RFQM: Keeping A Family Cow

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For today’s Real Food Quote Monday (RFQM), I’m quoting from “Keeping A Family Cow” by Joann S. Grohman. This book has kept my head in the game lately, during my alternating euphoria and misery. You see, Gracie, our new Jersey, gave birth to a heifer calf a little over a week ago. Milking has been… well, just read the post. :)

RFQM: The Lord’s Mercies

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I was thumbing through Real Food: What to Eat and Why and came across one of my favorite passages, on the topic of breast milk. It is actually a bittersweet passage for me –I’ll tell you why after I share the quote.

RFQM: Lunatic Farmer

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For today’s Real Food Quote Monday (RFQM), I’m quoting from the introduction of a brand-new book by Joel Salatin — The Sheer Ecstasy of being a Lunatic Farmer. This book is likely to inspire the renegade in you!

RFQM: Keratosis Pilaris — Natural Remedy

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Once upon a time I started a series here at GNOWFGLINS. I called it Real Food Quote Monday (RFQM), and I shared each Monday a quote from something I read. I kept up the series for quite some time. Sometimes though, the quotes stretched me. So I abandoned the series while I sorted out how to approach it in the future. I’m back with RFQM today, with a new approach, and a helpful natural remedy for keratosis pilaris — the sandpaper like rashes on the backs of many arms, including my own.

RFQM: “Real Food on a Real Budget”

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How can you build up a pantry full of cost-saving bulk foods when your food budget doesn’t support those big purchases? Today in Real Food Quote Monday (RFQM), I’m sharing excellent advice Stephanie @ Keeper of the Home’s brand new book — Real Food on a Real Budget: How to Eat Healthy For Less.

RFQM: Sharing The Message Of God’s Good Food

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Welcome to another Real Food Quote Monday (RFQM). Each Monday, I quote from something I read, and ask you to add your thoughts. This time, I really crave your thoughts as I think it is a great topic for us to share our collective wisdom! Here is the question: How do you share the message of good, healthy, and real food, especially with those are who aren’t open to it, or don’t get it?

RFQM: Fake CSAs

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It’s Monday – and time for another Real Food Quote Monday (RFQM). Today I’m sharing from a “Letter” in the Wise Traditions journal of Spring 2010. Allan Balliett, a biodynamic farmer in West Virginia, addresses the topic of fake CSAs — CSAs who cater to the consumer’s love of convenience, but distribute food from unknown or obscure farms.

RFQM: “Cherry Ames, Cruise Nurse”

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It’s Monday – and time for another Real Food Quote Monday (RFQM). Today, I’ve got a light quote to share with you. My internet friend SueEllen shared it with me. You will like it!

RFQM: “Eat Fat, Lose Fat” 4

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It’s Monday – and time for another Real Food Quote Monday (RFQM). Today, I’m continuing to share from Dr. Mary Enig’s and Sally Fallon’s book, “Eat Fat, Lose Fat.” In Chapter 2, their goal is to debunk the lipid hypothesis through answering four questions – or as they put it, exploding four myths. In today’s post, we’ll address the fourth and final myth: does cholesterol causes plaque buildup in arteries?