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WAPF Calendar Archive 2008
January 9th,16th, 23rd, 30th and February 6th and 13th, 6:00-9:00pm
Sheboygan, WI: Simple Living Series 2008 Traditional Food and
Herb Program
This series will offer participants the opportunity to learn and
enhance a variety of time honored skills. We will make cheese, fermented
foods and beverages, herbal soap and handcrafted herbal wares. You will
learn to cook with herbs as well as wild and whole foods and make soap
for your own use. Participants will leave with a notebook of recipes,
cultures for making cheese and fermented foods at home as well as herbal
soap that we craft together. There will be lots of samples for inspiration
and fun!! For more information see www.moonwiseherbs.com
January 10, January 24, February 21, March 6, March 20, April
3, 7-9:30pm
Silver Spring, MD: Learn to Cook Nourishing, Traditional Food.
You are what you eat! Learn simple, traditional techniques to make the
nutrients in your food more available to your body, easy to digest,
and deeply nourishing. We will cover lacto-fermentation, properly soaking
grains, why and how to make nutrient-dense stock and super tonics, and
make sense of fats, cholesterol, proteins and carbohydrates. There will
be class participation, and everyone will taste everything that is made.
These classes are based on Nourishing Traditions, and the principles
espoused by the Weston A. Price Foundation.
Class I: Making Butter, Whey & Cheese: Super Tonics & the Original
Sodas!
Class II: Nutrient-Rich Stocks: Easy, Hearty Soups; Class III: Condiments,
Marinades & Sauces Fermented Vegetables & Fruits; Class IV:
Digestible & Delicious- Properly Soaking Beans & Whole Grains;
Class V: Glorious Greens-Collards, Kale, & Chard Salad Dressings;
Class IV: Healthy Sweet Treats
TO REGISTER or FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 240.988.9312 or email
.
January 12, January 19, February 9, February 16, March 1, March
15, 9:30am-12 noon
Silver Spring, MD: Learn to Cook Nourishing, Traditional
Food. You are what you eat! Learn simple, traditional techniques to
make the nutrients in your food more available to your body, easy to
digest, and deeply nourishing. We will cover lacto-fermentation, properly
soaking grains, why and how to make nutrient-dense stock and super tonics,
and make sense of fats, cholesterol, proteins and carbohydrates. There
will be class participation, and everyone will taste everything that
is made. These classes are based on Nourishing Traditions, and the principles
espoused by the Weston A. Price Foundation.
Class I: Making Butter, Whey & Cheese: Super Tonics & the Original
Sodas!
Class II: Nutrient-Rich Stocks: Easy, Hearty Soups; Class III: Condiments,
Marinades & Sauces Fermented Vegetables & Fruits; Class IV:
Digestible & Delicious- Properly Soaking Beans & Whole Grains;
Class V: Glorious Greens-Collards, Kale, & Chard Salad Dressings;
Class IV: Healthy Sweet Treats
TO REGISTER or FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 240.988.9312 or email
.
Jan 13
Arlington, VA: “Health, Beauty and Strength with Nourishing
Traditional Diets” by Sally Fallon. Contact: Arlington Metaphysical
Chapel (703) 276-8738,
.
Jan 16th, 9:00 am
Annapolis, MD: MICFA's Second Annual Lobby Day and Legislative
Brunch at Lowe House Office Building, Room 180, 84 College Avenue, Annapolis,
MD 21401. Legislative session is just about to begin. We built terrific
momentum last year starting from scratch. This year we already have
that behind us and are ready to take it all the way! January 16th is
our lobby day. Come express yourself to the delegates and senators of
the General Assembly. Bring food, healthy children and wonderful fresh
milk stories. We will gather in Annapolis to feed and meet with our
legislators. Please join us. Members and supporters will meet at 9:00.
We will set up the brunch and give a brief overview of the day and what
to expect. At 10:00 our legislators will begin coming to the room for
our wonderful food. Some
people will stay in the meeting room to help serve the brunch while
others go to legislative offices to meet with legislators. For more
information, www.micfa.net,
.
January 19, 6:00pm
San Francisco, CA: January WAPF Potluck at Davies Medical Center-
Gazebo Room 45 Castro @ Duboce, San Francisco, CA. Rupam Henry combines
her expertise as a Holistic Health Counselor, Herbalist, and Light Therapy
Practitioner with her 20 year professional experience as an R.D.A. in
general and pediatric dentistry. Rupam comes from a family heritage
of herbalists, medicine makers and pharmacists reaching back 13 generations.
