Our stove recently went on the blink, and my first reaction was that we would have to get a new one. After all, we had just replaced the fifteen year old original two years before; and the salesperson at the time told us that the average appliance now only lasts five to 7 years. The cost of […]
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“So where do you shop?” is a question I get asked a lot when talking with others about our family’s real food lifestyle. I can’t help but feel giddy, thinking about all of these local farmers and producers, which, in many ways, I have come to think of as friends. But to the person standing […]
You’ve heard, I’m sure, the practical advice of shopping around the perimeter of your grocery store. Produce, meat, dairy and baked goods are usually located around the outskirts of any supermarket. It’s what’s in the center of the store, the crackers, cookies, juices, and frozen prepared foods that are more important to avoid. Well, I’d […]