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20 Ways to Build a Whole Food Kitchen on a Half Price Budget
Making a trip to the grocery store these days is like running a gauntlet. From one side you are assaulted by food-like substances in brightly labeled packages, some even touting exaggerated health benefits from the toxins within. From the other side, you are gouged and poked by cleverly marketed “natural”Read the Rest…
A Peek into an Organic Prepper’s Pantry
Much has been written about building a preparedness pantry, but not quite as much information is available about a whole-foods version of that pantry. We build food stockpiles for many reasons: To combat the weekly increase in the price of food To be ready for unforeseen disasters that preclude usRead the Rest…
The Top 14 Fruits and Veggies to Buy Organic
The Environmental Working Group has released its 2013 list of The Dirty Dozen Plus and The Clean Fifteen. The suggestions given by EWG are based strictly on the levels of contamination from pesticide. The Clean 15 list does contain items that are potentially genetically modified, so you must be awareRead the Rest…
The Canning Manifesto
A lot of people look at my canning projects and they shake their heads. “Why would you work that hard when you can just go to the grocery store?” The list of reasons is long and distinguished. Most of all, I want our food to actually be food. I don’tRead the Rest…
Codex Alimentarius: An Introduction to Soft Kill Eugenics
The world according to Codex Alimentarius looks grim indeed. Codex Alimentarius (Latin for “food code”) is a global set of standards created by the CA Commission, a body established by a branch or the United Nationsback in 1963. The CA Commission’s purported mission, like all Agenda 21 missions, sounds so wonderful that it might have beenRead the Rest…
Wheat Berries: The Real “Whole Wheat”
When grocery shopping for bread, a plethora of options is presented. You can get… 100% Whole Wheat Stone Ground Wheat Whole Wheat Cracked Wheat Whole Grain Multi Grain 60% Wheat The marketing companies are full of wholesome sounding options…but most of us have caught on that it’s all a schemeRead the Rest…
Coconut Oil: A Prepper’s Panacea
What shelf stable item can be used (nutritiously) in place of butter, shortening, and cooking oil, and then pressed into duty as a health and beauty aid? Coconut oil! One of my favorite pantry items is my big jar of organic virgin coconut oil, and the crazy thing is, IRead the Rest…
“Certified Organic”: The Conspiracy Against Natural Foods
What does the word “organic” really mean? or·gan·ic adjective \ȯr-ˈga-nik\ a (1) : of, relating to, or derived from living organisms<organic evolution> (2) : of, relating to, yielding, or involving the use of food produced with the use of feed or fertilizer of plant or animal origin without employment of chemically formulated fertilizers, growth stimulants, antibiotics, or pesticides <organic farming> <organic produce> Read the Rest…
The Ingredients You Should NOT Have in Your Pantry
There are lots of lists out there about the foods you DO want in your stockpile, but what about the ones that you DON’T want? There are certain additives that should be avoided because of their effects on the human body. In a situation where you need to be performingRead the Rest…
Sweet Life: How to Source Non-GMO Sugar for your Pantry
Eating healthfully doesn’t have to mean that you have to skip dessert forever. (Otherwise I’d be in BIG trouble!) Sugar has a definite place in your stockpile. The sweet stuff can add a sense of normalcy and a little touch of luxury in a bad situation. It’s important to beRead the Rest…