13th Annual Wise Traditions Conference

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Carolyn

The 13th annual conference of The Weston A. Price Foundation will be November 9 – 11, 2012, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.  The WAPF website has a list of speakers and a schedule.  This post will be updated as more information becomes available.

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WAPF St. Louis Regional Conference – Reservation Information

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Carolyn

Announcement from the Weston A. Price Foundation:

Update:  Early Bird Discount of $50 ends Thursday, May 10!

The 1st Regional Meeting of the Weston A. Price Foundation to be held Saturday, May 19 – Sunday, May 20, 2012 at the beautiful Hilton St. Louis Frontenac- in St Louis, MO.

With Farm-To-Consumer Legal Defense Fund Fundraiser dinner on May 19.

We will be offering:
A Showcase for Delicious Traditional Food.
A Unique Opportunity for Health Professionals and Laymen interested in Diet and Health
WAPF Networking, Friendship and Fun  Read more...

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6th Annual Farm and Food Leadership Conference

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Carolyn

Announcement from the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance:

Save the date for our 6th Annual Farm and Food Leadership Conference on September 10-11 at the Bastrop Convention Center, located about 30 minutes from the Austin Airport.

This uniqe conference focuses on the policies and regulations affecting our farms and our food.  Come hear top speakers on issues such as the Farm Bill, genetically modified foods, corporate control of our food system, and much more.  Our keynote speaker this year is Michael Olson, agriculturalist, journalist, and host of Food Chain Radio.

More details, including how to register, will be posted soon.  Read more...

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Drop the Money Bomb on GMOs

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Carolyn

Action alert from the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund:

Support California Citizens’ Initiative & Nationwide

View the Video -
Dr. Mercola Discusses an Important Topic: GMO



Something Historical is About to Happen – But Your Participation is Critical

The Money Bomb Against Monsanto has been officially launched!

Yes, it is official.

Volunteers and staff from the California Right to Know Campaign are submitting nearly 1 million signed petitions from registered voters across the state of California to county officials, to place Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act on the Ballot for November 6.  Read more...

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Organic Consumers Association and California Right to Know Rally!

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Carolyn

Message from the  California Right to Know movement:

Signature gathering is done; now, to turn those petitions in and create a very positive effect!!!

Organic Consumers Association and California Right to Know Rally!

Join us on May 2 to Celebrate our Success!

Rally and march May 2 to celebrate turning in nearly a million signatures to put the California Right to Know GMO labeling initiative on the ballot! Kids, babies, baby carriages encouraged – we’ll be wheeling in petitions in carriages to represent the importance of this issue to children and future generations.  Read more...

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FTCLDF Pampered Chef FundRAISER ends April 28

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Carolyn

Announcement from the Weston  A. Price Foundation:

Be sure to check out the 3rd Annual Pampered Chef FundRAISER!

Right in time for Mother’s Day!

FundRAISER ends Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 11:59 pm EDT.  

Shop for great quality  natural stoneware and other Pampered Chef items, and support the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund. A whopping 15% of sales go to support the Fund!

For all orders that are $60 or more (before tax and shipping) you get your choice of gifts – a set of  Bamboo Spoons or  Bamboo Slotted Spoons.  Read more...

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Tell USDA to Say No to Agent Orange Corn

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Carolyn

Alert from the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance:

Dow Chemical is seeking USDA approval for a genetically modified (GM) version of corn that is resistant to 2,4-D, a major component of the highly toxic Agent Orange. Agent Orange was the chemical defoliant used by the U.S. military in Vietnam, and it caused many serious medical conditions in both American veterans of the war and the Vietnamese.

Exposure to 2,4-D has been linked to major health problems that include cancer (especially non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma), lowered sperm counts, liver disease and Parkinson’s disease.  A growing body of evidence from laboratory studies show that 2,4-D causes endocrine disruption, reproductive problems, neurotoxicity and immunosuppression.  Read more...

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Nutritional Therapist Training Programs

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Carolyn

Announcement from the Weston A. Price Foundation:

Now Open Early Registration
2012-13 Fall Start Classes 

The Nutritional Therapist Training (NTT) Programs are unique because they are based on a foundational approach to nutrition. We offer specific tools for assessing the body’s nutritional deficiencies and will teach you how to address those weaknesses through diet, supplements and lifestyle changes. In addition to our foundational approach, the NTT programs emphasize three additional perspectives:  Read more...

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Judge Asked to Reconsider Dismissal of FDA Raw Milk Lawsuit

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Carolyn

Press release from the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund:

Falls Church, Virginia (April 11, 2012) (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On March 30 federal district judge Mark W. Bennett issued an order dismissing a lawsuit challenging the interstate commerce ban on raw milk for human consumption filed by the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Along with six consumers, an agent for a buyers club, and a dairy farmer selling raw milk to out-of-state customers, the Legal Defense Fund filed suit in February 2010 over a federal regulation (21 CFR 1240.61). The regulation prohibits raw milk and raw milk products (other than raw cheese aged at least sixty days) from crossing state lines.  Read more...

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Cottage Foods in Texas

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Carolyn

Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance logoNews from the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance:

At the state level, in Texas, approximately 1,400 people submitted comments on the proposed cottage foods rule published by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).

In response to the public outrage over the overly burdensome proposed rule, DSHS has floated an unofficial revised version that would require cottage foods to be labeled as follows:
(1) The label information shall include:
(A) the name and physical address of the cottage food production operation;
(B) the common or usual name of the product;
(C) a list of any of the major food allergens (eggs, nuts, soy, peanuts, milk and/or wheat) used in the product; and
(D) the following statement: “Made in home kitchen, food is not inspected by the Department of State Health Services or a local health department.”
(2) Labels must be legible.  Read more...

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Urging Congress to Support Fair Markets

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Carolyn

Farm and Ranch Freedom AllianceNews from the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance:

FARFA joined 164 organizations in sending a letter to Congress urging it to “make the issues of increased market transparency, fairness, and access for farmers and ranchers a top priority as Congress crafts agricultural competition legislation and the next Farm Bill.”

The letter noted that we suffer from “an unprecedented level of market consolidation in agriculture that has effectively eliminated free market competition to the detriment of independent family farmers and ranchers. This market consolidation and the lack of free market competition also harms consumers by giving a small handful of corporations the power to limit consumer choice and, ultimately, to reduce product quality and raise prices.”  Read more...

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GMO Labeling Campaign

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Carolyn

Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance logoNews from the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance:

Over a million people submitted comments to the FDA in support of the petition for mandatory labeling of GMOs!

FDA’s response to the Center for Food Safety stated, “We have not been able to reach a decision on your petition. … We hope to be able to complete the review of your petition and respond to your request in the near future.” This is a fairly common response by the agency.  Read more...

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Stop Michigan DNR Power Grab

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Carolyn

Action Alert from the Weston A. Price Foundation:

CALL GOVERNOR TO RESCIND ISO

Please share this Action Alert with others: http://www.westonaprice.org/2012-action-alerts/stop-michigan-dnr-power-grab

The local food movement is under attack in Michigan.

In a brazen power grab threatening the livelihood of small farmers across the state, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is using the state Invasive Species Act to expand its jurisdiction beyond hunting and fishing to farming operations.

On April 1, 2012, an Invasive Species Order (ISO) that DNR issued in 2010 went into effect.  Read more...

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