2020
January 2020 What to Look Forward to with the WAPF for 2020
February 2020 My Journey to Becoming a Traditional Food Chef & Creating the First Real Food Delivery Service with Monica Ford of Real Food Devotee
March 2020 Building Immunity in Times of a Pandemic: A Chinese Medicine Perspective with Sarah Bentolila, LAc of Taproot Accupuncture
April 2020 – Sprouted Nut Milk Workshop with Rich Pauwels of Rich Nuts
May 2020 Homestead Resiliencywith Lynn Fang, The Compost Queen, M.A. Soil Compost Ecology
Keeping EMFs & 5G Low while Following Safer at Home Guidelines with Oram Miller of Create Healthy Homes
June 2020 Coherence: Healing Strategies for a Resilient Body with Tina Thornton, Holistic Health J
July 2020 Refreshing Summer Probiotic Craft Cocktails with Monica Ford, Real Food Devotee
August 2020 Regenerative Agricultural Practices, Grass Fed, & Novy Ranches with Dr. Lowell Novy & Debbie Bitterly
September 2020 The Wizard of Eyes: Behind the 20/20 Curtain with Dr. Doug Stephey
October 2020 Roberto De La Cruz- A Migrant Farm Worker’s Personal Journey of Hope Through Strikes and Struggles
November 2020 Good Gravy: Offaly Good Family Recipes for your Thanksgiving Table with Maureen Diaz
December 2020 Virtual Meatup with Nose to Tail Butcher Eagle Yu
2019
January 2019 Super Bowl Parties: Scoring a Touchdown Serving Real Food with Chapter Co-leader, Blogger, & Podcaster Aaron Zober of The Appropriate Omnivore
February 2019 Truth about EMF & 5G with Oram Miller of Create Healthy Homes
March 2019 Movie Night: Captain Fantastic
April 2019 The Culture of Sourdough with Arianna Sikorski of Taste My Culture
May 2019 Fermented Tour of Asia with Samantha McTague
June 2019 Understanding Holistic Dentistry with Dr. Chester Yokoyama, DDS of Dental Healing
July 2019 Potluck BBQ & Pool Party
August 2019 Preparing Your Soil for Your Fall Garden: Soil Health, Fall Garden Plan, & Composting with Lynn Fang, The Compost Queen
September 2019 Health Freedom in America Through the Lens of Vaccinations by teleconference with Leslie Manookian, producer of The Greater Good documentary
October 2019 Planned Grazing, Regenerative Agriculture, & Why You Should Eat Grass Fed Beef with Frank Fitzpatrick of 5 Bar Beef
November 2019 Gratitude Potluck – The (D)evolving Organic Label: Another Great Reason to Support your Local Certified Farmers Market with Gretchen Sterling, Manager of the Pasadena Certified
December 2019 Holiday Party
2018
January 2018 Permaculture: When Plants & Animals Heal the Land Together with Wendy Marchant, Farmer-Owner of Harvest Gathering Farm
February 2018 ETHNIC NIGHT – Traditional Swedish & Scandinavian Food & Culture with Gunilla Hastrup
March 2018 A Viable Alternative to Vaccinations: Homeoprophylaxis as a Safe & Effective Way to Educate & Strengthen the Immune System with Mary Núñez, Local Homeopath, Owner of Homeopathy for Families, & Supervisor with Free & Healthy Children International
April 2018 ETHNIC NIGHT – Traditional Peruvian Food & Annual Chapter Birthday Celebration
May 2018 Nature’s Sodas: How to Make Healthy Drinks on a Budget with Kombucha Mama Hannah Crum of Kombucha Kamp
June 2018 ETHNIC NIGHT – Traditional Hungarian Food & Culture with Chapter Co-Leader, Blogger, & Podcaster Aaron Zober of The Appropriate Omnivore
July 2017 Our 100th Meeting & Ice Cream Social with Mark McAfee of Organic Pastures
August 2017 Gut-Healing Cooking Adventures with Author & Business Owner Hilary Boynton of LiveYumYum
September 2018 1st Annual WAPF Chili Cook-Off hosted by Chapter Co-leader, Blogger, & Podcaster Aaron Zober of The Appropriate Omnivore
October 2018 Halloween Party and Herbal Remedies & Tinctures with Herbalist Christina Chan of Dragon Herbs in Santa Monica
November 2018 3rd Annual Gratitude Potluck, Wise Traditions Conference Review, & Sustainable Agriculture with Paul Grieve of Primal Pastures & Pasturebird
December 2018 Holiday Celebration: Bring a Friend and Share your Story
2017
January 2017 Physically & Spiritually Nourishing Food with Farmer Randy Ramsley from Mesa Farm, F
February 2017 Mesoamerican Night: Traditional Tamales featuring Mesoamerican & Southwest Desert Food Plants with Elizabeth Voth & Ingrid Gutierrez
March 2017 Using Western & Eastern Philosophy, Manual Therapy, and Nutrition to Achieve Successful Outcomes for Lower Back Pain and Disc Problems with Dr. Yvonne Ramirez, DPT
April 2017 Earth Day-Dessert Day-Chapter Birthday Meeting!
