Guest guest Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 Hi Rebekah, It is nice to know like minded people sort of close by. Do you have a source for raw milk or do you perhaps have a farm with your very own animals? I'm hoping that sometime in the not to distant future we may have enough interest to start a WAPF chapter in this area. -- -----Original Message-----From: Rebekah F-J Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 7:57 PMTo: RawDairy Subject: Yakima, WA> Hi Maxine,> I'm in Washington , but in Yakima, no WAPF chapter here and no other WAPFers> that I know of, Hello, . I live in Benton City, WA, which is about 1.5 hours away from Yakima. It is nice to know there is someone sort of close by. :-)RebekahTo learn more about Raw Dairy, visit our home pages at http://www.midvalleyvu.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 > Hi Rebekah, > It is nice to know like minded people sort of close by. Do you have a > source for raw milk or do you perhaps have a farm with your very own > animals? Hello , Yes, we have our own dairy goats, though only one is producing right now. Next spring though, we should be swimming in milk. :-) We don't have a way to separate the cream yet though, and are wondering if there is a source for raw cream in the area. Haven't found one yet. > I'm hoping that sometime in the not to distant future we may have enough > interest to start a WAPF chapter in this area. Yes, I would just love to start a WAPF chapter around here, but I don't know if I am up for it or not. Do you know what all is entailed in that? Rebekah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2003 Report Share Posted November 8, 2003 Yes, I have read Nutrition and Physical Degeneration and have been using NT type foods/cooking for a couple years, but I still am just not sure what sort of organizing and activities and how often, etc. would be involved in being a chapter leader. Maybe I will search yahoo groups and find the email list for the chapter leaders and see if I can join as a potential leader. :-) Rebekah Guess it's time for me to butt in. I'm a chapter leader, have been for a while. Also a farmer, been that longer but not by much. There's not a whole lot of time for other things and I am pretty much unreliable as animal emergency situations are always a priority. Soooo I don't do many of the things other chapter leaders do. But here's what I do and have done: 1. Circulated and still circulate a petition to make it legal for farmers to sell their products from the farm, not just dairy. 2. Talk and talk and talk to folks at craft fairs where I go to demonstrate lye soap making (and sell soap made from lye, lard and water). Always have handouts available for those interested in "getting back to basics." 3. Take the goats here and there. Let people milk, bottle feed a baby goat and talk about raw goat milk. Charts, etc with me as well as handout. Used to hand out samples of goat cheese but the Dept of Ag in TN forbids giving away raw dairy so I'm out of luck on that one anymore. 4. Point people in the right direction to find the food they want and need. All this is really not that much and fits right in with the rest of what I'm doing. For the soap I've got the big black kettle and there's always somebody who comments on how "folks used to fry in lard" and I can come back with a big grin and tell them that some folks still do and it's the best fried chicken in the world! You just need an opening, grab it and get them talking and remembering how good g'ma baked pies were and what she used for the crust... It might get a few thinking, some thinking I'm nuts for sure, but others thinking about what they are eating and how they are feeling. Enough of my ramble, Belinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2003 Report Share Posted November 8, 2003 > Hey Rebekah, > I am a WAPF leader in Brentwood, TN. For me, there's not > much to it except talking on the phone, and speaking engagements around > town. Hello , I am curious about the speaking engagements around town. Where do you give speaches and what about? Is it common to have to give speaches as a WAPF leader? Rebekah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2003 Report Share Posted November 8, 2003 I give speeches only because I want to. I speak at our local health food stores and soon at a University. You aren't required to give lectures as a WAPF leader, it's all up to you, what you want to make it. If I didn't let people know that I lecture, then I wouldn't be asked to. Don't worry, if you're not a public speaker, you do not have to market yourself that way. Not at all. Hope that helps? Rebekah F-J wrote: > > > Hey Rebekah, > > I am a WAPF leader in Brentwood, TN. For me, there's not > > much to it except talking on the phone, and speaking engagements > around > > town. > > > Hello , I am curious about the speaking engagements around > town. Where do you give speaches and what about? Is it common to > have to give speaches as a WAPF leader? > > Rebekah > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2003 Report Share Posted November 8, 2003 Don't worry, if you're not a public speaker, you do not have > to market yourself that way. Not at all. > Hope that helps? Yes, it helps. Isn't there a list for WAPF leaders? Do you have to already be a leader to be on it? I am just wanting to get more details about stuff