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GRO Café Class Announcement

At GRO Grassroots Organic Café we believe in creating food that supports true health, pleasure and balance. With these commitments in mind we are pleased to announce the beginning of our new GRO Class series.
Our new GRO Class series is an opportunity to share with you our tips, techniques, and passion for healthy and wholesome food that supports the wellbeing of ourselves and our planet.A Day in the Life: Everyday Living Cuisineis our first GRO Class and we hope you will join us as we explore basic live food preparation (details below). Upcoming GRO Classes includeIn the “D”: A How-to on Dehydrated Foods Sweet!: Healthy Living Desserts - Keeping It Hot: Living Foods Through the Winter, and many more.

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GRO stakes out raw-food niche

GRO as a concept isn't just supposed to be a gathering place — its ambition is to be a lifestyle model.

"I'm trying to create a place that can set an example to the rest of the community," Rakuz said.

Organic fair-trade coffee and a variety of smoothies and desserts likewise tap ingredients not likely found in your traditional restaurant. There's fresh ground flax and local bee pollen that can be added to smoothies. Wheat-free croutons and hand-picked mushrooms are mingled with red peppers, avocado and onion for a house salad.

"The first thing we do is we go to the farmers market to get our food," Rakuz said. "Keeping it local is our first and major priority."

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Portland gets new raw vegan cafe & new organic coffee shop

Portland gets new raw vegan cafe & new organic coffee shop

GRO Cafe raw chocolatesPortland likes to tout its foodie status, and as of tomorrow the city can claim its first raw vegan cafe. Called GRO (which stands for GrassRoots Organics), it opens at 8 am Tuesday. However, I stopped by this morning to get a sneak peek.

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PSST Review on GRO

Portland Psst!Gro

Gro (listed on the building permit as Over Grow) at 437 Congress St., will be serving juice, chocolates, raw food energy bars, and the like beginning April 1. Here's a raised glass of wheat grass in hopes that the place will be profiled in this week's TMS.

posted by Psst! at 9:20 AM

1 Comments:

amy said... I ate at GRO this week and it is now my favorite resturant!! Very yummy! Everyone should try the pizza.

FLOW. Meeting and Film

F.L.O.W. (Floride Leave Our Water)

This is a movement to remove floride toxin from our water supply.
Contact GRO Foods to volunteer or for more information.

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