Our Natural Life » Food http://ournaturallife.com/blog Provocative discussions about leading a holistic, sustainable, and healthy life Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:23:59 +0000 en hourly 1 Searching for accurate information and provocative discussions about living a holistic, sustainable, and healthy life? Join hosts Jon and Cathy Payne for informative interviews with local and national experts, authors, farmers, filmmakers, and chefs. A bimonthly podcast of varied length that focuses heavily on the principles of Weston A. Price Foundation, Slow Food, sustainable agriculture, and buying local food. Reported through the lens of the hosts lives in rural Georgia. Jon and Cathy Payne no Jon and Cathy Payne jppaynesr@gmail.com jppaynesr@gmail.com (Jon and Cathy Payne) © Alchemy New Media LLC - All Rights Reserved Provocative discussions about leading a holistic, sustainable, and healthy life Weston A. Price, sustainability, sustainable food, holistic health, farming, organic, nutrient dense food, slow food, biodiversity, locavore, pastured meat, raw milk Our Natural Life » Food http://ournaturallife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/itunes144x144.jpg http://ournaturallife.com/blog/category/food/ TV-G Elberton, GA Monthly Living in the Land of Milk and Honey Podcast ONL075 http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2011/04/living-in-the-land-of-milk-and-honey-podcast-onl075/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2011/04/living-in-the-land-of-milk-and-honey-podcast-onl075/#comments Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:07:04 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=573 Rashel and Andrew Harris are a young homesteading couple in Texas expecting their first baby in June. Rashel discovered the Weston A. Price Foundation and nutrient-dense food after buying a copy of Nourishing Traditions. After a period of seeking out nutritious food from local farmers throughout Texas, they decided to start producing their own closer [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2011/04/living-in-the-land-of-milk-and-honey-podcast-onl075/feed/ 4 Homesteading,Lifestyle,Local Food,Price,raw milk,Real Milk,Weston Price Rashel and Andrew Harris are a young homesteading couple in Texas expecting their first baby in June. Rashel discovered the Weston A. Price Foundation and nutrient-dense food after buying a copy of Nourishing Traditions. Rashel and Andrew Harris are a young homesteading couple in Texas expecting their first baby in June. Rashel discovered the Weston A. Price Foundation and nutrient-dense food after buying a copy of Nourishing Traditions. After a period of seeking out nutritious food from local farmers throughout Texas, they decided to start producing their own closer to home on their 66 acres. They are eating great now, becoming self-sufficient, and loving their new lifestyle. Jon and I really enjoyed talking with them and hearing about their journey. It was so exciting to hear from Rashel and Andrew about how Sally Fallon's book literally changed their lives as they began to think about where their food came from and purchase directly from farmers. In their frustration in finding nutrient dense food, they realized that they could take charge of their food by producing it on their land. In a community where free ranging cows are the norm, growing vegetables, meat chickens, and keeping a milk cow is not. They have been inspired by Podcasts and learned to make their own soap and other needs on the farm. One thing I really admire about Rashel and Andrew is the way that they have embraced and applied their new found information and they way they are eager to share with and teach to others. Rashel followed a pre-pregnancy diet rich in vitamins A and D in order to achieve health prior to conception. For example, Sally Fallon states that pastured eggs contain 8x more Vitamin D than a grocery store egg. And vitamin K2 from the green grass Rashel's cow is eating puts K2 into the raw milk. This prevents calcification of arteries and improves brain function, Sally says. Real foods are those that you hunt, pick, fish, dig, or milk. Rashel is doing her share of these activities! Rashel attributes the easy pregnancy she is experiencing to eating real, nutrient dense food and tells her friends she will be hoeing the garden with baby in tow like a real farm woman soon! Nothing is going to slow her down. Rashel and Andrew recently started a website where you can track their journey. Be sure to book mark it so you can check back in the future. I encouraged Rashel to consider serving as a chapter leader for the Weston A. Price Foundation in her part of Texas. She would be a great resource for the community and such an articulate and passionate spokesperson. Jon and I have been very busy this spring. We're planting our first large garden - 1/10th of an acre - with organic vegetables. I'm replanting our raised bed gardens. We now have three breeds of heritage rabbits in a 16X24 foot lattice rabbit barn. They are reproducing nicely and selling quickly. We're excited at the prospect of helping other heritage farms get started with rabbits. We're learning about biodynamic methods and permaculture principles to apply to the farm. And we attended a vermiculture class to learn how to incorporate worm beds under our rabbit cages. Such fun! Our English Shepherd Cody and shelties Nicky and Sheila were recently treated to a special bath thanks to Natural Affinity Soap. Our groomers loved the way the soap lathered and it left their fur clean and soft. Even better, we have not seen any fleas or ticks on them in a month! This is a small company that makes quality products artisan style. You can follow them on facebook. The big struggle for me right now is record-keeping and book keeping. It is hard to find time to get into my office and get organized when there is so much to do outside in the fresh air and sunshine. By the time it is dark I am exhausted and ready for bed. We were fortunate to get an intern to move into our new barn apartment to help with the garden and chores so hopefully I'll apply some discipline to these tasks soon and get a handle on things. I was recently reflecting on how much my life has changed in the last 11 months. It is almost a year since I retired from my teaching career and began farming. I have learned so much, Jon and Cathy Payne no 1:15:52 Georgia Organics Conference 2011 and Gearing up for Spring (ONL074 Podcast Show) http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2011/03/georgia-organics-conference-2011-and-gearing-up-for-spring-onl074-podcast-show/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2011/03/georgia-organics-conference-2011-and-gearing-up-for-spring-onl074-podcast-show/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 02:56:37 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=566 In this show, Cathy recaps her weekend at the Georgia Organics conference in Savannah, paid for by Georgia Organics as part of the Farmer-to-Farmer Mentoring program. Jon and Cathy discuss heritage breed rabbits, biodynamic farming, their new rabbit barn, clicker training their English Shepherd dog, and building housing for a future intern and apprentice.

[...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2011/03/georgia-organics-conference-2011-and-gearing-up-for-spring-onl074-podcast-show/feed/ 2 English Shepherds,Heritage Rabbits,Homesteading,Local Food In this show, Cathy recaps her weekend at the Georgia Organics conference in Savannah, paid for by Georgia Organics as part of the Farmer-to-Farmer Mentoring program. Jon and Cathy discuss heritage breed rabbits, biodynamic farming, In this show, Cathy recaps her weekend at the Georgia Organics conference in Savannah, paid for by Georgia Organics as part of the Farmer-to-Farmer Mentoring program. Jon and Cathy discuss heritage breed rabbits, biodynamic farming, their new rabbit barn, clicker training their English Shepherd dog, and building housing for a future intern and apprentice. Last week I attended my fifth Georgia Organics Conference. I did not think I'd be able to budget for a trip to Savannah or have time to leave the farm. So imagine my surprise when I received an email from Georgia Organics saying that my registration was paid for and that I could stay in a host home for free! As a recipient of this year's Georgia Organics Farmer-to-Farmer mentoring program, I get these perks and mentoring from three fantastic farmers. Russ Green of Greendale Farm is helping me with the business of running a farm profitably. His farm is a showcase of sustainability and diversity, with his artisan cheese dairy, and "beyond organic" beef, lamb, pork, and egg production. Michael MacMullan of McMullan Family Farm is helping me with the use of organic fertilizers, cover crops, and growing produce. He is a fifth generation farmer. Finally, Mac Wade, fifth generation farmer working with his mother Tink of Tink's Grassfed Beef, is helping with pasture development and mineralization. I think this team is awesome! Each of the mentors has visited the farm and given me homework to do. And I thought that was behind me when I finished my doctoral program seven years ago! A highlight of the conference for me was a workshop titled, "Biodynamics is the New Organic" with Daron Joffe aka Farmer D of Farmer D Organics. Daron took a somewhat esoteric subject and made it so much more accessible to me. In order to have a sustainable farm there is a cycle of soil - plants - animals - compost. The first priority is to nurture the soil. I already have a small library of books on biodynamics and doubled it by the end of the conference. Time to crack the books! Friday afternoon I visited Hope Grows Farm in Sylvania, Georgia. This two year old, 5 acre farm produces chicken, eggs, pork, produce, and pecans. They have a unique CSA program. People pre-pay the amount they want to support the farm, then shop for the items they want in a mix-and-match program. The farm was started with a budget of only $300 and a lot of hard work. The farmers, Arianne and Elliott, are only 25 years old. Saturday I attended several workshops, the members meeting with a speech by Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black, and the Farmer's Feast. In the past, we've enjoyed keynote speakers at the Farmer's Feast including Joel Salatin and Michael Pollan. This year Vandana Shiva was on the docket. Unfortunately, a family emergency required her to be in India and there was no time to replace her on 24 hours notice. However, sharing dinner with my friends Tim and Lucy Heil, Jessica Lara, bottles of wine and delicious farm-to-table food was still quite a treat. Broad River Rabbitry is growing its heritage breed rabbits. We're building a rabbit barn to house our Silver Fox, Beveren, and now American rabbits. By the end of the summer we will add a fourth breed, Lilac. As we grow, my friend Krystal Beers and her husband Tom of Two Hunnyz Rabbitry have been a great resource. As owners of two English Shepherds, they've been a support with Cody as well. Jon and Cathy Payne no 52:54 Pets Need a Natural Life, Too! (Podcast ONL073) http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2011/01/pets-need-a-natural-life-too-podcast-onl073/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2011/01/pets-need-a-natural-life-too-podcast-onl073/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:53:07 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=528 Dr. Kim Bloomer and Dr. Jeannie Thomason, veterinary naturopaths and co-hosts of the popular Podcast, Animal Talk Naturally, spent an hour talking with Jon and me about their journey in promoting naturally health care for pets. Just as humans thrive on a holistic approach to health care and eating traditional, real foods, pets thrive [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2011/01/pets-need-a-natural-life-too-podcast-onl073/feed/ 0 Homesteading,raw milk,Real Milk,Weston Price Dr. Kim Bloomer and Dr. Jeannie Thomason, veterinary naturopaths and co-hosts of the popular Podcast, Animal Talk Naturally, spent an hour talking with Jon and me about their journey in promoting naturally health care for pets. Dr. Kim Bloomer and Dr. Jeannie Thomason, veterinary naturopaths and co-hosts of the popular Podcast, Animal Talk Naturally, spent an hour talking with Jon and me about their journey in promoting naturally health care for pets. Just as humans thrive on a holistic approach to health care and eating traditional, real foods, pets thrive on a species specific diet and a holistic approach to wellness over treating of symptoms. Their passion for healthy, whole animals is reflected in our conversation as well as in the work they do for holistic health through a variety of venues. Our interview can be downloaded from the link below or on iTunes, Zune, Tivo, or Stitcher. Podcast ONL073 It's been a couple of years since we talked about holistic pet care. While many of our listeners may not (yet) have farm animals to tend to, the average American is a pet owner of one or more species. Pets are part of the family and cared for as such. I see a huge parallel between the health issues in our pets and those of the pet owners. Diabetes, cancer, obesity, heart disease, joint issues, and thyroid problems are way too common in cats and dogs these days. Many if not most of these issues could be linked, as in human health, to inappropriate diet, vaccinations, and chemical exposure. Our newest house dog, Cody, is a five month old English Shepherd. While he is a family companion, he is also a working dog on the farm, expected to help with herding, vermin control, keeping livestock from getting to rough with us, and guarding livestock and family. He needs to be sound, of good temperament, and athletic to perform his duties. We are helping him develop the best of his potential with training, a species appropriate diet, and minimal exposure to chemicals and toxins in his environment. Kim Bloomer and Jeannie Thomason have been teaching about natural animal care since 2004. They were pioneers in the areas of chat, blogging, webinars, and audio podcasting. Kim and Jeannie are adjunct professors in the animal health program of Kingdom College for Natural Health. They recently founded the American Council of Animal Naturopathy. Their primary focus is on prormoting health versus disease management and in empowering pet owners to rear naturally healthy dogs through proper diet and holistic care. They require their clients to use a species appropriate raw diet for carnivores. Their motivation and passion stem from a love of animals and education. Kim has written two books including Whole Health for Happy Dogs: A Natural Health Handbook for Dogs and Their Owners , co-written with Jill Elliott, DVM. Visit their websites at www.aspenbloompetcare.com and www.thewholedog.org. You can download past episodes of Animal Talk Naturally on iTunes. Be sure to listen to our Podcast interview with these knowledgeable practitioners! Jon and I will be guests on Animal Talk Naturally February 9th. Broad River Pastures Farm Updates Our first Silver Rabbit doe's litter has 4 healthy kits, age 18 days now. They are out of the nest box, fully furred, and hopping about with their eyes open. It is very rewarding to see the life process unfold from breeding to birth and maturation in such a short span of time! I've added a rare white Beveren doe to the rabbitry. She came bred and we are looking for a litter in mid February. Jon brought home an additional trio of rabbits from Maryland via Whitmore Farm. One of those does is also expecting a litter in mid February. We are adding additional room to our barn to help with feed storage and to allow us to remodel the rest of the building and apartment. Things are developing quickly and professionally. We will have an apartment ready for our next intern very soon! Our 13 Orpington and Orpington-cross hens are all laying medium to large eggs now. Our 8 Black Copper Marans hens began laying small eggs recently, too. The ducks continue to lay extra large and Jumbo sized eggs. Jon and Cathy Payne no 45:26 Cooking Tender Grassfed Meat (Podcast ONL072) and a GIVEAWAY! http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2011/01/cooking-tender-grassfed-meat-podcast-onl072-and-a-giveaway/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2011/01/cooking-tender-grassfed-meat-podcast-onl072-and-a-giveaway/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 23:00:03 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=515 Today’s show is an interview with Stanley A. Fishman, author of Tender Grassfed Meat: Traditional Ways to Cook Healthy Meat. Stanley shares his remarkable story of healing with traditional foods and how a lawyer became a researcher and cookbook writer. We share some updates from the farm as well. You can download the show [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2011/01/cooking-tender-grassfed-meat-podcast-onl072-and-a-giveaway/feed/ 29 Giveaway,Homesteading,Lifestyle,Local Food,Low-Carb,Price,Recipes,Weston Price Today's show is an interview with Stanley A. Fishman, author of Tender Grassfed Meat: Traditional Ways to Cook Healthy Meat. Stanley shares his remarkable story of healing with traditional foods and how a lawyer became a researcher and cookbook writer. Today's show is an interview with Stanley A. Fishman, author of Tender Grassfed Meat: Traditional Ways to Cook Healthy Meat. Stanley shares his remarkable story of healing with traditional foods and how a lawyer became a researcher and cookbook writer.... Jon and Cathy Payne no 54:52 Saving an American Heritage Breed http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/12/saving-an-american-heritage-breed/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/12/saving-an-american-heritage-breed/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 02:00:19 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/12/saving-an-american-heritage-breed/ It may seem counter intuitive, but the best way to save a heritage breed is to consume it. This week Broad River Pastures Rabbitry had its beginning with the purchase of Cassanova and Francesca, critically endangered Silver Fox rabbits.

