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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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?

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 third myth: do high fat foods raise cholesterol?

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 second myth: does high cholesterol cause heart disease?