Is Organic Food Really Better for You? The Pros and Cons of GMOs
Is organic food actually better for you than “regular” food? And what about GMOs (genetically modified organisms)? Are they really that big of a deal? …
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How to Plant Tomatoes: 8 Things I Put in the Tomato Planting Hole
Gardening is a great way to have access to fresh food all summer long and I think tomatoes are essential in every garden! While they…
Permaculture Techniques for Container Gardening {Guest Post}
This is a guest post from Nicky Schauder of Permaculture Gardens. Molly had decided, this was the year! She had started buying more and more…
How to Take (Hide) a Powdered Probiotic
It’s been almost five years for our family taking one whole foods probiotic supplement, ever since I finally beat back my candida overgrowth after about six…
Girls Hitting Puberty Earlier, 10x Faster Than Boys–and it’s NOT all About the Chicken!!!!
Just because everyone is doing it doesn’t mean it’s right. Generations of parents have known, understood, and parroted this fact to teenagers with raging hormones…
Why I’m Tempted to Ditch the Organic Foods Movement
They say parenting changes you. And they aren’t kidding. I remember looking down at our firstborn when she was a tiny little bundle. Such a…
Are Organic Pesticides–or the Fruit Itself–Really Worse Than Conventional Farming???
Almost 40,000 people thought the “Organic, Schmorganic” article last week at Slate.com was worth sharing with their friends, including a sharp KS reader who was…
So Safe You Could Eat It…Except You Can’t
Eat your vegetables. We all know that’s good advice, but what about organic? Is that part of the “I’m going to be healthy now” package?…
Strawberry Controversy: Organic, Local, or Just Don’t Eat?
Does “real food” have to mean “organic?” Can conventionally grown produce still be healthy for you? Is buying organic worth foreclosure on your home? I’m…
You May Have to Mince Words to Cook Well
Did you know hay is likely going to be less expensive than corn this year? It will create an interesting situation for beef prices, which…
Lemon Wedge in My Water? Not Anymore!
I’ve really been enjoying squeezing lemon into my water lately and dropping in the wedge to flavor the next refill a bit. I’m already changing…
I’m Surrounded by Cheese Wrappers! (or, How to Find Quality Cheese)
I love cheese. I’m no conoisseur by any stretch of the imagination; in fact, give me a fancy dancy, potentially expensive cheese, and I probably…
Monday Mission: You are What You Eat, Eats
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to make an upgrade in where you get your animal products: beef, pork, chicken, fish, cheese, milk,…
Farmers’ Panel: My Local Favorites Talk Grassfed, Organic
Do you have a farmer? It gives me great joy to say “my farmer” and my joy multiplies as I find more and more wonderful…
“Recipes” for Liver: How to Eat Beef Liver (Without Tasting It)
If you’re not ready to look at raw liver, you might want to find something else to read today. Strap on your big girl pants…
Why You Should Really, REALLY Get to Know Your Farmer (Even if Your Friends Already Have)
Our family has been buying grass-fed beef and chicken at a premium from Grassfield’s Farm in Coopersville, MI for about 18 months now. When we…
10 Questions to Ask Your Farmer
Joel Salatin’s said it. Michael Pollan has probably said it. Countless bloggers, locavores, and whole foods enthusiasts have said it. Get to know your farmer.…
Organic Gardening: Natural Weed Control
There are many ways to naturally control weeds in a garden. If you have a raised bed garden, you really should have very few weeds,…
What Kind of Milk Should I Buy?
Even among the tangled webs of nutrition science and speculation (can you say “soaking grains”?), safe milk has got to be one of the most…