She feels passionate about sharing processes, tools and information
to empower others on their path of self-healing. Rupam will speak on
Holistic Dental Care, which includes diet, homecare and dental materials
and procedures. View her website: www.rupamherbals.com.
For more information: (415) 350-9628 or
.
Jan 26
Gaylord, MI: Northern Michigan Real Food Conference featuring
Sally
Fallon, Ted Beals, Gearld Fry, Richard Olree, Ed Chambers, Randy Cook
and Greg
Niewendorp. Contact: Kay Cordes (982) 742-4248,
.
January 26
Grayling, MI: 9th Annual Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference.
"Increasing Production and Usage of Locally Grown Products".
Please join us
in celebrating the small farm success in northern Michigan and help
shape
the local food revolution. Keynote Speaker: Chris Bedford, Co-Founder
and
President of Sweetwater Local Foods Market. Other topics include: Pasture
Raised and Organic Livestock Production, Using Local Food, Is climate
changing in the Great Lakes Region, Passive solar Greenhouses for Season
Extension and Winter Harvest, Cover Crops for Michigan's Vegetable Farms,
Specialty Mushroom Production for Small Scale Farms, and many more.
For
more information contact the Antrim County MSU Extension office at
231-533-8818 or check or website at www.msue.msu.edu/antrim
and click on
2008 Small Farm Conference.
January 26, 2008, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Dubuque, IA: Spend the Day Learning About Your Health: Dr.
Kaayla Daniel
Topics include: ADD and ADHD, Osteoporosis, Heart Disease, Soy, Dirty
Secrets of the Food Industry. Grand View Methodist Church, 3342 John
Wesley Drive, Dubuque, Iowa 52003.Tickets are $40.00 and are sold at
Grand View or
contact our chapter leader, Jim Kammes at (608) 794-2638 or contact
chapter member, Jim Earles at (563) 588-2935 or
. Chef-prepared, locally obtained, WAPF-friendly lunch sold at extra
cost. Also enjoy: Winter Farmer's Market Sale at Grand View 3:00-5:00
pm....proceeds to benefit a Farmers Emergency Fund.
January 26, 4:30pm
Sunnyvale, CA: For details and to reserve your spot please
e-mail Olga at
. Please join us for our January potluck and talk! Jennifer Schmid,
our fellow chapter member, will tell us about Weston A. Price Foundation
conference she visited in November 2007. She'll be talking about featured
speakers, food, vendors, volunteering opportunities.
January 26th at 6:30PM
Portland, OR: Monthly Nourishing Traditions meeting. We will
be meeting at Sydney's Cafe in NW Portland for delicious, nourishing
food, and as always great
company. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet your fellow real
food supporters and help build our local community. We will also be
showing the documentary "King Corn," a new release about two
college
friends who document their experience growing an acre of America's
most subsidized crop and how it saturates our food chain. You can
watch the trailer here: http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/
kingcorn/trailer/ to learn more.
January 30, 8:00 pm EST
Teleconference: Bringing Farmers to the Plate,The Challenge
of rebuilding the local food web through farmer cooperation and consumer
awareness. Cost: $20.00. We all have something in common. We want to
protect our farms and our health.
To accomplish these very important goals we need to understand the intricacies
of farming, how your farms benefit from local food networks and how
the consumer helps farms succeed. This teleconference is very important
for anyone who has any relationship with a farm. Folks, that is all
of us!
Mr. Salatin will speak for 40 minutes and then we will devote another
20 minutes
for a Q & A session.
Please visit Farm-to-Consumer Foundation
https://www.ptfassociates.com/secure/ftcldf/seminar_signup.html
to register for the opportunity to hear Joel speak!
Feb 1-3
College Station, TX: The 8th annual Texas Conference On Organic
Production Systems is to be held at the Hilton Conference Center.
The largest sustainable AG conference in Texas will be facilitated by
the Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (TOFGA), bringing
together the farmers, ranchers, consultants, organizers, chefs and national
leaders that are making a difference in the local food revolution.
Attend this annual event and learn the latest in organic growing and
sustainable agriculture, tour local farms, eat local food, enjoy a movie
screening, trade show and return home inspired by others on how to successfully
bring local food to your community and school system.