I first got an itch to raise rabbits a couple years ago when I listened [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/12/saving-an-american-heritage-breed/feed/ 8 ONL071 Selina DeLangre Naturally Knows about Real Food http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/12/onl071-selina-delangre-naturally-knows-about-real-food/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/12/onl071-selina-delangre-naturally-knows-about-real-food/#comments Sat, 04 Dec 2010 23:41:46 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=501 Selina DeLangre, CEO of Selina Naturally spoke to us at length recently about her personal story that led to her lifelong passion to discover “healthy new products that not only improve wellbeing, but enhance the quality of life.” She spent some time sharing information and background on many of the “products to inspire ultimate wellbeing” [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/12/onl071-selina-delangre-naturally-knows-about-real-food/feed/ 1 Gift Ideas,Homesteading,Lifestyle,Low-Carb,Low-Carb Lifestyle,Price,Weston Price Selina DeLangre, CEO of Selina Naturally spoke to us at length recently about her personal story that led to her lifelong passion to discover "healthy new products that not only improve wellbeing, but enhance the quality of life. Selina DeLangre, CEO of Selina Naturally spoke to us at length recently about her personal story that led to her lifelong passion to discover "healthy new products that not only improve wellbeing, but enhance the quality of life." She spent some time sharing information and background on many of the "products to inspire ultimate wellbeing" featured in her current Selina Naturally line. At the end of this blog look for a coupon code to get free shipping from Selina Naturally, exclusive to Our Natural Life readers, from December 6-20, 2010. Happy shopping! Jon and I love Selina's products. When we first started using them, the company, then run by Selina's Father-in-Law, was known as the Grain and Salt Society. I have enjoyed seeing the product line grow under Selina's leadership. She is obviously dedicated to promoting total health, and supports product lines for people dedicated to following diets such as those endorsed by the Weston A. Price Foundation, The Maker's Diet, GAPs diet, the Body Ecology Diet, and raw diets. It is obvious that she makes it her business to stay informed and involved with her product lines. Her staff is also well trained and informed. In the spirit of full disclosure, I need to let you know that Our Natural Life (Alchemy New Media) is an Affiliate of Selina Naturally and other stores found on our "Go Shopping" page. That means if you click our link prior to making a purchase, we get a percentage of the sales. This allows us to purchase the equipment we need to keep our podcast going and the server space to host this blog. I like to put together little gift baskets for relatives at holiday time. I found some great items for this in the recent catalog. The ones I chose included a set of three Organic Fresh Gomasio Toasted Sesame Seed Salt Grinders, our favorite creamy Really Raw Honey, and some amazing organic Raw Chocolate Truffles. She also has tools for food preparation, natural health and beauty products, and bath salts and soaps. I decided to join the Buyer's Club in order to save 10% off all products purchased for the next year. I have my eye on a new nine-tray Excalibur food dehydrator, and the savings on that alone will be significant. If you are a regular listener to our podcast, you've probably heard me mention that we take Green Pastures Fermented Cod Liver Oil as a supplement. We get this from Selina Naturally, as well. If you'd like to take advantage of FREE SHIPPING between December 6 and December 20, please shop through our Go Shopping affiliate page and use the coupon code ONLSHIP. Thank you so much for your support of us and Selina Naturally! Farm Update By the time this podcast airs we will have our first three rare meat rabbits for breeding. We will be raising Silver Fox and white, blue-eyed Beveren. These rabbits are good-tempered, in danger of extinction, and valued for both furs and meat. They are very hard to find here in the southeast, so we hope to be the ones to bring them to Georgia. Jon worked hard all week to get my rabbit hutch finished, and put in his longest day today to get it done. He is amazing! We are driving to North Carolina to get our custom cages from Charles Bryant at Wooleyboogers, then coming back south to South Carolina to Garden Gate Rabbitry to get the bunns from Loretta and Gloria Hayward. I'm sure we'll have photos to share with our next post. We'll need to add some of pup Cody and the milk goat, Frannie, as well. Jon and Cathy Payne no 1:12:36 ONL070 Neal Foley, Rennaisance Man http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/11/onl070-neal-foley-rennaisance-man/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/11/onl070-neal-foley-rennaisance-man/#comments Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:57:09 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=495 Neal Foley is a master of many skills. Although he once dreamed of veterinary school, an apprenticeship at a raw milk dairy inspired him to look at agriculture. He is now an accomplished chef, entrepreneur, media host, blogger, videographer, educator, butcher, food photographer, homesteader, and “accidental agrarian”. He has influenced and inspired me through [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/11/onl070-neal-foley-rennaisance-man/feed/ 2 English Shepherds,Gift Ideas,Homesteading,Lifestyle,Local Food Neal Foley is a master of many skills. Although he once dreamed of veterinary school, an apprenticeship at a raw milk dairy inspired him to look at agriculture. He is now an accomplished chef, entrepreneur, media host, blogger, videographer, educator, Neal Foley is a master of many skills. Although he once dreamed of veterinary school, an apprenticeship at a raw milk dairy inspired him to look at agriculture. He is now an accomplished chef, entrepreneur, media host, blogger, videographer, educator, butcher, food photographer, homesteader, and "accidental agrarian". He has influenced and inspired me through his various social networks and is always ready to give a word of encouragement when needed. We recently had an extensive conversation about his journey, farming, raising Silver Fox Rabbits, and English Shepherds. I first connected with Neal on twitter, where he tweets as Podchef. This led me to his podcast, The Podchef's Gastrocast, available on iTunes. The first episode I listened to was about raising rabbits. I remember coming home to Jon and asking him if we could keep a few in the basement or back yard. The more I learned about Neal, the more impressed and fascinated I became. So I was thrilled when we finally sat down in October and connected for an early morning interview. It was great because we learned more about how his background and what brought him back to the East coast and to Claddagh Farms. Neal embraces the Farm to Table concept as a producer of heritage breeds, processor/butcher, and "nose to tail" gourmet chef. His farm includes Jersey cows, pastured pigs, Silver Fox rabbits, English Shepherd dogs, and Roen ducks. He is also an accomplished gardener. With twenty years of experience, he generously shares his expertise through videos and workshops. For example, this week and in December he is hosting a two day Porkshop that will include slaughtering and processing a pig and making blood sausage, head cheese, pate, bacon, ham, and lard. Next week he hosts Duckfest, a chance to learn how to turn ducks into confit de canard, terrine de foie naturale, and le grande cassoulet. Neal shared with us that the fuel keeping him going is the dire state of our food system and his motivation to teach others to live, farm, and eat more sustainably. Letters from appreciative fans let him know that he is making an impact in people's lives. I steered much of the discussion in this show selfishly to the raising of Silver Fox rabbits. I first learned about this breed from Neal and am excited about the opportunity to help preserve this critically endangered heritage American breed. Rabbit meat, or lapin in French, is very high in protein. With correct cooking it can be very delicious with a rich depth of flavor and texture. With only 1/4 acre of space, a doe can produce about 120 pounds of meat in a year. If her daughters are also bred, the meat produced in a year with the meat produced by a steer in two year's time. The rabbit manure can be used to side dress garden vegetables, assist in vermiculture, make compost tea, or benefit vermiculture. In addition, produce from the garden can feed your rabbits, resulting in a harmonious cycle. Rabbits are easily dressed out at home. Parts not consumed such as entrails, heads and feet make healthy food for canine and feline companions. The pelts can be cured and made into bags and garments. Absolutely nothing is wasted. In the 1940s both my father and Jon's uncle raised rabbits along with victory gardens during World War II. We also discussed English Shepherds. Our clear sable and white ES puppy is now 3 months old and already demonstrating early skills in herding, hunting, and guarding, the three hallmarks of this landrace breed. We hope that Cody's conformation and temperament will make him eligible to contribute to the continuation of this rare and important American breed. You can find out more about Neal by following him on facebook, or at his blogs including The Gastrocast, Claddagh Farms & The Kitchen Garden Company, and The Accidental Agrarian. If you're looking for a unique holiday gift, consider purchasing the Gastrocast Cookbook. More Holiday Shopping Ideas: Jon and Cathy Payne no 1:21:21 ONL069 Stop the Frankenfish Nightmare! http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/11/onl069-stop-the-frankenfish-nightmare/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/11/onl069-stop-the-frankenfish-nightmare/#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:28:20 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/11/onl069-stop-the-frankenfish-nightmare/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/11/onl069-stop-the-frankenfish-nightmare/feed/ 5 Lifestyle Jeffrey M. Smith, expert on Genetically Modified Organisms and author of Genetic Roulette and Seeds of Deception spoke to us recently about his campaign to ban the release of genetically engineered fish into our food system. Jeffrey M. Smith, expert on Genetically Modified Organisms and author of Genetic Roulette and Seeds of Deception spoke to us recently about his campaign to ban the release of genetically engineered fish into our food system. Jon and Cathy Payne no 58:04 ONL067 Birke Baehr Speaks out for REAL Food! GIVEAWAY http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/10/onl067-birke-baehr-speaks-out-for-real-food-giveaway/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/10/onl067-birke-baehr-speaks-out-for-real-food-giveaway/#comments Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:04:01 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=449

