providing classes for anyone and everyone--and I'm not kidding when I say everyone: some evenings, I find myself coming to class 15~20 minutes early and still needing to squeeze in between people! Their practices are generally one hour long, and pretty intense (I've only been to the one at St. Mark's Pl because it is relatively close to my dorm), so be sure to bring that water bottle of yours! Namaste!

So I'd like to post more regularly (still not sure if I can make any promises) but, hey, there's bound to be slip-ups, I've just got to keep on going posting.