220: Save your local farm

Wise Traditions

Weston A. Price Foundation

Wellness, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Nutrition, Diet, Health

4.7 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2019

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

If we want nourishing food, we need to put our money where our mouth is. Sally Fallon Morell, the head of the Weston A. Price Foundation, makes a strong case why it is so important to spend at least 50% of our food dollar supporting local farms and artisans.

In today's podcast, she gives practical tips for how to go about buying more food right where we live, how to stretch our food budget, and which foods are especially important to buy locally. She also reminds us of the big picture--that is, how powerful educated consumers are. The way we spend our money shapes the direction of the food industry.

Check out Sally's blog: nourishingtraditions.com

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0:00.0	When the farmer hears from you what a delicious chicken that was or how much his raw milk is helping your children,
0:07.0	he feels good about what he's doing.
0:09.0	And I think that's a great thing to do for anybody.
0:12.0	And certainly most farmers caught in our system today do not feel good about what they're doing.
0:18.0	And they are also exposed to a lot of chemicals that make them feel terrible. So we want to support the kind of farming that's
0:26.3	healthy not only for us, but for the farmers. The farmer and his children are not being exposed to these chemicals and the only way we can do it is to support the farmer in what he's doing by buying his food.
0:43.0	From the Weston A. Price Foundation, welcome to the Wise Traditions
0:50.0	Podcast for Wise Traditions in Food, Farming, and the Healing Arts.
0:54.4	We are your source for scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal health. Hey everybody. I'm your host Toldalabrada Gore. This is episode
1:08.8	220 and our guest today is Sally Fallon Morel. Sally is the president of the Westinay Price Foundation
1:15.5	and an advocate for our health through a nutrient-dense diet.
1:19.6	Today Sally focuses on the importance of buying from local farms.
1:24.0	Farms across the nation are really in crisis.
1:26.5	And if we don't put our money where our mouth is, we risk losing them.
1:30.1	And subsequently, we risk losing the most nourishing food that our bodies desperately need.
1:35.3	Sally discusses practical how-tus today, how to go about spending more of our food dollar locally,
1:41.2	how to stretch your food budget, which foods are especially
1:44.5	important to get locally, and the difference we can make if we take the pledge to
1:48.5	spend 50% of our food dollar purchasing from farmers and local artisans.
1:54.2	Before we get into the conversation, a quick word from the foundation.
1:57.4	We invite you to take the 50% pledge.
2:00.2	You'll hear Sally talk more about this in just a moment, but basically we want to invite you to join hands with us in supporting local farms.
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