Author: Shannon

I am wife to Stewart, mama of six, homeschooler, messy cook, and avid fermenter. This is where I tell our story... of building a sustainable off-grid homestead... of raising this growing family of ours... of the beauty and the hard and the joy in all of it.

What Real Food Bloggers Really Eat: Jenny of Nourished Kitchen

Today’s real food journal comes to us from Jenny of the wildly popular Nourished Kitchen. Jenny shares with us a weekend of nourished eating. Friday Breakfast: 1 pastured egg, fried in butter over 1 cup wilted spinach. 1/2 avocado. 3 ounces chorizo. 1 cup mixed berries (blueberries, blackberries, raspberries).  1 chai latte with 1 teaspoon…

Winner of the US Wellness Meats $85 Gift Certificate and a 15% off Discount Code

Due to the variety of entry methods this time around it has taken me a long time to pick a winner of the $85 US Wellness Meats giveaway held a couple of weeks ago. I finally sifted through all of the entries, punched the numbers into random.org and the winner is: Rhonda Held I have…

Liver Q&A: Why Liver is NOT Full of Toxins and Where To Find Good Liver

NEWS: Tomorrow I will be announcing the winner of the $85 US Wellness Meats giveaway and give everyone a discount code. You won’t want to miss it! The liver talk continues today as I answer the two most-asked questions following my Liver: The Superfood article and beef liver with bacon and onions recipe. Is Liver…