Birke and Bill Keener at Sesquatchie Farms, Tennessee

What a joy it was interviewing Birke about his passion! He is an amazing voice for the real food and sustainable farming movement. By now you have probably seen his YouTube video, but even more moving is to hear him live and unrehearsed sharing his [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/10/onl067-birke-baehr-speaks-out-for-real-food-giveaway/feed/ 9 Giveaway,Lifestyle,Weston Price What a joy it was interviewing Birke about his passion! He is an amazing voice for the real food and sustainable farming movement. By now you have probably seen his YouTube video, but even more moving is to hear him live and unrehearsed sharing his sto... What a joy it was interviewing Birke about his passion! He is an amazing voice for the real food and sustainable farming movement. By now you have probably seen his YouTube video, but even more moving is to hear him live and unrehearsed sharing his story. Jon and I talked with him about his family's lifestyle choices, his concern about healthy food, his message, and his future plans. This is a young man who wants to leave his mark on the world. I'm so encouraged by his leadership for the next generation! In our blog we have a GIVEAWAY for 3 copies of the new  Our Natural Life - Podcast App for your iPhone.  Good luck! Recently I blogged about a conversation with Birke's mother about how he came to make his speech at Tedx Next Generation in Asheville North Carolina. Several people have commented to me that they had assumed, as I had, that Birke was heavily impacted by his family. In fact, the opposite is true. Birke is consumed with healthy eating and the slow food movement and has been the one influencing the adults and other kids in his circle. Some farmers who have influenced Birke include Bill Keener of Sequatchie Cove Farm, Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms, Jason Mann, director of Full Moon Farm Cooperative, and Jeff Poppen, aka the barefoot farmer, farm manager of Long Hungry Creek Farm. He runs in good company! Birke volunteers on farms while his family travels, supplements his home school curriculum with independent study, and recently took a cheese making class. He is not afraid of hard work and wants his life to make a difference in the world. He is interested in saving money and take part in a future apprenticeship or intern opportunity in farming. In the meantime, he is sharing his message on his facebook page and offering his services as a public speaker to adults or children. Birke appealed to our listeners to oppose Senate Bill S510, entitled the Food Safety and Modernization Act, due to the negative impact this bill would have on small farmers as it is currently written. Since Birke will not be of voting age for another 7 years, he has asked those who can influence their congressmen to do so. I think we will be hearing much more from Birke Baehr! We've had a busy week at Broad River Pastures with sales of duck eggs, garden produce, and Lucky Dog liver treats. We had a farm tour for 4 people on Saturday, and processed parts of two deer shot behind our farm to use as dog food. I wrote a guest post for the Agriculture Society blog.  I'm leaving in the morning to visit a South Carolina rabbitry that raises Silver Fox rabbits, to visit grandkids, and to bring home our English Shepherd puppy and 11 French Black Copper Marans. We just processed 8 cockerels and have chicken in the freezer. Jon and I have a GIVEAWAY this week for the Our Natural Life - Podcast App. We will have 3 winners! This is the most convenient way to access Our Natural Life Podcast on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. You’re always connected to the latest episode. Instant access, just touch and play! This App contains the following features: Streaming access to play episode from anywhere Always updated with the latest episodes- and an archived back catalog Download the episodes and play them when offline Playback resume (when interrupted by a call or other distraction) Favorites (mark the episodes you want to return back to over and over) Quick access to all the contact methods for the show We will also have bonus content available only through this app in the future. The app is available on the iTunes store for $1.99. Be sure to choose the Wizzard Media version in the Lifestyle category, released October 4. (Or just click this link!) Up to 10 chances to enter our GIVEAWAY! Blog about this giveaway and Birke Baehr and link back to this page on your blog. Post a comment below with a link to your blog. (2 entries) Sign up for the Our Natural Life newsletter or RSS feed. Jon and Cathy Payne no 48:00 ONL066 GIVEAWAY: Sean Croxton is PASSIONATE about Wellness! http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/10/onl066-giveaway-sean-croxton-is-passionate-about-wellness/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/10/onl066-giveaway-sean-croxton-is-passionate-about-wellness/#comments Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:16:03 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=435 Today’s blog launches a GIVEAWAY of Sean’s “Secret Weapon.” Two lucky readers will win this product, a $50 value. Sean Croxton, host of Underground Wellness, had the tables turned for this interview, as Jon and I were asking him the questions. It was obvious during our conversation that Sean is truly passionate about what he [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/10/onl066-giveaway-sean-croxton-is-passionate-about-wellness/feed/ 64 Giveaway,Lifestyle,Weston Price Today's blog launches a GIVEAWAY of Sean's "Secret Weapon." Two lucky readers will win this product, a $50 value. Sean Croxton, host of Underground Wellness, had the tables turned for this interview, as Jon and I were asking him the questions. Today's blog launches a GIVEAWAY of Sean's "Secret Weapon." Two lucky readers will win this product, a $50 value. Sean Croxton, host of Underground Wellness, had the tables turned for this interview, as Jon and I were asking him the questions. It was obvious during our conversation that Sean is truly passionate about what he does. He has set some big goals for his future that he shared with us. Sean's show and interview format has influenced mine. You can download the podcast of our visit with iTunes, Zune, or Stitcher or use the player embedded below. Sean, a self-proclaimed "nerd," had an early interest in fitness and nutrition. In college he got a degree in kinesiology and started a career in personal training. He followed all the conventional advice learned in school, and blamed his clients when they did not make the expected progress. Not one to give up easily, Sean dug into the books and discovered what he did NOT learn in school. The "underground" information helped him work with his clients more successfully, and he became dedicated to spreading the word. Sean now uses a holistic, functional approach to build his clients' health from the ground up. He is a certified Metabolic Typing advisor and currently enrolled in a Functional Medicine program. In addition to his Blog Talk Radio show, Sean has a YouTube page, twitter presence, and facebook page. During the interview, I asked Sean about the product he had been hinting at on facebook for the previous two weeks. We spoke just two days before he revealed it on his radio show episode "The Antioxidant Myth." Sean has been taking a bit of heat for getting involved in network marketing, but he has done his homework and passionately believes that this product will not only help promote health, but will help himself and others produce income needed to support their dreams. From Sean's website: "Protandim is the ONLY supplement proven by peer reviewed, published scientific research to reduce oxidative stress by an average of 40%, slowing down the cellular aging process to that of a 20 year-old! Formulated with a powerful blend of natural phytonutrients, Protandim signals your genes to increase production of antioxidant enzymes, giving your cells and body the ultimate protection from oxidative stress." This product has a plethora of research backing it up, but the best way to determine its effects on your body is to give it a try for 30 days and see for yourself. You can order it from Sean's website. However, the LifeVantage company has agreed to give away two bottles - one each to two readers of this blog. Good luck to all of you who enter the GIVEAWAY! TEN CHANCES TO WIN A 30 DAY SUPPLY OF PROTANDIM - A $50 VALUE The GIVEAWAY period is from October 4-10, 2010. On October 11, we will announce the winners. To claim your prize, respond via email to OurNaturalLife@gmail.com with your contact information. LifeVantage will mail the products directly to the winners. HOW TO ENTER Blog about this giveaway and link back to this page on your blog. Post a comment below with a link to your blog. (2 entries) Sign up for the Our Natural Life newsletter or RSS feed. Leave a comment below telling us that you signed up. You can also get an entry if you already subscribe – just let us know in the comments! (2 entries) Follow ONL2 on Twitter – Tweet about this contest including the URL to this page and put @ONL2 in the text. (1 entry) Post a link to this page on your FACEBOOK page. (While you’re at it, join the Our Natural Life page on facebook.) Let us know in the comments and give us a link to your post. (1 entry) Leave a review on iTunes about our Podcast if you have listened to one or more shows. Let us know that you have done so by listing your iTunes byline in the comments below. (2 entries) "Like" us on facebook at the Our Natural Life Podcast Page. If you already "like" us, leave a comment on the page regarding the contest. Jon and Cathy Payne no 53:56 Birke Baehr Inspires his Family and a Movement http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/09/birke-baehr-inspires-his-family-and-a-movement/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/09/birke-baehr-inspires-his-family-and-a-movement/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:22:03 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/09/birke-baehr-inspires-his-family-and-a-movement/ By now, many if not most of our readers will have viewed the TedX speech Birke Baehr made in Asheville August 28, 2010. The YouTube was just released last month. What you may not know is the remarkable story about how Birke influenced the shopping and eating habits of his close-knit family. I learned [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/09/birke-baehr-inspires-his-family-and-a-movement/feed/ 9 Local Food Goes Gourmet! Osso Buco with Fennel and Orange from Grass Fed “Meaty Bones” http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/09/local-food-goes-gourmet-osso-buco-with-fennel-and-orange-from-grass-fed-meaty-bones/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/09/local-food-goes-gourmet-osso-buco-with-fennel-and-orange-from-grass-fed-meaty-bones/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:37:52 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/09/local-food-goes-gourmet-osso-buco-with-fennel-and-orange-from-grass-fed-meaty-bones/ Cooking real food on a budget? Since retiring, setting up infrastructure on the farm, and still waiting for a sale on our house in the suburbs, we are, too. However, we are not willing to compromise on quality or nutrition. Jon finished building our pantry last week, and I quickly filled it up with my [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/09/local-food-goes-gourmet-osso-buco-with-fennel-and-orange-from-grass-fed-meaty-bones/feed/ 5 ONL064 Feeding your Family the Local, Humane, and Nutrient Dense Way http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/08/onl064-feeding-your-family-the-local-humane-and-nutrient-dense-way/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/08/onl064-feeding-your-family-the-local-humane-and-nutrient-dense-way/#comments Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:44:37 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=397 http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/08/onl064-feeding-your-family-the-local-humane-and-nutrient-dense-way/feed/ 4 Price,raw milk,Real Milk,Weston,Weston Price Here is a podcast conversation with Kimberly Hartke, Publicist of Weston A. Price Foundation, on the health benefits of eating farm fresh foods. We also cover the controversy surrounding the USDA dietary guidelines. Here is a podcast conversation with Kimberly Hartke, Publicist of Weston A. Price Foundation, on the health benefits of eating farm fresh foods. We also cover the controversy surrounding the USDA dietary guidelines. Jon and Cathy Payne no 1:04:48 ONL063 GIVEAWAY Ann Marie Michaels cooks Surf and Turf. You can, too! http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/08/onl063-giveaway-ann-marie-michaels-cooks-surf-and-turf-you-can-too/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/08/onl063-giveaway-ann-marie-michaels-cooks-surf-and-turf-you-can-too/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:26:02 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=381

Ann Marie Michaels aka CHEESESLAVE spoke to us today about her exciting new online class, Surf and Turf: Cooking Wild Seafood and Grass-fed Meats. Have you ever wondered about the difference between farm-raised and wild caught fish? Are you afraid to prepare fish because you don’t know what to do with it? Did you [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/08/onl063-giveaway-ann-marie-michaels-cooks-surf-and-turf-you-can-too/feed/ 49 Ann Marie Michaels aka CHEESESLAVE spoke to us today about her exciting new online class, Surf and Turf: Cooking Wild Seafood and Grass-fed Meats. Have you ever wondered about the difference between farm-raised and wild caught fish? Ann Marie Michaels aka CHEESESLAVE spoke to us today about her exciting new online class, Surf and Turf: Cooking Wild Seafood and Grass-fed Meats. Have you ever wondered about the difference between farm-raised and wild caught fish? Are you afraid to p... Jon and Cathy Payne no 46:38 ONL062 Conversation with Jimmy Moore – Living the Low-Carb Life http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/06/onl062-conversation-with-jimmy-moore-living-the-low-carb-life/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/06/onl062-conversation-with-jimmy-moore-living-the-low-carb-life/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:18:39 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=373 Jimmy Moore is the energetic host of the wildly popular podcast show, Livin' La Vida Low-Carb. In this show we talk to him about his 180 pound weight loss, the lessons he has learned through personal experience and his interview guests, and his two books. We also discuss the USDA proposal for the 2010 dietary guidelines. Jimmy does not mince words, and I think you will enjoy the interview.

[...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/06/onl062-conversation-with-jimmy-moore-living-the-low-carb-life/feed/ 4 Jimmy Moore,Low-Carb Lifestyle,raw milk,Real Milk,Weston Price Jimmy Moore is the energetic host of the wildly popular podcast show, Livin' La Vida Low-Carb. In this show we talk to him about his 180 pound weight loss, the lessons he has learned through personal experience and his interview guests, Jimmy Moore is the energetic host of the wildly popular podcast show, Livin' La Vida Low-Carb. In this show we talk to him about his 180 pound weight loss, the lessons he has learned through personal experience and his interview guests, and his two books. We also discuss the USDA proposal for the 2010 dietary guidelines. Jimmy does not mince words, and I think you will enjoy the interview. Jon and Cathy Payne no 57:38 Everything is Ducky in Elberton! http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/06/everything-is-ducky-in-elberton/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/06/everything-is-ducky-in-elberton/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:21:31 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=363 Life on our new farm is busy and hot, but Jon and I consider ourselves "lucky ducks" because we have our first livestock on the farm. You guessed it - ducks! Sunday morning we picked up nine Khaki Campbell ducks that are six weeks old. Hens of this breed are notoriously good egg layers, excellent foragers on pasture, and hardy. Duck eggs are nutrient-dense and rich in protein, fat, cholesterol, and calcium. People who are allergic to chicken's eggs can often enjoy eggs of other layers such as ducks.

[...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/06/everything-is-ducky-in-elberton/feed/ 8 Raw Milk Issues in the News! http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/04/raw-milk-issues-in-the-news/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/04/raw-milk-issues-in-the-news/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:38:34 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/04/raw-milk-issues-in-the-news/ Do you and your family drink fresh raw milk from your local farmer for health and nutrition? Jon and I do. However, the dairy farmers who produce your favorite beverage are struggling with multiple threats to their business right now. Keep reading for more information.

[...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/04/raw-milk-issues-in-the-news/feed/ 2 ONL060 – Why we Follow Nathan Winters http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/04/onl060-why-we-follow-nathan-winters/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/04/onl060-why-we-follow-nathan-winters/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:12:10 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=330 Nathan winters traveled by bicycle coast to coast to listen to the voices of American farmers. Along the way he made many friends while growing in wisdom beyond his years. We will continue to follow Nathan's adventures, including his work on a Vermont farm and the community-supported publishing of his upcoming book. You will want to follow Nathan, too.

