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Category Archives: Natural Food
Chicken and Egg Report
We have at least 3 laying now. 2 Wyandottes and 1 Ameracauna. One is giving us double yokes & one is giving us green eggs.
Posted in Critters, Natural Food, Simple Living
Tagged blueberry, chicken, chickens, easter egger, eggs, free range, green, green eggs and ham, healthy, hens, honey, nutrition, organic eggs, pancakes, tomatoes, wyandottes
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White sugar vs raw sugar
I wanted to pass along this article. I was talking with a friend the other day on this very subject. We have eliminated white sugar from our household. We now use raw sugar. It’s quite good. We also use other … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Food
Tagged cane juice, cane sugar, Earth Friendly, environment, food, honey, impact, low glycemic, molasses, natural, natural sweetener, raw sugar, real sugar, reduce, refined sugar, simple, sugar consumption, white sugar
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My Birthday Feast
Yesterday was my birthday, I rose early and ventured to my favorite trout stream and spent the morning basking in the beauty of the wilderness. I caught, and released many fish. I returned home in the early afternoon to find … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Food, Simple Living
Tagged eggs, free range, garden, homemade bread, organic, organic eggs, Simple Living
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Pickles Fermenting in the Basement
Pickles Fermenting in Crock Basement 07/22/08 Leave for 2 Weeks 08/05/08 Then Can This is the note I wrote to myself & placed on the refrigerator. Yesterday I canned them. Fermenting makes a milder, tastier pickle than just canning with … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Food
Tagged apple cider vinegar, brine, canning, cucumbers, dill, Fermenting, food, garden, pickles, Recipes, sea salt, sustainability, vegetable, white vinegar
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Thimble Berries!
That’s what we call the wild Raspberries that grow around here. They are usually the first berry to ripen. There’s only about a 2 week window in which to pick them. To me it’s one of the first great tastes … Continue reading
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Tagged content, raspberries, river, riverrest, thimble berries, thimble berry
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