The Fertile Fields of 180 Degree Farm
When Scott and Nicole Tyson bought their land in Sharpsburg, Georgia, they envisioned building a house and homestead for themselves. Scott was always fascinated with growing things. He had quite a big garden but had never considered growing for others, until his son got cancer.
Authors Will Bring Fourfold Path Book to Life
The Fourfold Path to Healing Conference is named after one of the first books I purchased when I first discovered the Weston A. Price Foundation. The Fourfold Path to Healing is a real gem, and important to read as you embark on a wellness journey to improve your life. Two of the authors, Dr. Tom Cowan and Sally Fallon Morell, are founders of the Weston A. Price Foundation, a leading nutrition education non-profit. Each year, they hold a seminar with their co-author, Jaimen McMillan, called the Fourfold Path to Healing Conference (named after the book, of course).
This year, the Fourfold Path healing conference comes to Baltimore, Maryland, and I am very pleased to finally be able to go to this amazing healing conference. Read More
photo credit: AForestFrolic
What in the world are you cooking these days? We are back with the Weekend Gourmet blog carnival, where bloggers from around the foodie globe share their recipes and raves. We are looking for fresh, local ingredients and made from scratch recipes. Whether simple or elegant, please share your ideas with our readers! Read More
Raw Food Diet Helps Sick Cat
by Amy Butchko, Guest Blogger
My husband Michael and I have been followers of the nutritional advice of the Weston A. Price Foundation and subscribers to the Hartke is Online! blog for several years, and we’ve seen great results in our health. This post is not about us though; it’s about how we used what we’ve learned about natural diets to totally turn around the health of a very sweet but very sick cat.
Shadow is our nearly 4 year old Ragdoll cat. In December of 2010 (when he was not yet 3), Shadow started running a high fever and Michael rushed him to the emergency vet where they ran all kinds of tests, and the results were bad: Shadow had a cardiomyopathy, which could shorten his life dramatically, he’d have to be on prescriptions and he’d need regular ultrasounds to track the progression of the disease.
We were devastated, and part of the reason was we knew we’d had a role in all this. Read More
The Tyson Family Worked as a Team to Overcome Childhood Cancer
by Kimberly Hartke
On Mason’s fourth birthday, his parents, Nicole and Scott Tyson received the devastating diagnosis, “Your son has a neuroblastoma cancer.” A life altering moment in the extreme for a young couple, who had spent the prior months excitedly poring over house plans, deciding what to build on a beautiful plot of land they had just purchased.
A mysterious shadow on the x-ray of Mason’s abdomen turned out to be a stage 4 Neuroblastoma. And, it needed to come out right away. Within a week, Mason was wheeled into surgery, with two worried parents by his side, and all their church, family and friends praying for a miracle. Read More
The Sheriff's Role is to Defend Your Life, Liberty, Property
by Kimberly Hartke
A group of “constitutional sheriffs and peace officers” plans a Las Vegas Sheriffs meeting to learn how state sovereignty trumps federal authority. Their aim? To better serve and protect the citizens that have elected them.
They will also learn about the raw milk issue, from filmmaker Kristin Canty and the Raw Milk Freedom riders who will have a booth at the event.
The ambitious County Sheriff Project is raising money to send any sheriff all expenses paid, who wants to attend the Las Vegas Sheriffs meeting on January 29-31. Read More
photo credit: Jessica.Tam
You’ll notice on the box of the animal crackers above, the label says “no trans fats”. Even the carnival seems to know that Trans Fats are bad for us! But here is a nasty little secret, just revealed in the latest issue of Wise Traditions Journal. Publisher, Sally Fallon reports that even food products labeled zero trans fats can have up to .5 grams of trans fats PER SERVING. And, serving sizes (check the label, carefully) can be really small, which means if you have several servings you are getting more of the bad stuff than you expect.
The only way to avoid trans fats is to cook at home, where you KNOW exactly what is going in your food. I know it is out of style or a lost art, but that is no excuse. Especially with the internet, any one can learn to cook and therefore experience a higher standard of health. Read More
Cartoonist Andy Singer, andysinger.com
It is not too late to make New Years Resolutions, in fact this week may be the perfect time! You may have already fallen flat on your face with some that you made before the clock struck midnight on December 31, or like me, you may have even knocked a few off your list and now have room for more goals!
I spent Sunday afternoon with two inspiring women, Sally Fallon Morell, founder of the Weston A. Price Foundation who recently started a farm and cheesemaking business, and Liz Reitzig, mother of 5 and an organizer of the Raw Milk Freedom Riders. Sally and Liz described these new endeavors, and made it all sound so easy to step out and do great things.
But the great thing I would advocate to you today, is making an effort to change your health. One small step can open up a world of exciting possibilities. That small step is to join Sally, Liz and I, as a member of the Weston A. Price Foundation.
One by one, individuals and families come into this organization, and become aware of the many ways to improve one’s personal health status, and give hope to the community around you. There are many volunteer opportunities, classes, workshops that you will learn about as a member. See our dietary guidelines.
Don’t settle for so-so health and compromised well-being. Strive for radiant good health and energy, soundness of mind. Regardless of your age, you can change your health indicators through nutrition, fitness and other lifestyle change efforts. Membership in WAPF will encourage you to stretch, change, grow.
