Don't be fool!  We haven't been updating the page much, but we're very active - check us out on Meetup.com and Facebook below or send us an email asking to be on our mailing list or about any questions you have.

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Cod Liver Oil Controversy

If you want to understand the Cod Liver Oil controversy, you may have to take some time to read all these original articles and responses in chronological order.  Unfortunately you'll find a very ugly and sad family squabble and possibly some conflict of interest on both sides.  You may be confused and not truly get to the bottom of the issue as there are so many questions, egos and conflict of interest at play.  

Our recommendation is to read all the articles and check back for updates before coming to any conclusions.  

Sally Fallon, Chris MasterJohn, Chris Kessler and Dave Wetzel’s Response

·         September 10, 2015 The Health Cloud - Is Green Pastures FCLO rancid? Report analysis

·         September 1, 2015 A– Dave Wetzel - My Thoughts In Looking Back Over Last Week’s Controversy

·         August 29, 2015  Christopher Masterjohn - Weighing in on the Fermented Cod Liver Oil (FCLO) Controversy

·         August 28, 2015 Sally Fallon - Questions and Answers About Fermented Cod Liver Oil (FCLO)

·         August 25, 2015 Chris Kresser  - Important Update on Cod Liver Oil 

·         August 24, 2015 Dave Wetzel - REVISED - Response to Questions on Fermented Cod Liver Oil

·         February 3, 2015 – WAPF Concerns About Fermented Cod Liver Oil

Kayla Daniel, Ron Schmid, and David Gumpert’s Take

·         Ron Schmid - A Summary of Dr. Kaayla Daniel's New Report on Green Pasture's Fermented Cod Liver Oil and Butter Oil

·         Firelight Heritage Farm - Can You Ferment Cod Liver Oil?

·         David Gumpert – The Complete Patient

·         Kayla Daniel – The Naughty Nutritionist

3RD ANNUAL SANTA BARBARA FERMENTATION FESTIVAL

SANTA BARBARA, CA. The 3rd Annual Santa Barbara Fermentation Festival will be held at Fairview Gardens Center for Urban Agriculture in Goleta, California. The festival will showcase local and regional experts on the history, benefits and how-to's of fermented foods. This all-ages experiential one-day festival provides the opportunity to learn, taste and experience the art of making ferments and empowers you to take home and apply your newfound knowledge.

The festival will be held on Saturday, August 24th 2013 from 11am-5pm. Tickets are available at the Isla Vista Food Co-op, Isabella Gourmet Foods or online at 

http://santabarbarafermentationfestival.eventbrite.com/

Adults $16

Children 3-12yrs $6

Family 4-Pack $34. 

A limited number of tickets will be available on the day of the event.

Festival highlights include well-known fermentation experts Donna Gates, author of the Body Ecology Diet, Jenny McGruther, author of Nourished Kitchen, a famous traditional foods blog, Mark McAfee, owner of Organic Pastures Raw Dairy, Hannah Crum, the Kombucha Mamma, and many more. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn how to make a variety of fermented foods and beverages such as sauerkraut, kombucha, sourdough bread, ginger brew, root beer, fruit sodas, coconut kefir, dairy ferments, and elixirs. 

A cultured petting zoo will provide children and adults a chance to touch and learn about fermentation starters. Local and regional food, beverage and fermentation supply vendors will be on hand to answer questions, offer samples and sell their products. A locavore lunch will be provided by SOL Food Kitchen, Nimita’s Cuisine and Sugar & Salt Creamery.

Proceeds from the 3rd Annual Santa Barbara Fermentation Festival benefit Fairview Gardens Center for Urban Agriculture. Fairview Gardens is a non-profit educational farm that builds critical connections between community, agriculture and education by innovating and producing safe, organic, locally-grown foods in a sustainable manner, serving as a community-based educational resource, advocating for appropriately scaled, healthy food systems, and providing engaging, hands-on experience with farming. Fairview Gardens envisions a sustainable world for future generations where knowing the source of food is common knowledge and being connected to nature is common practice.

For additional information, please contact Katie Falbo at Cultivate Events at 805-722-5324.

Special thanks to Fairview Gardens, our 2013 SB Fermentation Festival host and benefactor.

