Maple Syrup

Eat Local, Real Food

There are times when I get so disappointed in the success of media hype and food masquerading that I could just… scream. Not much is sadder that the marketing campaign against maple syrup and how we have been duped into believing that the imitation is better...

Book Review: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

Book Reviews, Eat Local, Simple Living, Sustainable Farming

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life is Barbara Kingsolver’s memoir of the first year her family experimented with eating ONLY locally-grown foods. In order to abide by their agreed-upon rules, she and her family began growing more of their own food...

Simple Living: Renew Your Mind

Simple Living

In the pursuit of simple living, it’s important to remember why exactly you’re attempting to slow down and lead a more deliberate life. Often growing your own vegetables, hanging out your laundry, baking your own bread and other valuable simple pursuits...

Cultured and Fermented Foods

Health

If you’re interested in trying cultured or fermented foods before you decide to try your hand at making them yourself, the farm shop carries sauerkraut and cultured vegetables already made the natural, wholesome way! These wonderful traditional foods will help...

What To Do With Whey

Raw Milk, Recipes

I have recently begun straining my homemade raw milk yogurt to get a thicker product by placing a colander over a large bowl, lining the colander with a thin towel (cheese cloth would be even better for the task), and letting it drain, covered, in the refrigerator...

Eric Brende Interview

Simple Living

If you’ve read Better Off or were just intrigued by the idea of such radically simple living, you might be interested in the above video clip of a recent television interview with the Brendes, who now live in St. Louis and are applying their idea of simple...