Let us be your partner for making positive changes in the New Year!
Health professionals will have access to current science and alternative remedies that are just hitting the scene. Farmers will learn of innovative and traditional farming techniques to produce high quality, safe and clean food.
And, frequently, you will get action alerts via email, and learn of things you can do, from home, to improve the plight of the small farm, and advocate for a better food system.
The single most important benefit, though, is a subscription to our Wise Traditions Journal, published by Sally Fallon Morell. This quarterly periodical will give you a wealth of health and nutrition knowledge and introduce you to many thought leaders in the wellness revolution!
The cover price of the Journal is $10.00. Joining WAPF only costs $40.00. I always tell people that you subscribe to the Journal and the membership comes free!
Currently, Weston A. Price Foundation has 566 chapters worldwide, 89 of them are outside of the U.S. Our current membership is 12,850 and over 1500 of our members attend our annual Wise Traditions conference each year.
Our Weston A. Price facebook page has 26,756 fans (just think if all became members, our membership would more than double!) And our @WestonAPrice Twitter following is 7,849.
Visit our new Weston A. Price website to join online or to download a mail-in registration!
Today, a membership recruitment ad campaign begins on RealFoodMedia.com. Your membership will support our important work restoring nutrient dense foods to the human diet, and defending our food freedoms with our educational materials with accurate science and data on health.
Happy New Year, New Lifestyle!
Kimberly Hartke is the Publicist for the Weston A. Price Foundation. Andy Singer is a self syndicated cartoonist, see more of his work on andysinger.com.
Washington D.C.'s Premiere Radio Show on the Food Scene
Nycci Nellis and her husband host a Washington, D.C. food oriented radio show, Foodie and the Beast, which airs on WFED Radio, 1500am Sundays from 11am-12:00pm. This Sunday, January 8, 2011, their guests will be Sally Fallon Morell, President of the Weston A. Price Foundation, cheesemaker and author of Nourishing Traditions cookbook. Sally’s interview will be followed by raw milk and food freedom activist, Liz Reitzig, Founder of the new Farm Food Freedom Coaltion. Please tune in and tell your friends! Read More
Raw Milk
I would like to clarify WAPF’s position on soaking in dairy. There are many voices on the internet quoting Rami Nagel’s (author of Cure Tooth Decay) research analysis or Amanda Rose’s comments on her research that we should NOT be soaking grains in dairy (i.e. buttermilk, yogurt, kefir). The conclusion they make based on their analysis of phytic acid research seems to be that soaking in dairy is actually counterproductive. As you can imagine, this is VERY confusing since WAPF/Sally Fallon recommend soaking with dairy such as yogurt, kefir and buttermilk, as a means for reducing phytic acid and improving the digestibility of grains.
Again, here is the link I posted on the Weston A. Price Foundation FB page that I first stumbled upon: http://purehomemaking.com/2011/05/hot-off-the-press-dairy-is-out-for-soaking-grains/
I didn’t think much of it, until I started to do some googling and talking to some real foodie friends to see what others had heard/were saying out there.
Just a couple of examples of the comments I’ve seen on real foodie blogs …
• Sarah at Healthy Home Economist says: “The method I used was based on a conversation Rami Nagel and I had at the Wise Traditions Conference last month. That conversation really set me back on my heels as Rami told me that … soaking flour in cultured dairy really does NOT break down the phytic acid and other anti-nutrients or improve digestibility that well according to his research. Soaking in water plus an acidic liquid such as lemon juice, vinegar, or liquid whey apparently breaks down these little nasties much much better. According to Rami, ‘Calcium when souring reduces how much phytic acid is removed. So if a grain is soured with too much calcium, such as milk or yogurt, not as much phytic acid will be removed.’”
• Amanda Rose at Rebuild From Depression/Phytic Acid Research says: “There is an extremely obscure body of literature that suggests we should leave out these dairy additions altogether. The calcium in the dairy actually inhibits the breakdown of phytic acid …”
I would REALLY appreciate hearing WAPF’s position on this topic:
To soak with dairy or not, that is the question …
Many, many thanks in advance. Warm regards, Kelly
There are a number of traditional foods in which grains are soaked in a fermented dairy products. Kirshk from the Middle East is one that comes to mind. Calcium may inhibit the breakdown of phytic acid, but the minerals in dairy products will also compensate for any mineral blocking by phytic acid. Of course, if you are allergic to dairy, you would not want to use these recipes.
I am somewhat perplexed by the exclusive focus on phytic acid. It is important to neutralize phytic acid, but there are many other components in grains that need to be broken down, such as enzyme inhibitors, lectins, hemagglutinans, etc. These are done over time in an acidic medium and acidified dairy foods would do the job just as well as other acidified liquids.
Sally
Sally Fallon Morell
Sally Fallon Morell is the author of Nourishing Traditions cookbook and the founder of the Weston A. Price Foundation, a nutrition education non-profit with membership of 13,000 worldwide.
To find local grassfed milk in your area, and fermenting starter cultures or whole and sprouted grains, visit these links on Hartke is Online Resources page.
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Love your blog, by the way. What a great, centralized resource for all real food and local farm info.
