Grand Rapids - Michigan Chapter

You are here: Home

Home

The Grand Rapids Chapter of The Weston A. Price Foundation:
NOURISHING WAYS OF WEST MICHIGAN

Click here to LIKE/FOLLOW our Facebook page!

Join our group on Telegram for news of upcoming meetings or last-minute changes:

CLICK HERE TO JOIN!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Join us as we meet for support and friendship to learn more together about healthy eating, how to nourish our families, natural living, homesteading, & more.

We’ll have cooking demonstrations, various health topics, farmer talks on growing/raising healthy food, children’s health, potlucks, & movie nights!

NEW PERMANENT LOCATION:

2nd Congregational Church, 525 Cheshire Dr NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

We are pleased to announce that our 2025 meeting schedule is solidified. 

Monthly meetings resume on Jan 13th and will recur every 2nd Monday of the month through June.

⭐️ New meeting time is 6:30-8pm.

⭐️ All dates: 1/13, 2/10, 3/10, 4/14, 5/12, and 6/9.

Every meeting will feature a live, in-person presentation or demo from a local farmer or fellow WAP foodie. We are excited to offer face time with local farmers to showcase some of the amazing things they are doing for the community.

January 13 – Provision Family Farms

● Luke has owned and operated this 80-acre regenerative farm ecosystem in White Cloud since 2013. Learn from this Joel Salatin-inspired curator of the land and why his animals and soil are happy and thriving.
● Luke will be presenting on finding and vetting local farmers, best farming practices and their effects on nutrition, and care of forests, livestock, and plants. Furthermore, he hopes to answer questions specific to homesteading.

February 10 – Happy Hearts Naturals

● Jessica operates this natural skincare products business out of the Grant / Fremont area. Her offerings are extensive, her vision is personal, and her ingredients are pure, food-based, and non-toxic. Grass-fed tallow is a common denominator in many, if not most, of her products.
● Topics: Jessica’s story and why she became passionate about a cleaner lifestyle, how she got started, why tallow is nourishing to the skin, what products she offers and why.

 

March 10 – Grit and Grace Microgreens

● Jessi Flood is a mainstay at the Rockford Farmers Market in the summer, offering a variety of organically-grown microgreens. She started the business in 2022 with her husband under a joint desire to serve their community with nutrient-dense food. Learn why microgreens are powerhouses of nutrition and how to incorporate more of them into your diet.

 

April 14 – Irwin Family Farms

● The Irwin Family is new to the homesteading scene, and they are doing everything right on their farm in Cedar Springs. Learn about what it takes to start a regenerative homestead, from folks who are just over one year into their homesteading journey.

 

May 12 – Learn to Brew Kombucha

● Mike Tax will give a live presentation on creating this effervescent, fermented drink – just enough time to master it before summer, when those cravings for cool and bubbly drinks abound!

 

June 9 – Budgeting for Food: Healthy Eating Shouldn’t Cost an Arm and a Leg

● All people can afford to eat healthy food. In fact, when the budget is tight, individuals have all the more reason to prepare and consume nourishing foods. This talk describes practical techniques to manage the cost of eating healthy, nourishing foods that build strong bodies. Dr. Sergeant will be presenting information from both her personal and professional experience. The focus of this session is to provide practical information that is useful for controlling food costs, while enjoying nutritious foods.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Here’s more info from Rachael, one of our new co-chapter leaders:

Greetings Nourishing Ways of West Michigan followers!

We (the organizers) have exciting news to share with everyone.  We are reinvigorating the Grand Rapids Chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation. We have had personnel turnover with regard to the Board as well as Chapter leadership. I’m taking over as co-chapter leader along with a new friend, Sarah Rivera. Part of this turnover includes looking at historical processes and procedures, to include our use of Meetup. For a variety of reasons and cost concerns, we have decided to permanently drop our Meetup subscription and transition to use of the (free) Telegram app for connecting and disseminating information. I have created a private Telegram channel entitled Nourishing Ways of West Michigan, which can be accessed via the above link. Meetup will be phased out in very short order, so if you wish to remain connected, please meet us over there.

On Telegram over the next few weeks, expect to see messages regarding upcoming events and Chapter meetings. We are excited to reestablish our in-person community and can’t wait to see what the future holds. Telegram is one step in the direction toward more real-time resource sharing, conversation, and real food camaraderie. It will also hopefully keep us engaged between our in-person encounters. The platform can be accessed by both phone and computer. The Telegram access link will also be posted to our FB page.

Please don’t hesitate to message me (RachaelTax@proton.me), Kelly the Kitchen Kop, or Sarah (Saraymon@yahoo.com) if you have any questions or concerns in the interim. (Contact info here.)

Thank you!

WHO IS WESTON A. PRICE?!

Find out more about Weston A. Price and his research.

MISSION STATEMENT

Nourishing Ways of West Michigan (NWWM) is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating our community about nutrient-dense foods.  This education embraces the ancient wisdom of traditional cultures as shown by the research of the Weston A. Price Foundation and written about in Sally Fallon’s book, Nourishing Traditions.  As a local chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation we work to connect local farmers with consumers.  We provide information on local sources of organic fruits, vegetables, grains, pasture-fed livestock, eggs, dairy products, and how properly prepared foods may be integrated into your life.

Print Friendly, PDF & Email