From the Editor:

Plate Spinners Wanted

Have you ever watched those performers who balance spinning plates on the tops of long poles? They keep running back and forth giving each plate a push to keep it spinning. If they spend too much time on any one plate the others start wobbling (or crashing down)…. Well that’s the way my life feels.

If you have time and energy to help out the Eugene Chapter, let us know. These are a few “plates” that need an occasional push:

• Pack and ship Kraut Pounders
• Bookkeeping using QuickBooks
• Host a potluck
• Take notes at meetings
• Phone call people without email
• Help write the Newsletter
• Assist with webpage design and/or updates
• Respond to emails
• Organization
• Plan food preparation classes
• Play with my son while I do some of these things
• And more… If you have other ideas just let us know.

We have room in this organization for all types of skills and involvement level, and appreciate any help you can offer. However if you are one of those people who’s life is so busy that adding one more thing will make some of your plates start to wobble or fall, don’t feel bad about not taking on any more. Taking care of yourself, feeding yourself and your family nutrient-dense food has to come first. Because when it comes right down to it that is what The Weston A. Price Foundation is all about.

Now, on to the events!
~ Lisa

June Events:

Meeting & Potluck Dinner

Monday, June 8, 2009
6:00 to 8:00 PM

Location:
At the home of Sara Reilly
2455 Emerald Alley, Eugene
(just south of the university)

Directions: From the corner of 24th and Hilyard, go East on 24th about 5 blocks. Pass University Ave, and Onyx Street. Turn right in the first alley after Onyx (it is unmarked). 2445 Emerald Alley is a big house on the left with a stone wall in front of it. It is about half way down the alley.

Please park on 24th or 25th street because there won’t be room for everyone in front of the house.

Phone:
Sara’s number is 345-6770

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 (Please include your name, and the source of the recipe. Be sure to give them to Lisa at the end of the evening. We are collecting these and plan to eventually compile a recipe book).

Upcoming Potlucks:
Our potluck meetings are regularly scheduled on the second Monday of each month. We still need volunteers to host potlucks in July and August. 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.

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.

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“The Popcorn Review”

“Dental Obstacles to Mental and Emotional Health”

“How Malocclusions, Failed Root Canals and Other “Dominant Foci” Chronically Undermine Our Mental and Emotional Well-Being”

by Louisa Williams, ND

Friday, June 19, 2008
7:30 to 9:00 PM

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

This is a DVD presentation from the Wise Traditions 2008 Conference.

Seventy to ninety percent of a person’s health problems are in their mouth.

In this talk Dr Williams addresses what she calls “Obstacles to Cure”. She says, when someone is eating a traditional diet but still challenged with health problems, consider something lurking in the mouth that is stopping you from getting the full benefit of the Weston A. Price diet.

“A picture is truly worth a thousand words. And nowhere is this more true than in the bright eyes and radiant smiles of the traditional peoples Dr. Weston Price photographed in the early 20th century. In stark contrast to the obvious vitality and aliveness seen in these individuals with excellent facial and cranial bone development, however, is the distress and agitation typically seen in the faces of those he photographed who ate a more “modern” and refined diet. But Dr. Price didn’t stop there. He also endeavored to correct the dental and bony malformations he observed in his American patients. In fact, he actually cured a case of mental retardation in one dramatic case by simply expanding the palate of a 16-year-old Down’s syndrome patient. This cranial expansion so enhanced brain functioning that this patient’s IQ changed from that of a four-year-old to that of a low-normal but functional teen in less than a year.Unfortunately, narrowed faces and airways, crowded teeth and dental malocclusions–“bad bites”–have become even more prevalent today. And to add further insult to injury, this lack of full physical and mental development is often later compounded in one’s teenage years by the classic orthodontic protocol: pulling four to eight teeth and then putting on braces and headgear. This archaic practice only further undermines growth and development, and limits the potential for future optimal health and happiness.

Price was not only a pioneer in orthopedic (as opposed to orthodontic) holistic dentistry, he was also a leading advocate of the “focal infection theory,” which was quite fiercely debated in the early 1900s. Price found that infected root canals could act as a chronic “focus of infection,” and demonstrated that they could cause distal symptoms in all areas of the body. Other common focal infections include the tonsils, sinuses, genitals and what the Germans have termed “scar interference fields.” Tonsil foci are particularly instrumental in triggering mental and emotional symptoms, including obsessive-compulsive tics and other manifestations commonly seen in Tourette’s, the hyperactivity of ADHD, and what has been described as “therapy-resistant” anxiety and depression.

