The annual fundraiser of the Community Resource Center (CRC) in Encinitas was held Saturday, September 22 (2012) supporting vital services to over 10,000 people in crisis. The CRC has been the primary provider of social services in the North County Coast region since 1979, assisting families in need and victims of domestic violence.
 

This year’s fund raiser was titled “CRC Equinox, Seasons of Change,” and included many donated items to bid on (including a basket with a bag of Wicked Coffee of the bid winner’s choice), held on the Paddock Green at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.
 

Post script: Over $150,000 was raised at the event, which came from numerous cash donations, donations and dinners.
 

What would you think of quality coffee (not the B-grade beans usually used for flavored coffee), with a Danish Pastry aroma and spice, as smooth and tasty, but without calories, guilt, soy, gluten, or dairy flavored chemicals? Wouldn’t it be nice if you could have a different flavor every time? It sounds like a dream, a dessert, a fling for your next party… and it’s now available.

Start by brewing your coffee as usual. Then remove the flavor sachet from its packet and place it in your cup. Pour the hot coffee in your cup. Let the flavor steep for 30 to 90 seconds. Savor the aroma while it steeps. MMMM

Your choices include Cinnamon Hazelnut, Chocolate Fudge, Vanilla Bean, Creme Caramel,  Highlander Grogg, Coconut Creme, Toasted Chestnut, Irish Creme, Raspberry Tart, Mountain Hazelnut, Pumpkin Pie and, of course, the Danish.

Visit our farmers market booth in Leucadia on Sunday, in Vista on Saturday or the Carlsbad Danish Bakery any other day to purchase your coffee paradise. What a treat! Order these single serving favorites here at our online store.

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“What a great shower! I felt an almost immediate rush of energy!”

“I swear I can feel the caffeine!”

Great for your skin, deodorizes, too.

Wicked Coffees introduces the wicked way to getting clean.
 
Unlike commercial soaps that leave your skin tight, “Wake Up and Feel the Coffee” is made from a Shea Butter base that leaves your skin moisturized and soft. And the added benefit of freshly roasted Hell Fire coffee beans  exfoliates and deodorizes.
 
Use “Wake Up” for the shower or the kitchen, but don’t expect to smell the aroma of coffee. That is a job for the coffee pot!

 
These are “cold-process” soaps made from scratch by The Lotion Lady of Encinitas, CA. They are not “melt-and-pour glycerin.” Cold-process increases the amount of natural glycerin, so it is even kinder to your skin. Each 4 ounce bar is super-fatted with Shea butter and individually wrapped in plastic to insure freshness.
 
Shop now, using the “Get Wicked” tab above. $6.00 each plus tax and shipping.
 

Rich and Gloria have been selling Wicked Coffees at local farmers markets for over two and a half years now and Rich is excited to announce the availability of his book, The Twelve Commitments To Life, available at Amazon.com July 4th.

This short and easy-to-read book focuses on twelve life essences, and shows how committing to them makes life more meaningful and connected. Rich also provides a plan in the book for putting these into regular practice. It is insightful, original and practical.

Rich will have the first copies at the Saturday Vista Farmers Market and the Sunday Farmers Market in Leucadia.
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Rich’s book is available at Amazon.com

In the study, blood levels of caffeine were more than 50% lower among people with MCI who developed Alzheimer's during follow-up, when compared with their counterparts who did not worsen. Coffee was the main, or only source, of caffeine among people in the study…

According to the findings, people older than 65 who had higher blood levels of caffeine developed Alzheimer's disease two to four years later than their counterparts with lower caffeine levels. The findings will appear in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease….More at 

“Continue to drink coffee,” says researcher Chuanhai Cao, PhD. He is a neuroscientist at the University of South Florida's College of Pharmacy and Byrd Alzheimer's Institute in Tampa….More at Drinking Coffee May Delay Alzheimer’s Disease

Caffeine is credited with numerous benefits, including getting better results on tests (those who had regular coffee before the test, compared to those that had decaf), higher memory retention and alertness. 

Of course, you can have too much of a good thing, but who doesn't want to keep their working memory intact? Have a cup of coffee, my friend. 

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