March 2010: From the Editor

Fermentation Class

After two-year hiatus, our Eugene Chapter Co-Chapter Leaders (Lisa and Victoria), have two food preparation classes planned. The first is on making your own fermented foods!

With Victoria spending most of her time in Portland these days, it is a rare treat that they are able to team up once again to bring their culinary knowledge and experience to the folks of Eugene. You won’t want to miss this opportunity, as they don’t know when another one can be scheduled. See the March Fermented Foods Class below for more info.

They are planning one additional class on April 25th. Stay tuned for topic details.

Fat Rendering Party

Our Fat-Rendering Party in February was a success. About 8-10 people showed up at the home of our local holistic veterinarian for some chopping, cooking, straining, tasting, learning and laughing. Everyone who wanted some went home with a sample of rendered beef tallow, lamb tallow and pork lard, plus raw pork fat to try at home.

We also tried some salted cracklings (or if you prefer, “cracklins”) after the fat had rendered out. I really liked the lamb. Yummy. I ate most of them myself after everyone else left. Nice part is I lost half a pound by the next day.

Two of our attendees even blogged about the event!

http://gnowfglins.com/2010/03/03/fat-rendering-event/
http://preparetoeat.blogspot.com/2010/03/tuesday-twister.html

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Six thirty PM is now our regular starting time for the DVD showings. I’ve had some people say that the 7:30 PM starting time was too late, and I’ve had other people say that it was too early. I realize that I cannot satisfy everyone, but I hope this new earlier starting time will work for most people. Let me know what you think.

Naturally Reared Dogs

In the back of the current issue of the Wise Traditions Journal (Winter 2009) I noticed an ad for AuNaturelK9s and just had to check it out. As you know, I lost my beloved dog Ashke last fall, and have been searching for my next perfect dog. I was impressed to learn that there are dog breeders who have embraced natural methods of raising dogs. From their website:

We practice Natural Rearing and Breeding which means: No Vaccinations, (rabies is required by law in many states), No Flea, Tick, Heartworm, lawn/yard chemicals, No toxic chemicals in our homes, and above all Feeding a Species Appropriate Diet. We embrace homeopathic/holistic veterinary care and rearing methods.

Ashke came from a shelter, and I fully support rescuing a dog whenever you can, but I believe that these dedicated breeders will one day hold the future for many dog breeds, just as parents following the Weston A. Price Foundation diet hold the future health of humanity (see the Healthy Babies Gallery). Through the AuNaturelK9s site I found a number of online dog health forums. I haven’t chosen my next dog yet, but I have “met” some kindred souls in these lists. If you want to improve your dog’s health, learn to feed raw food, learn to use natural methods of health care, or are interested in finding a naturally reared puppy, I recommend checking out these lists.

AuNaturelK9s – http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/AuNaturelK9s
Jstsayno2vaccs – http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/jstsayno2vaccs
RawK9s – http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawk9s
ClassifiedDogsNR – http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ClassifiedDogsNR

I still have the thought that somewhere nearby, maybe on a local farm, there are some puppies being raised on raw or farm-fresh food. So keep your eyes open in your travels around Oregon. I am willing to drive and willing to pay for my perfect puppy.

If anyone knows of any puppies or a pregnant dog, please let me know.

~ Lisa

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