May 2017 Nourishing Herbal Infusions for Health and Wellness with Christina Chan
June 2017 Make & Take Barter Night with Chapter Co-Leader Sherwood!
July 2017 Jewish Ethnic Night with Chapter Co-Leaders Gabrielle Klein-Meijia and Aaron Zober
August 2017 Filipino Night with Chapter Co-Leader Joy de los Santos-Farrar
September 2017 Oktoberfest and German Sausage-Making Demo
October 2017 Halloween Party and “Dare to Ask a Chapter Leader” Town Hall
November 2017 2nd Annual Gratitude Potluck and Wise Traditions Conference Review
December 2017 Bring a Friend and Share Your Story Holiday Celebration
2016
January 2016 What About the Birds?! It’s About Sustainability, People
February 2016 Food and Film Night: Healing Quest Interview with Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez
March 2016 Food and Film Night: Michael Pollan’s (In Defense of Food) “Cooked” Netflix Documentary Series
April 2016 How to Stock a Clean Eating/WAPF Fridge and Pantry with Aaron Zober of the Appropriate Omnivore Blog and Podcast
May 2016 Food and Film Night: “FED Up”
June 2016 An Alternative Look at Cancer with Integrative Health Coach Tina Thornton
July 2016 Chiropractic Care and Your Health with Dr. Chris and Dr. Adana
August 2016 “Healing Through Food and Lifestyle”
with “The Heal Your Gut Cookbook” author Hilary Boynton
September 2016 “The Amazing Benefits of Bone Broth”
with Chef Lance Roll (aka: “The Flavor Chef”) , Founder of “The Brothery”
October 2016 Community Recipe Exchange
November 2016 GRATITUDE Potluck (Food, Farming and the Healing Arts)
December 2016 HOLIDAY Get-Together and Year in Review
2015
December 2015 Holiday Get-Together and Year-in-Review
November 2015 16th International Wise Traditions Conference Review
October 2015 Taking the Scary Out of Halloween Treats
with Aaron Zober of the Appropriate Omnivore Blog and Podcast
September 2015 Gluten-Free Baking and Lifestyle
Suzanne Peters of Enjoy! Grain Free and Real Food Lifestyles
August 2015 Weston A. Price – 76 Years Later
J. Bruce Johnson, DDS
July 2015 Make Over Your Medicine Cabinet With Essential Oils
Justine Campbell, RD, NTP of Alo Wellness
June 2015 Dirt! The Movie
May 2015 Easy Homemade Sauerkraut
April 2015 An Honest Look at Vaccines
Victoria Bloch, NC
March 2015 Raising a Nourished Family
WAPF-Pasadena, Our Little Market, and Rosann Volmert, D.O.
February 2015 An Introduction to Detoxification
Karen Voelkening-Behegan, NTP, CGP
January 2015 Bring a Friend and Share Your Story Welcome Night
Joy de los Santos-Farrar (in loving memory of Val Jean Farrar)
2014
December 2014 Review of the 15th International Wise Traditions Conference with Joy de los Santos-Farrar and Chanlee Sutoyo
November 2014 “GMO OMG” Film & Food Night with Urban Homestead
October 2014 Organic Olive Oil Farming and the Farm Experience
Michael O’Brien of Paso Gold
September 2014 “Made with Two Sisters’ Love:” The Story of Virgin Raw’s Bee Panacea
Monika Kozdrowiecka and Gosia Reed of Virgin Raw Foods
August 2014 Preserving a Homegrown Way of Life
Dervaes Family of Urban Homestead
August 2014
Blog moves to our current website at westonapricepasadena.wordpress.com
July 2014 Real Food on a Budget
Ann Marie Michaels of Village Green Network
June 2014 Sustainable Seafood for Californians
Ryan Bigelow of Seafood Watch
May 2014 Introduction to Natural Vision Improvement
Carlos Moreno of Centered Vision
April 2014 All About Bees: Their Health, Their Hives and Their Honey
Melinda Nelson of Buzz ‘Round Town
March 2014 Nutrition from a Doctor’s Perspective: The Benefits of Ozone and Glutathione Therapy
Yoshi Rahm, DO of Oasis Family Medicine
February 2014 It’s All About the Food
John De Bruin, Rancher & Grass Farmer of Dey Dey’s Best Beef Ever
January 2014 Movie Night
In Organic We Trust
2013
