My family chooses to value nutrition and we therefore take responsibility for our health.
We do this through foods that are:
- home-grown
- locally farmed
- in-season
- minimally processed
- grass-fed
- non-GMO
Additionally, this diet holds closely to our values of sustainability.
I believe the rhythms in season and life are each given to meet our nutritional needs for vitality and longevity. And as often as possible our meals are homemade.
Simple, Frugal Recipes
- Country Beans Cookbook
- Swiss Chard and Garbanzo Beans
- Busy Day Casserole
- Herbs for Energy: A Recipe for Vegan Herbal Energy Bars
- Discover how easy it is to make fresh dairy products at home
- The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying and Start Making
- Homegrown and Handmade: A Practical Guide to More Self-Reliant Living
- Homemade: How-to Make Hundreds of Everyday Products Fast, Fresh, and More Naturally
Foods that Heal
- Garlicky Herbal Chicken Broth
- Ginger Stir-Fry {Remedy for Congestion}
- Vitamin Soup
- Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats
- Prescription for Nutritional Healing, Fifth Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements
Canning, Preserving, and Dehydrating Food
- PickYourOwn.org
- Canning Homemade
- How to Preserve Cabbage
- Homemade Garden Fresh Salsa
- A Recipe for Homemade, Homegrown Cayenne Pepper Hot Sauce
- The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Fermenting Foods
- Tips and Recipes for Preserving the Harvest
- Put ’em Up!
- Ready Nutrition
- Simply Canning
Whole Foods Kitchen Tools
- Excalibur 9-Tray Food Dehydrator
- Pressure Cooking / Canning Set
- Global Sun Oven with Dehydration & Preparedness Package
- 5.5qt Oval Dutch Oven with Lid
Local Resources and Recommended Blogs
- LocalHarvest.org – A great place to start if you are looking for a local source of excellent nutrition.
- EatWild.com – The #1 site for grass-fed food and facts.
- Slow Food USA – Supporting Good, Clean, and Fair Food
- Tonopah Rob’s Vegetable Farm – Tonopah Rob is a Phoenix area local farmer whose growing practices are the epitome of sustainability. And not to mention, his CSA program is top notch.
- The Whole Life Nurtrion Kitchen – Love these guys!
- My Favorite Kitchen Tools – A list of recommended, super helpful tools for a traditional whole foods kitchen
Preparedness & Survival