Several of us volunteers from the Eugene Chapter made it down to California (and back) for the Wise Traditions Conference 2012 in Santa Clara, California.
It was awesome!
I am going to post my experiences in several parts.
Wednesday:
Three of us drove down together. It took us about nine hours to get there, but we traded off drivers every 2 hours and talked about nutrition the whole time, so the time went by pretty quickly. We also listened to several podcasts, one of which was by Chris Kressor, who we later got to hear in person. Very cool.
We decided to make a detour to stop at Three Stone Hearth in Berkley. Three Stone Hearth is a CSK (Community Supported Kitchen) that makes nourishing-traditions type food for people in the bay area. They have an online ordering system where people can pre-order broth, soup, fermented foods and more. They then come pick up their food on certain days. We made it there during their pick up time, so we got to see the facility in opperation.
We were able to sample a couple of items, and purchase some more from the cooler. They have some foods available for walk-in customers. I don’t know if you can read them in the photos (and I figure the prices are higher if you buy them off the shelf) but check out some of these prices:
Whey $5.00/pt
Soaked Oatmeal $6.00/qt
Yogurt cream $5.00/half pt
Grass-fed beef broth $12.00/qt
Pastured chicken broth $13.00/qt
Pickle relish $9.00/pt
West African fritter dough $8.00/pt
I think it is wonderful that they are providing these foods to people who don’t have the time to make it themselves. Personally, I suggest coming to our classes, and learning to make them yourselves!
Wise Traditions Conference 2012:
- Part 1 – Wednesday
- Part 2 – Thursday
- Part 3 – Friday
- Part 4 – Saturday
- Part 5 – Sunday
