| Summary and
Impressions
of the Macrobiotic 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. |
| 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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| Visiting
Counselors and Cooking Teachers:
None
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| Resident
Counselors:
Linda King. |
| Resident
Cooking Teachers:
Linda King. |
| Professional
Cooks or Caterers:
Linda King.
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| Work
Study Programs:
The service is available
upon request by Linda King.
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| Other
Counselor Interests:
Linda markets air and
water purifiers
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| Promotional
Activities:
Ad in paper for pot lucks;
flyers at health food stores; web site: energymedicines.com. |
| Publications,
Books, Cassettes:
At local health food stores. |
| Web
Sites: Linda King's web site: http://www.spiritone.com/~fengshui/;
http://www.cafeyumm.com/; http://edenfoods.com/ |
| Cottage
Industries:
Tofu, mochi, tempeh, hummus. |
| 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 Co-Ops:
WY East Food Co-Op,
Food Front Cooperative Grocery, Oceana Natural Foods Co-Op
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| Mail
Order Buying Clubs:
None.
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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. |
| 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. |
|
Municipalities with Macrobiotic services or community activities:
Beaverton, Clackamas, Gresham, Lake Oswego, Portland, Salem,
Woodburn. |
| Link
to Macrobiotic Practitioners who were interviewed in Portland, OR
for this project who also earn money by providing Macrobiotic
services |