In this session, Dr. Williams will cover the causes and effects of bad bites, along with tips on how to recognize whether you have a significant enough dental malocclusion that would require the skills of a holistic orthopedic dentist. She will also describe the most typical signs and symptoms of dental and tonsil focal infections, as well as the most conservative and efficacious treatments for both children and adults. Additionally, participants will learn a simple therapeutic home protocol for their scar interference fields to help reduce the insidious effect these scars can have on mental and emotional well-being.”

Louisa Williams currently practices as a naturopathic physician (Bastyr University) in Marin County, California. She also holds a Doctor of Chiropractic degree (Texas Chiropractic College) and a Master’s in counselling psychology (Purdue). She has lectured extensively in both Europe and America, and has published over 20 teaching manuals and recently authored her first book, Radical Medicine: Profound Intervention in a Profoundly Toxic Age.

Visit her website at:
radicalmedicine.com

We are requesting a $5-10 donation to the Eugene Chapter at the door.

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.
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“Fermented Foods Workshop”

Victoria Schneider (Eugene Co-Chapter Leader) will be presenting a class in Fermentation at the Sustainable Lifestyles Festival.

Traditional people across the globe have used beneficial bacteria to enhance and preserve foods throughout the ages. Making fermented foods is easy with only a few tools and a minor understanding of food science. We will learn: Traditional sauerkraut with variations, Kim chi with a fruit variation, Beet Kvass, a traditional fermented beverage from Russia, and Ginger Carrots.

Date:
Sunday, June 28, 2009

Time:
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Cost:
$15 – $30 sliding scale

Details:
www.herbaltransitions.com/SustainableLifestylesinfo.html#fermentedfoods.
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“Sustainable Lifestyles Festival”

Dates:
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009

Location:
Wise Acres Farm
84537 Proden Lane
Pleasant Hill, OR, 97455
541-736-0164

Details and Registration:
www.herbaltransitions.com/SustainableLifestyles.html
(Note: pre-registration discount if paid by June 10th)

This is not a Eugene Chapter event, but we thought it would be of interest to many local Chapter Members, and our very own Victoria Schneider will be teaching a fermentation class at this Festival.

This first time event will offer two days of lectures, panel discussions and hands-on workshops taught by a diverse array of renowned experts. There will be two days of lectures and workshops on skills necessary to live sustainably in the 21st century.

23 Lectures and 16 Workshops, including:

• Opening Information & Community Connection
• Indigenous Perspectives & Practices for a Regenerative & Sustainable Future
• Staying Healthy Naturally
• Beyond Recycling
• Living Lightly
• Pollinators: Honey Bees & Other Pollinators
• Biofuel
• Where Does Your Food Come From? (kids & adults)
• Community Supported Agriculture
• The Garden Game
• Water Catchments
• Artisan Cheese Making
• Tools
• Beer Brewing
• Solar Shower
• Plants for the People
• Goat Husbandry
• Going Green is not enough
• Relocalizing Eden: Rebuilding Our Regional Food System
• First Aid Naturally
• An Update on Social Politics That Effects You
• Raw Milk – The Udder Truth
• Natural Dyeing of wool yarn
• Bugscaping Game
• Edible Wild Plant Walk
• Farm Walk
• Biodynamic Farming
• Felting with wool (kids with parent)
• Seed Balls and Garden Art (kids with parent)
• Herb Garden
• Rekindling the Fire: Making the Bow-drill
• Invent A Culture
• Compost Toilets
• Kitchen Classroom
• Seed Saving
• Fermented Foods
• Building with Cob
• Pastured Poultry Production
• Bees: The Other Way

Additional Contact Information:
Sharol Tilgner: 541-736-0164
Web: www.wiseacresfarm.com
Email: class@herbaltransitions.com

This sounds like a great event. I am looking forward to attending some of these lectures and workshops. I hope you will join us. See the eRideShare.com information, or let me know if you are interested in a carpool.
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Kraut Pounder

Kraut Pounders are perfect for making sauerkraut, kimchi and other lacto-fermented foods.

They can be purchased at our local events, or ordered online and shipped anywhere.

For details see: www.krautpounder.com

Made in Eugene, by the Eugene Chapter, Weston A. Price Foundation.