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"Nourishing Jams, Jellies, Preserves and More" Blog Hop:

ARE YOU ALL READY! TODAY IS THE DAY we start this anticipated blog hop to share all the sweetness that has been happening in our kitchens this summer.

IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME HEARING ABOUT IT, THE GOAL OF THIS BLOG HOP IS TO MAKE OUR jams, jellies, preserves, marmalades, conserves IN A NOURISHING HEALTHY WAY

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Wild Blackberry Honey Jam:

Wild Blackberry picking time whether your planning on just fresh eating, freezing berries for later use or making jams, jellies, pies or ice cream starts here in the month of July. It’s usually hot and can make for some very uncomfortable picking if you go out in the heat of the

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"Nourishing Jams, Jellies, Preserves and more" Blog Hop Details!

BLOG HOP COMING!!

Time to get Jamming!

At the end of August I along with 2 other bloggers Wardeh @ gnowfglins and Diana @ A Little Bit of Spain in Iowa will be hosting the “Nourishing Jams, Jellies, Preserves and more” blog hop.

If your not familiar with a blog hop here is an explanation of how

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COMING SOON ~ Jams & Jellies Blog Hop:

Stay Tuned for a “JAMS & JELLIES BLOG HOP”.

I am in the midst of getting it all together, contacting various real food bloggers to participate with me as hosts. I have one Jam recipe nearly ready in draft and Jelly that I am making today.

I have been extremely busy this summer with our 3 large

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Raw Yogurt Sour Cream:

Raw Yogurt Sour Cream

HOW I ENDED UP MAKING one quart of Raw Yogurt Sour Cream:

My weekly milk run is every Thursday. On my previous run I called to see if they would have 2 extra gallons for me to purchase that week. They did so I headed home with 4 gallons with the purpose

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Lacto Fermented Beet Kvass:

About 2 years or so ago I gave Beet Kvass a try. Personally I could not stand it at the time. It was way to salty for me and my husband couldn’t stand the taste of it even though he loves beets done up any other way.

This summer I planted 2 long rows of beets

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Women's Natural Health E Course:

Starting today @ Naturally Knocked Up, Donielle’s E Course has gotten underway.

There is still time to sign up. Registration continues through this coming Friday, July 16th.

Infertility now strikes one in six couples, one out of five known pregnancies end in miscarriage, and our children are increasingly suffering

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Two Nourishing E Course Lessons:

Today I am stepping out into a side of blogging I have not entered before. By supporting other bloggers in their endeavors to teach others various aspects of learning how to improve their health by moving away from foods that harm us and do not nourish us. Many of the younger blogging moms have worked

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What is a Healthy Food Pyramid?

……….and just what changes are being made by the
USDA with their FOOD PYRAMID?

Searching the web for A healthy Nutrient Dense Food Pyramid was almost impossible (basically it was non-existent on the web)  to find until I recalled having seen the one put together by
Nourishing Our Children.
Click on over to their site for

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Foolproof "Healthy Homemade Mayonnaise"

Many of you already make your own homemade mayonnaise, others you’ve considered but never have tried. Then there are others that say why bother, just buy it from the store. Then there’s that group that has made it and it turns out only every so often. Mayo is one of those condiments that

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Healthy Summertime Alternative to Soda Pop:

KOMBUCHA
(as seen above in 2 of my A&W mugs I collect)

A Healthy Summertime Alternative to Soda Pop,
for that matter year round!

Summer temps are here, that’s for sure and so the sales of soda pop in the stores are on the rise with the temps. Not that they

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Pure & Sweet Grass Fed Raw Milk:

It was a long time coming but I finally happened upon another family that sells 100% Grass Fed Raw Milk. A friend told me of the family and then I found out another long time friend of mine completely unknown to me has been buying for quite sometime from this family. Funny how info like

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Cheese Making: Raw Milk Mozzarella post update:

Hello Everyone…..this post is being linked to Real Food Wednesdays. See the link @ the end.

I am back to CHEESEMAKING and instead of writing a whole new post I am reposting last Falls day of Mozzarella Cheese Making since all the steps are identical and so would all the pictures would

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Blogging Friend having contest today - read & enter!!

……….CONTEST IS OVER……….

My Blogging Girlfriend on the West Coast
Robynn’s Ravings is having a contest today.

Not just one contest but 3 separate contests all in one day.

$50.00 gift certificate to Great Harvest Bread,Co.

OR

“Burritos For Two including gourmet burritos, fresh chips with

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Sustainability and Caring for Creation:

Hi all – I’ve got several blog postings in the writing out stages or thought stage and not much time to really give to finishing them up yet. One post in the writing stage is about the ducks we will be raising soon once we get the chicken or rather duck tractor built.

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Raw Milk – Pastured versus Feed Lot:

This is a great fly over contrast between pastured dairy and feed lot dairy. What’s even worse than the feed lot dairies are the ones where the cows never see sunshine, let alone any pasture to graze on. They are confined inside the barn  chained to their stantions till the day they

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Getting to know your Local CSA's:

A few weeks ago we were able to attend our local Organic Food Expo sponsored by the Kansas City Food Circle who’s network is the greater Kansas City, Kansas / Missouri Metro area and beyond.
It was our first time to ever attend one of their events. Parking was a premium to find which

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Flour Mill Update:

Recently I posted about the Flour Mill we purchased. You can read about it HERE and HERE.

We got the replacement day before yesterday.

Dear Mr. UPS Man:
Thank you for leaving it at the end our 1/4 mile driveway near the highway!!!!! Mr. UPS Man you can be glad that we check for our USPS mail

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Gardening, Exercise and staying Hydrated:

If your anything like me you didn’t quite keep in shape over the long winter so you would be ready for all the activities that Spring and Summer would bring. After the hours of garden work yesterday and today it got me to thinking how important it is to develop a daily routine

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