Why We use a Butcher (sometimes)
I am a homesteader. I do wierd things like mill wheat berries, pluck ducks and tap maple trees. I often write about “processing” (killing, butchering, slaughtering) my own meat. I personally want to know how to do many of these bizarre things…… but I also realize that not everyone does….
Why Would Someone Want to Kill Their Own Meat?
Seriously, Why would someone want to kill their own meat? There are perfectly edible animals at the supermarket that are already dead. Did you know that the Facebook billionaire, Mark Zuckerberg, spent 1 year only eating meat that he personally killed himself? Here is what he said about it: “I…
8 Simple Food Changes with a Big Impact
8 Simple Food Changes with Big Impact My “real food” journey has been going on a while. I’m not sure where the finish line is, but I’m on a daily adventure to put good things into my body. I know it can seem overwhelming. I remember talking to a good…
Eating Real Food Without a Farm
Of course You Can Eat Real Food without a farm Maybe your garden was a bust this year. Maybe you got sick and tired of the garden and gave up 2 months ago. Maybe you don’t have a garden. Maybe you never want a garden. Whatever the reason, if you…
Why Maple Syrup & Honey are not the Same as Sugar
Why Maple Syrup & Honey are not the Same as Sugar. Sugar who? I didn’t eat sugar for almost 4 months. Of course, everyone knows that sugar is in EVERYTHING. If you are eating in America, you are eating sugar. They put it in chips. They put it in breads….
Bread Making Supply List – What You Need. Where to buy. What it costs.
Bread Making Supplies What you need. Where to buy it. What it costs. My intention is not to make anyone feel bad. I know not everyone can afford to purchase these baking supplies. It is an investment and I feel it does pay for itself in the long run. I have…
Homesteaders Food Challenge Wrap Up
Well, it’s over. Kinda. The official 101 days of eating only foods I gathered with my own hands ended 10 days ago. I have yet to “go back” to my old ways. Which, by the way, were not necessarily all “bad.” Since making the jump to country life, we have steadily been…
The Best Part About Raising Pigs
The Best Part About Raising Pigs If you are on the fence about getting a couple of pigs – I am here to talk you into getting them. If you don’t live on a farm or homestead, you can sill enjoy farm-raised pigs. Visit farmers markets or your local Extension…
How to Get More Antioxidants
How to Get More Antioxidants I learned something about antioxidants this week that blew my mind. Well, I guess it didn’t catch me completely off guard – but I DIDN’T KNOW! It makes perfect sense. I should have known. How could I not know? I’m about to show my stupidity,…
I Was Just Kidding…
2 days ago I made a list of all the horrible, wonderful, sinful, delightful things I was going to shove in my face when the 101 days were finally over. The deadline has passed. The Challenge is over. The food-fest can begin. BUT…… Uuumm…. I may have changed my mind. ???…
10 Days Left!!!!! Homesteaders Food Challenge Update
Oh Yeah! Oh Man! Oh Baby! I’ve almost made it. Only 10 days left. 101 days of eating “the Fruit of my Labor.” I’ll tell you the HUGE Benefit that will come from doing this for 101 days. It truly has become my life. It’s a way of eating. It…
Can You Say, “NO?”
Do You Know How to Say, “NO?” I have been eating only foods from my own hands for the past 64 days. I still have 37 days to go – that should be a total of 101 days. I did not pick the time frame and am hating my oldest…