Cry It Out Advice Not Helpful

January 7, 2010
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I’m in the midst of long days and nights with a toddler and 9 month old. I feel overwhelmed and exhausted. My hands are rarely free until I go to bed each night and I’m not sure if I’ve had three or four full hours of sleep in, gosh, months but if one more person [...]

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Raw Milk: Bringing The Farm To The City

December 10, 2009
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One of the most satisfying things to come about since embarking on the “traditional foods or real foods” movement is that I have been able to source nearly all our food from the farmer, in a 100 mile radius. Although we were eating mostly local already,  many of these items were bought at our local [...]

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The Week We Stopped Talking

December 3, 2009
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Although I knew nothing about it at the time, I saw an article on gentle parenting and it instantly resonated with me. Since then, my goal has always been to nurture Olivia’s spirit with loving gentle guidance. I would like to say I have handled these last few month with grace but I cannot. Many [...]

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Homegrown Revolution: Radical Change Taking Root

November 26, 2009
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The Fight Over Food

November 24, 2009
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One thing that has become painfully clear (or at least a big reminder) in the last month is that the industrialization of food is killing us . The studies by Weston Price, including photos that are hard to deny, make it obvious of the need to eat nutrient-dense foods. He found that foods that have [...]

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Wise Cooks Use Homemade Stocks

November 23, 2009
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One of the first changes we have made since reading Nourishing Traditions is making  a homemade stock each week. Now I understand why my Grandma always made the best soups, forget that, the best everything! The secret was in her stocks made from chicken, beef and fish. Stocks not only help create dishes that are [...]

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Humbled and Inspired by Nourishing Traditions

November 16, 2009
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At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person.
 Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us. Albert Schwietzer
I came back to blogging with a lot of new inspiration. With over 41 articles in my drafts that [...]

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