This week our reader Q&A focuses on natural bodycare. Why? Because what you put in your mouth is only part of the story. Your skin is your largest organ and your body absorbs what you put on it (good or bad), so support your traditional and real foods lifestyle by choosing natural and unrefined ingredients in [...]
alert: act now to save small dairy producers
Morningland Dairy, Estrella Creamery: these two artisanal producers, and countless others over the past few years, have been subject to raids and seizure of their products, often without cause. An increase in the crackdown against small producers and beneath the looming vote on senate bill 510, more and more producers of traditional foods – small [...]
How to Cook Real Food: An Online Cooking Class
Each week, through online video tutorials, downloadable print materials, easy-to-read charts and other comprehensive materials I’ll provide you with simple tools, techniques, tips and advice on preparing whole, local foods from scratch easily and affordably. After covering tips for sourcing local, fresh nourishing foods in the first week, you’ll learn how to master a recipe for a basic soaked, whole grain pilaf that you can adjust as your kitchen creativity dictates.
Announcing: Best of Nourished Kitchen
I’m excited to announce a new project: quarterly books featuring the very best from Nourished Kitchen’s posts, recipes and tutorials covering traditional, wholesome foods. Published at the end of each season, the full-color paperback books cover not only the very best from the preceding season, but also many recipes and tutorials that have not been [...]
20% Off at the Homestead Company!
I’m still recovering from the Wise Traditions Conference – which was wonderful – but wanted to announce the winner of the recent giveaway: Kristi Fogle! Kristi has until Monday at midnight mountain time to touch base with me, or we may elect to select an alternate. Even if you didn’t win, you should visit the [...]
Get Cultured: Probiotic Recipes
A little later than I’d hope, but it’s finally here. Get Cultured: Probiotic Foods from a Nourished Kitchen is finally available, and I hope it’s worth it. Hopefully the first of many e-books detailing my tried-and-true nourishing recipes, Get Cultured details thirteen recipes from classics on this site like pickled jalapeños and real [...]
Food Stamp Challenge: $227
The Challenge The challenge is simple, but difficult too: in October, maintain a foodstamp budget while feeding your family wholesome, nourishing and unrefined foods. Due to loss of jobs, inadequate wages and other unfortunate situations, many, many families derive the bulk of their food budget, or even their entire food budget from governmental assistance programs. [...]
Reminder: Clean Your Plate June
Don’t forget! It’s the Clean Your Plate Challenge time. Please submit your best honey recipe to the Clean Your Plate Recipe Challenge hosted here at Nourished Kitchen. Entries are currently open and voting will begin on Saturday the 20th! And the winner will be announced on July 1st when we also announce [...]



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