I love this thread already!
Thanks for getting it going, Taedareth!
How long have you been interested in Traditional Foods and how did you first learn about it?
I spent my college/grad school/post-grad-school years eating mostly crap. I was a vegetarian (though still ate fish sometimes), and subverted my major meat cravings by eating tons of soy "meat" - which I microwaved, of course. I'd eat half a block of plain tofu in a sitting ("This is great! I'm getting ALL THE PROTEIN I NEED"), and go through 1/2 gallon of soymilk every couple of days. And my idea of making sure I got my veggies was: microwaved pre-packaged-in-a-microwavable-plastic-bag Jolly Green Giant corn or brussels sprouts with "butter sauce." Or asparagus, right out of A CAN. (Shudder) Oh, and did I mention, TONS OF CANDY? Sooo much sugar. When I look back at how I ate I feel horrified...and so, so grateful that I found another way! That other way began when I volunteered to be a sous-chef at a whole foods cooking school in order to take free classes, and after my first meal there, I felt awake, vibrant, and *calm* for the first time in years. I cut out sugar and started on a whole foods diet immediately, and it changed my personality/life. It wasn't until a few years after that that I found TF. I'd seen the book NT a few years prior, but it'd freaked me out so much that I couldn't read more than a few pages (anyone else have that response? "OH MY GOD! EVERYTHING I'VE EATEN IS POISON! I CAN'T READ THIS!") - I came back to it when, looking for a great probiotic source, I read about kefir, realized most kefir-makers used raw milk, thought "RAW MILK? SERIOUSLY?", read Ron Schmid's Untold Story of Milk, read NT, and it took off from there. I've been TF for about 2-3 years now. Sorry, long answer
When is your baby due?
2/29/07! Leap year! Well, that's according to all the standard pregnancy calendars. According to my midwife's formula, March 3, but when I expressed disappointment she said, ok, keep February 29 if you want, though the baby may not come til March 3 or later.
Which number child will this be for you, and what are the ages of your other children (if any)?
First baby! Yaaaay!
What kind of birth are you having?
Homebirth with a midwife. We'll probably rent a birthing tub, at least for labor - not sure how I'd feel about birthing in the tub. We'll see about that part! So excited to do this at home, though. Wow.
What are your other interests/hobbies?
I'm an art teacher and book artist. I write & illustrate books - some for kids, some for grown-ups (not anything nasty though!). I really want to learn to garden - I crave a huge organic garden. And I've wanted a goat for a really long time. They make me laugh.
What part of the world do you live in?
The NYC part. Hubby & I are trying to figure out an affordable area that's close enough to commute but more rural & crunchy. It's a tall order. I hope we find it. We're not really city people, though the part of Brooklyn we live in doesn't feel too urban. It's more neighborhoody. We'll be happy there for a while longer til we can find our own little green haven.
One crazy fun fact about yourself!
You know what's funny? Many of the things I might list elsewhere - like that I often have numerous jars of sprouts & fermenting things in my kitchen, I grind my own flour, etc (my mom calls me her "colonial daughter") - none of those things are crazy or fun to you all, since you do them too!!
Um....I'm a really small person, yet I've eaten 1/2 pound of olives in a sitting. Does that count for anything?
I'm not sure that's really crazy or fun. It's actually kinda gross.
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I figured it was just another book full of misinformation to sabotage the efforts of breastfeeding mothers. [Edit: Now I remember why I later became interested in NT. I read The Maker's Diet and really agreed with it. The author made some references to NT, so I picked up a copy.]
so excuse the interruption. Just wanted to say that you all make me wish I could join you; of course that's easy to say when the kiddos are sleeping 
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