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Keeping Your Chickens Cool During the Summer Heat | Not only does weather wreak havoc on the garden and landscape, it takes its toll on pets and homestead critters such as chickens. During the summer, keeping our chickens cool is a very active part of our daily routine. Here are a few things that we have found to be helpful, as well as some additional suggestions I’ve gathered from my fellow chicken-keeping friends. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Keeping Your Chickens Cool During the Summer Heat

Tropical Probiotic Smoothie | Not only is it healthy, this simple smoothie is like vacation in a glass -- picture yourself on a tropical island, lounging under a palm tree, listening to the waves crash against the beaches! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Tropical Probiotic Smoothie

Maca, Superfood | Mark Ament has made it his life's mission to source the best quality, freshest Peruvian maca while keeping it as affordable as possible for all of us. He's doing a great job -- his maca is truly the best. I can feel the difference in my vitality and I eat it regularly in smoothies. Here's all the scoop on maca -- plus a coupon to save 10%. | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/117

Maca, Superfood (KYF117)

Do you need special equipment for lacto-fermentation? {video} | Over the years, I've received lots of questions about fermenting. Today's question in my Lacto-Fermentation 101 series is... do you need special equipment for lacto-fermentation? The answer may surprise you! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Do I Need Special Equipment for Lacto-Fermentation? {Video}

16 Recipes and Tips for Real Food Camping | Fond memories aside, just because we are “roughing it” on a camp site doesn’t mean we have to compromise on providing delicious, nutritious, whole food meals. To prepare for this year’s camping season I scoured the internet and our own archives for creative, healthy, delicious, and easily-prepared camping meals. You can also put all of them on your camp-out menu and won’t need to pack a single sheet of tinfoil! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

16 Recipes and Tips for Real Food Camping

9 Insanely Refreshing Popsicles {that you and your kids will love!} | Summertime means 2 things: 1) fresh food abounds and 2) it's hot. So, what better way to celebrate summer than to indulge regularly in cold, refreshing, nourishing popsicles, packed with seasonal delights? Here are 9 insanely refreshing popsicles... that just happen to be good for you, too! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

9 Insanely Refreshing Popsicles {that you and your kids will love!}

How to Start a Local Food Co-Op or Buying Club | Want to start a local food co-op or buying club? Look no further than John Moody! He's the guy behind the innovative and helpful Whole Life Buying Club in Louisville, Kentucky and he's the author of the Food Club and Co-op Handbook. | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/116

How to Start a Local Food Co-op or Buying Club (KYF116)

What Is Lacto-Fermentation? {Video} | Over the years, I've received lots of questions about fermenting. Are you wondering how much salt to use, what salt to use, how to store ferments, if fermenting is safe, or other fermenting questions? This video series will answer them! It begins today with... | TraditionalCookingSchool.com/LF101

What Is Lacto-Fermentation? {Video}

Transitioning to Gluten-Free Baking: 10 Tips and Tricks for Success | As I navigated the world of gluten-free flours, starches, gums, and endless lists of substitutes, I learned a few things that made my baked goods both better and healthier. Here are my top 10 tips to help you transition successfully and healthfully. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Transitioning to Gluten-Free Baking: 10 Tips and Tricks for Success

Strawberry Meringue Shells with Lemon Curd | If your layers are prolific and you have eggs to use up, make this! The whites make the meringue and the yolks go in the lemon curd. Though I used strawberries, this recipe is flexible for whatever fruit is in season. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Strawberry Meringue Shells with Lemon Curd

Nourishing Traditions for Kids | Did the book Nourishing Traditions change your life like it did ours? Then you'll be thrilled to hear there's another book in the NT line... for kids! (And we're giving away 3 copies!) I couldn't be more thrilled to share it with you -- yes, because of the gorgeous illustrations and beautiful kid-friendly layout -- and also because it's written by long-time Traditional Cooking School member and friend, Suzanne Gross. | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/115

Nourishing Traditions for Kids {the book!} (KYF115)

DIY Diffuser Jewelry {necklace and bracelet} Essential oils are rapidly gaining popularity -- and with good reason. I quickly realized that essential oil jewelry would be a breeze to make (and fun, too!). I'll take you through the steps of making both an essential oil diffuser necklace and an essential oil diffuser bracelet -- so you'll be making essential oil jewelry on your own in no time. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

DIY Essential Oil Jewelry {Diffuser Necklace & Bracelet}

Coq au Vin {rooster in wine} | Although they were still young, the first rooster we roasted was somewhat tough. For our second try, we decided to prepare the traditional French dish coq au vin. Here, the chicken is marinated, stewed, and allowed to sit in its own juices to tenderize the tough meat as well as develop flavor. It was worth the work... and the wait. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Coq au Vin {rooster in wine}

Housing for Your Chickens | If you've gone "coop shopping" or spent hours browsing chicken coops on Pinterest like I have, you know that chicken housing can be as simple as a reclaimed child’s playhouse or as elaborate as a small mobile home. It all depends on your goals and the time and resources you are willing to invest in the project. Here are the most important things we've learned about chicken coops over the years. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Housing For Your Chickens

Is Your Bed Hurting You -- Or Helping You Heal? | I know a lot of you struggle to get a good night's sleep. You may be waking up in more pain than when you went to bed. So, you need to find the *right* sleep surface - non-toxic, supportive, comfortable and durable. Can a bed really help you heal - instead of hurt you as you sleep? Yes, and here's that bed... | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/114

Is Your Bed Hurting You — Or Helping You Heal? (KYF114)

Real Food Fondue | Fondue is commonly served as dessert, such as strawberries dipped in melted chocolate; but it is lots of fun to make an entire meal of fondue! It's so much fun to gather around a table and enjoy amazing finger food. Your hands and a skewer are all you need! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Real Food Fondue

{No-Rolling Required} Homemade Sourdough Tortillas

{No-Rolling Required} Homemade Sourdough Tortillas