Don't be fool!  We haven't been updating the page much, but we're very active - check us out on meetup and facebook link below or send us an email asking to be on our mailing list or about any questions you have.

   www.meetup.com/wapfsantabarbara


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Root Canals, Implants and their Consequences in Disease

Santa Barbara Central Library - Faulkner Gallery

January 13, 2012 - 2pm

Lecture by Hal Huggins

More information here - RSVP not required.  All events free and open to public 

Dr. Weston Price, head of organized dental research, and Dr. Leonard Rosenow of the Mayo Clinic, discovered that extracted root canal teeth implanted in rabbits could transfer diseases that the human had; onto the rabbit.  Mayo’s examined and reported 11,000 such transfers – Price – 60,000.  What was found in those tests that are of value today?  The basis of current DNA research that has not only confirmed their original root canal research, but expanded to include the consequences of cavitations from wisdom tooth extractions and the current dental practice of bone grafts and implants.

How often do x-ray confirm sterility of root canals?  What does DNA say about sterility and the consequences of contamination?  Are antibiotics the answer?  Are there pathological consequences to these new practices?  What treatments are best for abscessed teeth?

Bone grafts and implants are the most prestigious and financially rewarding items in dentistry today.  DNA analysis helps us evaluate the consequences of this new exciting industry.  You deserve to be informed of the findings of the most sophisticated and accurate DNA analyses of potential consequences of receiving these procedures.

Detoxification can be REtoxification.  How much can your body do on its own?  When are chemical aids too overwhelming?  DNA has those answers as well.

Come listen to Hal A. Huggins DDS, MS. Hal is the world's most controversial dentist because of his stand on trying to convince dentistry to stop the use of mercury in fillings. He has been in practice since 1962, fifty years. He received a post–doc Master's at the University of Colorado with emphasis on immunology/toxicology in 1990. He successfully pioneered treatments for autoimmune diseases caused by dental toxins and has personally treated over 5,000 toxic patients.

He has lectured professionally 2,500 days in 46 of the U.S. states and 14 foreign countries. He has authored several books, written over 50 articles and given over 1,000 radio/TV interviews, including 60 Minutes Australia (1989) and 60 Minutes New Zealand (2007).

He is currently a consultant worldwide for multi-disciplined centers and founder of the Multi-Discipline Alliance of professionals who practice the Huggins Protocol for recovery of autoimmune diseases.

2nd Annual Fermentation Festival Round Up

Thanks to everyone who came out last Sunday, July 15, for our 2nd Annual Fermentation Festival.  It was a huge hit!  Below are links to all of our vendors + recipes for the various demos presented day of.  If you have any questions specific to the festival, contact us via email.

If you missed out on the event, check out the wonderful pictures we took.

Until next year...

Vendors

Culture Club 101

RealFood Devotee

Fat Uncle Farms

Olivos Del Mar

Goodland Kitchen and Bona Dea Food Preservation

Bezian's Bakery

Kombucha Kamp

Mestiza Coconut Sugar

Liquid Chi Kombucha

Brassica and Brine

Isla Vista Food Co-op

SOL Food Festival


LabelGMOs


Green Pastures Fermented Cod Liver Oil

Sugar and Salt Creamery

Rancho San Julian Beef

Coconut Cow

Jabberwocky Foods 

Demos/Recipes

Hannah Crum* - The Kombucha Mamma - Kombucha Kamp

Kombucha Recipe

Monica Ford* - RealFood Devotee

Sauekraut Recipe/Demo Video

Mark McAfee* - Organic Pastures Raw Dairy

Raw Kefir Recipe [plus lots of other raw dairy recipes!]

John de Bruin - Dey Dey's Best Beef Ever

Jack Bezian - Bezian's Bakery

Amy Bachellor - Scent from Heaven

Coconut Kefir and Yogurt Recipe

*Hannah Crum, Monica Ford, and Mark McAfee will speak at the 13th Annual Weston A. Price Foundation Conference November 9-12, 2012 in Santa Clara, California.

Coconut Kefir and Yogurt Recipe

Check out these fabulous recipes:
fermented coconut kefir and coconut yogurt 
c/o Amy Bachellor of Scent from Heaven.

