Weston A Price Foundation membership drive through Dec. 31…with valuable incentives!

Material from http://www.westonaprice.org

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MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
So many reasons to join!  Join in December and get coupons worth over $100 for products from some of our carefully-chosen conference exhibitors.  See coupons below or Click here for details.

Coupons for membership drive!

***Radiant Life $15.95 value – A free 14 oz. jar of palm oil.  Offering products that use ancient wisdom for modern health. With every order new WAPF members can receive an organic, wild crafted palm oil harvested sustainably and hand-pressed using traditional methods in small villages of Brazil. A fabulous source of carotenoids, vitamin E, and healthy fatty acids. http://www.radiantlifecatalog.com/product/RED-PALM-OIL/69

***Pure Indian Foods $5 off an order over $25 (before shipping).  We are your one-stop online source for often hard-to-find ghee and other organic Indian foods. Product highlights: grassfed organic ghee, organic turmeric powder (rich in curcumin), and organic jaggery. www.pureindianfoods.com

***Green Pasture Products $20 off your first order.  Our business focus is to provide high-quality sacred-food oils just as they were made prior to the industrialized food and farming revolution. Product highlights: Blue Ice Royal Fermented Cod Liver Oil & High Vitamin Butter Oil, Blue Ice Infused Coconut Oil and Blue Ice Fermented Skate Liver Oil. www.greenpasture.org

***Vital Choice Wild Seafood & Organics $10 off your order of $100 or more.Vital Choice is a trusted source for fast home delivery of the world’s finest wild seafood and organic fare, harvested from healthy, well-managed wild fisheries and farms. Product highlights: wild salmon, canned sardines, salmon caviar (ikura). http://www.vitalchoice.com

***Dr. Ron’s Ultra-Pure 10% discount on one order.  Our 100% additive-free supplements are designed to provide optimal amounts of nutrients that traditional wisdom tells us are critical. Ultra-Pure shampoo, conditioners and skin care features herbs, nutrients, essential oils and other natural ingredients – and no chemicals. Take a look at Iodine Complex, Docs Best and MSM Shampoo. www.drrons.com

***Wilderness Family Naturals $10 off your order of $50 or more.   Wilderness Family Naturals was created to help anyone who is looking for high quality, healthy food. Product highlights: organic virgin coconut oil, soaked and dehydrated organic nuts and nut butters, organic coconut flour with recipes! www.wildernessfamilynaturals.com/

***Branch Basics 25% off any product. Branch Basics is devoted to providing the world’s purest and most effective cleaning solutions. Their soap concentrate can be diluted to replace virtually every cleaner in the home, ensuring an environment free of synthetic ingredients. www.branchbasics.com

***Weston A. Price Foundation $23 value – half price materials.  New members can purchase these items during January 2015 for $5/each: Healthy 4 Life (regularly $10) and these issues which are regularly $12/each: Heart Disease issue, Summer 2013 (topics: GMOs, outdoor cooking, Crisco, natto and more) and Summer 2010 (allergies, acid reflux, root canals, pasteurization and more). www.westonaprice.org

***Fleetwood On-Site Conference Recording $20 off WAPF Conference Recording Library Watch and listen to the leading experts in the Weston A. Price philosophy of achieving optimal health through proper nutrition. This library contains a wealth of information collected from over 7 years of lectures from Wise Traditions conferences. Receive a discount on the annual subscription price of $149.www.fleetwoodonsite.com/wiselibrary

As a WAPF member, you will receive:

  • Our quarterly journal: Wise Traditions in Food, Farming, and the Healing Arts,
    a lively journal with cutting-edge articles on current scientific research, human diets, pasture-based agriculture, holistic therapies, legislative updates, legal issues, as well as sources of nutrient-dense foods.
  • Our annual Shopping Guide,
    a thoroughly researched booklet that fits into your pocket or purse and ranks products in three categories: best, good and avoid. It includes meat, seafood, dairy, nuts, grains, fats and oils, sweeteners, soups, fruits and vegetables, snacks, bread and beverages.
  • Our informative brochures
    One copy each of our dietary guidelines booklet and our seven trifold brochures covering the topics butter, cholesterol, cancer, cod liver oil, soy, real milk and trans fats.
  • Discount tuition to our regional conferences and the Wise Traditions International Conference
    The nation’s premier conference on diet and health.
  • Timely email information and action alerts.

As a WAPF member, you will support our many projects including:

  • Nearly 600 local chapters to help health-conscious consumers obtain nutrient-dense foods locally.
  • The Campaign for Real Milk and RealMilk.com to help you locate raw milk and support the growing raw milk movement.
  • Soy Alert! a campaign to eliminate this toxic food from our diet.
  • Public outreach and education at over 100 events each year.
  • Laboratory research on fat-soluble vitamins and other nutrition topics.