[...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/04/onl060-why-we-follow-nathan-winters/feed/ 0 Nathan winters traveled by bicycle coast to coast to listen to the voices of American farmers. Along the way he made many friends while growing in wisdom beyond his years. We will continue to follow Nathan's adventures, Nathan winters traveled by bicycle coast to coast to listen to the voices of American farmers. Along the way he made many friends while growing in wisdom beyond his years. We will continue to follow Nathan's adventures, including his work on a Vermont farm and the community-supported publishing of his upcoming book. You will want to follow Nathan, too. Jon and Cathy Payne no 57:29 ONL059 Nature’s Harmony Farm Tour http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/02/onl059-natures-harmony-farm-tour/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/02/onl059-natures-harmony-farm-tour/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:09:46 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=294 http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/02/onl059-natures-harmony-farm-tour/feed/ 1 We're very excited about our latest Podcast! Last fall, on our farm tour to Nature's Harmony Farm with Tim and Liz Young, we were inspired to make the transition from suburb to country. Our new place, Broad River Pastures, We're very excited about our latest Podcast! Last fall, on our farm tour to Nature's Harmony Farm with Tim and Liz Young, we were inspired to make the transition from suburb to country. Our new place, Broad River Pastures, is about 7 miles from Nature's Harmony. We think you will be inspired as we were. You can listen to the Podcast on the link below. Jon and Cathy Payne no 1:19:34 ONL058 The Fourfold Path to Healing with Dr. Thomas S. Cowan http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/01/onl058-the-fourfold-path-to-healing-with-dr-thomas-s-cowan/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/01/onl058-the-fourfold-path-to-healing-with-dr-thomas-s-cowan/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:33:25 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=170 Dr. Tom Cowan, principal author of The Fourfold Path to Healing, spoke with us recently about the Fourfold Path to Healing approach that he uses in his medical practice, wrote about in his book, and teaches at the Fourfold Path of Healing Conferences. The essential question he addressed in our conversation was “Is it [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/01/onl058-the-fourfold-path-to-healing-with-dr-thomas-s-cowan/feed/ 3 Dr. Tom Cowan, principal author of The Fourfold Path to Healing, spoke with us recently about the Fourfold Path to Healing approach that he uses in his medical practice, wrote about in his book, and teaches at the Fourfold Path of Healing Conferences. Dr. Tom Cowan, principal author of The Fourfold Path to Healing, spoke with us recently about the Fourfold Path to Healing approach that he uses in his medical practice, wrote about in his book, and teaches at the Fourfold Path of Healing Conferences. The essential question he addressed in our conversation was "Is it true that people can live long, healthy lives without cancer and heart disease? Dr. Cowan believes that the answer is yes. Our Podcast interview can be accessed below or downloaded from iTunes, Zune, Tivo, or Sticher. Before I continue with today's blog, I want to tell you that our website had a recent problem that caused everything to be deleted. Everything since we started in 2008 was suddenly gone! We are continuing to put things back together, and hope things will work better than ever. In another 3 months our web host promises that things will work even more smoothly. However, all of our wonderful reader comments for shows prior to this one have been deleted. Jon is slowly adding back all the older blog posts and podcasts as time permits. If you ever linked to one of our podcasts or blog posts on your website, that link is now broken and you will need to set up a new link. Thank you for your patience as we get things working again. Our guest interview for this show was Dr. Thomas Cowan, a holistic MD who has over 20 years of medical experience. He relies heavily on the work of Rudolph Steiner, an Austrian mystick who founded a philosophic movement called "anthroposophy" or "human wisdom." Steiner also taught that the human being has four "bodies" or spheres of activity and that humans enjoy the best health when these four spheres are in harmony or balance. The four interlocking bodies are Physical, Life-Force, Emotional, and Mental. In The Fourfold Path to Healing, Cowan dedicates the first four chapters of his book to these four bodies. They are: Chapter 1 (by Sally Fallon Morrel) "Nutrition: Healing the Physical Body," Chapter 2 "Therapeutics: Healing the Life-Force Body," Chapter 3 (by Jaimen McMillan) "Movement: Healing the Emotional Body," and Chapter 4 "Meditation: Healing the Mental Body." When asked about some important guidelines in relation to food, Dr. Cowan explained that concept of place was very important. Food needs to be both locally and sustainably grown. In addition, food has strong connections to the local community. The microorganisms in your home provide the bacteria to your intestinal tract. He also stated that he has never found a healthy group of vegans or vegetarians and that fat is more important than protein. It is important to develop a close relationship to your food sources and to use the whole animal. Bones in the form of bone broths or marrow provide important minerals. (Sally Fallon suggests that every town needs a "broth-al" to help obtain this) Muscle meats were the least important in traditional cultures. We think that you will enjoy this interview and get some important ideas from it. If you want to know more, check out Dr. Cowan's website and consider attending the Fourfold Path to Healing Seminar in New Hampshire later this month. Jon and I have been busy decluttering our house in Johns Creek and preparing to stage it for sale. Jon put together some incredible video of our backyard birds eating mealworms from our deck. You can view it here. This weekend we are attending the conference of the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group in Chattanooga, Tennessee. We're looking forward to networking with small family farms that are using sustainable methods. The food should be great, too! Our next podcast will be a video tour of Natures Harmony Farm in fall, 2009. You will be amazed to see what Tim and Liz Young are doing on their family farm in Elberton, Georgia. Jon and Cathy Payne no 1:03:30 ONL057 OMG, We Bought the Farm! http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/01/onl057-omg-we-bought-the-farm/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/01/onl057-omg-we-bought-the-farm/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:16:11 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/01/onl057-omg-we-bought-the-farm/ Once in a blue moon, something amazing happens that changes everything. Jon and I have been going through a lot of changes since our last recorded Podcast in November. As I write this on the eve of the last day of the first decade of the 21st Century, we are only hours away from a [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/01/onl057-omg-we-bought-the-farm/feed/ 6 413 Once in a blue moon, something amazing happens that changes everything. Jon and I have been going through a lot of changes since our last recorded Podcast in November. As I write this on the eve of the last day of the first decade of the 21st Century, Once in a blue moon, something amazing happens that changes everything. Jon and I have been going through a lot of changes since our last recorded Podcast in November. As I write this on the eve of the last day of the first decade of the 21st Century, we are only hours away from a blue moon and lunar eclipse. While New Year's Eve is always a time for celebration, this one is especially dear for Jon and me, even in addition to celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary on January 1. Here is the teaser (with apologies for the cliches): our goose is cooked, we bought the farm, and I'm going out to pasture in June! Keep reading to find out more! You can listen to our Podcast by downloading ONL057 from iTunes, Zune, Tivo, or Stitcher or by clicking on the embedded link below. On October 9, 2009, Jon and I took a weekend to spend some quality time together. We stayed at Fair Havens Plantation, an historic Bed and Breakfast in rural Arnoldsville. This was in order to be close to Elberton on October 10 to attend Tim and Liz Young's Local Food Camp Out at Natures Harmony Farm. Relaxing in the country settings away from our everyday responsibilities prompted one of us to comment, "Wouldn't it be great to live out here and raise some of our own food?" Wind forward 11 1/2 weeks to December 30, 2009. Just a few days after enjoying our Christmas Eve goose we are proud owners of an 11 acre farm and historic farmhouse near the Broad River just a few miles down the road from Natures Harmony Farm. I've decided to retire from teaching at the end of my 33 year career this May, and will spend my time with pastured livestock on our new homestead! Of course, it all happened with lightning speed, changing from a fleeting comment to reality once we applied our skills of expressing gratitude, setting intention, scripting to manifest abundance, and accessing our inner guidance systems. Looking back one year (or even 3 months) we can see how powerful these tools were when we applied them to our lives. These are all topics which we have covered in past podcasts. Even though we never really discussed farming as a career alternative, it seemed like a natural progression due to where we've focused our energies the last two years. Jon is fortunate to work from home most of the time, so we'll both be working on the homestead. Yesterday after our closing we took our first truckload of items to the new house (Jon traded in his hybrid SUV for a Ford F150). The first item off the truck and put into our new home was my copy of Julia Child's The Way to Cook. After unloading the truck, I looked out the living room window to the south pasture and was amazed to find a covey of Bobwhite Quail grazing on our lawn! I've heard the call of the male Bobwhites before, but have never seen one because they are so reclusive. Here were at least 30! We also have deer, turtles, owls, and wild turkeys on the property. We'll be sprucing up our lovely home in Johns Creek soon to sell to a new family in a few months. I will start my retirement June 1 in our Elberton home. Once we hit the ground running this summer, we'll be blogging about our progress, what we learn, and sharing videos with you. Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter and Podcast so you don't miss a thing! If we're successful with growing our own pastured rabbits, chickens, eggs, goats, and sheep, we'll open a farm store to supply friends and community. If you want to see more photos of Broad River Pastures, go to our facebook page at Our Natural Life Podcast and look at our album, "Introducing Broad River Pastures." Jon and Cathy Payne no 24:08 Merry Christmas from Our Natural Life http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/12/merry-christmas-from-our-natural-life/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/12/merry-christmas-from-our-natural-life/#comments Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:17:24 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=68 Ornament Hand Made by Jon

Thank you so much for listening to our Podcasts and reading our blogs in 2009. It has been an awesome year! Your kind words, suggestions, and support mean so much to both of us and we are truly grateful. We have plans for an even more exciting year in [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/12/merry-christmas-from-our-natural-life/feed/ 0 ONL055 The Liberation Diet http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/11/onl055-the-liberation-diet/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/11/onl055-the-liberation-diet/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:32:19 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=76 In this show we turn the diet experts on their heads. Annette Presley, co-author with Kevin Brown of The Liberation Diet , refutes the mainstream doctrine of weight loss and promotes the eating of real, traditional foods. Annette Presley RD LD NSCF-CPT is a dietician, personal trainer, and adjunct professor. She purports a return to [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/11/onl055-the-liberation-diet/feed/ 0 393 In this show we turn the diet experts on their heads. Annette Presley, co-author with Kevin Brown of The Liberation Diet , refutes the mainstream doctrine of weight loss and promotes the eating of real, traditional foods. In this show we turn the diet experts on their heads. Annette Presley, co-author with Kevin Brown of The Liberation Diet , refutes the mainstream doctrine of weight loss and promotes the eating of real, traditional foods. Annette Presley RD LD NSCF-CPT is a dietician, personal trainer, and adjunct professor. She purports a return to the diet our ancestors ate before the advent of processed foods. The Podcast can be found on the link below or downloaded from iTunes, Zune, or Stitcher. Would you like to eat real, fat-filled, natural foods such as butter, eggs, steak, and coconut oil and still lose weight and regain your health? The Liberation Diet, like Sally Fallon and Mary Enig's Eat Fat, Lose Fat , states that you can. Their claims are backed up by many readers who have done just that. This "diet" does not include counting calories, and is safe and healthy enough to adopt for a lifetime rather than a temporary fix. Acceptable foods include nutrient-rich bone broths, organ meats, fresh vegetables, and small amounts of fruit and soaked grains. The book has a very easy-to-read style full of interesting historical facts. It is very accessible to the average reader. I'm sure it will spark some controversy. Please feel free to leave your comments! For many of you, the diet might seem very strange or difficult for you to implement, as it involves avoiding processed foods. For Jon and I, this kind of eating is part of our daily life. When we stray from this, our body soon reminds us to return to healthier habits. For breakfast this morning I made organic (traditional but not local) coffee with raw heavy cream from grass fed Jersey cows, some local bacon from pastured pigs, and a lightly scrambled egg from local pastured heritage hens topped with chevre made by a local farmer from raw Saanen goat milk. I chased it down with a cup of raw goats milk. This is a typical breakfast in the Payne household (lucky us!) and one that would be endorsed on The Liberation diet. With this high fat, normal carb meal, there are no spikes in insulin so I can get by without snacking for the next 5 hours until lunch. Worried about cholesterol? Listen to the interview with Chris Masterjohn on cholesterol facts and myths. Wise Traditions Conference I've heard from several of our listeners who are going to the Wise Traditions Conference in Illinois next week. I'm so sorry Jon and I won't be joining you! Jon will be tied up in business meetings all week and I'll be teaching. We're hoping that next year circumstances will allow us to join you - in Maryland, I think. I'm sure you'll network with some wonderful people and learn a lot. And eat great food! A Listener's Suggestions As you know, we enjoy receiving email, facebook comments, tweets, and phone messages from our listeners. We like to know what you like and what you want to hear more of. I want to thank the listener, whoever you are, who recommended us to Jimmy Moore. He is now recommending us to his listeners and we have several new facebook fans. I think Jimmy would endorse Annette and Kevin's diet plan. Margaret Auld-Louie with Optimum Choices recently wrote to us with suggestions about our sound quality. We pride ourselves on doing the best job we can with our available equipment. We'd love to purchase a phone bridge to give you a better listening experience. By leaving us a tip in the tip jar or shopping from our affiliate pages, you can support us in continuing this Podcast. Thank you, Margaret, for starting the contributions. Here are the comments from Margaret regarding soy. Soy is also discussed in interviews with Lierre Keith and Robyn O'Brien. I'd like to hear a podcast on the problems with soy (ideally an interview with Kaayla Daniel, author of the Whole Soy Story, which I have read). As a WAPF member, I'm well aware of the problems but find that few people outside of WAPF are aware of the toxicity of soy. Jon and Cathy Payne no 50:33 ONL054 Zachary Adam Cohen on Farm to Table and Social Media http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/10/onl054-zachary-adam-cohen-on-farm-to-table-and-social-media/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/10/onl054-zachary-adam-cohen-on-farm-to-table-and-social-media/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:34:17 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=77

This Podcast is a conversation with Zachary Adam Cohen, creator of the Farm to Table blog and television show and self-described “evangelist for the sustainable food movement”. Zachary talks with us about how his dream project started and addresses skeptics on the topic of social media. The link to our interview is found below.

[...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/10/onl054-zachary-adam-cohen-on-farm-to-table-and-social-media/feed/ 0 This Podcast is a conversation with Zachary Adam Cohen, creator of the Farm to Table blog and television show and self-described "evangelist for the sustainable food movement". Zachary talks with us about how his dream project started and addresses ske... This Podcast is a conversation with Zachary Adam Cohen, creator of the Farm to Table blog and television show and self-described "evangelist for the sustainable food movement". Zachary talks with us about how his dream project started and addresses skeptics on the topic of social media. The link to our interview is found below. I met Zachary on Twitter and found that we had several followers in common. After several tweets and a couple emails, we eventually had a telephone conversation that led to this interview. This is one of the beauties of twitter, which Zachary describes as "global thought talk." It is a place where one can have conversations 24 hours a day with like-minded individuals from around the world. In our interview and in a recent blog he discusses the use of social media as a medium for change. Zachary recommends Chris Brogan's book, Trust Agents as an aide to help individuals use the web to build influence, improve reputation, and earn trust. Cathy and Jon described their own goals to promote sustainable food and to lobby for the labeling of GMO foods. This is a topic Our Natural Life recently explored in interviews with both Jeffrey M. Smith and Robyn O'Brien. Zachary makes wide use of Facebook, Twitter, Friendfeed, and Stumbleupon to connect with the movers and shakers in sustainable food. How do you use social media to promote your favorite causes? Updates from Our Natural Life Jon has been away for a couple weeks, and Cathy neglected to post this blog October 19th due to responsibilities of daily living in his absence. Our fall garden survived the first freeze alerts with the help of generous mulching and a burlap blanket. The screening of FRESH: The Movie fundraiser for Georgia Chapters of Weston A. Price was a big success. Yesterday Cathy attended another fundraiser and panel discussion. This time it was a Slow Food event for Wholesome Wave. She was so excited to learn about the opportunities in our community for helping low income families connect to fresh, sustainable, local food for half price! This is definitely a cause worthy of support. Speaking of Slow Food, Georgia Organics is featuring founder Carlos Petrini as the keynote speaker for this year's annual conference. Past keynote speakers included Joel Salatin and Michael Pollen. They keep raising the bar! Jon and Cathy Payne no 47:57 ONL053 Truth and Lies about our Food with Robyn O’Brien http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/10/onl053-truth-and-lies-about-our-food-with-robyn-obrien/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/10/onl053-truth-and-lies-about-our-food-with-robyn-obrien/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:36:43 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=78

