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Yesterday I made Fortsonia all day while watching the snow blow outside. Good thing we moved away from Massachusetts years ago to escape the snow! It was a long day, as making this type (Gruyere) of cheese is Tim making Fortsoniaphysically demanding. After hours of hand turning the curds in whey that I heated to [...]
March 17th, 2010 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
OK, so we made our first “commercial” batch of blue cheese, which we call Elberton Blue, back on December 3. Designed to peak at 3-4 months, it’s getting close to the time when it would be ready for market. Of course, with all early cheese endeavors, there’s a “but”.Elberton Blue The “but” in this case [...]
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I love our little squiggies! Tim got me a Worm Factory for my birthday in October and I’m just getting around to writing about them because I wanted to see how it all worked first. I know lots of ladies at the October camp out told him it wasn’t a very romantic gift, but I [...]
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Rob Endelman is a chef who, in addition to teaching cooking technique, empowers people with the knowledge to make better choices when it comes to buying and preparing food. He believes that a lack of awareness about our industrial food supply has contributed to the increase in modern diseases such as obesity, diabetes and cancer. [...]
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The information below is from Sally Fallon Morell, President of the Weston A. Price Foundation. Dear Members,The Weston A. Price Foundation has issued the following press release about the “Health Starts Here” low-fat, mostly vegetarian marketing program at Whole Foods Markets.Please feel free to distribute this press release to your local media. In [...]
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This post and recipe are courtesy of Stanley Fishman, author of Tender Grassfed Meat. Liver from grassfed cattle is one of the healthiest foods you can eat. It is full of vital nutrients, including all of the B vitamins, Vitamin A and Vitamin D, most amino acids, and many other substances that are crucial for [...]
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To a true football fan, February 7th, 2010, is the Sunday of all Sundays! One mention of the Super Bowl and their ears perk up, their eyes get misty, and (with our help) their mouths salivate! Whether your team made it to the big day or not, the Super Bowl is a great time to [...]
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Testimony to the CERHR Soy Infant Formula Panel Thank you for the opportunity to testify about this very serious subject today. Allow me to summarize the testimony I have submitted to the panel (posted at http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/chemicals/genistein-soy/SoyFormulaUpdt/pubcom/GailElbek12-02-2009.pdf). ESTROGENIC EFFECTS Several published studies, confirmed by CFSAN (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition) director Dr. Mike Shelby, [...]
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Including Baby at the Family Table: The Ease of Baby-Led Weaning Traditional wisdom requires mashing and blending early foods for baby. However, as baby matures, allowing him to enjoy the foods from the family table is easy and enjoyable. Baby-led weaning, or what I like to call the “less-stress method” of feeding baby, allows the [...]
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