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Giveaway: Healthy Whole Grains Class

Jenny — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:36:25 +0000

Did you know that a simple process can actually increase the nutrients your body absorbs from whole grains? Or that that self-same process can actually deactivate irritating antinutrients found in grains? Indeed, despite the current emphasis on whole grains by the dietary powers-that-be, consuming whole grains doesn’t do much for you and, in fact, might even be hurting your health; that is, unless they’re properly prepared. Many preindustrial societies across the world ate grains, and thrived, but the key was that the grains they did eat were intuitively prepared for optimal nutrition.

There’s even some evidence that paleolithic man consumed ground grains with starchy roots to make a primitive bread as early as 30,000 years ago. What’s important, anyway, is that they weren’t pouring a bowl of bran flakes in the morning and calling it good; rather, they were preparing whole grains through a process that required pretreatment before cooking: soaking, sprouting or fermentation. These processes rendered the grains they did consume more digestible and their nutrients – particularly minerals like iron and zinc – more available, and, in the case of sourdough bread, actually increased the amount of folate found in the grain.

So if you’re not ready to jump on the grain-free bandwagon, and you still find a place for traditional foods like breads and porridge in your daily life, you should check out healthy whole grains. The online class focuses exclusively on the proper and traditional preparation of whole grains, and we’re giving away a free enrollment in the class (valued at $199) today. All you have to do is sign up for the free webinar which is a fantastic, interactive resource anyway.

win this: enrollment in healthy whole grains

So many of you already know about the upcoming cooking class on healthy whole grains offered by Ann Marie Michaels of Cheeseslave who is also, incidentally, a renowned lecturer and a chapter leader for the Weston A Price Foundation. It’s a completely thorough online cooking class valued at $199 with over 50 instructional videos, recipes, articles and some really solid information on the proper preparation of whole grains. You’ll learn how to sprout, soak and sour your way through cookies, pies, breads, biscuits and more. It’s some solid information. What you might not know, though, is that she’s offering a free webinar covering everything you need to know about preparing whole grains in ways that actually boosts their nutrients.

What you’ll win: An enrollment in Healthy Whole Grains ($199 value) – an online cooking class with over 50 instructional videos, recipes and more.

want to win: here’s how

First things first: Sign up for the healthy whole grains webinar (it’s totally free and it’s going to provide some super solid information). You also need to be signed up for the Nourished Kitchen newsletter. Wanna bump up your chances of winning? (It’s a great prize, folks!) You can also earn entries by liking Nourished Kitchen on Facebook or tweeting about the giveaway. Easy. Easy. You DO NOT NEED TO COMMENT to count your entries, just make sure you sign up for the giveaway using the Rafflecopter widget below.

Remember, to enter you must sign up for the free webinar on healthy whole grains.

count your entries

Remember, folks, you do not need to comment to count your entries. You can if you want to – especially if you have a question, but writing “I like you on Facebook” isn’t going to boost your chances of winning. What you do need to do, though, is count your entries using the widget below. It’s that easy.

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Giveaway: Cuisinart Immersion Blender ($90 Value)

Jenny — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:00:33 +0000

I love my immersion blender. No, really. I love my immersion blender. You see, broth comprises a huge aspect of our diet and, as a result, so do soups. And the immersion blender makes it so easy to prepare simple pureed soups like curried lentil soup with coconut and I also use it frequently with dishes like apple pear sauce. It’s easy, efficient and streamlined and not nearly as clumsy, clunky or hard to clean as a regular blender (though I have one of those, too.)

So this week, I’m giving away an immersion blender? See, it’s just part of the goodness of being a Nourished Kitchen reader.

Win This: Cuisinart Immersion Blender ($90 Value)

Like I said, I love my immersion blender. So check it out. The winner of this giveaway will receive a Cuisinart immersion blender valued at $90.00. Easy. Easy.

Cuisinart Immersion Blender

Want to win? Throw your name in the hat.

Want to win this immersion blender? All you have to do is sign up for the newsletter (or already be signed up for the newsletter). Either way, just fill out the form below so we can count your entry. You don’t have to tweet or facebook or email your friends or any of that nonsense (but I’d appreciate it if you did, of course.) All you have to do is fill out the form below and then confirm your entry by email. If you’re not already subscribed to our newsletter, you’ll start getting emails from me starting tomorrow.

that’s it!

This contest is open to all readers, aged 18 and over. If you do not reside in the United States, and you win, you will receive an Amazon.com gift certificate of equal value to the prize listed above. The contest closes on Wednesday, February 1st at 11:59 PM Mountain Time. The winner will be announced on this post to participants on Saturday, February 4th. Just one other note: You must be actively subscribed to the newsletter in order to qualify which means if you’ve unsubscribed to newsletters in the past, you will not qualify.

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Pantry Paratus Discount: $10 Off an Order of $60 or More.