December 2013 End-of-Year Celebration with our Friends at the LA Chapter with More Perspectives on the Wise Traditions Conference
November 2013 Review of 14th Annual Wise Traditions Conference
Karen Voelkening-Behegan and Aaron Zober
October 2013 Introduction to Organ Meats, Their Health Benefits and Preparation with Karen Voelkening-Behegan, NTP, and Rosann Volmert, DO
September 2013 Movie Night Statin Nation
August 2013 Paleo-Friendly Gluten-Free Fun Food
with Suzanne Peters of Real Food Lifestyle
July 2013 Introduction to Backyard Chickens and Primal Pastures
Paul Greives of Primal Pastures
June 2013 Kombucha Workshop
with Hannah Crum, The Kombucha Mamma
May 2013 Newbie Night: Bring a Friend, Share your Story, Meet Our Chapter Leaders, and Learn about the Work of Weston A. Price
Sam Cooper
March2013 Biodynamic Composting Demo
with Jack McAndrew & Susan Hardman
February 2013 Russian/Eastern European Night
January 2013 The Wonders (and Politics!) of Palm Oil
Jolie Assina of Coconut Cow
2012
November 2013 Review of 13th Annual Wise Traditions Conference
October 2013 Soil Fertility and High Brix Nutrient-Dense Produce
with Jamil Avdiyev
September 2013 Movie Night Genetic Roulette
August 2013 News from the Pasadena Farmers Market
with Daphne Sterling
July 2013 East Asian Night with Sam & Jeannette Wu, marinated pork stir fry demo; and Jaye Park, Korean buckwheat noodle salad demo
June 2013 Movie Night Farmageddon
May 2013 GMO-free Smoothies with Olivia Behegan, AND … Status Update on California’s GMO Ballot Initiative and Good Responses to Pro-GMO (Anti-Labeling) Arguments with Kim Clymer-Kelley, Local GMO-Ballot-Initiative Leader
April 2013 Tropical Night: Traditional Cuisine from Central America
with Mima from El Salvador
March 2013 Status Report on the Arroyo Food Coop
Patrick Reagan, Arroyo Food Co-op AND … Non-Reactive Cookware and How to Minimize Toxic Exposure during Food Preparation
Gina Gonzales, CEO of Cooking for Health
February 2013 Biological Dentistry in the Weston A. Price Tradition
J. Bruce Johnson, D.D.S.
January 2013 Italian Night: Traditional Cuisine from Italy with Suzanne Peters & Theresa Cardinali
2011
December 2011 Raw Milk & the Raw Milk Institute (RAWMI) with Stacy Pearson, Vice President of RAWMI
November 2011 Review of 12th Annual Wise Traditions Conference
October 2011 German Night: Traditional Cuisine from Germany with Karen Völkening-Behegan
September 2011 Natural Meats & the USDA with Simon Caleb of Creston Valley Meats
August 2011 Deconstructing Modern Myths with David Barker
July 2011 Homemade Kimchee Demo with Jaye Park
June 2011 Share the Raw Milk Secret with Mark McAfee of Organic Pastures
May 2011 Grass-Fed Beef with Frank Fitzpatrick of 5-Bar Beef
April 2011 Communications Workshop: Working our Nutrient-Dense Message
with Ruth Failer of Best Tips of the Trade
March 2011 Cultured Dairy Demonstration with Monica Ford, Real Food Devotee
February 2011 Sweeteners, with Rosann Volmert, D.O. & Elaina Luther of Culture Club 101
January 2011 Newbie Night: Bring a Friend & Share Your Story
January 18, 2011
Our First Blog Post on our original website at westonapricepasadena.blogspot.com
2010
December 2010 End-of-Year Celebration
November 2010 Review of 11th Annual Wise Traditions Conference
Elaina Luther of Culture Club 101
October 2010 Cod Liver Oil with Rosann Volmert, D.O.
September 2010 Grass-Fed Beef with John de Bruin of Dey Dey’s Best Beef Ever
August 2010 News from the Arroyo Food Coop with Patrick Reagan, Founder of the Arroyo Food Coop
July 2010 Sauerkraut Demo with Elaina Luther of Culture Club 101
June 2010 The Oiling of America – DVD of Sally Fallon’s Lecture
May 2010 Egg Demo with Eric Rice
April 2010 Our First Meeting Ever! – Introductions
November 2008
Founding of the Pasadena Chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation by Karen Voelkening-Behegan
