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Seeds Of Karma Kitchen In DetroitPosted by Nilam Chauhan on Jul 16, 2015
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As our local connections deepen, we also want to step things up. We did local events, hosted people like Nimo, tried suspended coffee, and most recently have been trying to get Karma Kitchen started. Restaurants somehow seem quite skeptical, but then, we found an answer in one of the original Awakin Circle hosts with Trevor -- Mieko.

Back in 2011, Mieko started cooking out of a "Pink Flamingo" airstream trailer on Thursdays, using produce from a local farm. She called it Guerrilla Food, "to evoke the concept of using food as a tool for resistance: against the corporate ownership of food and against societal and individual illness. However, the double entendre lends itself well to parts of my mission too. Gorillas are massive yet gentle animals who lead peaceful family-centered lives and survive off a completely vegetarian diet." In short, Food as Medicine. And every Thursday, people can find medicine of love near a community park, hosted in the back of one of those infamous empty homes of Detroit.

Will keep you posted as more stories happen.
Last night was the first time I got to visit Awakin Santa Clara -- a long time dream of mine -- and I'm still buzzing from my expanded heart. Thank you for the inspiration!
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Kozo Hattori wrote ...
Just another reason to book my ticket to Michigan, Nilam Auntie. Loved meeting you last night. The smiles on the faces of you, Mieko, and the pink flamingo attest to how in giving we receive. {{{Hugs}}} Kozo
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