Annual membership fee: $40/year U.S. or $50/international, $25/year for seniors and students

Your membership fees are being put to good use in supporting these many projects:

 

  • Hosting and maintaining a huge website
  • Hosting conferences
  • Publication and mailing of 100+ page quarterly journal, brochures and Healthy 4 Life booklets
  • Shopping Guide research and publication
  • Research on traditional foods
  • Raw milk project for education and access
  • Legislative work and updates by Judith McGeary
  • A registered nurse on call to answer baby questions
  • Maintaining the WAPF office and four paid employees
  • Phone and email correspondence to answer countless inquiries
  • Action alerts sent for events and legislative issues
  • Over 100 exhibits per year—payment of registration fees and materials
  • Offering inexpensive advertising in our quarterly journal
  • Financial support to Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund
  • Financing a PBS program about traditional foods
  • Soy Alert Campaign
  • Advertising in other publications, posting on Facebook and blogs
  • A publicist doing press releases and arranging media interviews
  • Future restaurant rating project

Message from our president Sally Fallon Morell

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PLUS Between now and March 31, any member who sends us one package containing 6 new members (not renewals), we will give that member a free membership for one year as our small thanks.

 

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We Have a Beet Obsession! Part 1: Beet Kvass by Vivian McConnell

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(my tiny beets, oh my tiny beets)

Written by Contributor Vivian McConnell

Thank goodness I (small V) have finally come around to loving this dirty, earthy, bloody delicious vegetable. I remember cringing at my mother’s beet and feta snack- her almost shouting “Wow, I LOVE beets!” every time that she consumed them.

This year, I have my own tiny garden in Chicago. Small – yes – but I am more than proud of it. My beets were the first recognizable vegetable to pop up. In a perfect row, adorable red stalks. I was destined to be biased as a mother tends to be with their first child. I feel the most worried when they looked parched or windblown and I hope I don’t feel an emptiness when it is time to harvest them. Empty Nest Syndrome: Beet Edition.

For now, while mine are still growing, I like to grab bunches of organic beets whenever I can. My first hands on experience with beet crafting was this winter when we explored Beet Kvass – a traditional tonic hailing from Eastern Europe. Not only valuable for its medicinal qualities and as a digestive aid taking a shot of it makes you feel strangely like a soldier in the wintertime. 

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BEET KVASS

“No Ukrainian home was ever without its “beet kvass.” The kvass was always hand and ready when a pleasing, sour flavour had to be added to soups and vinaigrettes.” – Lubow A. Kyivska Ukrainian Dishes

  Recipe from Nourishing Traditions

Makes 2 quarts

3 medium or 2 large organic beets
(peeled, chopped up coarsely – but do not grate them!)
1/4 cup whey*
1 tablespoon sea salt
filtered water

*strain plain yogurt or available from plain kefir if it ferments long enough to separate. Also can leave raw milk out until it seperates into curds and whey.

Peel beets!

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Chop beets, watch your hands look like those of a murderer. Do NOT Grate beets. “When grated, beets exude too much juice resulting in a too rapid fermentation that favors the production of alcohol rather than lactic acid.” 

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Here you can see Momma V prepping her whey.

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Place beets, whey and salt in a 2-quart glass container. (We stirred the whey in first, because we put ours into 3 separate containers).

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Add filtered water to fill the container(s). Stir well and cover securely.

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When most of the liquid has been drunk, you may fill up the container with water and keep at room temperature another 2 days. I actually enjoyed my kvass more after my second water fill – it tasted a little sweeter! The resulting brew will be less strong than the first. After the second brew, discard the beets and start again. You may, however, reserve some of the liquid and use this as your inoculant instead of the whey.

And if you didn’t see it before, a beautiful photo of our finished product:

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The bitterness of a shot of beet kvass may be hard to get used to, but let’s review on the nutritional values of this particular tonic:

SUM IT UP:

One 4-ounce glass, morning and night, is:

  • An excellent blood tonic
  • Promotes regularity
  • Aids digestion
  • Alkalizes the blood
  • Cleanses the liver
  • Good treatment for kidney stones and other ailments  Nourishing Traditions
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IDPH Raw Milk Hearing November 6, 2014

Here is the updated raw milk Action Alert, please read through it and participate in one way or another! If nothing else, simply call the governor’s office to declare your opposition to these proposed rules.  Click on this link to get all of the information.

Remember to let me know if you’re attending the hearing for carpooling purposes. Producers please attempt to convince customers to attend or have them watch your animals while you’re there! I know Springfield is a hike, but attendance is critical even if only for a few hours!

Also check out this Dr. Mercola article. It is compelling and informative. I’m glad they are participating in this struggle – they are Illinois based and responsible for me switching to raw milk 8 or so years ago. Take a look – well worth it! http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/10/21/wisconsin-illinois-raw-milk-fight.aspx

Vicki McConnell CHFS/Food Educator http://www.stirthisup.com
Dixon IL WAPF Chapter Leader http://www.westonaprice.org
815-288-2556 vlmcconnell@gmail.com

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Stir This Up Comes Alive!

Stir This Up is designed to introduce you to transitioning toward nutrient dense and traditionally prepared foods and away from processed and refined foods.  We offer a free consultation to discover and develop your needs in addition to offering classes and special products.

Vicki McConnell is a Certified Foods Healing Specialist II and the area’s Weston A. Price Chapter Leader.

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