A short story of my trip to Wayne County near my home is followed by a short review of the book Growing Roots. I will file this post under Augie’s Doghouse– Augie Last Saturday, I found myself once again in beautiful Wayne County, Ohio– just minutes from my home. I picked up my quarter of a grass-fed...
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For the second year in a row, the Journal of Natural Food and Healing has awarded the Menu of the Year to the chefs, menu planners and donors of the naturally produced farm food for The Weston A. Price Foundation’s International conference to be held November 11-14, near Philadelphia. (Okay, we did not look...
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Today’s news was not surprising that processed meats (bacon, hot dogs, lunch meats) increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes and believed to be from preservatives and high salt, according to a UK study. Recently, the artificial flavors and liquid smoke came under attack for possible toxic effects according to a story in...
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  Eating some red meat— grass-fed beef– is healthy and is good for the environment, contrary to television and the government/corporate partnerships– and of course, the religion called vegetarianism. There is always something good cooking in the Nourished Kitchen, and in this article Jenny McGruther sums up the nutritional values in red meat quite...
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An AP article headlined Pressure Rises to Stop Antibiotics in Agriculture made the front page today that will help to educate consumers about the type of factory-farm meat they are eating. With the heavy use of antibiotics, the chickens, pigs and cows develop dangerous organisms in and on their infection-suppressed carcasses and end up on the dinner...
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Many of our Journal commenters have some expertise in natural food and healing, be they moms, doctors, nutritionists or chefs– or those that just eat. This commenter is a new blogger in the field who also happens to be a professional freelance writer. Her prose is delicious, and her content is quite nourishing. So, I...
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This is a high-quality video showing beautiful and happy animals of all kinds and some wonderful and happy farmers. New to the life of farming, a middle-aged couple make a career change from a professional life in Silicon Valley to commercially raising pasture fed animals on their newly purchased farm in Oregon. The farm...
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