Join Us for a Weekend of Wise Traditions

What if you could spend an entire weekend surrounded by people who care about where their food comes from, how it is raised, how it is prepared, and how traditional foodways can be brought back into everyday family life?

That's what the Weston A. Price Foundation's 26th Annual Wise Traditions Conference is all about.

This year's conference will be held October 16-18 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC, and we're excited that Little Captain Creek Farm will be there as a sponsor and exhibitor.

If you're already familiar with the Weston A. Price Foundation, you probably know why this is an exciting weekend. But if you've never heard of it before, we wanted to take a moment to introduce you.

What Is the Weston A. Price Foundation?

The Weston A. Price Foundation, or WAPF, was founded in 1999 and was inspired by the work of Dr. Weston A. Price, a dentist who traveled the world studying traditional cultures and their diets.

The Foundation's focus is on bringing more nutrient-dense, traditional foods back to the table and educating people about traditional ways of eating and food preparation. Their "Wise Traditions" approach includes foods such as pasture-raised meats, traditional animal fats, properly prepared grains, raw and fermented foods, and other whole foods.

A big part of that philosophy is that food doesn't have to be complicated or come in a box with a long list of ingredients.

Sometimes, wisdom can be found in the way our grandparents and great-grandparents prepared food: nourishing ingredients, traditional preparation methods, food raised close to home, and a connection between the farmer and the family eating the food.

That's a philosophy we understand well here at Little Captain Creek Farm.

Come See Us at the Conference

One of the things we're especially looking forward to is getting to meet people at our Little Captain Creek Farm booth.

If you're attending the conference, come find us!

It's a great opportunity to introduce yourself, ask questions, learn more about what we do here at the farm, and talk about regenerative farming and local food.

Maybe you've been buying from us for years. Maybe you've never heard of Little Captain Creek Farm before and this is the first newsletter you’re reading from us. Or maybe you're simply curious about what it looks like to build a closer relationship with the farm that produces your food.

We'd love to meet you.

And if you're interested in learning more about regenerative agriculture, pasture-raised food, traditional foodways, and what it means to buy directly from a local farm, this is a pretty special gathering to be part of.

A Few of the Voices You'll Hear

One of the fun parts of the Wise Traditions Conference is the variety of people who come together around food, farming, health, economics, and community.

Here are just a few of the speakers you'll hear from this year:

Thomas Massie

Thomas Massie is a U.S. Representative from Kentucky's 4th Congressional District. Before entering Congress, he served as Lewis County Judge Executive. He studied electrical and mechanical engineering at MIT, founded a technology company, and lives on a cattle farm in Kentucky.

At this year's conference, Massie is scheduled to speak about food sovereignty, the PRIME Act, and homesteading, drawing from both his experience in Congress and his experience as a farmer and homesteader.

Catherine Austin Fitts

Catherine Austin Fitts brings a very different perspective to the conference.

She is the founder and president of Solari, Inc. and publisher of the Solari Report. Her background includes Wall Street investment banking and serving as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner during the first Bush administration. She has spent much of her career examining the relationship between finance, economics, government, and communities.

Her presentation at this year's conference is titled "The Power of Coming Clean."

Joel Salatin

If you've spent much time learning about regenerative and pasture-based farming, there's a good chance you've heard of Joel Salatin.

Joel co-owns Polyface Farm in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, where his family raises pasture-based livestock including beef, poultry, and pork. He's also an author, speaker, and longtime advocate for local food systems and regenerative farming.

Joel has also become a familiar face beyond the farming world through documentaries including Food, Inc. and Fresh, which featured his work at Polyface Farm. More recently, the documentary The Lunatic Farmer follows Joel's life and work at Polyface, giving viewers a closer look at the farmer behind the ideas.

His Sunday presentation at this year's conference is titled "Food Emancipation: Unshackling America's Sustenance."

Sally Fallon Morell

And, of course, there's Sally Fallon Morell, founding president of the Weston A. Price Foundation and author of Nourishing Traditions.

Sally has spent decades educating people about nutrient-dense traditional foods and the principles behind the Wise Traditions approach. At this year's conference, she'll be presenting "Nourishing Traditional Diets" as well as a Sunday presentation.

These are just a handful of the speakers. The full conference brings together people from many different backgrounds who are interested in traditional food, farming, nutrition, homesteading, and building stronger connections between people and their food.

Come Learn With Us

For us, one of the best parts of farming is that there's always more to learn.

There's always another question to ask, another idea to consider, another way to improve how we care for the land and animals, and another person to learn from.

That's why we're excited to be part of this year's Wise Traditions Conference.

If you're able to make the trip to Washington, DC, come see us at the LCCF booth. We'd love to meet you and introduce you to what we're doing here at Little Captain Creek Farm.

If you want to learn more about the conference or register, click here.

And if you can't attend, you can still learn more about the Weston A. Price Foundation, its history, and the traditional food principles behind the Wise Traditions movement by clicking here.

You don't have to change everything overnight. Sometimes the best place to start is simply learning something new, asking a few questions, and becoming a little more intentional about where your food comes from.

We hope you'll take some time to learn more. And if you're heading to Washington in October, we hope to see you there!