Review: Grow a Sustainable Diet
This time of year, my head always turns to gardening, as I start to dream of warmer days and fresh produce! And one of my resolutions every new year is to have a bigger garden than the year before. This … Read More
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Saving the family farm
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. If you want to be entertained while learning about modern agriculture, Gaining Ground: A Story Of Farmers’ Markets, Local Food, And Saving The Family Farm by Forrest Pritchard is the book! In … Read More
Coconut flour is for everyone!
If you’ve never given a second thought to coconut flour, you’re not alone. Most people have never cooked with it and never thought about cooking with it. If they’ve ever eaten it, it was probably something that was prepared by … Read More
Thinking about top-bar beekeeping?
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. If you’ve been thinking about beekeeping with top-bar hives, The Thinking Beekeeper by Christy Hemenway is a great reference. It is the first book I’ve read on top-bar beekeeping, and it … Read More
Review: Unstuff Your Life
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. If one of your goals for 2014 is to declutter, then you might want to pick up a copy of Unstuff Your Life!: Kick the Clutter Habit and Completely Organize Your … Read More
Review: The Willpower Instinct
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More Of It by Kelly McGonigal seems like a great book to review this time … Read More
Review: The Log Book
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Who knew that anyone could write more than 100 pages about heating your home with wood? Well, that’s exactly what Will Rolls did in the second edition of The Log Book: … Read More
Review: The Resilient Farm and Homestead
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Even though we live on a homestead and produce 100% of our own meat, dairy, eggs, maple syrup, honey, and a lot of our fruits and vegetables, I felt like a … Read More
Review: Fields of Farmers
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Joel Salatin’s latest book, Fields of Farmers: Interning, Mentoring, Partnering, Germinating, should be required reading for everyone who is interested in farming, even if they don’t think they want to be … Read More
Review: Michael Pollan’s Cooked
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Reading Michael Pollan’s latest book, Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation, I kept thinking, I can see why his books are so popular. He tells you everything you ever wanted to … Read More
