Minimalism. Mindfulness. Munchies.
I was working on a printed version of my blank Mix & Match Meal Chart to give to some parenting groups here in Colorado, and I was writing up a list of ways to use the blank chart when I came up with a new one! MAJOR BRAINSTORM! You see, one of the worst...
Every day when my daughter and I go out in the back yard to play, she runs up to our apple tree and starts saying, “More! More!”—which is 17-month-old for “May I please have an apple?” Believe it or not, she’ll eat pretty much the whole thing while wandering around, exploring and playing in...
Last week I told you to eat more corn—which could be a pretty controversial statement if you know anything about corn. I was hoping to give you a few reasons to eat more fresh corn now and preserve some for the future. I definitely wasn’t saying that you should eat more processed corn, because Sustainable...
Last week I had the wonderful opportunity of attending a conference on being a “solopreneur” with the inimitable business coach, Tommi Wolfe. It was a very eye-opening three days for me—not least because three days away from home and away from my daughter is not something I do very often! And while I was...
Do you know what’s totally glorious right now? Corn. I know, I know. Corn is the devil food. Corn is in just about every processed food in existence. It’s subsidized so much that it’s more profitable for farmers to sell it for fuel or animal feed than to grow it for people food. It makes animals...
Well, I missed my regular Monday post over here because on Sunday night my little one woke up with a fever and a very stuffy nose. We spent most of the day yesterday on the sofa, trying to rest (in between me jumping up to cook chicken stock!) and trying to build up our...
Wow! I can’t believe I’ve been doing this sustainable eating challenge for six weeks already!! No dilly-dallying. Let’s get straight to it! Why aren’t you preserving food? A couple of weeks ago I had something happen that I’d been really DREADING since I started my foray into water-bath canning a year or so ago:...
Autumn is here: do you know what your kids will be eating? If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time now, you’ve probably heard me talk about the Mix & Match Rule. (If you haven’t heard about it yet, click here to watch the video!) I created the Mix & Match...
Last week, I wrote an exposé of the real cost of buying local food—and it was unfortunately WAY more than my family can afford. I would hazard to say it’s more than most average American families can afford. But I still believe in the importance of supporting my local foodshed. The cost of buying...
The day I found out I was pregnant, my husband and I went to the library, where I pulled out a copy of “What to Expect When You’re Expecting,” and promptly began to cry, right there in the nonfiction section. Stretching? Tearing? Transition? It was all way too much for this brand-new mommy-to-be to...