This Podcast includes our recent conversation with the activist mother of four, Robyn O’Brien. Robyn is the author of The Unhealthy Truth: How Our Food is Making us Sick and What we can do About It. In her book and this show, Robyn shares her story of how she came to be an unlikely [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/10/onl053-truth-and-lies-about-our-food-with-robyn-obrien/feed/ 0 This Podcast includes our recent conversation with the activist mother of four, Robyn O'Brien. Robyn is the author of The Unhealthy Truth: How Our Food is Making us Sick and What we can do About It. In her book and this show, This Podcast includes our recent conversation with the activist mother of four, Robyn O'Brien. Robyn is the author of The Unhealthy Truth: How Our Food is Making us Sick and What we can do About It. In her book and this show, Robyn shares her story of how she came to be an unlikely food crusader and began to educate others about food allergies, food additives, GM foods, and the dangers of soy. The interview can be downloaded from iTunes, Zune, or Stitcher. You can also listen from your computer using the embedded device below. Robyn has not always been an advocate for clean food. She founded Allergy Kids in 2006 to spread the word after her youngest child suffered a sudden allergy to eggs. In her book she traces her journey from conservative mother to researcher and advocate. She now works tirelessly to create awareness of children's issues regarding food safety. During the interview, we discussed GM foods. Robyn mentioned a recent ruling against genetically modified sugar beets. You can read more about this here. The USDA's approval of GM beets was found to be unlawful. This is not because food safety studies were not completed - food safety studies are not required of GM foods. However, environmental impact studies were not completed. It is encouraging that many companies have opposed the use of GM sugar, and I imagine that this is due to public pressure. It is my hope that parents like Robyn will continue to unite and lobby for clean, safe, and sustainable food. Robyn encourages our listeners to believe in their ability to affect change, to move forward with baby steps, and to try to do one thing to move in the right direction. Updates Thanks for all the support out there! We truly appreciate our 103 fans on Facebook and our 2,050 fans on Twitter. We'd like to encourage you to subscribe to our newsletters and Podcasts and to review us on iTunes. We now have CDs for sale so you can take your favorite show with you in the car or pass it on to a friend or relative. Atlanta fans, if you have not purchased your tickets for FRESH the movie, be sure to do that today! If you do not live in the Atlanta area, you can find a screening near you here. Jon and Cathy Payne no 1:01:40 ONL052 Preserving the Harvest Tips from Karen K. Brees http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/09/onl052-preserving-the-harvest-tips-from-karen-k-brees/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/09/onl052-preserving-the-harvest-tips-from-karen-k-brees/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:39:25 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=79 Karen K. Brees , Ph. D., author of The Complete Idiot’s Gude to Preserving Food is the subject of Cathy’s interview today. Her book is a great beginner’s reference on canning, freezing, pickling, and more. The Podcast interview can be played on the device below or downloaded from iTunes, Zune, or Stitcher.

Karen, a master [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/09/onl052-preserving-the-harvest-tips-from-karen-k-brees/feed/ 0 Karen K. Brees , Ph. D., author of The Complete Idiot's Gude to Preserving Food is the subject of Cathy's interview today. Her book is a great beginner's reference on canning, freezing, pickling, and more. The Podcast interview can be played on the dev... Karen K. Brees , Ph. D., author of The Complete Idiot's Gude to Preserving Food is the subject of Cathy's interview today. Her book is a great beginner's reference on canning, freezing, pickling, and more. The Podcast interview can be played on the device below or downloaded from iTunes, Zune, or Stitcher. Karen, a master food preserver, lives on a ranch in Idaho where she raises South African Boer goats (for meat) and vegetables. In spite of a small growing season, she manages to produce a large bounty of produce for her family. By preserving her harvest, she and her husband enjoy local, sustainable food year round. Food preservation techniques used to be handed down from mother to daughter, but many of these traditions have been lost over the last 40 years as modern, processed, convenient foods filled the supermarket shelves. With the recent interest in eating local foods, eating seasonally, and home gardening, there is an increased need to learn these skills once taught at home. Karen's book is a good beginner text that gives newbies the basics in a wide variety of skills including food safety, freezing, canning, pickling and fermenting, relishes, jams and jellies, drying, salting, smoking and root cellaring. Learning to preserve your sustainable, seasonal food can save you money, as well! I've used a couple of recipes from the book and they were easy to do from her clear directions. I put up 7 pints of Wilma's Bread and Butter Pickles using my own homegrown cucumbers. Karen describes these as "the best you will ever find," and I have to agree. They include 3 ingredients I haven't used in bread and butter pickles before. I've also put up a beef brisket from Natures Harmony Farm using her corned beef recipe. I've made this once before from a Julia Child recipe. I need to wait another three weeks to see how it stacks up, since the corning process takes 4 weeks. If I'm ever successful in growing more cabbage than our cabbage worms can eat, I'd like to try her sauerkraut recipe. One reason I've been hesitant to attempt this is insecurity about what might go wrong at each step. Karen includes a thorough troubleshooting section to address these concerns, detailing what to expect when things are going right and how to know when it has gone wrong. In the interview, Karen discusses some helpful tools and hints that are helpful to know. The supplies and gadgets she discusses can be found at our Amazon Store. Chapter 6 is devoted to the freezing of meat, poultry, seafood and game. This includes tips for wrapping, identifying cuts of meat, definitions, and more. We'd love to hear about your favorite techniques for preserving the harvest and your experiences with them. Leave comments below. Write in any questions you have for Karen. New Products Please check out our new products page to check out CDs from some of our popular interviews on sustainable food. We hope you will consider purchasing these for your self or as gifts to support our work for the sustainable food movement. Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund We recently issued a Call to Action to demand clean, sustainable real food sources in your products. Current laws and regulations to not reflect the growing respect for sustainable family farms, according to the Weston A. Price Foundation's Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund. Check out their website to see all the hard work they are doing to help your local farmers. They need your support! Consider making a donation today. You'll be glad you did. Real Food Wednesday This blog is participating in Real Food Wednesday. Jon and Cathy Payne no 48:39 ONL051 Are you eating Franken-foods? GMOs are Everywhere http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/09/onl051-are-you-eating-franken-foods-gmos-are-everywhere/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/09/onl051-are-you-eating-franken-foods-gmos-are-everywhere/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:40:50 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=80 Jeffrey M. Smith did not set out to become the foremost expert on the dangers of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO). However, since 1996 he has made telling others about the risks of GM foods his life’s work. What he has learned is that these unnatural foods put the health of people, animals, and the environment [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/09/onl051-are-you-eating-franken-foods-gmos-are-everywhere/feed/ 0 Jeffrey M. Smith did not set out to become the foremost expert on the dangers of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO). However, since 1996 he has made telling others about the risks of GM foods his life's work. Jeffrey M. Smith did not set out to become the foremost expert on the dangers of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO). However, since 1996 he has made telling others about the risks of GM foods his life's work. What he has learned is that these unnatur... Jon and Cathy Payne no 1:13:02 ONL049 Sustainable Farmer Lynn Pugh http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/08/onl049-sustainable-farmer-lynn-pugh/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/08/onl049-sustainable-farmer-lynn-pugh/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 02:43:54 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=82 In this Podcast we interview Lynn Pugh. She and her husband Chuck are proprietors of Cane Creek Farm in Forsyth County, Georgia. You can download the show on iTunes or Zune or listen from the website below.

We’ve been buying produce from Lynn and Chuck since we discovered their CSA through Local Harvest 3 [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/08/onl049-sustainable-farmer-lynn-pugh/feed/ 0 In this Podcast we interview Lynn Pugh. She and her husband Chuck are proprietors of Cane Creek Farm in Forsyth County, Georgia. You can download the show on iTunes or Zune or listen from the website below. - In this Podcast we interview Lynn Pugh. She and her husband Chuck are proprietors of Cane Creek Farm in Forsyth County, Georgia. You can download the show on iTunes or Zune or listen from the website below. We've been buying produce from Lynn and Chuck since we discovered their CSA through Local Harvest 3 seasons ago. When we first contacted them, we were put on a waiting list. However, one shareholder had toddler triplets. The trip to the farm along with three sets of car seats was just too much for the young family. We were able to buy out their share mid season, when produce was at its peak. It seems inconceivable now that we were uninformed about Community Supported Agriculture for so long, and we learned about it from a surprising source. My friend Tammy Billups told me about her favorite charity, Heifer International. It soon became our favorite charity, too. After donating to Heifer, we were subscribed to their wonderful journal, World Ark. World Ark is a wealth of information about sustainable food and how it can ease hunger world wide. It was one of their articles that informed me about CSAs and the Local Harvest website. World Ark also introduced us to Will Allen of Growing Power, the urban farmer in Milwaukee who raised our red wigglers. Lynn, a former science teacher, not only helps feed 75 families on 3 acres of her 17 acre farm, but is also the curriculum director for Georgia Organics, leads educational field trips of her farm, and teaches classes in organic farming methods. She strongly values the camaraderie of these activities, which involve sharing the work, sharing meals, and building community. I took one of Lynn's food preservation classes a couple summers ago and enjoyed the communal experience of working in the kitchen with several other women on July evening putting up tomato sauce using Barbara Kingolver's recipe from Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. We are proud to feature sustainable farmers on our show because they are our heroes. We support them any way we can. Our favorite means of support, is of course, to enjoy their food on our plate three times a day! Lynn talks with us about how she became a farmer, her various activities, and the benefits of eating organically raised food. We hope you enjoy listening to it. Weston A. Price Membership Drive and 2009 Conference News Help Jon and me get to the Wise Traditions Conference November 13-15 and become a member today! We will earn one registration for each 15 people we recruit. Be sure to contact us and let us know that you listed us as your referral. We hope to meet many of you at the conference. Scholarships are also available. This year's conference them is "Honoring the Sacred Foods." To hear Sally Fallon Morrell, president talk about reasons for joining the foundation, go here. Become a Food Renegade. Vote with your dollars 3 times a day. Purchase your food from local farmers using sustainable methods. Prepare your food nutritiously at home. Eat real, nutritious food, not processed imitation substitutes. You will be rewarded with great taste, good nutrition, and radiant health. This post is an entry to Fight Back Friday on the Food Renegade website. Jon and Cathy Payne no 57:12 ONL048 Bill Wolcott on The Metabolic Typing Diet http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/07/onl048-bill-wolcott-on-the-metabolic-typing-diet/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/07/onl048-bill-wolcott-on-the-metabolic-typing-diet/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:45:33 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=83

This week’s Podcast 048 and blog focus on our interview with Bill Wolcott, co-author of The Metabolic Typing Diet with Trish Fahey. Click below to listen to the Podcast online.

Bill Wolcott Interview

Bill Wolcott is passionate about his work in the field of customized nutrition. For over 30 years, he has studied [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/07/onl048-bill-wolcott-on-the-metabolic-typing-diet/feed/ 0 This week's Podcast 048 and blog focus on our interview with Bill Wolcott, co-author of The Metabolic Typing Diet with Trish Fahey. Click below to listen to the Podcast online. - Bill Wolcott Interview - This week's Podcast 048 and blog focus on our interview with Bill Wolcott, co-author of The Metabolic Typing Diet with Trish Fahey. Click below to listen to the Podcast online. Bill Wolcott Interview Bill Wolcott is passionate about his work in the field of customized nutrition. For over 30 years, he has studied this topic and has trained practioners in over 40 countries in his Healthexcel System of Metabolic Typing. In 1987, Bill founded Healthexcel, a technical consulting organization. Bill's highly specialized expertise in the area of nutritional biochemistry has made Healthexcel the leading edge provider of Metabolic Typing,  training, products and services. On this week's Podcast ONL048 (available from iTunes), Bill talks with Jon and me about the Metabolic Typing Diet. His excitement about its benefits for clients is contagious. Metabolic typing is a breakthrough in nutritional science. It is a holistic approach that treats the person, not the condition. As Weston A. Price discovered, there is no one healthy diet. Everyone is different and has unique nutritional needs. This is due to differing rates of cellular metabolism and genetically based requirements. By eating the right food for your type, you can experience ample energy, no food cravings, stable mood, and good mental clarity. Therefore, eating whole, natural foods is not enough if you are reading the wrong kinds of food for you. Even in terms of supplements, different metabolic types respond differently to the same supplement. Consultation with Linda DeFever After the interview, Jon and I hooked up with Linda DeFever for a consultation. She is a certified metabolic typing advisor who was trained by Bill Wolcott and Dodie Anderson. Linda is a listener and a Weston A. Price chapter leader. We took the Metabolic Typing questionnaire to determine our metabolic type. We received a detailed report of our test results and recommendations, along with a color-coded sheet that lists our diet plan and the correct proportion of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats that are appropriate for us. We also received Diet Record Check logs so we can easily monitor how our meals impact our energy, mood, and mental clarity. Linda reviewed the plan with me by telephone, but Jon is still looking for a time to schedule his follow up. Linda is very motivated to assist me in using a modified diet plan to assist me in reducing my chronic inflammation issues. Guidance is important in meeting success with metabolic typing. The end of summer, however, is a very busy and stressful time for me. I need to absorb the information and ease into it when the timing is right for me. I'm very grateful to know that Linda will be there for me when the time is right. While we are still receiving CSA shares and I am trying out recipes from Mastering the Art of French Cooking, it will be hard to plan the best meals. Boy, that sounds like a weak excuse, doesn't it? Linda also referred me to a local Paul Chek Practioner for when I can return to my exercise routine. Paul Chek is the author of How to Eat, Move, and Be Healthy. We're working on an interview date with Paul for this fall. Related Links For more information about metabolic typing, go to the website or read the book. To locate a metabolic typing advisor, go here. To take the metabolic diet test, click here. Please note that your advisor can communicate with you by email and telephone so does not need to live near you. Weston A. Price Membership Drive and 2009 Conference News Help Jon and me get to the Wise Traditions Conference November 13-15 and become a member today! We will earn one registration for each 15 people we recruit. Be sure to contact us and let us know that you listed us as your referral. We hope to meet many of you at the conference. Scholarships are also available. This year's conference them is "Honoring the Sacred Foods." To hear Sally Fallon Morrell, Jon and Cathy Payne no 1:05:46 Disaster and Triumph with Julia Child http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/07/disaster-and-triumph-with-julia-child/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/07/disaster-and-triumph-with-julia-child/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:46:38 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=84 Kitchen Adventures with Clafouti

This post is part of Fight Back Fridays. Sometimes eating seasonally and preparing your own food can be dangerous.

