With 5 weeks to go until the Weston A. Price Foundation's 2012 Wise Traditions conference, The Appropriate Omnivore continues its series of Wise Traditions speakers. The speaker for this episode is Judith McGeary, founder and executive director of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance. Judith explains about how her legal and farming background helped her start FARFA, which supports independent farms. She's involved with a variety of areas in real food, including farm bills, the right to purchase raw milk, and getting people to know what's behind GMOS.

With 6 weeks to go until the Weston A. Price Foundation's 2012 Wise Traditions conference, The Appropriate Omnivore continues its series of Wise Traditions speakers. The speaker for this episode is Tara Smith of Tara Firma Farms in Petaluma, CA. Tara talks about how she went from being an executive in the long term care insurance industry to becoming a beyond organic farmer in both meat and produce. She explains how eating food that's farmed sustainably is both healthy and good for the environment. Tara also explains what she defines as beyond organic.

With 7 weeks to go until the Weston A. Price Foundation's 2012 Wise Traditions conference, The Appropriate Omnivore continues its series of Wise Traditions speakers. The speaker for this episode is Rachel Kaplan, co-author of the book Urban Homesteading: Heirloom Skills for Sustainable Living. Just what is urban homesteading? Rachel explains how urban homesteading applies to food and to an overall lifestyle. She talks about how she balances being an urban homesteader, giving lectures and writing about it, while also working a full time job as a marriage and family therapist.

With 8 weeks to go until the Weston A. Price Foundation's 2012 Wise Traditions conference, The Appropriate Omnivore kicks off its series of Wise Traditions speakers. The first in the series is Mark McAfee, who runs Organic Pastures, one of the most sustainable farms around. Mark talks about how Organic Pastures operates to make sure that its raw milk is safe for consumers and its cows are treated in the most humane way. He explains why raw milk is healthier than pasteurized milk. Mark also mentions the other products that Organic Pastures offers and how everything they produce has been because of the customers' requests.

Sandrine Hahn is the founder of the educational organization Nourishing Our Children, an initiative of the San Francisco Weston A. Price Chapter. Sandrine comes to the show to talk about how today's kids aren't eating the proper nutrients as they fall victim to both processed foods and the troubles of the low fat diet. She explains that being healthy for our children starts before birth. Sandrine also talks about how and where you can learn more of what Nourishing Our Children teaches, including her booth at the upcoming Wise Traditions annual conference.

Stanley Fishman, author of the books Tender Grass fed Meat and Tender Grass Barbecue, returns to The Appropriate Omnivore. Just in time for Labor Day, Stanley talk about how grilling your meat in the traditional way is the healthy way to go. Stanley has researched traditional grilling with various cultures and found that the meat should never be cooked directly over the heat. Stanley and Aaron also state why it's best to serve grass fed beef at your picnic on Monday. Going with grass fed beef on Labor Day and any other Monday is a much healthier decision than going meatless for the day.

To Your Health Sprouted Flour owner and founder Peggy Sutton pays a visit to the show. To Your Health is a leader in sprouted flours and sprouted grains. Peggy explains that sprouted grains are what we used to bake with before the Industrial Revolution. She talks about the different varieties of flours and grains offered by her company, including ones for people that have wheat allergies or gluten sensitivities. Peggy also mentions To Your Health's new processing facility and how we'll soon be able to find her sprouted flour in more stores near us.

Children's book author Suanne Hastings makes a visit to the Appropriate Omnivore to discuss how she deals living with soy allergies. Soy is found in more than just fake meats and milk. Ingredients such as soy lecithin are used to process everything from breads to desserts. Plus animals in feedlots are given soy as part of their diet. Suanne talks about how she has to carefully read labels in the supermarkets and ask questions to the waiters when eating at restaurants. Suanne also mentions other foods she's allergic that she has to avoid.

Reflex Performance owner and personal trainer Tom Legath pays a visit to the show to talk about not only what type of diet is best to maintain optimal health, but also what is the best type of exercise to engage in. Tom explains his support of a nutrition based along the Weston A. Price/paleo guidelines. He also weighs on in all of the different types of workouts from running to weights to kettlebells.

Dee McCaffrey, founder of Processed Free America and author of the recent book The Science of Skinny, makes a return visit to the show to talk about fats and oils. Dee gets into the science of what fats and oils are healthy to consume and which ones you should stay clear from. Dee also tells you how you can avoid the bad fats when eating at restaurants.