WAPF chapters do. Rebekah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2003 Report Share Posted November 8, 2003 Yes, you can look at the WAPF chapter leaders by going to www.realmilk.com and clicking on local chapters. Some of us are farmers, some are scientists, some are pre-med students, some are doctors, and some are consumers. It's really a mixed bag. But there is more to WAPF than just raw dairy. We promote all organic foods, pasture-fed livestock, healing arts, etc. If you go to www.westonaprice.org you can get a better idea of everything that WAPF is all about. To become a chapter leader look at this link: http://www.westonaprice.org/local_chapters/local_chapters.html. This should tell you exactly what you need to know. You can also contact Sally Fallon at westonaprice@.... Rebekah F-J wrote: Don't worry, if you're not a public speaker, you do not have > to market yourself that way. Not at all. > Hope that helps? Yes, it helps. Isn't there a list for WAPF leaders? Do you have to already be a leader to be on it? I am just wanting to get more details about stuff WAPF chapters do. Rebekah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2003 Report Share Posted November 8, 2003 > Yes, you can look at the WAPF chapter leaders by going to > www.realmilk.com and clicking on local chapters. I was thinking of an email list for discussion like this one, except about WAPF chapter leading. Some of us are > farmers, some are scientists, some are pre-med students, some are > doctors, and some are consumers. It's really a mixed bag. But there is > more to WAPF than just raw dairy. We promote all organic foods, > pasture-fed livestock, healing arts, etc. If you go to > www.westonaprice.org you can get a better idea of everything that WAPF > is all about. Yes, I have read Nutrition and Physical Degeneration and have been using NT type foods/cooking for a couple years, but I still am just not sure what sort of organizing and activities and how often, etc. would be involved in being a chapter leader. Maybe I will search yahoo groups and find the email list for the chapter leaders and see if I can join as a potential leader. :-) Rebekah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2003 Report Share Posted November 8, 2003 OH! Yes, Rebekah, now I understand. Yes, there is a WAPF chapter leader chat list, like this raw dairy one, but they really do prefer that you already be a leader I think. But you could write to Suze Fisher, the list creator and ask her what the rules might be, if you could eavesdrop to learn more. Maybe it would be okay--not sure. Her email is s.fisher22@.... Rebekah F-J wrote: > > > Yes, you can look at the WAPF chapter leaders by going to > > www.realmilk.com and clicking on local chapters. > > I was thinking of an email list for discussion like this one, except > about WAPF chapter leading. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2003 Report Share Posted November 8, 2003 bilherbs@... wrote: Guess it's time for me to butt in. I'm a chapter leader, have been for a while. Also a farmer, been that longer but not by much. There's not a whole lot of time for other things and I am pretty much unreliable as animal emergency situations are always a priority. Soooo I don't do many of the things other chapter leaders do. But here's what I do and have done: 1. Circulated and still circulate a petition to make it legal for farmers to sell their products from the farm, not just dairy. Belinda! I didn't know you were still circulating that petition! That's great! It is the same as the one at www.tennesseansforrawmilk.com that Lallement came up with, right? You could click over and check under Our Goals. If so, I would love to know how far you've gotten with it. What I am doing with my signatures is rallying the people who signed who are in specific counties. The counties are the ones that have Ag. committee members as their representatives. That way, it is specific to the Ag. committee and not just everyone calling from everywhere. That's how the honeybee people got their non-pasteurization law passed--they burned up the phone lines in January for the March or April session. In the 2005 legislative session, we also need to present that petition to the Ag. committee when they meet to pass the bill out of committee and onto the house and senate. If you have a large number of folks on your petition, I could contact them if you would like me to. It would be good to have everyone call that can in those counties. I have another farmer circulating that petition and another WAPF chapter leader in TN named Laurel Crosby. I can't believe you are still circulating that petition. That is so great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2003 Report Share Posted November 8, 2003 , as you see Yahoo truncates all e-mail addies. I think the way to get around it is to type like this: " myname at hotmail dot com " . That also prevents most of the spam robots from picking up the address on their random searches of websites and automatically adding it to their lists. Tom > > > Yes, you can look at the WAPF chapter leaders by going to > > > www.realmilk.com and clicking on local chapters. > > > > I was thinking of an email list for discussion like this one, except > > about WAPF chapter leading. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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