We don't always announce birthdays of friends and family here. But this particular individual is an integral part of the raw food community and we want you all to meet her!

Today is the birthday of the radiantly beautiful Penni Shelton! For those of you who don't know Penni, she's an incredible woman; she's got a heart of gold and is filled with love and compassion. She has been a loving friend of Wendi and member of the Pure Jeevan family for a very long time.

Penni is an extremely active supporter of the raw food community. Many of you most likely already know this lovely woman from her blog, Real Food Tulsa. She has taken the community of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and transformed it into a Midwestern Raw Foods Mecca! This is one woman you want to get to know if you don't already. She brings incredible light, love, and laughter into the lives of those she touches.

• Link to Penni's Blog
• Penni on Twitter? |? Penni on Facebook
• Penni's "My Raw Story" on Pure Jeevan

Happy Birthday, Penni! We love you so very much and wish you a life filled with love, laughter, health, wealth, and friendship!

p.s. We know we said that we would be posting an update on our kimchi experiment today. However, we have decided to post that on Monday instead since it isn't cured enough just yet (it's a bit cold here in Pittsburgh rigth now, so it's taking a bit longer to ferment).