Find out about traditional foods, why they are important and how to make them. Brochures and books will be available along with examples of traditional foods. This stall will only be here the one time so be sure to stop by and please tell your friends and family so they may come along.
I created the idea for this stall because I was highly impressed with the information available and the positive impact it has had on my health and that of many others but was concerned that this information was not widely known. There is a wealth of information that could make a real difference in our everyday diets that can be easily implemented. For example, traditional societies usually soaked or fermented their grains before eating them and the sourdough bread sold here in the market is a great example of this. When making sourdough breads the baker soaks and ferments the flour to break down the phytic acid in the grain. Without the soaking the phytic acid combines with iron, calcium, magnesium, copper and zinc in the intestinal tract, blocking their absorption. There are also enzyme inhibitors that can interfere with digestion if the grain is not soaked. This applies to most grains and soaking oats overnight before making porridge is another great application of these ideas. So please come along to a fantastic day, check out the market and find out more about Traditional Foods.
Jo Douglas (jo.douglas[at]live.com.au)
About the Author...
A Super Hero and one of many who have realised their true calling as saviors of humanity, healers of our connection with Nature and creators of Heaven on Earth. The Nourisher's gift is the re-spiritualisation of the 'process of recreation' we call eating. Mother of three Super Heroes in training and wife to her God incarnate, The Nourisher hails from the place of feminine healing, Byron Bay, Australia. She gathers together Life Creators from all over the globe at NourishedMagazine.com.au
May 20th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
Great to hear about the stall Jo! See you there, Luke.
May 27th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Hi Jo,
What a fantastic idea. How is your stall going? How do you find the response from the people coming to the markets? We will have to drop in one time.
Best Wishes
Awaken
May 28th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Awaken, This is a once only stall. So come along on Sunday if you want to catch up.
May 29th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
hi,i travel to surfers paradise at least once a year. sometimes 3 to 4 times a year.i love all the information about nourishing traditions,and have been putting it into practice.i wish you were coming to the newcastle markets. thanking you.jean.
Jun 1st, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Hi Jo,
Wondering how the stall went this morning? I would love to do a more ongoing, information type stall something like that in Rockhampton where I live, but not really sure what I should have on it. Anyway, was just wondering how it went today.
Smiles!
Shani
Jun 1st, 2008 at 9:13 pm
Hi Shani, Filippa here. The stall was fabulous and the two Jo’s and I were surprised at how busy we were chatting to everybody who wanted info. We had brochures provided by the Weston A Price Foundation, Nourishing Australia, and Real Milk Australia. We had various books on display from our own libraries and we had Nourishing Traditions and Nutrition and Physical Degeneration for sale. Jo D brought wonderful samples of her divine home made kim chee and sauerkraut (for looking and smelling only due to insurance/public liability); we also had kefir, raw milk and soaked oats on display! Hmmm, what else - Joanne H brought some great posters for display too. It was a real buzz and we met lots of great people - some of whom had interesting things to teach us too. I highly recommend it! The market organiser wants us back and a lot of the people asked if we were coming back.
Jun 15th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Hi Shani, Jo D here.
It is wonderful that you want to do a stall in Rockhampton.
We had a fantastic time on the Gold Coast. As Filippa mentions we did not stop talking from dawn (literally, the market opens at 6am) until after the market closed (we were one of the last to pack up for the day). I highly recommend it too and encourage everyone to have a go. I am happy to pass on the knowledge we gained from doing the stall.
Filippa has a wonderful vinyl sign saying Traditional Foods (2 metres long) that you can borrow if you wish. It is with Filippa so it is available to all members wishing to hold stalls. We have some left over flyers from the various places that contributed so sing out and we can send you some for the stall. Having some Nourishing Tradition books for sale is important too. Some of the other food examples that are a good idea is stock, an ice-cream maker, ice-cream if you can keep it cool, tallow, coconut oil, fermented drinks, soup, sourdough bread, whey, curds and most important cod liver oil and butter oil. Feel free to send me an email to jo.douglas1@optusnet.com.au if you would like to discuss this further and I will send you my ph number.
Have a great day, Jo D