Coconut Kefir
I learned about the wonders of Coconut Kefir from Elaina Love. Loaded with healthy intestinal flora, fermented Kefir is wonderfully beneficial for the digestive tract. 

Yield: 4 cups, 8 servings
Time required: 15 minutes
Prep ahead: open coconuts
Equipment: blender
Young Living essential oils: preferred choice

Ingredients:
4 cups Thai Baby Coconut water (3 or 4 coconuts)
I packet Kefir starter (Body Ecology)

Instructions:
Warm the coconut water in a saucepan until it is warm to the touch.
In a blender, blend all the ingredients, briefly.
Pour the mixture into a covered quart glass container.
Place in a warm area, covered with a cloth to contain the heat.  On top of the dehydrator, set at 90 degrees, works well.
Let rest for 8 to 12 hours, depending on desired tartness.
Store finished kefir in the refrigerator. It will last for about one week.

Comments:
Sweeten with Young Living Stevia extract or sweetener of your choice, after the fermentation process.
Flavor with different Young Living Essential Oils, such as Lemon or Peppermint, after the fermentation process.
Use in salad dressings or smoothies.
Use ¼ to ½ cup to start another batch of Kefir.

Coconut Yogurt

I tried making coconut yogurt a few times without much success. Then I learned how to make it from Elaina Love and switched to Ejuva as the probiotic recommended by Cherie Soria at Living Light. I was in Heaven. The result was over the moon and I have been a happy camper ever since. Coconut yogurt is always in my refrigerator and I enjoy a spoonful first thing in the morning. It makes my body hum.

Yield: 3 cups, 6 servings

Time required: 30 minutes, plus 12 to 18 hours of culture time

Prep ahead: open coconuts

Equipment: high powered blender

Young Living essential oils: Nutmeg and Ginger

Ingredients:

3 cups Thai young coconut meat, (4 coconuts)

½ cup Thai young coconut water

¼ tsp Himalayan salt

1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg

¼ tsp. probiotic powder (Ejuva)

2 drops Ginger Young Living essential oil

1 drop Nutmeg Young Living essential oil

Instructions:

In a blender, blend the coconut meat and coconut water until smooth, creamy, and slightly warm, adding more water as needed.

Add the remaining ingredients and blend briefly.

Pour the mixture into a covered quart glass container, leaving room for expansion.

Place in a warm area, covered with a cloth.  On top of the dehydrator, set at 100 degrees, works well.

 Let rest for about 12 to 18 hours, depending on desired tartness.

Store in a covered glass container in the refrigerator for up to one week.

Comments:

Try flavoring with different Young Living Essential Oils, such as Cinnamon or Clove.

Sweeten with Young Living Stevia extract.

Mix the yogurt with fruit and top with granola or chopped nuts.

To use in salad dressings or sauces, make the yogurt unflavored and unsweetened.

Blend with fruit and put in an ice cream maker for frozen yogurt.

2nd Annual Fermentation Festival

We are SO very excited to announce the

2nd Annual 

Santa Barbara Weston A. Price Foundation 

Fermentation Festival

Sun, July 15, 2012

12pm-4pm 

Tom Shepherd's Farm and CSA

6701 Casitas Pass Rd

Carpinteria, CA

Come enjoy an afternoon on the farm and hear from area experts on the benefits of fermented foods, why you should incorporate them into your daily routine and how you can easily make them in your very own home.

dynamic speakers

Hannah Crum - Kombucha Kamp

Mark McAfee - Organic Pastures Raw Dairy

fermented foods demonstrations

kombucha, dairy kefir, coconut kefir, fermented vegetables, sourdough bread

DIY kraut station

with fresh vegetables and herbs from the farm

food for purchase

featuring Rancho San Julian Beef, fermented sides, beverages and dessert

vendors

sample and purchase fermented foods from all over California - from fermented coconut sap to traditional root beer

live music

by The Rainbow Girls

 

Tentative Schedule

12pm - Live Performance by The Rainbow girls

12:20pm - Welcome by Tom Shepherd
12:30pm - Your Inner Terroir - Hannah Crum [Kombucha Kamp]
1:15pm - The Magic of Fermentation Demo - Monica Ford [Realfood Devotee] 

