Newsletter – February 2009

From the Editor:

I’m An Aunt!

[Photo: My nephew, Roman] Announcing the birth of my adorable little nephew.
~ Lisa


February Events:

Meeting & Potluck Dinner

Monday, February 9, 2008
6:00 to 8:00 PM

Location:
At the home of Megan Clark & Richard Grimaldi
2210 Floral Hill Drive, Eugene

Directions: THE BACK WAY FROM I-5 (Perfect for football game days, most direct route off I-5.) Take Glenwood EXIT 191 from I-5. From the south, go to the west end of the overpass and turn right on curvy Moon Mountain Drive. If you exit from the north, you will be on Moon Mountain Drive by going straight. Next, turn RIGHT on Laurel Hill Drive and go down the hill. At the bottom, turn LEFT on Augusta, across from a sign for an alley that says 18th. Pass the school for Northwest Youth Corps, and turn RIGHT on 26th for a block, then LEFT on Riverview for a block, turning RIGHT on Floral Hill Drive. Go .7 miles avoiding the potholes and look for 2210 on the LEFT. It is faded PINK with a weeping willow tree in the side yard. If you hit Hendricks Park, you’ve gone too far. Turn around and come back, it’s the 7th house on the right from Hendricks Park that you can see, light PINK with a carport and tall shrubs to the side.

FROM TOWN Go EAST on 19th past the University of Oregon campus. Follow signs directing you to Hendricks Park. When 19th ends at Fairmount Blvd., turn RIGHT. In one block, turn LEFT on Summit and go to the top of the hill where you can see the Hendricks Park Picnic Shelter. (Do not turn left on Birch.) Stay on Summit as it curves right, becoming Floral Hill Drive. (Do not turn right off it onto Fairmount Drive back through the woods.) In one block, when you exit the park where the houses are, Floral Hill Drive curves right at the yield sign. (Do not keep going downhill onto Sylvan.) Ours is the 7th house on the right that you can see, light PINK with a carport and tall shrubs to the side.

FROM I-5 NORTH EXIT 194-B THROUGH TOWN (Not for game days—bad traffic.) Take Eugene EXIT 194B off I-5.. You will be on 105 going WEST. Take EXIT 2, DOWNTOWN/UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Cross the Ferry Street Bridge. Stay in the LEFT LANE, which directs you to the UO, instead of jumping off onto 8th St. You will be on a busy main street, which is first called E. Broadway, then Franklin Blvd. Pass the UO campus. Turn RIGHT a block past Market of Choice at WALNUT, following signs to Hendricks Park. In two blocks it will spit you out on Fairmount Blvd., where you get to turn RIGHT without stopping. Turn LEFT on Summit and go to the top of the hill where you can see the Hendricks Park Picnic Shelter. (Do not turn left on Birch.) STAY on Summit as it curves right, becoming FLORAL HILL DRIVE. (Do not turn right off it onto Fairmount Drive back through the woods.) In one block, when you exit the park where the houses are, Floral Hill Drive curves right at the yield sign. (Do not keep going downhill onto Sylvan.) Ours is the 7th house on the right that you can see, light PINK with a carport and tall shrubs to the side.

Phone: Megan’s number is 344-7604

Bring a Dish
Please bring a Nourishing Traditions style dish and join us for some great food and great conversation! Families and guests are welcome. Please bring enough food to feed the size of your party, and your recipe on a 3×5 card or notepaper (we are collecting these and will eventually compile a recipe book).

RSVP:
We appreciate an RSVP (info@krautpounder.com) if you think you will be attending so that we have a rough idea of how many people to expect, but feel free to just show up.

 

Monthly Potluck/Meetings:
Our potluck meetings are regularly scheduled on the second Monday of each month.

Host a Potluck:
The next potluck will be March 9, at Barb Shaw’s house. We still need volunteers to host potlucks on April 13, and May 11. Let us know if you would like to host an upcoming potluck.

New to all of this?
For those of you who are new to The Weston A. Price Foundation principals please see the Dietary Guidelines and Characteristics of Traditional Diets for a brief overview, and then get a copy of the book Nourishing Traditions for in-depth information and recipes.

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“The Popcorn Review”

“Iodine in Thyroid and Total Body Health”

by Dr. Janet R. Lang, BA, DC

Friday, February 20, 2008
7:30 to 9:00 PM

Location:
Market of Choice
67 West 29th, Eugene
Upstairs in the Community Room

This is the first of four presentations from the Wise Traditions Conference 2008 on the topic of Iodine and Thyroid Health. They were excellent, and we will be showing at least three of them this year.

“For decades iodine has been a misunderstood and clinically mismanaged trace mineral, resulting in a widespread severe deficiency in the current population. In recent years, research and advanced study of iodine has reached new heights. Optimal thyroid function requires sufficient iodine, but additionally a far greater whole body need for iodine has been rediscovered. Dr. Lang will bring together a summary of this important information and provide a comprehensive list of conditions that benefit from achieving iodine sufficiency which includes thyroid disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, diabetes, heart disease, fibrocystic breast disease, breast cancer, all hormonally medicated cancers, chronic infections, and much more.”

Dr. Janet R. Lang, BA, DC, is a 1979 summa cum laude graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic. She began studying Dr. Royal Lee’s whole food nutrition philosophy while a student at Palmer and has used Standard Process nutrition extensively in her practices. She is the author of Understanding the Peripheral Nervous System and a contributing author (along with others, including Bernie Siegel, MD, Norman Cousins and Prince Charles) of the book The Heart of the Healer.