It all started innocently enough. Sweet cherries are in season, and I found Julia Child’s recipe for clafouti, or cherry flan. It happened to call for an abundant quantity of seasonal [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/07/disaster-and-triumph-with-julia-child/feed/ 0 ONL047 FRESH: The Movie Interview with Producer/Director Ana Sofia Joanes http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/07/onl047-fresh-the-movie-interview-with-producerdirector-ana-sofia-joanes/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/07/onl047-fresh-the-movie-interview-with-producerdirector-ana-sofia-joanes/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:47:49 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=85 In this week’s Podcast, Jon and Cathy interview Ana Sofia Joanes, producer and director of the recently released documentary FRESH: The Movie. FRESH is a call to action, intending to inspire viewers to positive change and portray a hopeful message about possibilities for sustainable food. Local screenings are followed by a panel discussion with local [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/07/onl047-fresh-the-movie-interview-with-producerdirector-ana-sofia-joanes/feed/ 0 In this week's Podcast, Jon and Cathy interview Ana Sofia Joanes, producer and director of the recently released documentary FRESH: The Movie. FRESH is a call to action, intending to inspire viewers to positive change and portray a hopeful message abou... In this week's Podcast, Jon and Cathy interview Ana Sofia Joanes, producer and director of the recently released documentary FRESH: The Movie. FRESH is a call to action, intending to inspire viewers to positive change and portray a hopeful message about possibilities for sustainable food. Local screenings are followed by a panel discussion with local representatives from the sustainable food movement. Be sure to download the Podcast at the end of this blog to hear about the movie in Ana's own words. She exhibits great passion for the subject and dedication to the cause. You can also download Podcast ONL047 from iTunes. Fresh: The Movie Readers of our blog and listeners to our Podcast know that Jon and I are passionate about knowing where are food comes from, having personal relationships with our farmers, and assuring that the food we eat has been sustainably and healthily raised, preferably from heritage or heirloom stock. Joanes' documentary does a superb job of highlighting farmers throughout the country who are doing things right. Because of high interest, FRESH is getting lots of media attention from sources such as the Huffington Post, and bloggers Cheeseslave and FairFoodFight . Also receiving attention are featured farmers Will Allen of Growing Power and Joel Salatin of Polyface farms. Will Allen performs miracles on 3 acres in the middle of urban Milwaukee while changing the food system to provide everyone equal access to healthy food. Joel Salatin respects the design of nature to leave his Virginia acreage richer each year rather than depleted, as in conventionally farmed land. Michael Pollan's authoritative voice also lends credibility to the film. Many of you have read his landmark book The Omnivore's Dilemma. Pollan asserts in the film that "Cheap food is an illusiion" paid for with tax subsidies, environmental damage, and poor health. The story that impacted me most, however, was about Russ Kremer, the formerly conventional pig farmer from Franenstein, Missouri who exterminated his herd after an accident led to an antibiotic resistant strep infection that almost cost him his life. His revelation that what he learned in college went against nature's plan is similar to the story shared with us recently by Bill Hodge. Russ, however, required a life-threatening condition to make the transition. He is now a respected leader in sustainable pork. I also greatly admire the efforts made by small farmer Diane Endicott and her creation of Good Natured Family Farms, an alliance of 75 farms in the Kansas City area. This coop bands together to find purchasers for their products. Many of their fresh, local food is taken to Ball Grocery Stores. Some enlightening information in the film is that if farmers stopped feeding grains to herbivores that do better on grass, 70% of our farm land would be available for development. Andrew Kimball from the Center for Food Safety reported that current data shows medium sized organic farms to be more productive than larger, conventional ones. When asked what parts of the film could not be included in the final cut, Ana conceded that the "elephant in the room" was GMO food. As huge an issue as GMO is to sustainability, she was unable to do it justice in a 72 minute film. The leading authority on GMO is Jeffrey M. Smith, author of Seeds of Deception and Genetic Roulette. Next month we will be interviewing Jeffrey for a future Podcast , focusing mainly on Genetic Roulette. Ana Sofia Joanes, soon to be a new mother, has dedicated several years and personal resources to making this documentary. She continues to tour and promote the sustainable food movement. We hope that our listeners support her project and take its message to heart. "Every decision you make at the supermarket is creating a different future for land, farmers, diversity of crops, health of bodies, and communities. Vote with your dollars. Change happens one person at a time." - FRESH, the Movie Jon and Cathy Payne no 43:38 ONL046 Producing Beef in Harmony with Mother Nature: An Interview with Bill Hodge of Hodge Ranch, LLC http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/06/onl046-producing-beef-in-harmony-with-mother-nature-an-interview-with-bill-hodge-of-hodge-ranch-llc/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/06/onl046-producing-beef-in-harmony-with-mother-nature-an-interview-with-bill-hodge-of-hodge-ranch-llc/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:12:57 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/06/onl046-producing-beef-in-harmony-with-mother-nature-an-interview-with-bill-hodge-of-hodge-ranch-llc/ This week Bill Hodge of Hodge Ranch spoke to us passionately about his personal “revelation” and transition from conventional agriculture to more natural methods of farming. By working with nature instead of against it, he produces a healthier product, improves the land, saves money, and has hardy, long-lived stock.

Our Natural Life Podcast ONL046

[...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/06/onl046-producing-beef-in-harmony-with-mother-nature-an-interview-with-bill-hodge-of-hodge-ranch-llc/feed/ 0 This week Bill Hodge of Hodge Ranch spoke to us passionately about his personal "revelation" and transition from conventional agriculture to more natural methods of farming. By working with nature instead of against it, he produces a healthier product, This week Bill Hodge of Hodge Ranch spoke to us passionately about his personal "revelation" and transition from conventional agriculture to more natural methods of farming. By working with nature instead of against it, he produces a healthier product, improves the land, saves money, and has hardy, long-lived stock. Our Natural Life Podcast ONL046 We hope you enjoy the Podcast of our interview. It can be found at the bottom of this blog or downloaded from iTunes, Zune, or Tivo. We'd love to hear your comments or have you review our show on iTunes. This blog is not meant to duplicate the information in the interview, but to be used as a vehicle to provide links with more information and to encourage you to give a listen! Grass Finished Beef We've been buying beef from Bill and Di Hodge for the past 7 years and have never been disappointed with their product. Bill is the first farmer we purchased from directly and developed a relationship with. We admire the work he is doing with rotational grazing . According to Hodge, a beef cow is kept for an average of 6 years before making a profit in regard to breeding. However, most cows in the industrial system do not live past the age of 5. Hodge's cows live 15-18 years and when Cathy visited his ranch she saw one who was 19. If you have seen recent films such as Food, Inc , FRESH: The Movie , or classics such as King Corn , you may be aware of problems with grain-finished beef. If not, Food Renegade has published some good articles here and here . Other good resources are Jo Robinson's book Pasture Perfect and the Eat Wild website. Supporting Sustainable Farmers On twitter, Cathy has noticed a movement that associates itself with sustainable food called "Meatless Monday." Michael Pollan recommends eating less meat. However, we concur with Lisa M. Hamilton: In order for pasture-based livestock to become a significant part of the meat industry, we need to eat more of its meat, not less. As it is, grass-fed beef accounts for less than one percent of American beef consumption, and numbers for chicken and pork hardly register. Even where the industry is growing, it is stunted by inadequate infrastructure. The greatest challenge is a lack of small-scale slaughterhouses ...but the industry also suffers from a dearth of research, outreach for new producers, and investment in breeding for pasture-based systems. And those things will change only as the market grows. So if you want to use your food choices to impact climate change, by all means follow Dr. Pachauri's suggestion for a meatless Monday. But on Tuesday, have a grass-fed burger-and feel good about it. You can read the rest of Hamilton's article and view her links here . We choose to eat pastured beef, pork, chicken, lamb, goat, and milk from pastured cows and goats on a daily basis. We also consume eggs from pastured chickens. Although we do have meatless meals, we rarely have a meatless day, as we are both "protein types ." We prefer to go one additional step and give preference to farmers raising heritage breeds on pasture, something that Nature's Harmony Farm has committed to. By "voting" with our food dollars three times a day in this manner, we are supporting our local sustainable farmers, saving heritage breeds from extinction, improving our local environment, supporting the humane treatment of animals, and eating the most nutritious and delicious meals. It is definitely a win-win situation! Resources You may be wondering where to buy pastured meats in your area. My first recommendation is to contact your local chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation . The chapter leaders keep lists of local, sustainable food. We are continuing our membership drive and chance to win registration at the fall conference. If you want to join, use this membership application form and contact us so we can enter you in the drawing. Other resources include Eat Wild, Local Harvest , Jon and Cathy Payne no 1:06:28 Nutrient Dense Foods for Healing http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/06/nutrient-dense-foods-for-healing/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/06/nutrient-dense-foods-for-healing/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:17:35 +0000 Cathy R. Payne, EdD http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/06/nutrient-dense-foods-for-healing/ I finished the school year May 26 and attended my son’s wedding rehearsal dinner May 29 (see below) and his mountain wedding on the 30th. The following week I had some major surgery. To prepare my body for quick healing, I wanted to make sure I ate a particularly nutrient dense diet.

First, [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/06/nutrient-dense-foods-for-healing/feed/ 5 ONL045 Chris Masterjohn Interview: Cholesterol Facts and Myths http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/06/onl045-chris-masterjohn-interview-cholesterol-facts-and-myths/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/06/onl045-chris-masterjohn-interview-cholesterol-facts-and-myths/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:22:44 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/06/onl045-chris-masterjohn-interview-cholesterol-facts-and-myths/ This Week’s Interview with Chris Masterjohn

There is a lot of information and misinformation floating around about cholesterol, lipids, and the role of diet and cholesterol in heart health. How do you sort it all out? It’s vital to do your research and have a basic understanding of your body and the motives of medical [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/06/onl045-chris-masterjohn-interview-cholesterol-facts-and-myths/feed/ 0 311,317 This Week's Interview with Chris Masterjohn - There is a lot of information and misinformation floating around about cholesterol, lipids, and the role of diet and cholesterol in heart health. How do you sort it all out? This Week's Interview with Chris Masterjohn There is a lot of information and misinformation floating around about cholesterol, lipids, and the role of diet and cholesterol in heart health. How do you sort it all out? It's vital to do your research and have a basic understanding of your body and the motives of medical authorities so you can weigh the information against that understanding. When I want accurate information NOT from the medical establishment, I defer to experts such Chris Masterjohn, The Weston A. Price Foundation, Al Sears, and others. In Podcast show #45, Chris spoke to us extensively on the subject of cholesterol, a topic he explores with great knowledge on his website . As the name of his website indicates, cholesterol is essential to health. In the first part of the interview Chris explains its essential role in brain health and the delivery of fat soluble vitamins. Listen to the interview with Chris on the player below when you are ready or find us on iTunes. Chris also explained the lipid hypothesis and the history of medical adoption of cholesterol lowering drugs and dietary guidelines. Chris' encyclopedic mind is amazing, and the interview is well worth a listen. He summarized recommendations for heart health as a series of action steps to take: 1) Avoid excessive consumption of Omega 6 fats, 2) Eat a diet rich in antioxidants from fresh fruits and vegetables and supplementation with vitamin E and CoQ10, 3) Encourage efficient metabolism by monitoring your thyroid hormone, consuming sufficient iodine and selenium, and avoiding flouride, bromide, and chlorine. Be sure to check out all the tabs on Chris' website, sign up for his newsletter , and consider purchasing some of his very reasonably priced and well-researched special reports . You will be glad you did. For additional reading about cholesterol, check out this article at the Weston A. Price Foundation , another Chris Masterjohn interview from Underground Wellness with comments from Ann Marie Michaels, this article by Chris , this blog on the Lyon Diet-Heart Study , nutritional advice from Al Sears , and these tips on video from Joseph Mercola . These should keep you busy for a while and give you some excellent research-based information not funded by the pharmaceutical industry. The classic thesis on the rise of vegetable oil consumption in the United States and the adoption of the lipid theory by the American Medical Association can be found in the extensive and informative Oiling of America article by Mary Enig, PhD and Sally Fallon Morrell. I highly recommend taking the time to get familiar with these. They will open your eyes! Great Source for Fish Oils We really enjoyed Chris' talk on cod liver oil last week and are pleased to let you know that you can purchase high vitamin cod liver oil high vitamin butter oil, and the skate oil he talked about from the Grain and Salt Society . You can enter their store through our website by clicking on their banner here. Remember that when you order anything from our "Go Shopping" links, we can earn a small commission that helps us maintain our website and podcast. We get Mail I just listened to that Podcast today! I really enjoyed it! My only experience with cod liver oil was at a friend's house when I was a little kid. We would stop at her house before school so we could all walk together, and she'd have us all line up for a dose. I never knew that it was actually good for me. I loved Chris's explanation about Vitamin's A and D working together and how the D is stored in the adipose tissue. I am looking forward to the next interview! - Shaileen Hathaway in Connecticutt Cathy's response - Thanks, Shaileen, for keeping in touch via facebook, twitter, and email and for the yummy liver pate recipe! I have been into Real Food since 2001 when I lived in Switzerland. I discovered WAP after that and became a chapter leader in Oklahoma City for several years. Jon and Cathy Payne no 1:08:52 Rainwater Harvesting Slide Show http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/05/rainwater-harvesting-slide-show/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/05/rainwater-harvesting-slide-show/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 01:53:28 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/05/rainwater-harvesting-slide-show/ This is the very short slide show Jon made of how he built our rainwater collection system.

You can view it on the website or download it to your PC using the links below. To play it on your PC you might need Apple Quicktime (free) for either a PC or a MAC.

