Weston A. Price Foundation Pasadena Chapter: Meeting Schedule

All Meetings Begin at 6:30 PM with a Potluck Dinner Be sure to read our Meeting Guidelines page to learn more about the format, purpose, cost, and Potluck Dinner Guidelines of our meetings. To suggest a topic, theme, or special guest, please contact Chapter Leader, Karen. Meetings take place at: (NF) Nature Friends Lodge in Sierra Madre ($3 CASH per person for facility rental) OR (AL) an Alternative Location to be announced by email.
Meetings take place on: the last Tuesday in January, the last Wednesday in February, the last Thursday in March, the last Tuesday in April, the last Wednesday in May, the last Thursday in June, the last Tuesday in July, the last Wednesday in August, the last Thursday in September, the last Tuesday in October, the last Wednesday in November, and the last Thursday in December.

Upcoming Meetings * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tue, 7/29/14 (NF) Real Food on a Budget

with Ann Marie Michaels of the Village Green Network -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wed, 8/27/14 (NF) GMOs

Speaker to be Announced ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thu, 9/25/14 (NF) Bring a Friend Night - Intro to Weston A. Price Speaker to be Announced -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tue, 10/28/14 (NF) Bone Broth

Speaker to be Announced ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wed, 11/19/14 (NF) Review of 15th Annual Wise Traditions Conference Speakers to be Announced ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thu, 12/18/14 (NF) End-of-Year Celebration! Speaker to be Announced ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue, 1/27/15 (NF) TBA To suggest a topic, contact Chapter Leader, Karen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wed, 2/25/15 (NF) TBA To suggest a topic, contact Chapter Leader, Karen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thu, 3/26/15 (NF) TBA To suggest a topic, contact Chapter Leader, Karen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue, 4/28/15 (NF) TBA To suggest a topic, contact Chapter Leader, Karen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wed, 5/27/15 (NF) TBA To suggest a topic, contact Chapter Leader, Karen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thu, 6/25/15 (NF) TBA To suggest a topic, contact Chapter Leader, Karen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue, 7/28/15 (NF) TBA To suggest a topic, contact Chapter Leader, Karen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wed, 8/26/15 (NF) TBA To suggest a topic, contact Chapter Leader, Karen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wed, 9/23/15 (NF) TBA To suggest a topic, contact Chapter Leader, Karen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue, 10/27/15 (NF) TBA To suggest a topic, contact Chapter Leader, Karen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wed, 11/25/15 (NF) TBA To suggest a topic, contact Chapter Leader, Karen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thu, 12/17/15 (NF) TBA To suggest a topic, contact Chapter Leader, Karen -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* To suggest a topic, theme, or special guest, please contact one of our chapter leaders, Aaron or Karen.

Past Meetings

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Thu, 6/26/14 (NF) Sustainable Seafood for Californians

with Ryan Bigelow of Seafood Watch -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wed, 5/28/14 (NF) Introduction to Natural Vision Improvement

with Carlos Moreno of CenteredVision.com
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Tue, 4/29/14 (NF) All about Bees: Their health, their Hives and their Honey
with Melinda Nelson of Buzz 'Round Town

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Thu, 3/27/14 (NF) Nutrition from a Doctor's Perspective: The Benefits of Ozone
and Glutathione Therapy with Dr. Yoshi Rahm, DO

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Tue, 1/28/14 (NF) Movie Night!

In Organic We Trust ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue, 12/17/13 (AL) End-of-Year Celebration with our Friends at the LA Chapter with More Perspectives on the Wise Traditions Conference ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wed, 11/20/13 (NF) Review of 14th Annual Wise Traditions Conference with Karen Voelkening-Behegan and Aaron Zober -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tue, 10/29/13 (NF) Introduction to Organ Meats, Their Health Benefits &

Preparation

with Karen Voelkening-Behegan, NTP, & Rosann Volmert, DO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thu, 9/26/13 (NF) Movie Night: Statin Nation!
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Wed, 8/28/13 (NF) Paleo-friendly Gluten-free Fun Food

with Gluten-free Baker, Suzanne Peters
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Tue, 7/30/13 (NF) Introduction to Backyard Chickens and Primal Pastures

with Paul Greives of Primal Pastures ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thu, 6/27/13 (NF) Kombucha Workshop with The Kombucha Mamma, Hannah Crum
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Wed, 5/29/13 (NF) A Night for Newbies Bring a Friend, Share your Story,

Meet Our Chapter Leaders, and Learn about the Work

of Weston A. Price with fellow member Sam Cooper

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Tue, 4/30/13 (NF) 3rd Anniversary Potluck Dinner,

Introducing our New Chapter Co-Leader, Aaron Zober,

& the Film, American Meat

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Thu, 3/28/13 (AL) Biodynamic Composting Demo with Jack McAndrew
Introduction to Biodynamics by Susan Hardman

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Wed, 2/27/13 (NF) Russian/Eastern European Night!
Bring a dish and an anecdote to share!

