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Macrobiotic Community of
Portland, OR
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Community Description |
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Area Description |
Portland is the state's largest city and its major center of industry and trade. It is on Oregon's northern border, near the junction of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. It is also an important West Coast port. Its metropolitan area population is 1,515,500. |
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Municipalities With Macrobiotic Services Or Activities |
Beaverton, Clackamas, Gresham, Lake Oswego, Portland, Salem, Woodburn. |
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Summary and Impressions of the Community |
Portland is a one person macrobiotic service center in the form of Linda King, who began a macrobiotic education center in 1983. She is wholly dedicated to macrobiotics, and devotes her life to serving the community, and sharing her knowledge with others. |
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Macrobiotic Community Assessment |
Healthy Services: 1 full time counselor & cooking teacher. Macrobiotic services started by Linda King in 1983. Moderate Activity: Monthly potlucks. |
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Professional Services |
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Resident Counselors |
Linda King. |
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Resident Cooking Teachers |
Linda King. |
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Visiting Counselors and Cooking Teachers |
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Professional Cooks or Caterers |
Linda King. |
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Interviewed Macrobiotic Practitioners |
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Linda King |
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Length of Macrobiotic Practice |
23 Years |
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Community Functions |
Counsels,
teaches, gives cooking lessons and all other macrobiotic services to
the community. She is dedicated to sharing macrobiotics with
others. Runs the Art of Placement Feng Shui School. |
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Macrobiotic Study |
Levels I, II and III at the Kushi Institute. Spiritual seminar I; one year of Acupuncture school but doesn't practice. |
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Alternative Healing Modes |
Essential
oils, Herbs. |
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Support System |
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Paid or Potluck Dinners |
There are monthly potluck dinners; paid macrobiotic dinners are
also available upon request. |
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Education Centers |
Linda teaches at a
local college. |
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Seminars |
Linda has been on TV to
tell her cancer recovery story. There
have been naturopathic seminars and health shows in the area. |
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Newsletter |
None |
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Support Groups |
At the monthly potluck
dinners, at summer picnics. |
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Work Study Program |
The service is available upon request by Linda King. |
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Publications, Books, Cassettes |
At local health food stores |
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Web Sites |
Linda King's web site: http://www.spiritone.com/~fengshui/; http://www.cafeyumm.com/; http://edenfoods.com/ |
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Natural Food Sources |
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Macrobiotic Restaurants |
There are no macrobiotic restaurants in the Portland area; 7 restaurants advertise vegan options. |
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Natural Food Chain Stores |
Thriftway, Wild Oats,
Whole Foods |
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Independent Natural Food Stores |
Nature's Fresh
Northwest, Wizer's Lake Grove, Haggen 79 Oregon City, The Community Store,
Lews Select Market, Harvest Fresh, Motehr Natures, Rays 53, Stroheckers,
People's Food Store, Daily Grind, John's Marketplace, Thriftway Oleson,
New Seasons, Lifesource Natural Foods, First Alternative, The Marketplace,
Health 101, Rays 44 |
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Natural Food Coops |
WY East Food Co-Op,
Food Front Cooperative Grocery, Oceana Natural Foods Co-Op |
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Mail Order Buying Clubs |
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Cottage Industries |
Tofu, mochi, tempeh, hummus. |