1:45pm - Feeding your Genome - Mark McAfee [Organic Pastures Raw Dairy]
2:15pm - Fermented Kefir Demo - Mark McAfee
2:30pm - You Can Ferment Beef Also! - John de Bruin [Dey Dey's Best Beef Ever]
2:45pm - Sourdough - Jack Bezian [Bezian Bakery]
3:15pm - Coconut Kefir/Yogurt Demo - Amy Bacheller [Scent from Heaven]

vendors and food will be available 12pm-4pm

Bring your blanket, a hat, your picnic ware and come ready to enjoy a day full of live foods education, delicious treats, networking and entertainment.

FREE entry, CASH ONLY for food, DIY kraut station, raffle prizes, and vendor sales

[bring a cooler/ice to keep purchases cold]

Upcoming Events You Don't Want to Miss!

June 17 - Decoding Women's Health Female Hormones? Basal body temperature? Luteal phase? Estrogen dominance? Precocious puberty? BPA? Soy and Phytoestogren? If you're wondering what it's all about, come to listen and join Q&A with licensed acupuncturist Cathryn Davidson. Click here for more information or to RSVP.... June 20 - Santa Ynez WAPF Potluck Come join and meet fellow Weston A. Price Foundation members or learn bout the Weston A. Price Foundatoin and share in wholesome real food and be a part of the new community in Santa Ynez. Click here for more information or to RSVP.... July 15 - Santa Barbara Fermentation Festival at Shepherd Farms Come enjoy an afternoon on the farm and hear from area experts on the benefits of fermented foods, why you should incorporate them into your daily routine and how you can easily make them in your very own home. Click here for more information or to RSVP.... July 22 - Cholesterol is for Lovers CThe medical establishment is waging a ware against cholesterol with disasterous effect.  Cholesterol serves many important life sustaining functions in the body.  Think this is an exaggeration?  Come and watch 'Oiling of America' and join a lecture and Q&A by Dr. Tom Matteucci to understand cholesterol better.   Click here for more information or to RSVP.... August 5 - Nourishing Our Children Confused about what to feed your kids.....before birth and after?  Do you know the difference between S.A.D. diet of GMO, transfat, omega 6, HFCS, hormones, antibiotics, dyes and perservatives vs a nutrient dense one of unaltered foods, healthy fats, omega 3's, natural sugar, pastured eggs, dairy and meats?  What are the outcome of each of these diets?  See for yourself!  Please join us for an eye-opening evening as we share Dr. Weston A. Price research on nutrient dense foods that traditional cutlures have been eating for thousands of years. Click here for more information or to RSVP.... June 2 - Rancho San Julian Grass Fed Cattle Ranch Tour  Have you ever visited a working cattle ranch?  Ever wonder why grass-fed beef is so healthful for you?  Do you know how cattle are raised and what "grass-fed" really means?  Join us at Rancho San Julian for a ranch tour by rancher and owner Elizabeth Poett. Click here for more information or to RSVP.... June 10 - Paleo/WAPF Potluck and Primal Walk Workshop Have you ever wondered how our ancestors stayed fit?  Do you want to learn more about the traditional foods of our ancestors?  Looking for new and inspiring traditional foods recipes to try?  Join us for a Paleo/Weston A. Price Foundation potluck at Shoreline Park.  T.J. Fortuna will lead a Primal Walk Workshop to show us how we can learn from our ancestors to ensure we get the most out of our workouts.Click here for more information or to RSVP.... (Disclaimer - We don't endorse any particular diet and only dietary principles (see more here).

April 29 - Nourishing Our Children

Location: Santa Barbara Family Chiropractic

360 S. Hope Ave. Suite C 100 Santa Barbara, CA 93105,Santa Barbara, CA (map)

Time: 4:00pm

Confused about what to feed your kids...before birth or after? Do you know the difference between the S.A.D. diet of GMO, transfats, omega 6, HFCS, hormones, antibiotics, dyes and preservatives or a Nutrient dense one of unaltered foods, healthy fats, omega 3's, natural sugar, pastured eggs, dairy and meats.

