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Happy New Year! And a look back on 2012.

Happy New Year! And a look back on 2012.

Traditional, But Not Static

Traditional, But Not Static

Merry Christmas from GNOWFGLINS (Video)

Merry Christmas from GNOWFGLINS (Video)

Uprooted, Part 1: Conviction, Change, and Hopeful Progress

Uprooted, Part 1: Conviction, Change, and Hopeful Progress

Merry Christmas from GNOWFGLINS.com! As we celebrate and remember Jesus' birth, we are especially thankful that God is with us even still, centuries after He came as a babe. He is with us. What a thought. God With Us. And so we give thanks for Him and to Him, and for you as well! For we consider our interaction with you a great gift. Thank you for being a part of the GNOWFGLINS family! God bless you and yours this Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

It's just a fact of life... Odds and ends, junk piles, dirt piles, you name it. Any homesteader would agree, because gardening, caring for livestock, and living on a shoestring doesn't always allow for the minimalist approach! Here are 14 inexpensive (or free) items I always keep around...

Don’t Throw That Away! 14 Useful Items to Repurpose or Purchase Inexpensively

How We Came Upon Traditional Foods | I never imagined that a bottle of baby shampoo could change our lives. After the birth of our son (our first child), I read an article mentioning all the horrible chemicals it contained. And I cringed. So much questioning began. Traditional foods did not enter the picture right away. They came eventually, after other changes led the way. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

How We Came Upon Traditional Foods

Silver Fire Rocket Stoves with Todd Albi (KYF054)

Silver Fire Rocket Stoves with Todd Albi (KYF054)

Last year propane was nearly double what we'd paid in the past. So, after considerable research and shopping around, we purchased a Napolean wood burning stove with a cook top. Here are a few of the advantages and disadvantages of heating with wood -- as well as some things we learned when purchasing our stove. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Heating With a Wood Stove

Solar Cooking 101 | This summer I have been experimenting with solar cooking. What an amazing experience! I love solar cooking for so many reasons, and in this post I tell you why I love it, which oven I recommend, plus I clear up misconceptions about solar cooking and I share my best tips. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Solar Cooking 101 {why you should & how to get started!}

The Unspeakable Gift of Jesus {Merry Christmas} | God's word says of the gift of Jesus, "Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift." (2 Corinthians 9:15) Do you have words sufficient to express how great a gift Jesus is? I don't! Today, may I simply wish you a Christmas where your hearts are fixed on the greatest -- unspeakable -- gift of Jesus. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

The Unspeakable Gift of Jesus {Merry Christmas}

"The Farm" -- Old World Garden Farms

“The Farm” — Old World Garden Farms

6 Winter Care Tips for Chickens

6 Winter Care Tips for Chickens

7 Strategies to Improve Mealtime Contentment | This happened in a bad kinda way at our place. Our kids -- who have never been subject to frozen fish sticks or to a gelatinous mass of Wonder Bread -- had become food critics. I'm watching some major improvements take place; were having a real turn around. From one parent to another, I realized that I need to share my theories with you as to how it is getting better, just in case you have experienced this, too. | GNOWFGLINS.com

7 Strategies to Improve Mealtime Contentment

God's Food -- For Body and Soul

God’s Food — For Body and Soul

Common Sense Homesteading | She's the common sense homesteader. Smart, kind, and discerning, Laurie Neverman is the blogger behind Common Sense Homesteading. Her interests lie in homesteading, gardening, energy efficiency, and natural health. Our visit includes a virtual tour of her family's energy star home in Wisconsin, and info about her book, "Common Sense Health". Get to know Laurie through the links and info in this post, and of course through this podcast. Plus... the tip of the week! | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/59

Common Sense Homesteading with Laurie Neverman (KYF059)

Finding Friends & Freedom In A Restricted Diet | I'm sharing from my heart about my real food journey and how I somehow found both freedom and friends in places I least expected. I pray you will find encouragement and hope if you find yourself feeling alone, unsupported, or deprived. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Finding Friends & Freedom in a Restricted Diet

Long-Term Survival with Jim Cobb | Beyond the first 72 hours of a crisis or disaster, what will you do? The new book "Prepper's Long Term Survival Guide" teaches you how to survive when nothing returns to normal for weeks, months, or even years. Today on the podcast, Jim Cobb from Survival Weekly joins me to talk about his new book and much more! Plus... the tip of the week! | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/64

Long-Term Survival with Jim Cobb (KYF064)