Jenny — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:33:17 +0000

Last week, Pantry Paratus offered to giveaway a tortilla press and bag of white wheat to a lucky Nourished Kitchen reader. The winner’s been announced and Victoria (entry #3700) has won the giveaway! But, if you’re not Victoria, I’ve still got a bonus for you. Pantry Paratus has generously offered all Nourished Kitchen readers a special discount. I know many of you loved the site – her grain grinders, dehydrators, pressure cookers and all the goodies for the modern homestead.

get the discount

Pantry Paratus is offering Nourished Kitchen readers $10 off an order of $60 or more through January 31st. Check it out below.

goodies from pantry paratus

What I love about Pantry Paratus is that they offer a huge variety of products – from bulk dry goods like lentils and chickpeas, spices and salt to kitchen equipment that can be difficult to find in most shops like pressure canners, grain grinders and the blog is just a really good source of information.

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Giveaway: Big Berkey Water Filter ($258 Value)

Jenny — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:46:02 +0000

Yesterday, I wrote extensively about why it’s important to filter your drinking water (and your cooking and bathing water, too). So I know you’ll be thrilled that this week’s giveaway is a Big Berkey system valued at $258. This is the system we use in my home, and I love it. It’s simple, clean, attractive and efficient.

win this: Big Berkey water filter ($258 value)

This week we’re giving away a Big Berkey System valued at $258 from LPC survival. We have a Berkey filter in my home and we love it, so I’m sure you’ll love yours too. The Big Berkey filters out herbicides, pesticides, pathogenic bacteria, cysts and parasites while also reducing contaminants like nitrates and heavy metals that might be lurking in your drinking water. It holds a little over two gallons of water.

want to win? here’s how

First things first: visit LPC survival via the link below and sign up for their newsletter. Wanna bump up your chances of winning? (It’s a great prize, folks!) You can also earn entries by liking LPC Survival on Facebook, liking Nourished Kitchen of being a subscriber of the Nourished Kitchen newsletter.

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Visit LPC survival using the link below, sign up for their newsletter on the homepage and have a look around. It’s easy!

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Giveaway: Bone Broth Kit ($59.99 value)

Jenny — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:00:20 +0000

This giveaway is closed. The winner is namaste@rap.midco.net.
I’ve talked a lot, a lot, a lot about bone broths. And bone broth seems to still be one of the most popular topics on the site (in fact we’re doing a Q&A on bone broths tomorrow – so send any questions you might have to questions@nourishedkitchen.com). A lot of readers are eager to try the perpetual soup, and others yet have found a lot of solid information in our little guide: bone broth 101. So, following our successful round of holiday giveaways (and y’all told me you wanted more … more and more). I’m giving away a bone broth kit this week!

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Giveaway: Three of My Favorite Books

Jenny — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:54:50 +0000

THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED. THE WINNER IS HEATHER MORGAN.

I’ve talked about my favorite cookbooks before, and now I’m giving some away! It’s the third week of our holiday giveaways. We started off by giving away a gallon of my favorite olive oil, then gave away a baking stone and today I’m giving away some of my favorite real food books. These books, folks, will change the way you think about food. They’re beautiful, thoughtful and incisive. If you love Nourished Kitchen, you’ll love these. I promise. And our last and final giveaway will be held next Friday, so stay subscribed and keep your eyes open for emails from me.

Win These: Nourishing Traditions, Real Food & Full Moon Feast ($69 Value)

This week I’m giving away three of my favorite books – the books I read when I first began integrating traditional foods into my lifestyle. If you haven’t read them yet, they will change the way you think about food. So this week, I’m giving away Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon Morell, Real Food by Nina Planck and Full Moon Feast by Jessica Prentice. You’ll love the recipes and philosophy presented in these books,

Want to win? Throw your name in the hat!

Want to enter to win? All you have to do is sign up for my weekly newsletter. If you want more entries, check out how to boost your chances of winning below. You must fill out the form below to count your entries. If you’re already subscribed to the newsletter or feed by email, you don’t have to sign up again – just fill out the form below saying you’re subscribed and would like to enter. If you are reading this giveaway from your feed reader or from your email,you must click through to the post to enter.

Sign up for the weekly newsletter below. (Mandatory for entry.)
Sign up for the RSS Feed (+1 entry)
Follow me on twitter and tweet the giveaway.
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Giveaway: 1 Gallon of My Favorite Olive Oil ($65 Value)

Jenny — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:24:30 +0000

The holidays are upon us, and as a great big thank you! I’m giving some of my favorite things all December long. Unrefined extra virgin olive oil, exotic spices, my favorite kitchen tools – you name it! It’s my way of celebrating the season of giving with … well … giving to the very people that make this site what it is – you dearest real food lovers. So what better way to celebrate than to share with you my favorite things? And, no, folks – these aren’t sponsored giveaways, rather it’s my gift to you. Check back every Thursday throughout December for more and more giveaways of my favorite things!