The diverter [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/05/rainwater-harvesting-slide-show/feed/ 0 This is the very short slide show Jon made of how he built our rainwater collection system. - You can view it on the website or download it to your PC using the links below. To play it on your PC you might need Apple Quicktime (free) for either a PC o... This is the very short slide show Jon made of how he built our rainwater collection system. You can view it on the website or download it to your PC using the links below. To play it on your PC you might need Apple Quicktime (free) for either a PC or a MAC. The diverter came from RainReserve.com The barrels came from Gutter Water LLC in Georgia You can use this link to find rain barrels in your area. See the ONL043 bog post and podcast for more details. //Jon Jon and Cathy Payne no ONL042 – Healthy Baby and Healthy Home http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/05/onl042-healthy-baby-and-healthy-home/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/05/onl042-healthy-baby-and-healthy-home/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 01:50:40 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/05/onl042-healthy-baby-and-healthy-home/

In podcast #42 we interview Heather Tubbs, owner of Truly Healthy Baby . In her business, she consults with families regarding healthy eating and how to keep a healthy, non-toxic home. Heather teaches classes in the Atlanta area and is selling pre-orders of her new book, Raising Baby O , that will be released [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/05/onl042-healthy-baby-and-healthy-home/feed/ 0 In podcast #42 we interview Heather Tubbs, owner of Truly Healthy Baby . In her business, she consults with families regarding healthy eating and how to keep a healthy, non-toxic home. Heather teaches classes in the Atlanta area and is selling pre-orde... In podcast #42 we interview Heather Tubbs, owner of Truly Healthy Baby . In her business, she consults with families regarding healthy eating and how to keep a healthy, non-toxic home. Heather teaches classes in the Atlanta area and is selling pre-orde... Jon and Cathy Payne no 31:58 ONL037 – Sustainable Food – Georgia Organics Conference http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/03/onl037-sustainable-food-georgia-organics-conference/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/03/onl037-sustainable-food-georgia-organics-conference/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:36:15 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/01/onl037-sustainable-food-georgia-organics-conference/ We talk about the 2009 Georgia Organics Conference held at Agnes Scott College in Decatur Georgia. We discuss what we learned at the various breakout sessions, the famous person who sat with us, our new ‘livestock herd’, the great meals we ate, and highlights from Michael Pollan’s keynote address.

Show Links Slow Food USA High [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/03/onl037-sustainable-food-georgia-organics-conference/feed/ 0 We talk about the 2009 Georgia Organics Conference held at Agnes Scott College in Decatur Georgia. We discuss what we learned at the various breakout sessions, the famous person who sat with us, our new 'livestock herd', the great meals we ate, We talk about the 2009 Georgia Organics Conference held at Agnes Scott College in Decatur Georgia. We discuss what we learned at the various breakout sessions, the famous person who sat with us, our new 'livestock herd', the great meals we ate, and highlights from Michael Pollan's keynote address. Show Links Slow Food USA High Mowing Organic Seeds Seed sales are booming Watershed Media: Dan Imhoff Vermont Feed Farm to School Program White Oak Pastures Grass Fed Beef is Better Nature's Harmony Farm Lasagna Gardening Square Foot Gardening Gutter Water LLC - Products Growing Power The White House Blog - Spring Gardening Michael Pollan All New Square Foot Gardening Lasagna Gardening: No Digging, No Tilling, No Weeding, No Kidding! //Jon Jon and Cathy Payne no 51:04 ONL034 – Good Fats, Bad Fats http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/03/onl034-good-fats-bad-fats/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/03/onl034-good-fats-bad-fats/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:27:43 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/03/onl034-good-fats-bad-fats/ Good Fats, Bad Fats. Today we break myths about fats in your diet, based on research from the Weston A. Price Foundation and others. We’ll discuss the fats that benefit your health and help you lose weight. We’ll also discuss the fats you want to avoid in any quantity. Sources of information are from Sally [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/03/onl034-good-fats-bad-fats/feed/ 0 Good Fats, Bad Fats. Today we break myths about fats in your diet, based on research from the Weston A. Price Foundation and others. We'll discuss the fats that benefit your health and help you lose weight. Good Fats, Bad Fats. Today we break myths about fats in your diet, based on research from the Weston A. Price Foundation and others. We'll discuss the fats that benefit your health and help you lose weight. We'll also discuss the fats you want to avoid in any quantity. Sources of information are from Sally Fallon and Dr. Mary Enig, authors of Nourishing Traditions and Eat Fat, Lose Fat. The information we share today may surprise many of our listeners. Show Links WAPF: Know Your Fats Butter versus margarine - are they good for you? Butter is Better for You Consumer Health Articles: "THE OILING OF NORTH AMERICA" Is South Beach Diet Better Than Atkins or Other Diets? Cholesterol - You Can't Live Without It! The Daily Lipid Green Pasture Products YouTube - Exposing the Cholesterol Myth Essential Fatty Acids by Udo Erasmus //Jon Jon and Cathy Payne no 40:41 ONL030 – Farm to Table http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/02/onl030-farm-to-table/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/02/onl030-farm-to-table/#comments Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:26:58 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=220 In today’s podcast, Cathy interviews Rives Elliott and Joshua Smith from Local Roots Cafe in Roanoke, Virginia. LRC is a farm-to-table restaurant that serves gourmet food produced locally and seasonally using sustainable methods. Most of today’s links relate to local, sustainable food.

Show Links:

Local Roots Cafe Eat Well Guide: Localguide YouTube – Mountain Run [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/02/onl030-farm-to-table/feed/ 0 In today’s podcast, Cathy interviews Rives Elliott and Joshua Smith from Local Roots Cafe in Roanoke, Virginia. LRC is a farm-to-table restaurant that serves gourmet food produced locally and seasonally using sustainable methods. In today’s podcast, Cathy interviews Rives Elliott and Joshua Smith from Local Roots Cafe in Roanoke, Virginia. LRC is a farm-to-table restaurant that serves gourmet food produced locally and seasonally using sustainable methods. Most of today’s links relate to local, sustainable food. Show Links: Local Roots Cafe Eat Well Guide: Localguide YouTube - Mountain Run Farm: Summer 08 Farm Tour Valhalla Vineyards - Award winning wines from the Blue Ridge Mountains New York farms & farming, information on NY Farms Local Harvest / Farmers Markets / Family Farms / CSA / Organic Food Sustainable Food - Change.org: Local Food Should Be For Everyone Cornography: A Video You Need to See articles.mercola.com Coca-Cola Sued for Marketing Vitaminwater as Healthy mercola.com Five Smart Strategies to Lower Your Blood Pressure mercola.com Edible British Columbia, for Food lovers to experience BC’s culinary scene Buy the Tableland DVD at Edible BC YouTube - Tableland DVD Trailer //Jon Jon and Cathy Payne no 39:12 ONL027 – Why Reduce Gluten and Grain in Your Diet? http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/01/onl027-why-reduce-gluten-and-grain-in-your-diet/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/01/onl027-why-reduce-gluten-and-grain-in-your-diet/#comments Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:05:41 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=215 Going “Gluten-Free”: Eliminating or Reducing Gluten and Grain in Your Diet.

In this show we discuss the benefits of eliminating or reducing gluten and grains in your diet, lesser known ancient grains that are more easily tolerated, and preparation methods for making grains more nutritious and beneficial. We introduce our new Shopping Page Link to [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/01/onl027-why-reduce-gluten-and-grain-in-your-diet/feed/ 0 Going "Gluten-Free": Eliminating or Reducing Gluten and Grain in Your Diet. - In this show we discuss the benefits of eliminating or reducing gluten and grains in your diet, lesser known ancient grains that are more easily tolerated, Going "Gluten-Free": Eliminating or Reducing Gluten and Grain in Your Diet. In this show we discuss the benefits of eliminating or reducing gluten and grains in your diet, lesser known ancient grains that are more easily tolerated, and preparation methods for making grains more nutritious and beneficial. We introduce our new Shopping Page Link to the Gluten-Free Mall, and link to other informative websites. Show Links: Spelt Right Bakery Grindstone Bakery brick oven. Seven Ancient Grains Whose Taste and Nutritional Value You Will Love WAP - Food Feature: Our Daily Bread WAP - Going with the Grain: A Healing Protocol for Celiac Disease WAP - Be Kind to Your Grains WAP - Against the Grain (Gluten Intolerance, Celiac Disease) Our Natural Life » Resources for Natural Living Gluten Free Mall Organic Bytes #158: Obama’s Ag Choices OCA: Take Action - Petition for Jim Riddle The Seventh Generation Guide to Sustainable Entertaining //Jon Jon and Cathy Payne no 35:01 ONL026 – Natural Weight Loss and Elimination Diets http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/01/onl026-natural-weight-loss-and-elimination-diets/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/01/onl026-natural-weight-loss-and-elimination-diets/#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:03:42 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=213 Weight Loss the Natural and Healthy Way: In this show we define natural weight loss and describe elimination diets and their benefits. We link to several pertinent websites for listeners wanting to begin an elimination diet or lose weight while improving health and overall fitness. We also review current news articles we found interesting.

Show [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/01/onl026-natural-weight-loss-and-elimination-diets/feed/ 0 Weight Loss the Natural and Healthy Way: In this show we define natural weight loss and describe elimination diets and their benefits. We link to several pertinent websites for listeners wanting to begin an elimination diet or lose weight while improvi... Weight Loss the Natural and Healthy Way: In this show we define natural weight loss and describe elimination diets and their benefits. We link to several pertinent websites for listeners wanting to begin an elimination diet or lose weight while improving health and overall fitness. We also review current news articles we found interesting. Show Links: Elimination Diet, Cave Man Diet, Rare Food Diet WHFoods: Allergy Avoidance Diet Our Natural Life » Resources for Natural Living EAT FAT LOSE FAT Why UltraMetabolism Works | UltraMetabolism AlSearsMD.com - Books and DVD’s. Al Sears, MD - Ditch the Modern Day Diet Deception; DDT in your Coffee? New Year, Younger You — 20 Anti-Aging Herbs and Spices to Add to Your Diet - Mercola FDA to Evaluate Drugs Made by Genetically Modified Goats | Wired Science from Wired.com Peanut butter distributor recalls product amid salmonella scare - USATODAY.com /documentaries/doczone/2008/disappearingmale/# //Jon Jon and Cathy Payne no 43:05 ONL015 – Bone Broths http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/10/onl015-bone-broths/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/10/onl015-bone-broths/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:07:24 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=153 “Good broth will resurrect the dead”, or so says a South American Proverb. In this episode we discuss how to make bone broth, the health benefits of bone broths, how they are used by other cultures for the medicinal value, and we conclude with some recipe ideas.

We discussed the following links in this weeks [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/10/onl015-bone-broths/feed/ 0 "Good broth will resurrect the dead", or so says a South American Proverb. In this episode we discuss how to make bone broth, the health benefits of bone broths, how they are used by other cultures for the medicinal value, "Good broth will resurrect the dead", or so says a South American Proverb. In this episode we discuss how to make bone broth, the health benefits of bone broths, how they are used by other cultures for the medicinal value, and we conclude with some recipe ideas. We discussed the following links in this weeks show; 13waist.html e2 | energy | harvesting the wind | PBS Food Features: Why Broth is Beautiful "Essential" Roles for Proline, Glycine and Gelatin Jewish Chicken Soup with Matza Balls Stock Making 101 - How to Make Soup Stocks - - FabulousFoods.com The magic of homemade chinese soups Healthy soup recipes - chinese soups Fish Stock Roast Duck with Cherry Reduction Sauce  Cheese Slave Reduction-Sauce Basics: The Splendid Table Demi-glace/demi-glaze recipe Demi-Glace Recipe To Prepare at Home perfect gravy recipe | gravy recipes //Jon Jon and Cathy Payne no 32:18 ONL014 – Slow Food – Meal Ideas http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/10/onl014-slow-food-meal-ideas/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/10/onl014-slow-food-meal-ideas/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:05:19 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=152 This is the second episode in our Slow Food series. We talk about Slow Food and the Weston A. Price diet, how to cook when you don’t have time, and some meal ideas. We answer the questions;

How do you incorporate slow food or a Weston A. Price diet into today’s busy lifestyle? What if [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/10/onl014-slow-food-meal-ideas/feed/ 1 This is the second episode in our Slow Food series. We talk about Slow Food and the Weston A. Price diet, how to cook when you don't have time, and some meal ideas. We answer the questions; How do you incorporate slow food or a Weston A. This is the second episode in our Slow Food series. We talk about Slow Food and the Weston A. Price diet, how to cook when you don't have time, and some meal ideas. We answer the questions; How do you incorporate slow food or a Weston A. Price diet into today's busy lifestyle? What if I don't have time to cook every day? What do I eat? Here are the links we discussed on today's show. Small Fry, Little Fish Are Good for You Wal-Mart Abandons Milk from Hormone Treated Cows Organic Food soon to be Cheaper than Conventional ? Artificial Sweetener information. Slow Food USA Jon and Cathy Payne no 34:32 ONL013 – Slow Food http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/09/onl013-slow-food/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/09/onl013-slow-food/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:04:39 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=151 We start our series on Slow Food and explain what it is, and why it is good for us. Jon rants about poisoned food from China (again!). This time it is powdered milk tainted with Melamine. Reports say 53,000 Chinese babies got sick, and the government covered it up out of fear of “bad [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/09/onl013-slow-food/feed/ 0 We start our series on Slow Food and explain what it is, and why it is good for us. Jon rants about poisoned food from China (again!). This time it is powdered milk tainted with Melamine. Reports say 53,000 Chinese babies got sick, We start our series on Slow Food and explain what it is, and why it is good for us. Jon rants about poisoned food from China (again!). This time it is powdered milk tainted with Melamine. Reports say 53,000 Chinese babies got sick, and the government covered it up out of fear of "bad press" during the Olympics. Jon also rants about how the long gas lines in Atlanta are an example of the problems that occur in systems that lack diversity. Here are the links we talk about in the show. Slow Food USA Slow Food International China Milk Recall (Melamine again!) Atlanta Local Food Initiative Seed Savers Exchange United Nations on Biodiversity David Suzuki Foundation - Why Biodiversity is Important What if "Bad Fat" is Actually Good For You? Local Harvest talks about heritage meats Minnesota Buying Club sets good example. Food Industry LIES About Corn Next week, more about slow food. //Jon Jon and Cathy Payne no 35:26 E-Garden Success in Germany http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/08/untitled-10/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/08/untitled-10/#comments Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:45:04 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/08/untitled-10/ Jon’s sister Hilary, living in Germany, is an avid gardener and ONL subscriber. Here is an update from a recent e-mail. She hasn’t had the challenges with rabbits that we have. The comment to Jon is due to his childhood aversion to carrots. We love to hear from our listeners. Feel free to tell [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/08/untitled-10/feed/ 0 Great YouTube Video on Local Food Movement! http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/08/great-youtube-video-on-local-food-movement/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/08/great-youtube-video-on-local-food-movement/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:40:04 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/08/great-youtube-video-on-local-food-movement/ I just received my Organic Bytes Newsletter and watched a great preview of a documentary on local food (called Good Food) in the Pacific Northwest. Productive, organic and sustainable farms right next to metropolitan areas such as Seattle. It’s well put together. How many of you shop your local farmer’s markets or CSAs? We’d [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/08/great-youtube-video-on-local-food-movement/feed/ 0 ONL005 – Packing a Healthy Lunch http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/08/onl005-packing-a-healthy-lunch/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/08/onl005-packing-a-healthy-lunch/#comments Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:31:37 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=129 Packing a Healthy Lunch

Processed foods are full of hidden MSG, unlabeled GE foods, and unhealthy transfats. How can you pack a healthy lunch that avoids these dangers? This program explores processed foods commonly used in childrens lunches and advises healthy alternatives.