Dr. Lang will be presenting seminars in Portland in March, and Seattle in May. Visit her website at drjlang.com.

We are requesting a $5-10 donation to the Eugene Chapter at the door.
Space is limited, so please contact us to reserve your seat.
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Other Sources and Information

As a Chapter Leader, I frequently receive emails from people and organizations that want me to pass some information on to you. I posted some in the December and January issues. Here are some more recent ones.

 

From The Weston A. Price Foundation®

IN-HOME VITAMIN D TEST

ZRT Laboratories now provides an inexpensive, in-home accurate test for vitamin D [25(OH)D]. Normally this test is $100-$200 and requires a doctor’s visit. The ZRT test can be done at home and costs $65 (or 4 for $55 each) at the link:

http://www.zrtlab.com/Page.aspx?nid=12&action=view&category=14&partner=VitaminD%20Council

You can order them through the lab directly, cost $135, by calling the company in Beaverton, Oregon at 1-866-600-1636.

The test involves collecting a few drops of blood after a finger prick and sending the blotter paper back to ZRT in the postage-paid envelope provided with the kit. Your results will be sent to you by mail in about a week.

We’d like as many members as possible to participate in some research on vitamin D, which we will be able to use in our upcoming article on cod liver oil. Please take the ZRT test and send us the results along with the brand and amount of cod liver oil you are taking, as well as any other vitamin D supplements. Please let us know how long you have been taking these products. We’d like to compile this information by early February. (We’ll keep your details confidential, of course.) This is the perfect time to do this research since few of us are spending much time in the sun right now.

From The Weston A. Price Foundation®

GOODSEARCH.COM

The Weston A. Price Foundation has begun to receive funds earned when our members use goodsearch.com rather than the more popular search engines. WAPF receives about 1.3 cents per search on the Yahoo-powered search engine and about three percent of purchases made through their online retail partners, from Amazon to Zappos.

You can help support the Foundation with every internet search or purchase. Just go to goodsearch.com to register and select your charity, and then use the search engine for your internet searches and purchases.

I’ve been using goodsearch.com since I heard about it. The only trouble I’ve had is a couple of times it was too busy to complete my search for a while. It is really easy. I’ve made it my homepage.

From The Weston A. Price Foundation®

HR 778 REPEAL INTERSTATE RAW MILK BAN

Dear Members,

We are pleased to announce that Congressman Ron Paul has introduced a bill (HR 778) that would repeal the current ban on raw milk and raw milk products for human consumption in interstate commerce. The ban has made it more difficult for consumers to access raw milk and has hurt the ability of raw milk producers to make a living.

Passage of the bill into law would go a long way to stopping the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in its efforts to completely shut down the supply of raw milk.

To be successful, HR 778 must have co-sponsors. Your help is needed. Now is the time to mobilize consumers and farmers across the U.S.

For more information see The Farm To Consumer Legal Defense Fund: www.ftcldf.org/news/news-01feb2009.htm

The Weston A. Price Foundation sent out an announcement to all members about HR 778, with a lot of information about the bill, including a list of Committee Members to contact. But for the sake of space I am not going to reprint the whole thing here. Please contact www.farmtoconsumer.org for more information.

BioCento Ecofarms in Yakima

Hi Lisa,

I represent a local Yakima farm, BioCento Ecofarms. We sell certified organic eggs, as well as organic chickens, rabbits (whole, frozen) and organic goats. Last year we were selling eggs in Seattle to an affiliated chapter. In addition, our chickens are fed flax seed so the eggs are high in Omega 3 fatty acids… they are really delicious eggs!

We do have eggs starting to become available, and wondered if your club might be interested. Depending on volume, cost would be between $5 and $6 a dozen. There may be an extra fee (maybe $25?) for delivery. I am hoping to use college students or regular commuters, and to give them gas money. Or you may know Yakima produce suppliers that are already supplying your club. We are able to deliver fairly large quantities on a weekly basis.

Please call me if I can answer any questions for you; it may take a little figuring to work out the delivery, but we would love to help put it together if your club is interested in buying organic eggs. (These are large eggs with the lovely bright orange yolks!)

Best wishes,

Mary

Mary Baechler
http://biocento.com/
509-307-5082

SlowFood Eugene

Annual Membership Meeting And Potluck Dinner–February 22, 6:00 pm, Eugene Garden Club

It’s time to get started on Slow Food Eugene 2009. There’s lots of work to be done. In 2009, Slow Food USA will take a much more active role in food politics. We hope to follow suit and become local leaders advocating for a better world though the food that we eat.

The tough economic times make it imperative that we redouble our efforts to support local farmers, ranchers, and fishermen producing those high quality vegetables, fruits, meats, and eggs that we have come to enjoy.

The first step will be our membership meeting. We will elect a slate of officers, review changes to our by-laws, and plan events for the year. If you are interested in joining the membership team or have ideas for events, please send us an email.

Remember, there is strength in numbers. Bring friends who are interested in joining Slow Food Eugene or who just want to find out what this “Slow” thing is all about.

For the potluck, bring a dish to share and a beverage. Also, bring your own dishes, flatware, and drinking cups.

The Details:

DATE: Sunday, February 22, 2009
TIME: 6:00 pm
PLACE: Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High Street, Eugene

Parking is available across the street at the Planned Parenthood office building

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