What are the outcomes of kids on each of these diets? See for yourself!

Please join us for an eye opening evening as we share Dr. Weston A Price's research on nutrient dense foods that traditional cultures have been eating for centuries. You will be pleasantly surprised by the delicious foods that nourish our children's growing minds and bodies. If you want healthy, happy kids, don't feed them SAD(Standard American Diet) food!

The format will be a two hour film slideshow presentation called ‘Nourishing Our Children’ (Read more here) with an intermission, healthy snacks, and a short time for questions and recommended resources. If this sounds appropriate for your mature teens, please bring them - otherwise we are unable to provide childcare.

Everyone is welcome! This event is for parents, caregivers, teachers, grandparents and just about everyone. It is also a newcomers or introduction meeting and a great way to get to know folks and make new friends.

RSVP here or email us at wapfsantabarbara@gmail.com. You do not have to RSVP, but it would help us ensure we have enough chairs and such.

April 21-22 - Santa Barbara Earth Day

w will have a booth there and 'teach, teach and teach' folks about food, farming and healing arts for the 3rd year in a row!

When: Saturday, April 21-22
Where: Alameda Park in Santa Barbara
Cost of Admittance: Free

More info: www.SBEarthDay.org

Please contact us at wapfsantabarbara@gmail.com if you're interested in volunteering.  This is a great opportunity to learn and make new friends!

April 8 - Gut And Psychology Syndrome (GAPS) Diet

Guts And Psychology Syndrome (GAPS) Diet


(Date changed from April 1 to April 15)


Paleo? Vegan? Metabolic? Blood Type?  Low Carb?  Raw Food? Sponsered for by Coca-Cola?  Endorsed by ADA? 

No, this is not another one of these diet!   WAPF doesn't endorse any diet and on the contrary often criticize many of them.  We do have a dietary guideline (Healthy 4 Life book as PDF here) which is an alternative and makes more sense to the USDA lowfat, high carbohydrate dietary guidelines.

So what is the Guts and Psychology Syndrome (GAPS) diet and why are we talking about it?   

Well, for starter, over 60% of your immune system is controlled by your Gut Flora and you can read about what one of the board member, Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride discovered in the process of curing her son of autism and that applies to ALL human wellness (watch and read more about Dr. Campbell-McBride here).

This Sunday, Meridan Grace, a certified GAPS practitoners trained by Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride, wil be available to explain how you apply the GAP's approach to your every day diet, how it can profoundly impact the quality of your health and be one of the most important components in your healing.  You will also learn how to:

1) Tweak the Weston A. Price Dietary Guidelines for maximum gut health
2) Make great GAPS recipes
3) Performa a simple test to see if you are allergic to food
4) Sucessfully conceive and have healthy children in this toxic world.

Meridan is warm and inviting and answer many of your questions.  There will be plenty of discussion as well as a lecture.  Bring your questions!  We will also have individuals and moms with austic children who are on the GAPS diet to share their experience.

Sunday, April 15, 2012 - 4:00pm

Motion Unlimited
333 De La Vina Street Suite E,
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

RSVP to SantaBarbaraCA@WestonAPrice.org or on Meetup.

Cost: Free (as always - we are non-profit)

Upcoming Events

   Earth Day  - April 21-22, 2012
   Nourishing Our Children - April 29, 2012
   

February 25 - WAPF Style Broth Making Demo - Santa Ynez

Saturday, February 25, 2012, 4:00 PM

A Blissful Place Wellness Spa & Learning Center

1607 Mission Drive, Solvang, CA

Hosted by Shelley H. Lane, OMD, L.Ac and Lydia Palermo (Masters in Holistic Nutrition, In Progress)

Come and learn  how to make one of the most simple, cost effective and nutritious foods.  Understand the science behind why bone broth has been a staple of traditional societies since the beginning of time, how to use this nutritious food as a foundation for many of your meals, about the Weston Price Foundation (and meet other food conscious people in the S.Y.V.) and about the value of grass-fed animal products and why it makes a difference. Come and enjoy a delicious taste treat.


RSVP here or email us at wapfsantabarbara@gmail.com.  