Mercola.com: What’s in That? How Food Affects Your Behavior We looked at [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/08/onl005-packing-a-healthy-lunch/feed/ 0 Packing a Healthy Lunch Processed foods are full of hidden MSG, unlabeled GE foods, and unhealthy transfats. How can you pack a healthy lunch that avoids these dangers? This program explores processed foods commonly used in childrens lunches and a... Packing a Healthy Lunch Processed foods are full of hidden MSG, unlabeled GE foods, and unhealthy transfats. How can you pack a healthy lunch that avoids these dangers? This program explores processed foods commonly used in childrens lunches and advises healthy alternatives. Mercola.com: What's in That? How Food Affects Your Behavior We looked at this Mercola article on how food affects behavior and determined that glutamates such as MSG will negatively impact school performance. A high carbohydrate meal will produce glutamates in the brain. HolisticMed.com: Hidden Sources of MSG This site lists hidden sources of MSG and how to carefully read labels if you're avoiding MSG. Truth in Labeling.org: MSG Sprayed on crops This article reveals how glutamates are being sprayed on non-organic vegetables. Citizens for Health: Stop Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets Beginning in 2008, GE beet sugar entered the United States food supply. If you eat products containing sugar that are non-organic, you may be ingesting this substance never before consumed in the human diet. Let the major companies know if you do not want them to use this ingredient that is allowed to spray 5000% more of Monsanto's Roundup pesticide than previously warranted. Jonathan Campbell's website 50 Harmful Effects of Genetically Modified Foods by Nathan Batalion True Food Now: Shopping list of food with and without genetically engineered ingredients Wonderful website with easy to read charts listing processed foods that do and do not include genetically engineered ingredients. Neat and color-coded. Tips for providing a healthy lunch (thank you to Lauren Bockish for assistance) Listen to show #5 for complete details - start with small steps: pack a lunch twice a week; choose healthy beverage; reduce packaged food - include protein, vegetable, and fruit with each meal (optional whole grain) - protein: no-nitrate turkey bologna from Trader Joes; chicken or tuna salad; crispy nuts and seeds (homemade or sprouted pumpkin seeds); hard cheeses; organic peanut butter such as Maranatha or Whole kids; whole milk cottage cheese; Stoneyfield Yokids yogurt; cheese sticks; hardcooked eggs - vegetables : organic baby carrots, celery sticks, cherry tomatoes, brocolli - fruit : bananas, organic apples, dried fruit - grains : Ezekial sprouted bread; no-gluten crackers - treats : Raw Revolution snack bars; Raw Crunch bars - filtered water in stainless steel Sigg bottles Parents or older children : - similar guidelines - take leftover dinner items in a thermos and keep wrapped or on a mug warmer if avoiding microwave -leftover cold chicken - salads with protein and home made salad dressing - egg salad - organic beef jerky - Bela Olhoa sardines - organic nuts - organic maca bars - fermented beverages Pack lunch in glass containers or waxed bags to reduce pollution and avoid off gassing. Be sure to write or call us and let us know your ideas for a healthy lunch. Enlita Program updates - We are losing weight and fat while gaining muscle and losing inches in our waistline. We've added a link on our "Go Shopping" page for the Enlita weight loss program and nutritional products so you can see the plan for yourself. Don't forget to bookmark this site and subscribe to get regular updates. We have a contest to guess the date we'll have at least one subscriber in each state. Jon and Cathy Payne no 31:46 Harmful Effects of Genetically Modified Foods http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/07/harmful-effects-of-genetically-modified-foods/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/07/harmful-effects-of-genetically-modified-foods/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:23:39 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/07/harmful-effects-of-genetically-modified-foods/ In podcast 3, I referenced a website listing 100 reasons to avoid genetically engineered or modified foods. I checked the show notes and discovered that we had failed to include that link for you. Unfortunately, I was unable to locate that article. Even better, however, is Jonathan Campbell’s website article and elucidation of 50 Harmful [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/07/harmful-effects-of-genetically-modified-foods/feed/ 0 ONL004 – Putting up the Harvest http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/07/onl004-putting-up-the-harvest/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/07/onl004-putting-up-the-harvest/#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:20:30 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=118 Putting up the Harvest – Whether you are growing more food at home than you can eat, bringing it home from your CSA, or purchasing in bulk from your local farmer’s market, you’ll need to preserve it if you want to enjoy during the fall and winter months. Today we’re discussing four methods of [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/07/onl004-putting-up-the-harvest/feed/ 0 Putting up the Harvest - Whether you are growing more food at home than you can eat, bringing it home from your CSA, or purchasing in bulk from your local farmer's market, you'll need to preserve it if you want to enjoy during the fall and winter months. Putting up the Harvest - Whether you are growing more food at home than you can eat, bringing it home from your CSA, or purchasing in bulk from your local farmer's market, you'll need to preserve it if you want to enjoy during the fall and winter months. Today we're discussing four methods of food preservation: freezing, canning, dehydrating, and fermenting. Freezing is a quick and simple method appropriate for fruit, vegetables, meat, poultry, cheeses, breads, and prepared food. There are several articles on freezing methods at the University of Georgia Extension Service website. We enjoy using a nifty kitchen appliance called Foodsaver. You can find it and other food preservation supplies at our Amazon e-store. Please check these out and consider shopping here for your food preservation needs. The Foodsaver is a vacuum-packaging system that saves time, preserves food quality, and makes putting up your food very easy. We keep ours out on the kitchen counter for frequent use. Canning may be more unfamiliar to some of our listeners but is not mysterious or difficult to do. You will need a bit of equipment to get started (see food preservation supplies). Canning is a great way to put up tomatoes and tomato products because instead of losing nutrients and flavor, it actually improves flavor and increases the lycopene available. For more on the benefits of lycopene in your diet, visit this website. In order to best utilize this powerful antioxidant, be sure to eat some healthy fat such as extra virgin organic olive oil with your tomato sauces. A great description of canning and a tomato sauce recipe can be found in Barbara Kingsolver's new personal narrative, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. Cathy just finished reading this book and it is a great read, inspirational, and full of great information about sustainable food and eating locally. The UGA website has pdf files on canning, as well. Canning of low-acid vegetable such as green beans requires a pressure canner. We prefer these foods frozen to retain texture and flavor. Dehydration of food can be accomplished by the sun in less humid climates, in a warm oven, or in a dehydrator dedicated to that purpose. Dehydrating is effective for making your own sun dried tomatoes (another recipe in Animal, Vegetable, Miracle), sweet or chili peppers to add to soups or stews, herbs, figs, liver treats for your pets, or crispy nuts (recipe pp. 513-516 in Nourishing Traditions. We use a 4-tray Excalibur dehydrator for our dehydrating. It has a fan to keep the drying even and does not heat up the kitchen like a warm oven. It's easy to use and clean and can be used to make yogurt. A good reference for dehydrating is Mary Bells Complete Dehydrator Cookbook. The UGA website sited above has pdf articles as well. Fermentation has been used for thousands of years by traditional cultures to preserve food long before the advent of freezing or canning. Fermentation has 5 benefits: preservation of food, removal of toxins present in some foods, improving nutritional value, making food more digestible, and promoting the growth of healthy flora in the human intestine. Ancient Greeks referred to these chemical changes as alchemy. Fermented foods are an acquired taste and largely absent in the Standard American Diet. Fermented foods and beverages include saurkraut, miso, tempeh, Korean kimchi, Japanese umeboshi, cheese, kefir, yogurt, sour doughs, kombucha, wine, beer, vinegars, and traditional chutney, ketchup, and pickles. The definitive book on this subject is Wild Fermentation by Sandor Katz. Other traditional methods can be found here and in Nourishing Traditions. Sandor's website at www.wildfermentation.com will give you more information and resources. Cathy recommends Sally Fallon's fermented ketchup recipe on page 104 in Nourishing Traditions for taking care of a surplus of paste or Juliet tomatoes. More resources for fermenting are available from the Grain and Salt Society. Jon and Cathy Payne no 26:21 Making Ketchup from our Surplus Harvest http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/07/making-ketchup-from-our-surplus-harvest/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/07/making-ketchup-from-our-surplus-harvest/#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:19:24 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=117 Saturday morning July 26, we went to our CSA and got about 4 pounds of tomatoes. Half of them were the paste and Juliet variety. I needed to use them quickly and we had just completed our broadcast on fermentation, so I decided to make ketchup using the recipe on page 104 of Nourishing Traditions. [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/07/making-ketchup-from-our-surplus-harvest/feed/ 0 ONL003 – Anyone Can Grow Food at Home http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/07/onl003-anyone-can-grow-food-at-home/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/07/onl003-anyone-can-grow-food-at-home/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:17:12 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=116 ANYONE can grow food at home – this podcast introduces listeners to micro gardening, a way to utilize small spaces to grow vegetables at home, even if only on a patio or deck. We include a history lesson on Victory Gardens from WWI and WWII in this country, and the Dig for Victory campaign of [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/07/onl003-anyone-can-grow-food-at-home/feed/ 0 ANYONE can grow food at home - this podcast introduces listeners to micro gardening, a way to utilize small spaces to grow vegetables at home, even if only on a patio or deck. We include a history lesson on Victory Gardens from WWI and WWII in this cou... ANYONE can grow food at home - this podcast introduces listeners to micro gardening, a way to utilize small spaces to grow vegetables at home, even if only on a patio or deck. We include a history lesson on Victory Gardens from WWI and WWII in this country, and the Dig for Victory campaign of the UK in WWII. The new concept has been referred to as an Energy Garden, or E-Garden, as growing food at home is one way to reduce both trips to the grocery store and transportation of produce. We briefly introduce websites with videos that explore the ugly side of agribusiness. Micro gardening resources: Urban Gardening Help Wikipedia article on Urban Agriculture Square Foot Gardening ALL NEW Square Foot Gardening Other links we talked about: The Meatrix The World According to Monsanto - the film most American will not ever see. Other informative articles about Monsanto at Celsias.com. The Future of Food - Rent from Amazon Unbox The Future of Food DVD - Buy the DVD from Amazon Please watch these videos and email us with your reaction; we want to hear from you. Email us at ournaturallife@gmail.com. -end- Jon and Cathy Payne no 34:42 Getting Started with our Podcasts http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/07/getting-started-with-our-podcasts/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/07/getting-started-with-our-podcasts/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:13:36 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=114 We have finished program number 3 on the topic “ANYONE can Grow their own Food.” Show notes and links will be available soon. We also discussed some DVDs on the topic of farming methods that we found to be very profound. We would really like to hear from our listeners about their reactions and [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/07/getting-started-with-our-podcasts/feed/ 0 ONL002 – Become a Locavore http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/07/onl002-become-a-locavore/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/07/onl002-become-a-locavore/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:11:04 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=112 This show focuses on the steps to become a Locavore. Locavores try to only buy food grown within a small radius of where they live, usually 50 to 150 miles.

I improved the audio in this weeks episode but I still have some learning to do. This weeks lesson was about reducing background noise. [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/07/onl002-become-a-locavore/feed/ 0 This show focuses on the steps to become a Locavore. Locavores try to only buy food grown within a small radius of where they live, usually 50 to 150 miles. - I improved the audio in this weeks episode but I still have some learning to do. This show focuses on the steps to become a Locavore. Locavores try to only buy food grown within a small radius of where they live, usually 50 to 150 miles. I improved the audio in this weeks episode but I still have some learning to do. This weeks lesson was about reducing background noise. (we need chairs that dont make noise as we move around.) The word locavore was chosen as the 2007 Word of the Year by the New Oxfords American Dictionary. [source: Oxford Dictionary ]. To read more check out this wikipedia link; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locavore To join the locavore movement, follow these simple steps; Grow your own food, even on your deck! (a teaser for our next show) Join a CSA Join a food cooperative. Patronize local farmers at local farmers markets Eat seasonally Preserve the seasonal harvest for future use. Patronize restaurants that serve locally grown food. Resources you can use to find local farms and like minded people. www.localharvest.org www.WestonAPrice.org www.slowfoodusa.org Georgia Organics www.100milediet.org Questions? Write to us at OurNaturalLife@gmail.com. Jon and Cathy Payne no 26:56