Real Food Twitter Party
Pardon me while I make an official landing page for the Real Food Twitter Parties!
What is a Twitter Party?
A twitter party consists of a group of people “talking” on twitter using what’s called a hashtag to follow all of the posts. For this particular party we use the hashtag #realfood. Once placed into the search feature on twitter only the #realfood posts will show up. All people must also use this hastag in each post they send so that others can see their comments within the “party” as well.
One really easy way to follow a twitter party is to use a third party site called Tweet Chat that will automatically enter the hashtag in for you, making it super easy to chat!
What is Real Food?
It’s quite common for us to get lots of questions during our “party” when others notice the hashtag in their own twitter feed, so I thought I’d address it here as well.
The Real Food we talk about is normally:
- whole foods in their least processed state
- grassfed, pastured meats, milk, eggs
- organic and sustainable foods
- good fats like butter, ghee, EVOO, coconut oil
- local foods
- foods traditionally eaten by our ancestors
- fermented and cultured foods
- foods prepared in ways that allow us to fully absorb their nutrients (soaking, sprouting, etc.)
- a lot of us follow the nutritional guidelines of Weston A. Price though to different extents
Of course, we’re all slightly different in our eating styles depending on food allergies/sensitivities and where we live. Some of us are just starting out in our journey to whole foods and others have been eating this way for years. The great part about this eclectic group of folks is that there is always someone to ask a question, and always someone there to answer!
When is the Real Food Twitter Party?
We “meet” on the first Thursday of every month from 9-11pm EST and you may join in at any time! Once it gets going, it can go pretty fast and be hard to keep up, but once you get the hang of the conversation it does get easier.
If you’re unable to make it, but have a question you’d love to have answered you can always send me a tweet (@donielle) and I’ll ask for you. I normally try and do a recap of the nights conversation as well within a couple days so that others can read the great stuff we’ve talked about.
Who can join in?
Anyone can join in the conversation at any time. But…..I also ask that you be respectful to others. We all come from different backgrounds and different eating styles. We’re all trying to do our best to feed our families in the healthiest way we know how. (example – while the majority of us are in no way vegetarian, we have been able to have some great conversations and learn from those who are) So please refrain from any and all name calling and other such nonsense. It’s just not cool.
You may of course choose to be a wall flower and just watch the conversation as it happens, but we’d love to know you’re out there so please introduce yourself!!
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About donielle
Donielle is an amateur herbalist and natural momma to two littles (with another babe in heaven) after struggling with infertility. She has a passion for nourishing nutrition, natural living, and spreading the word on how food truly affects our health. Her blog Naturally Knocked Up focuses on fertility and reproductive health and her book on natural fertility will be available in June 2012. She also runs a local blog (Grand Rapids Natural Living) and is active the local community in order to provide the area with resources and information for natural families.
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