Can You Eat a Potbelly Pig?
Please don’t get mad at me for suggesting that you should eat your potbelly pig. I am not suggesting that at all. There was a conversation on my Facebook page that inspired this post. I know there are many people who raise, keep and love potbelly pigs. These pigs are…
How to Buy Healthy Eggs
How to Buy Healthy Eggs. Between the low egg production due to winter (we don’t have a light in our coop) and the egg-eating opossum, I have invading my coop. I have found myself standing in front of the egg section of the grocer. I am happy that the current…
Nothing is 100% Grass-Fed
** NOTE: Thank you to all the folks who have sent me info on the specifications of “grass-fed” animals. The guidelines for “grass-fed” seem to have an evolving definition. It appears that some other foods than grass are excepted in a “grass-fed” animals diet. Which is good since, my grass-fed…
Fight Cancer With Food – What is CLA & How to Eat it
CLA was discovered in 1987 when scientists found it was able to fight cancer in mice. It’s true. CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) is a miracle food. Here is an excerpt from canceractive.com: Conjugated linoleic acid or CLA could well be one the most important Complementary and Integrative Cancer Treatments available…
The All-Natural Health Remedy for: Indigestion, Heart Burn, Acid-Reflux & Sour Stomach
In celebration of Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years and all things delicious I thought you could use a tip in relieving indigestion. Mamaw once said to me, “Candi, the holidays are just awful. All I do is cook and eat and get fat.” I can relate. I’ve been celebrating all things…
How to Pickle Beets & Why You Should Get More Pickled & Fermented Foods in Your Diet
Homegrown, Homemade, Pickled Beets Fermented and pickled foods are screaming-healthy, crazy-good-for-you foods. If you have eaten in a trendy restaurant lately you were most likely served something pickled along with your meal. It may have been a pickled cucumber, some pickled cabbage served on a sandwich or even a side…
Health Benefits of Raw, Grass-fed, Milk & Dairy Products
Health Benefits of raw, grass-fed Dairy. If you are on the fence about cow or goat ownership I want to encourage you, “Go for it.” Deciding to get a dairy animal could be one of the best decisions you ever make. Having your own fresh milk could change your life…
How to Render Beef Tallow
How to Render Beef Tallow If you are: new to rendering things aren’t sure what “rendering” is don’t know why you would want to render something or what you would even do with “rendered” substances Welcome! Why do you want beef tallow? Obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer….
Buying Meat in Bulk – How to Buy a Cow – What to buy – What You’ll get
How to Buy a Cow (and other animals). Did you think that if you bought a 1000 pound cow you would get 1000 pounds of meat? Have you every considered buying 1/2 a cow and wondered how much freezer space you’ll need? Are you trying to figure out if…
Why You Should Can Your Own Food – 5 Reasons
5 Reasons to Can Your Own Food Do you can your own food? Did you know it’s almost free? Did you know it’s WAY healthier than store bought can goods? Did you know it’s big fun? Did you know it’s so, so Easy? I’ll confess,…
How to Render Lard – Easy Easy Easy!
How to Render Lard You will not believe me when I show you how easy it is to render lard. It is sooooooo simple. It is sooooooo uncomplicated. You will want to get some pork fat today so you can render it. First of all we must address the question…
4 Reasons to Eat Fat
4 Reasons to Eat Fat Not all fats are the same. The fat from a homestead or traditional farm is actually very good. Most of my fat comes from happy animals that sunbathe and eat grass (butter, lard, tallow). If you haven’t yet heard, you’ve been lied to. All those…