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Archives for June 2010

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The Value of Making Small Changes

June 30, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Written by Emily McClements, Contributing Writer If there’s anything you should know about me, it’s that I’m all about taking baby steps. Most of the changes that we have made in our lives and around our home, have been made by making small changes that add up to much bigger overall change in our lives. …

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Category: Homemaking

Simplifying Babyhood: Top Items for Baby's First Year and Beyond

Simplifying Babyhood: Top Items for Baby’s First Year and Beyond

June 29, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Last summer I was blessed with my third baby. It was a truly beautiful time, as I found it so much easier to relax, follow my mothering instincts and care for my baby in a simpler way than I did with the birth of my first two children. This relaxed approach wove its way not …

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Category: Homemaking

Naturally Knocked Up Ecourse Giveaway!

Naturally Knocked Up Ecourse Giveaway!

June 28, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Are you one of the countless women who has suffered from infertility or miscarriages, and is looking for natural help with conceiving or carrying a baby to term? Or are you currently pregnant or planning for future children, and wanting to know how to best prepare your body and give your baby the very best …

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Category: Homemaking

The Soy Decoy: Don't Be Deceived

The Soy Decoy: Don’t Be Deceived

June 28, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Guest Post by Katie Fox I know it goes against everything we hear these days about healthy eating, but I’m here today to tell you that I don’t eat soy products, and I don’t think you should eat soy products, either. There. I came right out and said it. Might as well get the controversy …

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Category: Natural Living, Natural Remedies, Real Food

Understanding Communited Supported Agriculture (CSA's) and Their Benefits

Understanding Communited Supported Agriculture (CSA’s) and Their Benefits

June 25, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Guest Post by Kate If you want to provide cheap, fresh, local produce for your family, you only have one option, right? To grow it yourself. But what if you don’t have time? Or energy? Or you have a brown thumb? There are farmer’s markets, in some areas, but then you’re paying retail price for …

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Category: Homemaking, Real Food

Coming Out of My Bubble: Serving Others by Serving Food

Coming Out of My Bubble: Serving Others by Serving Food

June 24, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Guest Post by Hallee I have a new venture in my life. One recent morning in Sunday School, our teacher announced that our class would be one of four groups who would be volunteering with a local church’s soup kitchen. That immediately got my attention. I had no idea my little town in central Kentucky …

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Category: Family Life, Real Food

Coupon Code for A Peasant’s Feast Ecourse

June 23, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Recently I ran a giveaway for a membership to A Peasant’s Feast ecourse. This course is by Kimi of The Nourishing Gourmet and the goal is to teach you to cook nourishing foods on a budget! I’ve been fortunate to preview some of the course, and I can assure you that it will be a …

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Category: Real Food

Easy Breakfast Ideas: From Scratch, With Real Food

Easy Breakfast Ideas: From Scratch, With Real Food

June 23, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Written by Anne Elliott, Contributing Writer As my family increased in size, I started trying to figure out more inexpensive ideas for breakfast. It had nothing to do with health back then. Later I found out that making breakfast at home was also one of the easiest and most influential things we could do to …

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Category: Homemaking, Real Food

Chickens Coming Home to Roost - In Our Backyard

Chickens Coming Home to Roost – In Our Backyard

June 22, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Written by Sharon Kaufman, Contributing Writer Backyard chickens – we have eight of them, each with her own personality. They’re named after some of the female characters from the Andy Griffith show – Helen Crump and Thelma Lou (Black Stars), Elly and Juanita (Golden Laced Wyandottes), Mrs. Mendelbrite (Plymouth Barred Rock), Aunt Bea and Clara …

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Category: Homemaking, Real Food

Our Family-- June Update

Our Family– June Update

June 21, 2010     Keeper of the Home

*I had alluded to one more giveaway today, but that has now been postponed until next Monday, so look for it then!* It’s been a long time since I gave you an update on our family and all that is happening around our home! First of all, we’re in the midst of moving. We are …

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Category: Family Life

1000th Post Party Giveaway: Deluxe Excalibur 3900 9-Tray Dehydrator (0 Value)

1000th Post Party Giveaway: Deluxe Excalibur 3900 9-Tray Dehydrator ($220 Value)

June 18, 2010     Keeper of the Home

It’s been a hard secret to keep, but at last I can announce that after the smashing success of our Excalibur Dehydrator giveaway last fall, it’s time to give away another one! I’ve owned a 9-Tray Excalibur for about a year and a half now. I keep it on my kitchen counter the way that …

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Category: Homemaking

1000th Post Party Giveaway: Wholesome Family Skin Care Gift Basket Giveaway (0 Value)

1000th Post Party Giveaway: Wholesome Family Skin Care Gift Basket Giveaway ($140 Value)

June 17, 2010     Keeper of the Home

I’ve talked many times about the importance of using natural skin care products, because the toxic chemicals used in conventional products absorb through the skin and into the blood stream. Many of you have already made the switch over to name brand companies making more natural/organic products, which is fantastic. Did you know, though, that …

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Category: Homemaking

1000th Post Party Giveaway: 5 Homestead Blessings Videos and  Gift Certificate from FBS Books

1000th Post Party Giveaway: 5 Homestead Blessings Videos and $25 Gift Certificate from FBS Books

June 16, 2010     Keeper of the Home

As a homeschooling mom myself, I’ve found that it’s not always easy to find all of the curriculum and resources that you’re looking for in one place. So it was wonderful to realize that one of my current advertisers, FBS Books, not only has almost all of the curriculum that I have chosen for our …

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Category: Homemaking

Winner of A Peasant’s Feast Ecourse!

