Share knowledge and discover the joys and benefits of eating whole, nutrient-dense foods made the way nature intended. Learn to prepare and buy nutritional food using the ‘nourishing traditions’ methods from the Nourishing Traditions Cookbook. A healthy diet which includes locally grown organic produce and pastured dairy and meat can improve your overall well being. Food is medicine!

The Weston A Price Foundation (WAPF) is a foundation set up to support a healthy diet in many ways. Since it was established in 1999, many local chapters have formed to educate and support people on a local level. See our ‘About’ page to read about the nutritional philosophy that guides these meetings. The national website has much valuable information to offer- http://www.westonaprice.org/ Joining the WAPF is one major way we can cast our vote for our own health.

The purpose of this Meetup is to offer a forum for people to:

• learn to prepare a variety of “traditional recipes” from the Nourishing Traditions Cookbook, or similar cookbooks, in a way that helps people avoid feeling overwhelmed with the information. We typically cover one topic each meeting so that one can become familiar with the food, its nutritional benefits, preparation, and ways to add the new food or recipe into meal planning.

• become acquainted with the principles and philosophy of the “traditional diet”, ie, back-to-real-food, in a gradual and manageable way. This process can include attending meeting discussions and demonstrations, reading and listening to WAPF material, joining the WAPF to receive the Wise Traditions Journal, searching the WAPF website, and attending WAPF Conferences.

• support family farms through a dialogue with farmers and growers, which creates a mutually beneficial cooperative working relationship. Meetings offer a time for this dialogue, which can then ideally continue at the Farmers’ Markets, CSA’s, individual farms, etc.

• learn where to access quality foods, from vegetables to meats and dairy.

• network with other people seeking to eat a traditional diet, and find support for issues that are personally challenging or interesting.

To see the internationally read ‘Journal of Natural Food and Healing' http://wholefoodusa.wordpress.com/ for interesting articles.

For a list of farmers’ markets in the Greater Cincinnati area see http://www.cincinnatifarmersmarkets.org/

For a copy of the Eat Local Food Guide in the tri-state see http://www.eatlocalcorv.org/index.php

For a local tri-state food blog see http://cincinnatilocavore.blogspot.com/ (the site has a local foods yahoo discussion group)

Where is the nearest meetup outside of Cincinnati? Dayton Connections at http://meetup.com/dayton-nourishing-connections

Where are other meetings in Ohio? http://wholefood.meetup.com/165

Where can I find raw milk? - http://www.realmilk.com for starters. Then email Anita (the organizer) for up to date information on locations.

The Civic Garden Center (http://www.civicgardencenter.org) is a Cincinnati treasure, offering many educational programs, classes and events related to all aspects of gardening, including growing food. Many sessions are free and all of them are low cost.

If you are interested in joining, please introduce yourself with regards to your interest in whole food and nutrition. We reserve the right to not approve or remove individuals joining for the main purpose of promoting products or services that are not appropriate to the aims of the group.