Sassy Food

Sassy Food was created by a spark that came from Ja-ne de Abreu's inspiration to grow food in the COVID-19 pandemic. It was such a great joy to follow this intuition for it brought much peace and calm to her 93-year old hanai mother amid the chaos. In their bubble of not allowing people inside the house and being just about completely isolated, they had positive changes every day. Ja-ne added freshness to meals. It was exciting and gave them something to look forward towards every day.

Many people think growing food takes a lot of time and space. And that is not true. Like the subtitle says, it really is possible to grow your own any size 'farm' anywhere, anytime of year with any budget. Sassy Food empowers you to take charge of adding peace into your life by bringing nature to your fingertips. All basics are covered from growing food from various growing methods, to cultivation, and everything in between. It includes a flexible cooking technique showing how to create your own delicious recipes using a symphony of ingredients, without measurements. Artistic photos of gorgeous Eve models in Hawai'i will spark your creativity as to how you can grow food in your space, wherever you are in the world. This book honors food as we ought to honor all the women who plant, harvest, and cook it.

This book is designed to bring whimsy and fun into your life. It's hard to maintain levity with the constant seriousness of being in a global pandemic that does not seem to end. When Ja-ne does anything with her plants, all troubles go away while she is present in the moment of seeing new changes, harvesting something to add to meals, planting seeds that will grow into new meals-this simplicity is bliss. It restores Ja-ne to have more energy to go back to caregiving 24/7. She has not had any time off, much less one day off, since the beginning of the pandemic due to safety protocol. This is one way that helps her to keep going. She was so inspired by writing this book, she helped her brother-in-law, Grover Nicodemus Street write about his polar opposite experiences in the pandemic with Chasing the Surge: Life as a Travel Nurse in a Global Pandemic. Ja-ne hopes Sassy Food will inspire you to be lighter with yourself and become sassyfreshhh as you create your own edible jungle wherever you are in the world!

20% of proceeds helps others grow food by providing growing kits and seeds along with growing workshops.