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Raising Food

Category: Raising Food

As much as I love sourcing and cooking real foods, I don't want to (and can't) spend my every waking moment in the kitchen. So I rely on some store-bought *healthy* convenience foods to make my life just a little bit easier and more fun. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Our Favorite Healthy Convenience Foods

My interest in chickens has grown ever since we started our flock two years ago with eight Rhode Island Red pullets. I recently told my husband that I would love to start raising them with an interest in preserving them. He responded with the gift of an incubator so I could hatch my own. Here are a few things we learned when choosing our incubator, and a few things you might want to consider. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

How to Choose an Incubator

I'm reminded of all that God created when I'm outside, with the rush of air over my skin, the warmth of the sun, the chill of the rain, the sharp jut of mountains against the sky. All of these wonders came to be by His word. It leaves me in awe. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

How Growing a Garden Nourishes the Soul

Caring For Bucks (and their wether companions)

Caring For Bucks (and their wether companions)

Chocolate is one of my must-haves. Can I get an amen? However, after looking at the ingredients in a regular chocolate bar, I couldn't eat it without a major prickle in my conscience... | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

What’s Hiding In Your Chocolate?

10 Things To Consider When Buying Land For Your Homestead | When we began to consider our move to the country, purchasing land was intimidating. Neither of us (my husband nor I) had made that kind of purchase before. While there are many things to consider when purchasing an acreage, here are 10 important things that we learned (some the hard way) along the way. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

10 Things To Consider When Buying Land For Your Homestead

Seed Saving Connects Communities | His mission: to connect communities with the seeds that sustain them. Meet Bill McDorman, author of the free online book "Basic Seed Saving" and co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance. Get to know Bill and more about seed saving through the links and information below, and of course through this podcast. Plus... the tip of the week! | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/89

Seed Saving Connects Communities (KYF089)

How To Start A Bulk Food Co-Op | Individuals and families can harness the power of buying in bulk by joining other like-minded people to form a private buying club. In other words, a bulk food co-op. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

How To Start A Bulk Food Co-Op

Runner's Story | I woke up on the big day -- the day devoted to butchering our first rooster, Runner -- to the sound of squawking guineas and roosters crowing. I had imagined this day over and over again in my thoughts but I didn't know how it would go. How would I feel? Would I be able to participate? | GNOWFGLINS.com

Runner’s Story

Loss on the Homestead | In a life of caring for and raising our animals, loss is unavoidable. We have experienced it. We must learn to live with and learn from it, but I admit, sometimes we struggle. Recently, we experienced a strong blow. | GNOWFGLINS.com

Life and Loss on the Homestead

More Urban Farming with Greg Peterson (plus free webinar) | One of our most popular guests, Greg Peterson is back for the third time. He's been inspiring others and practicing urban farming on his 1/3 acre city lot for 25 years. We're talking more about The Urban Farm (his home), the concepts of "food miles" and seasonal eating, plus he is inviting you to a free webinar on urban farming. | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/85

More Urban Farming with Greg Peterson (plus free webinar) (KYF085)

Homespun Seasonal Living | Lover of glass jars and honey bees, Kathie embraces seasonal living in the Flathead Valley of Montana. She's a writer and teacher and shares her love of simple living and creativity both locally and online at her blog, Homespun Seasonal Living. Get to know Kathie through this podcast. Plus... the tip of the week! | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/84

Homespun Seasonal Living (KYF084)

A Chicken Coop in the Making (Granary Turned Coop) | We remodeled an old granary into a chicken coop nearly three years ago. To be honest, there's not much that we would change or do differently. It has happily housed so many of our egg-laying friends that I thought I'd show you what we did, why we did it, and what we changed. | GNOWFGLINS.com

A Chicken Coop in the Making (Granary Turned Coop)

Tips for Growing Fall Vegetables | One of the best ways to settle into growing your own food is to change your perspective on the growing season. Gardening is not just a summer activity. Depending on your zone, gardening is something that can happen year round. | GNOWFGLINS.com

Tips for Growing Fall Vegetables

KYF #083: Getting Your Spouse on Board with Erica Mueller | Though she was raised on from-scratch cooking and whole foods, Erica Mueller's journey started all over again once she got married. Her husband was not on board, so they started with baby steps and won him over bit by bit. And now, Erica and her husband both feel strongly that their boys should grow up knowing and loving the taste of real food. | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/83

Getting Your Spouse on Board with Erica Mueller (KYF083)

How To Save Heirloom Tomato Seeds | One of my favorite things about heirloom plants is being able to save the seeds. Purchase the seeds once and then, by the beauty of God's design, you can save the seeds to plant year after year to feed your family. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

How to Save Heirloom Tomato Seeds

Local Food 101: Sheep and Goats | How can you know if a particular food source is a wise and healthy choice? You start by talking to the farmer who produces it, asking questions that pertain to the type of food you're buying. In this post, we'll discuss sheep and goats, including processing options and how to find good recipes. Use these questions when approaching your local farmer or source. | GNOWFGLINS.com

Local Food 101: Sheep and Goats

7 Keys to Abundant Life, Bible-Inspired | Chiropractor and homesteader Dr. Eric Z shares the 7 key areas to an abundant life (based on Biblical principles) and we talk about the urban homesteading legacy he and his family are passing on to their children, local community, and even online through a weekly video series. You will love every minute! Plus... the tip of the week! | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/82

7 Keys to Abundant Life, Bible-Inspired (KYF082)