June 15, 2010     Keeper of the Home

I’ve randomly selected a winner for this fantastic ecourse that teaches you how to cook nourishing food on a budget! The winner is: Jacqualine! If you didn’t win, enrollment will be taking place for A Peasant’s Feast until June 27th, so make sure that you get yourself signed up quickly!

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Category: Homemaking

1000th Post Party Giveaway: Marie-Madeline Studio Fabric and Patterns

1000th Post Party Giveaway: Marie-Madeline Studio Fabric and Patterns

June 15, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Marie-Madeline Studio is a company that I love to support and am thrilled to have as both an advertiser this month, and also a giveaway sponsor this week! A couple of years ago, I ran a giveaway for one of their Chic Sisters aprons and was tickled to receive my own apron and a Gracie …

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Category: Homemaking

1000th Post Party Giveaway: Eden Sustainable Cloth Diapering Package

1000th Post Party Giveaway: Eden Sustainable Cloth Diapering Package

June 14, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Do you love cloth diapering but wish that there was a more sustainable option? Though I assumed that the PUL (polyurethane laminate) and microfleece fabrics used to make the cloth diapers I adore were not truly sustainable, I honestly hadn’t put much thought or research into it. I was happy to have found a system …

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Category: Homemaking

Winners of Plan to Eat Memberships and Good Stuff to Come!

Winners of Plan to Eat Memberships and Good Stuff to Come!

June 11, 2010     Keeper of the Home

First of all, I’ve got two winners of a 1 year Plan to Eat meal planning membership! Marla & Destiny! Congrats, ladies! I hope you enjoy your membership as much as I’m enjoying mine! To those who didn’t win, I would definitely suggest that you sign up for a free 30-day trial membership if you …

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Category: Homemaking

Learn to Cook Nourishing and Frugal Food from The Nourishing Gourmet (And a Giveaway!)

Learn to Cook Nourishing and Frugal Food from The Nourishing Gourmet (And a Giveaway!)

June 10, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Do you struggle with knowing how to balance the time and budget demands of making food for your family, with your desire to cook whole, nourishing and traditional foods? If so, you will love this new eCourse being offered by my dear friend Kimi of The Nourishing Gourmet! It’s called “A Peasant’s Feast: Nourishing Food …

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Category: Homemaking

Take my Survey: Breastfeeding vs. Return of Menstrual Cycle

June 10, 2010     Keeper of the Home

As a mom who delays solids, nurses for an extended period of time and offers nighttime nursing for most of the first year, my cycle takes its sweet time returning. However, I know that this isn’t the case for every mom. I hear anecdotally from a lot of moms that even frequent nursing or nighttime …

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Category: Family Life

A Suburban Nature Walk

A Suburban Nature Walk

June 9, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Written by Sherrie Cook, Contributing Writer Using “suburban” and “nature” in the same sentence may feel awkward for some of us. Depending on the neighborhood you live in, it may be a task that appears completely daunting or even impossible. Between the ever-growing concrete sidewalks and asphalt roadways there is still beauty to be found. …

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Category: Homemaking

Cook More Real Food: Freezer Cooking Day 1 Results

Cook More Real Food: Freezer Cooking Day 1 Results

June 8, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Today was Day 1 of the Freezer Cooking portion of the Cook More Real Food event. It’s been a long day of cooking, but it’s exciting to see the results of all that hard work! Phew! In the first picture, you can see: Jars of chicken broth 2 dozen pumpkin gluten-free muffins (hmmm, now where …

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Category: Real Food

Site Troubles and Plan to Eat Giveaway

June 7, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Some of you may have noticed that there was some downtime for my blog this weekend. There are more things going on in the backend and with the design (nothing major- just trying to work out some kinks) but unfortunately the work resulted in a brief outage. There are a few aspects of the site …

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Category: Homemaking

Cook More Real Food: Join Me For Some Freezer Cooking!

June 6, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Today is the day to put so much of what we’ve been doing throughout the Cook More Real Food event into practice! I will be spending most of today and tomorrow (Mon/Tues) in my kitchen, cooking up a whole lot of food. The point? To fill my freezer with plenty of good stuff to help …

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Category: Real Food

Cook More Real Food: Let the Freezer Cooking Begin!

June 5, 2010     Keeper of the Home

I hope you’re all as excited as I am to spend conclude this Cook More Real Food Event by spending some concentrated time cooking and baking, in order to fill my freezer up with easy, real food meals and snacks! Before I share my cooking list and plan for the day with you, here’s a …

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Category: Real Food

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