It has become widely accepted that local produce is of benefit to the environment, economy, health and arguably to our taste buds, presuming freshness and quality is a factor. An eventual evolution of this would be to consider native foods. Cultivated in natural conditions unique to that country they perhaps possess nutrients which, more closely relate to a cultures dietary requirements?

For indigenous tribes native nutrition is life sustaining and without the option to purchase exotic or newly cultivated fruit species theirs is a diet truly based on local foods. The relationship between native foods and health is a topic well researched by Dr. Weston Price and documented in the best selling book “Nutrition and Physical Degeneration: A Comparison of Primitive and Modern Diets and their Effects.”

Many of his discoveries lend virtue to consuming a diet rich in foods native to the land of your ancestors. Taking this knowledge and applying it to modern times means diverting from the grocery isle into the field for more native ingredients.

Trouble is, unlike our ancestors or the indigenous tribes our way of life has lead to a lapse in instinctive judgement and discerning which foods are safe to eat and how to prepare them is not exactly second nature. Resources such as the Weston Price Foundation provide valuable insight for today’s generation, encouraging us all to make the most of native nutrition and awaken our primal pallet!

The Weston A. Price Foundation 
“A truly exceptional resource for Native Nutrition Nuts!”