From the farm
Dairying: Your Easy, Relaxing and Inexpensive New Hobby
Feb 6, 2025
Can you imagine anything better than free raw milk for the rest of your life? You should get a dairy cow or goat.
Colloidal Silver: the Gut Friendly Antibiotic
Jan 30, 2025
In an age of "super bugs" and antibiotic resistance, colloidal silver offers a unique alternative that targets harmful pathogens without wiping out your gut’s beneficial microbiome. This post details a hands-on experiment proving that silver doesn't stop the healthy fermentation of garden vegetables, making it a "gut-friendly" choice for everything from preventative immune support to treating pet injuries and skin burns. Learn how this ancient antimicrobial once used by NASA...
Cooking with Cast Iron (and Dutch Baby Recipe)
Jan 23, 2025
Cast iron is the ultimate kitchen workhorse for high-heat searing, rustic baking, and transitioning meals from stovetop to oven. In this guide, I demystify the "scary" side of cast iron explaining why you should never use soap, how to master the art of seasoning with a simple batch of bacon, and the best way to clean stuck-on food using only hot water and a scrubber. Learn how to avoid the metallic "iron taste" in acidic dishes and master my family-favorite Dutch Baby recipe...
3 Fasts to Transform Your Health, part 3: 2 to 5 day Fasts
Jan 16, 2025
In the final part of this series, we move into "healing high gear" by exploring the transformative power of 2 to 5-day fasts. While shorter fasts manage daily health, extended fasts trigger deep biological processes like autophagy where your body clears out "zombie cells" and massive boosts in stem cell and human growth hormone production. Learn how to navigate the challenging "Day 2 wall" as your metabolism switches to full ketosis, why women must fast according to their hor...
3 Fasts to Transform Your Health, part 2: One Day Fasts
Jan 9, 2025
If you’re feeling stuck in a health rut, it might be time to move beyond the "eating window" and embrace the power of the 24-hour fast. In part two of this series, I explain how skipping food for a full day shifts your body from digestion mode into deep-repair mode clearing mental fog, healing old injuries, and resetting your insulin sensitivity. Discover the practical tips that turned my own dread of fasting into a weekly habit I love, including the secret of sugar-free elec...
3 Fasts to Transform Your Health, part 1: Eating in a Window
Jan 2, 2025
Fasting doesn't have to mean days without food; it can be as simple as changing when you eat. In part one of this series, I explore the life-changing benefits of eating in an 8-to-10-hour window. By moving away from "all-day nibbling," you can reverse insulin resistance, clear mental fog, and finally give your gut the rest it needs to heal. Learn how to distinguish between physical hunger and emotional cravings, why "cheat days" are actually a vital part of the process, and h...
Thank you, Dad
Dec 19, 2024
Parenting has a way of changing how we see our own childhoods. In this poignant tribute, I reflect on my relationship with my dad a man who raised a "tomboy" to be as capable as any son. From shooting a muzzleloader at ten to learning the butchery skills that now sustain my farm, I explore how his confidence in me shaped the woman I am today. Beyond the hunting trips and college degrees, this post is a meditation on forgiveness and the "glass half full" perspective of parenti...
People Blame Bill Gates While Dumping Milk Down Their Sinks
Dec 12, 2024
As the dairy industry faces mounting pressure over climate change, a new methane-reducing feed additive called Bovaer has sparked a wave of consumer boycotts and controversy. While activists target "cow farts" and industry scientists claim safety, this post digs into the deeper issue: the danger of meddling with a cow's complex, natural digestive system. Explore why "Full Fart Milk" from pasture-raised cows is actually part of a healthy carbon cycle, the specific warnings ass...