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Tue, 1/29/13 (NF) The Wonders (and Politics!) of Palm Oil

with Jolie Assina of Coconut Cow

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Thu, 12/27/12 (NF) End-of-Year Celebration!

with DVD of Weston A. Price Foundation

Segments from Season 10 of Healing Quest

as seen on Public Television

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Wed, 11/28/12 (NF) Review of 13th Annual Wise Traditions Conference

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Tue, 10/30/12 (NF) Soil Fertility and High Brix Nutrient-Dense Produce

with Jamil Avdiyev

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Thu, 9/27/12 (NF) Movie Night! - Genetic Roulette

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Wed, 8/29/12 (NF) News from the Pasadena Farmers Market

with Daphne Sterling

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Tue, 7/31/12 (AL) East Asian Night! featuring 2 demonstrations:

Marinated pork stir fry with Sam & Jeannette Wu;
and Korean buckwheat noodle salad with Jaye Park RSVP Online

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Thu, 6/28/12 (AL) Movie Night! - Farmageddon

Contact: Elaina Luther of Culture Club 101 RSVP Online

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Wed, 5/30/12 (NF) GMOs in 2 Presentations:

1) GMO-free Smoothies with Karen's daughter, Olivia Behegan

2) 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

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Tue, 4/24/12 (NF) Tropical Night! Traditional Cuisine from Central

America with Karen's friend Mima

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Thu, 3/29/12 (NF) 2 Presentations:

1) Status Report on the Arroyo Food Coop with Patrick Reagan

2) Non-Reactive Cookware and How to Minimize Toxic Exposure

during Food Preparation with Gina Gonzales, CEO of

Cooking for Health

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Wed, 2/29/12 (NF) Biological Dentistry in the Weston A. Price Tradition

with J. Bruce Johnson, D.D.S.

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Tue, 1/31/12 (NF) Italian Night! Traditional Cuisine from Italy

with Suzanne Peters & Theresa Cardinali

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Thu, 12/29/11 (AL) Raw Milk & the Raw Milk Institute (RAWMI)

with Stacy Pearson, Vice President of RAWMI

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Wed, 11/30/11 (AL) Review of 12th Annual Wise Traditions Conference

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Tue, 10/25/11 (NF) German Night! Traditional Cuisine from Germany

with your Chapter Leader, Karen Völkening-Behegan

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Thu, 9/29/11 (NF) Natural Meats & the USDA

with Simon Caleb of Creston Valley Meats

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Wed, 8/31/11 (NF) Deconstructing Modern Myths

with David Barker

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Tue, 7/26/11 (AL) Homemade Kimchee Demo

with Jaye Park

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Thu, 6/30/11 (NF) Share the Raw Milk Secret

with Mark McAfee of Organic Pastures Dairy Company

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Wed, 5/25/11 (AL) Grass-Fed Beef

with Frank Fitzpatrick of 5-Bar Beef

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Tue, 4/26/11 (NF) Communications Workshop: Working our Nutrient-Dense

Message

with Ruth Failer of Best Tips of the Trade

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Thu, 3/31/11 (NF) Cultured Dairy Demonstration

with Real Food Devotee, Monica Ford

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Wed, 2/23/11 (NF) Sweeteners

with Rosann Volmert, D.O. and Elaina Luther of Culture Club 101

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Tue, 1/25/11 (NF) Bring a Friend & Share Your Story

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December 2010 (NF) End-of-Year Celebration!

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November 2010 (NF) Review of 11th Annual Wise Traditions Conference

with Elaina Luther of Culture Club 101

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October 2010 (NF) Cod Liver Oil

with Rosann Volmert, D.O.

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September 2010 (NF) Grass-Fed Beef

with John DeBruin of Dey Dey's Best Beef Ever

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August 2010 (AL) News from the Arroyo Food Coop

with Patrick Reagan, Founder of the Arroyo Food Coop

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July 2010 (AL) Sauerkraut Demo

with Elaina Luther of Culture Club 101

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June 2010 (NF) The Oiling of America - DVD of Sally Fallon's Lecture

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May 2010 (NF) Egg Demo with Eric Rice

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April 2010 (NF) Our First Meeting Ever! - Introductions

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