Speakers include Sally Fallon, Jeffrey Smith, author of Seeds of
Deception, Howard Garrett, "the Dirt Doctor" and Jim
Hightower.
More information about the conference and the Texas Organic Farmers
and Gardeners Assoc. can be viewed online at www.tofga.org
or by calling (979) 836-3135. Those who register before December 31st
will save up to $50 dollars.
Feb 2, 7:00pm-9:00pm
Silver Spring, MD: DVD Release Party: Making Condiments that
are Good for You
Lacto-fermented Ketchup, Mustard and Mayonnaise. at Crossings: A Center
for the Healing Traditions, 8505 Fenton Street, Suite 202, Silver Spring,
MD 20910
above Whole Foods Market- park in the garage at Wayne & Fenton Streets.
Call (240) 988-9312 or email monica at
for more information.
February 6, 2:00-4:30 pm and 7pm
New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Seminar Series on Raw
Milk. Raw Milk, Mother Nature's Inconvenient Truth, Mark McAfee, Organic
Pastures Dairy
Mark McAfee is founder of Organic Pastures Dairy in California. He is
internationally recognized as an expert in raw milk production, working
closely with government officials and university researchers to
demonstrate the superior quality and safety of raw milk.
www.organicpastures.com
. 2pm at Foran Hall, Room 138B, seating capacity 40
Rutgers University, 59 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ. And 7 pm, Cook
Student Center, Multi-purpose Room, seating capacity 350
Rutgers University, 59 Biel Road, New Brunswick, NJ. Raw Milk Wars,
Government's Attempt to Dictate What Foods We Can Consume
David G. Cox, Attorney at Law, Lane, Alton & Horst LLC
February 9, 2:30 to 4:30pm
Annapolis Maryland: Nourishing Our Children, Free Information
Talk hosted by the Anne Arundel County WAPF Chapter. Learn
why many traditional foods such as butter, whole milk, egg yolk are
considered unhealthy when in fact, they are vital to the growth and
intellectual development of our children. Some foods such as soda, candy,
and Oreos are obviously unhealthy, but there are some other foods that
may surprise you to learn that they can be harmful; such as soy infant
formula, boxed cereal, and organic; crackers and cookies. Practical
steps to follow when feeding your family nutritious and delicious food.
Feb 16
Lancaster, PA: Health Awareness Seminar featuring “Seminar
on
Traditional Diets” by Sally Fallon. Contact: (717) 295-9100.
February 16, 6:00PM
San Francisco, CA: February WAPF Potluck, Dr. Sarah Kalomiros
is a Chiropractic Kinesiologist and has been studying Applied Kinesiology
and muscle testing for 8 years. She was a microbiologist before she
was a Chiropractor specializing in infectious diseases. She stumbled
upon a technique called Nutritional Response Testing (NRT) when a fellow
doctor of hers said she found Dr. Freddie Ulan and Dr. Lester Bryman's
work, who are the founders of NRT. NRT looks at every organ system to
see what is the real major cause of the issue. Dr. Kalomiros completed
the program and her practice has exploded! She is getting great results
with a 90% success rate with compliant patients. She has expanded her
practice to half nutrition and half chiropractic and is seeing amazing
results! For more information, call (415) 350-9628.
Sunday, February 17, 11:30am
Campbell, CA: WAPF San Jose and South Bay chapter monthly potluck/speaker
event. Our February gathering is featuring Jean Harrah and Bob Thorson
of Deep Roots Ranch, who will be talking about sustainable farming practices
they are employing on their beautiful land in Watsonville. Jean and
Bob are long-time WAPF supporters and Jean is currently serving as a
WAPF Santa Cruz chapter leader. For more information and to reserve
a spot, please e-mail Olga at
.
February 19
Washington, DC: The Oiling of America by Sally Fallon at the
Wardman Park Hotel 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Contact: (240) 379-7072,
https://www.ptfassociates.com/secure/OilingofAmerica/Registration.htm.
View flyer here.
