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Hilary Elmer
1 day ago4 min read
Thank you, Dad
My dad had two daughters, no sons. He didn't need a son, he had me. Before I had kids, I was the best. mom. ever . I knew exactly how I...
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Hilary Elmer
Dec 134 min read
People Blame Bill Gates While Dumping Milk Down Their Sinks
A new controversial practice is creeping into the dairy industry. What does it mean for you as a consumer? Cow Farts and Climate Change...
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Hilary Elmer
Dec 64 min read
Can Milk be Grass Fed During the Winter?
People often ask me, Â "How do you grass feed animals when there is 3 feet of snow on the ground?" Can animals be grass fed during the...
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Hilary Elmer
Nov 296 min read
Root Cellaring: The Lazy Gardener's Other Alternative to Canning
Do you think that if you grow the majority of your food, you have to do tons of canning and/or freezing every year to put up the harvest?...
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Hilary Elmer
Nov 223 min read
Cider Cured Ham Recipe (Chemical Free!)
Do you love a good ham, but hate the chemicals  that inundate our food?  You don't have to put up with questionable ingredients in your...
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Hilary Elmer
Nov 164 min read
Top 5 Essential Oils I Couldn't Live Without
If you want medicine from nature , and not from a laboratory, then you will love essential oils. Essential oils are for more than just...
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Hilary Elmer
Nov 83 min read
My Happily Ever After
We all want to be happy . It's crazy to wake up one day and realize that the thing you have spent decades looking forward to is your...
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Hilary Elmer
Nov 11 min read
Maple BBQ Sauce Recipe
If you buy the best quality pasture raised pork, dress it with equally good bbq sauce. This sauce takes about 5 minutes to whip up and...
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Hilary Elmer
Oct 254 min read
How I Stopped Being Gluten Intolerant
Home made bread, hot out of the oven, with butter and honey. Mmm... I used to make bread every week with home ground, organic whole...
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Hilary Elmer
Oct 184 min read
The Truth About Pigs
Pigs are amazing animals. After raising pigs for almost 10 years I have learned to appreciate how fun, intelligent and adaptable they...
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Hilary Elmer
Oct 113 min read
An Apple a Day
You've heard the saying, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Do you think there is any truth to it? We sort of take apples for...
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Hilary Elmer
Oct 44 min read
The Critical Role of Gut Health (and How your Gut is Like a Hamster Cage)
Did you know that you are home to trillions of microbes? These microbes live on you and in you and they affect you, for better or worse....
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Hilary Elmer
Sep 204 min read
Fermented Tomato Paste: The Easy Way to Put Up Abundant Tomatoes
Guilty gardeners. Those are gardeners who exuberantly plant a big garden in the spring, wait in eager anticipation as the little plants...
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Hilary Elmer
Sep 134 min read
Meet Lardons, the French Secret to Amazing Flavor.
How do you spell flavor? F. A. T. Lest you think that adding flavor--er, fat--to your food is a guilty pleasure, let me reassure you. I...
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Hilary Elmer
Sep 63 min read
Turn Any Grill into a Cold Smoker (& Maple Bacon Recipe)
You scored some pork belly. You found a recipe for how to cure it, chemical free ( see below ). Then you despair, because you really want...
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Hilary Elmer
Aug 307 min read
Fermenting: the Lazy Gardener's Alternative to Canning
If you want to enjoy veggies from your garden or the farmers' market year round, does that mean that you have to spend hours and hours...
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Hilary Elmer
Aug 236 min read
The Savvy Mom's Guide to Animal Product Labels
You are walking down the meat section at the grocery store and you see a package of chicken that says " All Natural! No Antibiotics! Cage...
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Hilary Elmer
Aug 156 min read
My Skinny Secret
Ever notice how much time and money Americans spend trying to be skinny? Many of them are chasing their tails, never reaching their goal....
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Hilary Elmer
Aug 94 min read
Cappicola: What Every Pig Dreams of Becoming
Do you love jerky? If I told you there was something that TASTES BETTER and was EASIER TO MAKE than jerky, would you do it? Dry curing...
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Hilary Elmer
Aug 24 min read
Save a Cow, Eat a Leaf
If a cow derives all the nutrition she needs to create milk from green leaves, wouldn't it makes sense for us to skip the cow and just...
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