(There will be another Broth Making Demo in Santa Barbara in March - Date yet to be determined)

March 11 - Bone Broth Workshop

March 11, 2012

Location is in downtown Santa Barbara will be given upon

RSVP to wapfsantabarbara@gmail.com or on Meetup here

Come and learn from Katie Falbo how to make one of the most simple, cost effective and nutritious foods. Understand the science behind why bone broth has been a staple of traditional societies since the beginning of time, how to use this nutritious food as a foundation for many of your meals, about the Weston Price Foundation (and meet other food conscious people in Santa Barbara) and about the value of grass-fed animal products and why it makes a difference. Come and enjoy a delicious taste treat.




(There will be another Broth Making Demo in Santa Ynez on February 25)

March 18 - Paleo / WAPF Potluck

Sunday, March 18, 2012, 1:00 PM

Goleta Beach Park (5986 Sandspit Road, Goleta, CA)

RSVP to wapfsantabarbara@gmail.com or on Meetup Here

This will be a great opportunity to share recipes, bring family and kids, play on beach, make friends and learn more about ancestral dietary principles. There are so many diets with contradictory information out there so if you have some confusion about a Paleo diet and Weston A. Price Foundation Dietary principles, here's a great place to ask many questions to understand the differences and simliarities.

February 19 - The Greater Good

Location: Santa Barbara Family Chiropractic

360 S. Hope Ave. Suite C 100 Santa Barbara, CA 93105,Santa Barbara, CA (map)

February 19 - 6:00pm

THE GREATER GOOD looks behind the fear, hype and politics that have polarized the vaccine debate in America today. The film re-frames the emotionally charged issue and offers, for the first time, the opportunity for a rational and scientific discussion on how to create a safer and more effective vaccine program.

We'll be watching the movie 'The Greater Good' and then Dr. Nick Araza will lead a discussion about vaccines.

Our position is to always ask questions and to do your research.  Here's an opportunity to ask many questions. 

RSVP here or email us at wapfsantabarbara@gmail.com.  You do not have to RSVP, but it would help us ensure we have enough chairs.  

More information at http://www.greatergoodmovie.org

LabelGMOS SIGNATURE GATHERING TRAINING - January 29

Raising 850,000 signatures in a little over two months will be a significant challenge, but not an impossible one. If we can all come together to support this cause, we can make an impact here in our area and join the many others that are doing the same in their areas. There will be a meeting on January 29 at 4:30 - click link to find more information.

More information: 
www.meetup.com/wapfsantabarbara/events/49789762/
www.labelgmos.org

'City Chick' Workshop at the Fairvew Garden

'City Chick' Workshop at the Fairvew Garden

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Time: 10am-1pm

Cost: $40 or $30 Early Bird if paid by Nov 30

RSVP to Sharon@FairviewGardens.org or 805-967-7369

The Santa Barbara Chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation is proud to co-sponsor with the Santa Barbara Permaculture Network "City Chicks" by Patricia Foreman, a fellow Weston A. Price member.  This event is a follow-up to Patricia's wonderful talk on Nov 15. 

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

Gardening with­ and for ­Chickens: Chickens have skill sets that can be gainfully employed in backyard gardens. This interactive discussion will give you practical and effective cutting-edge ways to integrate chickens in with your yard and garden. Topics include types of fencing (what works and what doesn't), when to let birds in­ and when to keep them out­ of specific crops life cycles, bird-scaping, and, best of all, getting wholesome, home-grown food for both you, and your flock. This is truly be a "Think Outside the Coop" workshop.

Patricia Foreman graduated from Purdue University with degrees in Pharmacy and Agriculture. At Indiana University's Graduate School of Public and Environmental Affairs she earned a Master of Public Affairs degree, with majors in Health Systems Administration and International Affairs. She completed the Virginia Master Gardener's program in 1999 and a Permaculture Design Course with Bill Mollison 1991.

Pat has kept poultry for over 20 years. Her experience includes operating a small-scale farm raising free range, organic layers, broilers and turkeys. She keeps a backyard flock of heritage chickens. Pat is also the co-author of "Chicken Tractor, Day Range Poultry, Backyard Market Gardening, and A Tiny Home to Call Your Own".


More information at http://www.sbpermaculture.org/events.html