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: Denise of Free to Feast

Today I bring you another look into how real food bloggers really eat. Today’s food journal comes from Denise at Free to Feast. I asked her if she had any dietary restrictions and she responded: I have Crohn’s Disease, and I use the Specific Carbohydrate Diet to control my symptoms. The Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD)…

Why Food Sustainability Matters and 10 Things You Can Do About It

My column at simple bites is up today and we are talking about food sustainability. Most of the food found in the grocery store is the product of an unsustainable food system. This food is dependent on foreign oil, is destroying soil, contaminates water, has caused disease outbreaks, and may be robbing our grandchildren of…