Feb. 23, 9:30 to 11:30
Ann Arbor, MI: : “Introduction to Fresh, Unprocessed
Milk” at the lovely Sunward Cohousing common house, 424 Little
Lake Road, Ann Arbor. Health benefits of fresh, unprocessed milk; how
to choose your source of milk; how to care for your milk; what fresh
milk means to the economy of the small farm; and a history of the problems
of industrialization. Classes will be followed by a light and delicious
Nourishing Traditions lunch. Fee per class: $15 check payable
to: AAWAPF, Mail to: AAWAPF, P.O. Box 4477, Ann Arbor, MI 48106
Please send registration fee no later than one week before the class.
Each class limited to 12 students. For more information, http://community.icontact.com/p/htnetwork/newsletters/htnevents
Feb 29
Durham, NC: Fourfold Path to Healing Conference featuring Tom
Cowan, MD, Mar 2 Jaimen McMillan and Sally Fallon. Contact: (240) 379-7072.
http://www.fourfoldhealing.com
March 1st, 6:30PM
Portland, OR: Join us for our next Nourishing Foods Potluck,
hosted by Heidi McKay. This potluck will be kid-friendly and will support
open discussions
on the trials and tribulations of cooking the nourishing way. So come
with your questions and concerns and chances are fellow attendees
will have the advice you need! Gathering at 1024 SE Rhone. Please
RSVP to
.
March 2nd, 2:30-4:30 pm
Annapolis, MD: Restoring Our Children's Health Class at 2054
Quaker Way #12, Annapolis, Md 21401 (Windgate community off of Bestgate).
Do you have a child suffering from food allergies, asthma, ADD, chronic
ear infections, lactose intolerance or any other digestive ailments?
With over 80% of our immune system based in our guts - come and discover
how vital the digestive system is in maintaining and establishing health
for you and your child. This class will share the principles of the
Body Ecology Diet as well as the value of establishing a vital inner
ecosystem for your child to achieve his or her greatest potential. During
this class, I will demonstrate how to make young coconut kefir--a food
that is critical in jump starting the process. I will also have some
of the valuable fermented foods available for sale. Cost: $40.Contact:
(443) 822-4667,
.
March 5,
Washington, DC: Farm Food Voices DC 2008: 2nd Annual National
Small-farm Lobby Day and Legislative Reception. PLEASE BRING FOOD! Who
should bring food? Everyone. Last year we had wonderful food from Bobolink
Dairy of New Jersey, restaurant Nora of Washington, DC, Amish farmers
from Pennsylvania, area chefs and caterers, and numerous individuals.
In addition, farmers from around the country donated food that local
families, including many Weston A. Price Foundation members, prepared
and brought. This is a showcase for the food we advocate. Let's feed
our legislators real food! FOOD COORDINATOR: Liz Reitzig, President,
MICFA
, (301) 860.0535. Joel Salatin, Emcee
Congressmen Ron Paul and Bob Goodlatte have been invited to speak.
March 6th, 6:30PM and 8:30PM
Washington, DC: BEETS MEET BEATS in Georgetown. The Crossroads
Farmers Market Project presents SALT & SAMOVAR, in a union of local
food and fresh music at the Letelier Theater in Georgetown (next to
Café Milano on Prospect St., NW). The evening will feature a
short presentation by Crossroads Farmers Market Project founder and
proprietor of Michele's Granola, Michele Thornett, an opening performance
by local Virginian farmer, Pablo Elliott, and a show by
Brooklyn's Salt & Samovar (on their way to South by Southwest!).
Admission
is $20 per person and includes entry to the concert and light refreshments.
All proceeds benefit the Crossroads Farmers Market Project, helping
to build a new food community by reaching out to low-income, immigrant
consumers and resource-limited vendors in the Takoma Park/Langley Park
neighborhood. Reserve your seat NOW by calling (540) 631-5611 or sending
an email to
.
March 15, 10am-12 pm
Annapolis, MD: "Nourishing Our Children" Free Presentation
at the West Street Library in Annapolis. Learn why many traditional
foods such as butter, whole milk, egg yolk are considered unhealthy
when in fact, they are vital to the growth and
intellectual development of our children. Some foods such as soda, candy,
and Oreos are obviously unhealthy, but there are some other foods that
may surprise you to learn that they can be harmful; such as soy infant
formula, boxed cereal, and "organic" crackers and cookies.
Practical steps to follow when feeding your family nutritious and delicious
food.
March 15 and 16, 10am-4pm
Sheboygan, WI: Join us for one or both or these offerings March
15, 2008 Making Fermented Food and Beverages: Kefir, Sauerkraut and
more!!
