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Green Shoulders Tomatoes

Green Shoulder Tomatoes

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It seems like an idea of getting back to traditional food is so natural and effortless. In fact, it is nothing but radical. You have to think differently, you have to shop your groceries differently, you have to cook differently, and you have to get used to different forms and shapes food comes to your […]

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Stinging Nettle

Stinging Nettle – Natural Multivitamin

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Nowadays, most people probably wouldn’t even know what stinging nettle is. Many would be surprised to learn that it has a long history as one among plants foraged from the wild and eaten as a vegetable and used as a medicine. However, it is getting more and more popular as we are becoming aware of  its […]

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Fireweed - A Forgotten Magical Herb

Fireweed – A Forgotten Magical Herb

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Fireweed in bloom creates a  sight of striking beauty. The fields of its majestic purple flowers could be seen in summer in northern latitudes from Alaska to Nova Scotia and from Northern Europe to Siberia. It is a floral emblem of Yukon and it is considered the national flower of Greenland. In different languages and dialects it has […]

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Dandelions - Spring Wild Green

Spring Homestead Diet

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From the Spring Equinox on March 21 the Sun is gradually gaining strength, bursting it’s powerful energy upon us. The day is claiming back it’s hours and becoming longer than night. For our ancestors, the days of Equinoxes, especially the Spring Equinox, were of universal importance. They were considered the turning points of Nature’s cyclic […]

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Homestead Sugars

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There is no need to explain all the dangers of consuming processed white sugar. Today it is blamed for wide range of health problems from premature skin ageing and obesity to cancer and Alzheimer. It may be called anti-nutrient, for there is no other food ingredient, which is guilty of creating so many health problems […]

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Beef Liver Pâté Spread

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Nothing was ever wasted in a good homestead. Offals, which are so under appreciated today, were always used as everyday food, or in delicacies. Certain offal dishes—such as foie gras, pâté and sweetbread—are still considered gourmet food in international cuisine. Being loaded with vitamins A,B and D, riboflavin, foliate, thiamine, niacin as well as essential […]

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Cottage Cheese – Homestead Super Food

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Now almost completely forgotten, cottage cheese has been a homestead super food for centuries. It holds a wealth of good nutrition, including: High-quality, easily digestible proteins and amino acids High-quality saturated fats and omega-3 fats Vitamins and minerals, including calcium, zinc, phosphorus, vitamins A, D, B2 (riboflavin) and B12 It is the best source of […]

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Why Do Some of Us Crave Bacon in The Winter?

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Vitamin D levels have fallen in many populations around the world, particularly in northern climates. Today about 80% of North Americans demonstrate some levels of deficiency in vitamin D. This is primarily due to the changes in diet and lifestyle – less healthy fats in our meals, less unprotected sun exposure. Ministry of Health is […]

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What Is The Homestead Diet?

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The main goal of the Homestead diet is to revive the principles of our ancestor’s traditional diet, which has existed for hundreds of generations before the industrialization of farming took over in the middle of the last century. It’s hard to believe that less than one hundred years ago all farm produce was organic, all milk […]

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