Marina Zabughina

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Marina is a designer in BFC’s marketing department, and is passionate about photography, art, languages, and vegan cooking. She can often be found searching for local herbs and mushrooms, taking part in search and rescue trainings with her dog, in galleries admiring works of art, or experimenting with delicious raw recipes. Marina was born in Moldova, and has previously lived in Russia, France, and Finland – she is currently based in Italy. Marina values the opportunity to learn about different cultures and loves to study languages, discover curious facts about origins of words, and experience local traditions.

DIY Fabric Postcards

Materials empty boxes fabric scraps glue Tools brush paper plate to hold glue plastic table cloth for mess protection Instructions 1. Pull out your scrap basket and separate all those really small bits from the larger pieces. We will only need the small stuff for this project! 2. Next, place a table protector down. Think plastic table cloth or large …

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Coco Rose Raw Chocolate Bark

This chocolate is not only delicious but it is also visually stunning. The combination of bitter chocolate and rose flavour will surprise you! Ingredients for step 1, dark chocolate 100g raw cacao butter 30g coconut oil 3 tbsp agave (or maple) syrup 1/2 tsp vanilla powder 2 pinches sea salt 50 g raw cacao powder Ingredients for step 2, rose …

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An Example of Social Business in Moldova

Art Story shop is launched by an NGO “Beginning of Life”. The main goal is to give a chance to those women who suffered from the justice that they faced in their lives. This social business project helps and supports this category of women. For a lot of them, art is not just a hobby or way of an income …

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Hand-made paper with dried plants

How nice would it be to make own unique paper with special design? Essentials a mould and deckle a thick, clean kitchen sponge sheets of cotton or felt recycled paper scraps (or shavings) a blender dried herbs, flowers, or garden weeds a tub larger than your mould and deckle water Directions 1. Fill your tub about halfway with lukewarm warm …

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Nasturtium spread

This is the recipe for people who grow nasturtium in their garden not only for the aesthetic reason 😉 Ingredients 30g raw pumpkin seeds 30 young nasturtium leaves 3 garlic cloves 1/2 cup olive oil 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1/8 teaspoon sea salt Recipe Directions In a food processor, chop the pumpkin seeds and garlic. Add …

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Raw Sweet Kale Cheesecake Recipe

This surprisingly green cheesecake uses kale’s vibrant color to make a raw sweet kale cheesecake! Ingredients 1 cup cashews 1 banana 3/4 cup kale 1/3 cup coconut oil 1/3 cup maple syrup 2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/8 teaspoon sea salt Recipe Directions 1. Place all ingredients into blender. Blend until extremely smooth! Keep blending until you can’t see any …

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Kale in Kenya

In Kenya and Tanzania, kale is a key staple in highland farming communities, where it is referred to as sukuma wiki, which in Swahili means “to push the week.” Eaten with a thick, maize-based porridge called ugali, kale is what allows many East African families to get through the week, often with little more than a sprinkling of tomato, onion, …

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Attractive Raw Food

Making the decision to eat a raw food diet is not an easy one. With the right recipes in hand, you can recreate most of your favourite foods without ever having to turn on the stove again.   1. Raw Lasagna With Cashew Cheese And Broccoli Sun-Dried Tomato pesto 2. Raw Pasta Primavera 3. Raw Zucchini Shoe-String “Fries” 4. Rosemary …

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BFC’s Dips & Spreads

There is time to prepare some healthy green dips even during the busy working days. We share our favourite recipes with you to enhance your everyday health, sustain energy level, and increase brain function. Grab fresh local ingredients and find 15 minutes during your lunch time to start feeling powerful! If you’re just as dedicated to your health as you …

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Healthy Sugar Substitutes

Global sugar consumption has tripled in the last 50 years, thanks largely to vast quantities of ‘hidden sugars’ in cakes, sweets and other convenience foods. We all know that too much refined sugar can make us fat, but did you also know that it’s highly addictive and can be extremely detrimental to our health? In this article you’re going to …

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