Join us for this fun day as we learn hands on to make a wide variety
of fermented food and beverages that can be easily crafted in your own
kitchen
March 16, 2008 Home Cheese Making: Mozzarella, Feta, Cheddar and more!!
Making cheese at home is easy and fun! Join us as we explore the lost
art of home cheese making. We will create and sample several simple
cheeses that can be cultivated at home. This class will focus on using
farm fresh milk. For more
information see www.moonwiseherbs.com.
March 15, 6:00PM
Berkeley, CA: March Potluck at Barry's House
909 Regal Road, Berkeley, CA 94708 US . Barry Gordon, co-owner of BTB
Professional Feng Shui Training, has been an international Feng Shui
practitioner and educator since 1984. Barry has a degree in physics
and many years experience as a business owner, an intuitive counselor
and in corporate management. Initiated by a death experience in Vietnam,
he has acquired thirty years experience in shamanic work, spiritual
practice, numerous therapies and other esoteric studies. Barry co-teaches
the BTB Feng Shui Professional Training Program at the New York Open
Center, in San Francisco, and in other Certificate Programs and centers
in the U.S. and internationally. Barry will discuss Energy Psychology-
which is a simple, easy, quick method to relieve emotional and physical
discomfort, distress and trauma. For more information, 415/ 820.1633.
March 22, 9:30 to 11:30
Ann Arbor, MI: “Using Fresh, Unprocessed Milk –
Lactic acid Fermentation” at the lovely Sunward Cohousing common
house 424 Little Lake Road, Ann Arbor.
How to organize a culture area in your home; making whey (clabber);
troubleshooting tips when clabbering; culturing kefir. Classes will
be followed by a light and delicious Nourishing Traditions
lunch. Fee per class: $15 check payable to: AAWAPF, Mail to: AAWAPF,
P.O. Box 4477, Ann Arbor, MI 48106
Please send registration fee no later than one week before the class.
Each class limited to 12 students. For more information, http://community.icontact.com/p/htnetwork/newsletters/htnevents
Mar 28
Minot, ND: “The Oiling of America” by Sally Fallon.
Contact: Farrah Faulkner
(701) 448-9210,
.
Mar 29:
Minot ND: “Seminar on Traditional Diets” by Sally
Fallon. Contact: Farrah Faulkner (701) 448-9210,
.
February-April- Thursday evenings
Silver Spring, MD and McClean, VA: Well-Being Basics Cooking
Classes based on Nourishing Traditions cookbook with whole food chef
and educator Monica Corrado. Call Monica at (240) 988-9312 or email
for complete schedule of classes. Take one or the series!
Apr 12
Wilmington, DE: The Delaware Conference on Integrative Medicine
featuring Patricia Blanchfield, Michael Borokhovsky, Sally Fallon, Philip
Getson, Chad Laurence, Donald Robbins and Susan Silberstein. Contact:
(302) 738-3304, http://altmedangel.com.
April 12, 6:00PM
San Francisco, CA: WAPF April Potluck at Davies Medical Center-
Gazebo Room
45 Castro @ Duboce (free parking in garage), San Francisco. Martin Renner
is a doctoral candidate in History at the University of California-Santa
Cruz. He will present "Refined Foods, Rotten Teeth, Ruined Soils:
Weston Price's Life and Times." He will place the evolution of
Price's outlook into the wider historical context in which he lived.
For more information, contact
.
Apr 17-20
Lake Lanier Islands, GA: Clayton College of Natural Health
Conference featuring
Jonny Bowden, Sally Fallon, Linda Page, Darryl Patton, Julian Whitaker
and
Matthew Wood. Contact:
,
www.ccnh.edu/community/conference/index.aspx
.
April 19, 9:30 to 11:30
Ann Arbor, MI:“Using Fresh, Unprocessed Milk
– Using all of the milk, freshest to oldest” at the lovely
Sunward Cohousing common house 424 Little Lake Road, Ann Arbor. Principles
of cooking with milk and several recipes; butter-making
demonstration. Classes will be followed by a light and delicious Nourishing
Traditions lunch. Fee per class: $15 check payable to: AAWAPF,
Mail to: AAWAPF, P.O. Box 4477, Ann Arbor, MI 48106
Please send registration fee no later than one week before the class.
