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Continue reading →: Homemade Yogurt
Homemade Yogurt Recipe As a child I experienced many upper respiratory problems, which resulted in my frequent consumption of antibiotics. I remember my grandmother telling me to eat yogurt when taking the antibiotics. It didn’t make sense to me at the time. As I come to learn more about my…
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Continue reading →: Welcome to Paicines Ranch, Paicines CA
Welcome to Paicines Ranch (Rancho Cienega de los Paicines), Paicines CA It is mid spring on a late Sunday morning. I am driving down State Route 25. Also know as Airline Highway, the single lane highway stretches over 75 miles starting in Priest Valley CA and ending in Gilroy CA…
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Continue reading →: Welcome to Pasture Chick Ranch, Hollister CAWelcome to Pasture Chick Ranch, Hollister CA It was the summer of 2010 when we met Lisa Knutson of Pasture Chick Ranch. Our son was five months old and starting to eat solid foods. It was also around the time we focused on changing our eating and consuming habits. It…
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Continue reading →: Spicy Garlic Dill Pickles – Refrigerator or Canned
Spicy Garlic Dill Pickles My household loves pickles; spicy garlic dill pickles! I’ve always had a love for the bite that vinegar provides… green olives, salt & vinegar chips, pepperonchinis, and of course pickles. As a kid I would devour the tray of green olives my grandmother placed out with…
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Continue reading →: Welcome to Douglas Ranch, Panoche Valley CA
Douglas Ranch, Panoche Valley, California Douglas Ranch Meats, Panoche Valley, California It is a crisp autumn morning. Thick fog is giving way to the emerging sun as we make our way along the winding Panoche Road. We pass by lush vineyards, dense orchards, and grazing cattle. Their backdrop is steep…
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Continue reading →: Food Waste in the Land of Plenty
What do you consider food waste in a land of plenty? When you make your weekly trip to the grocery store and pick out your produce do you look for only the most visually “perfect” items? When you get those items home, do you use everything or discard peels, pits,…
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Continue reading →: Homemade Applesauce – No Sugar Needed
Homemade Applesauce “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” ~ Martin Luther There is a medium-sized apple tree in my grandmother’s backyard. As far back as I can remember when the leaves began to turn, the apples would…
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Continue reading →: Baked Kale Chips
Baked kale chips… a healthy and surprisingly tasty alternative to the greasy bagged potato chip snack. I was not a fan of the dark leafy green when I was a child. Raw, cooked… all I could ever think was soggy, slimy, bitter, and GROSS! Thinking back, there were few instances…
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