INDIANAPOLIS — The Stay Undertaking began how most well being ventures start for these trying to make a life-style change — a physician’s go to.
It was 2017, and James Lengthy’s normal doctor advised him he had hypertension and was pre-diabetic.
“Normally at medical doctors, they attempt to push capsules and medication on you, and fortuitously my physician, I’ve the place we’ve bedside method, we’ve relationship, and he was like, ‘Man, James, you must begin juicing.’ So, I used to be like, ‘Juicing? What’s that?'”
The previous instructor went on a journey to learn to juice for the subsequent three years. He sought components he favored and wanted to remain gluten and dairy-free for his well being.
Lengthy began sharing the juices he was making with different academics he labored with and says they inspired him to make the bottled freshness for revenue.
“So, I began promoting out of my trunk, and the subsequent factor you already know, man, right here I’m,” Lengthy stated.
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He began “The Stay Undertaking” in 2020, in the beginning of the pandemic. The spreading virus was a placing alert that we should always cherish life, and Lengthy wished so as to add the juices that he believes are higher life-style decisions to as many individuals’s fridges as doable.
“We’re attempting to dwell,” Lengthy stated. “My motto is dwell in the present day so you possibly can dwell tomorrow.”
Now, his 5 signature drinks are bought in seven space fuel stations and featured at 5 native farmers markets.
The Stay Undertaking juices are “The Honeymoon,” which incorporates dietary supplements like sea moss, and “The Fountain of Youth,” containing kale, cucumber, spinach, and ginger. There’s additionally “Purple Reign,” “Grandma’s Iced Tea,” and “Candy Nectar.”
The juicer equates The Stay Undertaking to premium gasoline for the physique.
“Cease placing that unleaded in your life and are available get a few of this Stay Undertaking juice and then you definitely get you some premium gasoline in your physique,” Lengthy says to these desirous about attempting his drinks.
This is the place you can provide The Stay Undertaking juices a attempt at native farmers markets this season:
- The Unique Farmers Market: Wednesdays 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
- Fort Harrison Farmers Market: Thursdays 4 – 7 p.m.
- Carmel Farmers Market: 8 – 11:30 a.m.
- White River State Park Farmer’s Market: Each different Sunday from 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Listed here are the fuel stations that promote The Stay Undertaking:
- BP Fuel: Sunny Facet Rd. and Pendleton Pike
- Amoco: thirtieth St. and Mitthoefer Rd.
- BP Fuel: thirtieth St. and Mitthoefer Rd.
- Hoosier Market: 9800 Michigan Rd.
- Hoosier Market: 9040 N. Meridian St.
Lengthy is completely happy to be out in the neighborhood now that pandemic restrictions have gone away.
“All the things’s trying actually good proper now for The Stay Undertaking,” Lengthy stated with a smile on his face.
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Lengthy says he plans to launch The Stay Undertaking juices for mass manufacturing on the finish of the 12 months. You may study extra about The Stay Undertaking at liveproject1.com.
WRTV Digital Reporter Shakkira Harris will be reached at shakkira.harris@wrtv.com. You may observe her on Twitter, @shakkirasays.