Each class limited to 12 students. For more information, http://community.icontact.com/p/htnetwork/newsletters/htnevents
April 20-26
Brasstown, NC: "Yumptious Everyday Slow Food" at
John C. Campbell Folk
School, Brasstown, NC 28902, a one-week, hands-on cooking class including
natrually leavened bread, fermented foods, soaked whole grains and healthy
desserts, Andrew Brown, instructor. Room, board and camping available.
More information at www.folkschool.org
.
April 25, 2008 at 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Fairfax, VA: How Nourishing is Our Food? A Sustainable Farmer's
Perspective
Sponsored by the Weston A. Price Foundation. Discover what Ian Cheney
and Curt Ellis find as they follow their harvest into the
world and attempt to understand what they - and all of us - are really
made of.
Join us April 25 for two short films and a fascinating, eye-opening
presentation
featuring:
An hour long highlights version of the feature documentary King Corn.
Animated short film by the Sierra Club, The True Cost of Food, which
addresses the hidden costs in mass-produced food.
Talk and discussion led by Mike Tabor, a local organic, sustainable
farmer.
Farm Fresh Food Tasting. This is a free event at the George Mason University
Campus - Fairfax, VA, Sub 2 (Student Union Building 2) Ballroom. "For
every 10 pounds of healthy grain you put into a cow, you only get out
one pound
of meat... The average American meal travels 2000 miles from farm to
table." - The True Cost of Food. Contact: Kimberly at 703-860-2711
April 25, 10am - 5pm
Toronto, Canada: Sally Fallon at the CNIB Centre. Don't miss
this opportunity to hear Sally Fallon's highly acclaimed Seminar on
Healthy Traditional Diets, as part of the Canadian Holistic Nutrition
Conference. The seminar is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (as is the gala reception)
Includes whole food organic lunch.
PRICE: 125.00 Group Rate: $99.00 (twenty or more people, 1 transaction)
CONTACT: Cathy (416) 261-1340, Fax (416) 261-8091 or
. Or go to www.csnnalumni.org
and click conference to register online.
April 26th 1-2:15pm
Severna Park, MD: Learn how to make chicken stock, crispy nuts,
kefir
smoothies, and soaked oats for pancakes and oatmeal by Cara Bergman
WAPF Chapter Leader for Anne Arundel County. $25. Sign up on www.DeliciousandHealthyLiving.com
or by emailing Cara Bergman M.Ac.
, (410) 647-2884.
April 27th 1-2:15pm
Severna Park, MD:Learn how to sprout your own flour, make fermented
salsa,
and homemade soaked granola by Cara Bergman WAPF Chapter Leader for
Anne Arundel County. $25. Sign up on www.DeliciousandHealthyLiving.com
or by emailing Cara Bergman M.Ac.
, (410) 647-2884.
April 27, 1pm
San Jose, CA: San Jose and South Bay WAPF chapter April potluck.
For more information please e-mail Olga at
. Please join us for our April potluck/speaker event featuring Joe Morris
of T.O. Cattle company!
www.morrisgrassfed.com
Born in 1962 and raised in the city of San Francisco, Joe is the fifth
generation of his family to steward land and cattle in California. Joe
has
worked on buckaroo crews in Nevada and California, as a lay missioner,
community organizer and social worker with the Catholic Church in Latin
America, and has taught high school in Washington, D.C. Since 1991,
he and
his wife, Julie, have used the Holistic ManagementR decision making
framework to enhance the health of their community and land and to produce
a
living from their work. They have two children, Sarah and Jack.
T.O. Cattle company leases the six ranches it manages, two of which
belong
to the California State Parks, while one belongs to the Elkhorn Slough
Foundation. On these ranches they run pasture cattle for others, their
own
cows, calves and yearlings, and, since 1995, they have marketed Morris
Grassfed BeefT directly to families in the Central Coast.
As results of their management decisions they are a profitable ecosystem
based business whose lands are improving even as productivity has risen.
On
one state park, for example, in the last five years, they are now able
to
run roughly 25% more AUMs on the same land. In that same time period
they
have seen vigor return to the native plant populations, particularly
oak
trees, riparian vegetation and perennial grasses. Furthermore, soil
that
was once bare is now covered. Perhaps most importantly, relationships
between people collaborating with T.O. Cattle Company who at one time
had
little trust for each other are steadily gaining trust for each other
and
improving their ability to work together.
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