The Appropriate Omnivore with Aaron Zober

Gary, general counsel for the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense makes a visit to The Appropriate Omnivore. The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund is a terrific non-profit organization that defends the rights small farms to be able to sell goods and products directly to the consumers. Gary gives an explanation of how the FTCLDF came to be and what cases they're currently taking on. Many of the FTCLDF...

Monika Kozdrowiecka and Gosia Reed were raised in Poland, where they were used to food being organic and local. When they moved to the U.S., they experienced a huge culture shock in food when seeing how everything is prepared. With that, they found the benefits of eating raw and formed the company Virgin Raw. Virgin's Raw's flaghip product is bee panacea, a probiotic consisting of raw honey and nu...

It's another holiday-themed episode of The Appropriate Omnivore. Village Green Network blogger Lisa Rose of Real Food Kosher talks about how she makes a Passover with nutrient dense foods. Aaron and Lisa discuss how a Passover seder consists of many traditional foods, such as brisket, chicken broth, and eggs. Lisa also mentions how she transitioned into real food for her family and how it can be a...

With the Weston A. Price Foundation’s Regional Wise Traditions Detroit Conference a week away, the Appropriate Omnivore interviews Kelly the Kitchen Kop, a Michigan native who will be speaking at the conference. Kelly's presentation is on bringing your family from junk food to real food. Kelly explains what she defines real food and junk food and how the transition has been for everyone in her fam...

Jamil Avdiyev returns to The Appropriate Omnivore to talk more about his business High Brix Nutrient Dense Foods. High brix nutrient dense farming is a type of agriculture that goes way beyond organic. High Brix uses fertilizers that replenishes our soils and make the crops rich in nutrient and minerals. Jamil talks about his influences in learning about high brix agriculture. Jamil then gets into...

Robert Cain, founder and president of SeaAgri, stops by The Appropriate Omnivore. Robert founded his company, which produces sea mineral solids, after reading the work of Dr. Maynard Murray. From reading Dr. Murray, Robert learned our soil is missing minerals and that taking minerals from the sea can help replenish the soil to grow more nutrient dense plants. His company SeaAgri has created the pr...

The Appropriate Omnivore is joined by Karl Burgart, a distributor for Olea Estates Olive Oil. Olea is a farm in Greece that offers real olive oil, which can be hard to come by today. Karl explains what real olive oil looks like and talks about what it means to be first pressed and unfiltered. Olea also sells olives, which are cured differently than the ones you find in stores and Karl & Aaron disc...

Megan Reamer tells her story about how the Weston A. Price diet has been able to help her son Jackson and how that lead to the potato chip business with his namesake. Megan talks about how the book Nourishing Traditions was a big influence on getting her son on a better diet and learn about healthy fats, such as coconut oil. Jackson's Honest Chips is currently the only potato chips out there that...

The Appropriate Omnivore is joined by another person with a passion for grass fed beef. This time by Caitlin Weeks, who has a blog appropriately titled Grass Fed Girl. Caitlin talks about her experience switching from being a vegetarian to learning about the health and environmental benefits of grass fed beef. She explains how the Weston A. Price Foundation and the paleo movement have influenced h...

The Appropriate Omnivore is joined by The Naughty Nutrionist, also known as Kaayla Daniel. Kaayla Daniel has written the book "The Whole Soy Story" as is the foremost expert on the dangers of soy. Kaayla discusses the problems of soy from its anti-nutrients to the GMOs to the processed soy foods. Kaayla gets into how there are some types soy people can consume if properly prepared. Kaayla also tal...

The Appropriate Omnivore is joined by Gary Collins, founder of New American Nutrition. Gary wrote a book "Factor X", which is described as "The Last Health Program You Will Ever Need". Gary and Aaron talk about how they've gone against the politically correct nutrition that's been preached and began following the wisdom of people such as Weston A. Price, Gary Taubes, and Sally Fallon. They also ta...

Peter Ballerstedt, forage product manager for Barenbrug USA joins the Appropriate Omnivore. Peter puts the "grass" in grass fed meat by explaining how you need the right grass in order to produce the type of animal products you're looking at selling. He explains how he transitioned into this business and talks about how Barenbrug is a worldwide leader in grass. Peter also breaks the myth that gras...