Our Natural Life » Tech Stuff 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 » Tech Stuff http://ournaturallife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/itunes144x144.jpg http://ournaturallife.com/blog/category/tech-stuff/ TV-G Elberton, GA Monthly 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 Website Recovery http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/01/website-recovery/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/01/website-recovery/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:30:06 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/01/website-recovery/ On January 15 our web host had a major server failure which required that we completely rebuild our website.

We apologize to the thousands of other blogs and websites that  linked to our blog posts and podcasts because all those links are now broken. All of our posts have been restored but they need [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2010/01/website-recovery/feed/ 4 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 ONL029 – Gadgets for a Healthy Lifestyle http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/02/onl029-gadgets-for-a-healthy-lifestyle/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/02/onl029-gadgets-for-a-healthy-lifestyle/#comments Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:16:11 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=217 In this episode we discuss our favorite health related gadgets. They include a personal scale which not only measures your weight but it also analyzes your body composition; two biofeedback devices that can lower your blood pressure; blood pressure monitors; pedometers; and some fun ways to exercise.

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Body Composition Monitor Wild [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2009/02/onl029-gadgets-for-a-healthy-lifestyle/feed/ 0 In this episode we discuss our favorite health related gadgets. They include a personal scale which not only measures your weight but it also analyzes your body composition; two biofeedback devices that can lower your blood pressure; blood pressure mon... In this episode we discuss our favorite health related gadgets. They include a personal scale which not only measures your weight but it also analyzes your body composition; two biofeedback devices that can lower your blood pressure; blood pressure monitors; pedometers; and some fun ways to exercise. Product Links Body Composition Monitor Wild Divine and Bio Feedback StressEraser Portable Biofeedback Device Heart Rate Monitors Blood Pressure Monitors Pedometers Click here for Wii Fit Click here for Exercise Videos NOTE: Listeners to the podcast heard us say that we were linking to Amazon pages that offered several choices of these products. It turns out that a bug in Wordpress (our blog software) does not allow Amazon-Affiliates to link to search pages. So instead I linked directly to the products that we actually use. If you want to see a bigger selection , please use our Amazon link on our "Go Shopping" page and then search for what you want. By entering the Amazon store through our link we earn a little tiny commission to help pay for the podcast, and it doesn’t cost you a penny more. Cathy and I would be most grateful. News Links Doctor, If you had my illness, what would you personally use to treat yourself? High Fructose Corn Syrup Contaminated With Mercury Officials call for criminal probe into salmonella recall Understanding Holistic Health Jon and Cathy Payne no 38:54 Website Launch Contest http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/07/website-launch-contest/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/07/website-launch-contest/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:27:38 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=119 We’re spreading the word about our new website and would like to encourage people to register for our newsletter. Our goal is to have subscribers in each of the 50 states and at least half a dozen countries within approximately 30 days (September 1, 2008). There is no charge to subscribe. When you register, send [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/07/website-launch-contest/feed/ 0 Welcome http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/06/welcome/ http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/06/welcome/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:04:26 +0000 Jon http://ournaturallife.com/blog/?p=109 Cathy & I are hard at work on the first podcast. I have some audio quality issues to work out and I am confident that I can resolve them soon. I want to be sure that I have an excellent quality recording that everyone will enjoy listening to. It should be posted in the next [...]]]> http://ournaturallife.com/blog/2008/06/welcome/feed/ 0