This Week’s Prize: 1 Gallon Unrefined Extra Virgin Olive Oil ($65 Value)

This week I’m giving away one gallon of my very favorite olive oil. It’s mild. It’s sweet. It’s fruity. It’s produced in California by a small diverse family farm – Chaffin Family Orchards. Less than 3% of olive oils consumed in the United States are still produced in the United States. And, when it comes to some imported and store-bought olive oils, you have to worry about unscrupulous middle-men cutting a good olive oil with cheaper vegetable oils. This is the stuff I use, folks.

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Giveaway: Win $140 in Grass-fed Meat & Snacks for Your Next BBQ

Jenny — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:58:07 +0000

This giveaway is currently closed. The winner will be announced shortly, in the mean time: .

Summer’s last hurrah, Labor day, is fast approaching and, before the heat of summer gives way to the chill of autumn, I wanted to celebrate grilling season with one last, big bang: a giveaway for all those readers who, like me, can appreciate not only the flavor and richness of a good grass-finished steak, but also the vital role that real meat plays in nurturing and nourishing human health. No, I don’t believe in demonizing any real, unprocessed and traditionally prepared food, and, yes, I do believe that meat is good for you.

So for all of you, who like me, can appreciate a good grass-finished steak, barely seared, or a slice of real cheese from grass-fed cows, this post is for you. As a follow up to yesterday’s post covering my very favorite, tried-and-true homemade barbecue sauce recipe, I’ve teamed up with US Wellness Meats who produces grass-finished and pasture-raised meats to offer this giveaway: an end-of-summer BBQ package featuring ribeye steaks, burgers and franks for the grill as well as a appetizer platter of cheddar cheese, sprouted walnuts, berry trail mix and summer sausage for your guests to enjoy while they wait. Best yet, it’s all grass-finished just the way real food ought to be produced. I’d be insanely jealous if I didn’t have pounds and pounds of grass-fed and pasture-raised meats lurking in my freezer just waiting to be thawed and grilled for labor day picnics.

If you’re stuck on just how grass-fed meats are different, check out this post covering the difference between grass-fed and CAFO-raised meat, or learn how to pan-fry a great steak.

The Nitty Gritty Details

The Prize ($140 Value!)

Four Grass-Fed Ribeye Steaks (15 oz. average each)
2 Pkgs. Ground Beef Patties (2/pk.)
Grass-Fed Beef Summer Sausage
Grass-Fed Beef Franks (6/pk.)
Organic Grass-Fed Cheddar Cheese
Organic, Raw, Sprouted Walnuts
Organic Berry Powerful Trail Mix

How to Enter

Anyone is welcome to enter who is over the age of 18 and resides in the United States, provided doing so does not violate any local laws of your place of residency. If you are currently using an adblocker, please disable it so that you can participate in this giveaway (besides, you’re actually missing out on content when viewing Nourished Kitchen with an active ad blocker). For those reading this post in a feed reader or by email, if you wish to enter, please click through to the actual post to add your name to the mix.

7 Ways to Enter

You MUST enter through the US Wellness Meats website first. Your entries will not otherwise count unless you first sign up through US Wellness Meats:.
There are seven ways to enter and up to a maximum of ten entries per person. Please remember that for your entry to count, you must leave a separate comment for every entry you make.

DO THIS FIRST (REQUIRED):

Comment on this post, telling me who you’d invite to your grass-fed BBQ and why (1 extra entry).
Subscribe to the Nourished Kitchen newsletter sent weekly (come on … 8,000 other real food lovers can’t be wrong!) (1 extra entry)
Subscribe to the Nourished Kitchen RSS feed by email. (2 extra entries)

Already Love Nourished Kitchen and Get it Anyway You Can?

Don’t worry, just leave a comment for every applicable entry to be counted. Part of subscribing to, fanning and following Nourished Kitchen is participating in goodies and giveaways like this one, but don’t forget to leave a comment for every which way you happen to connect.

Four Reasons You Should Enter Right Now

Because it’s completely free to enter, all it takes is about five minutes of your time.
Because $140 worth of seriously good, healthy meats is something everyone can use.
Because when you enter this contest, clicking on the link above to US Wellness Meats, you support Nourished Kitchen which enables me to keep bringing you great content, and loads more real food recipes.
Because everyone who enters gets a coupon code when the winner is announced – meaning you’ll all save a little something for participating.

The Announcement

The winner will be announced on this post and to all participants with valid email addresses by noon on Thursday, September 2nd Mountain Time. The winner will be drawn by Random.org and contacted after noon on Monday, September 2nd Mountain Time. The winner has twenty-four hours to respond before another is chosen.

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Giveaway: Win the Ultimate Fermentation Kit (seriously)

Jenny — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:32:38 +0000

This giveaway is now closed, and the winner is Jenn W who’ll be crocking up a batch of beet sauetkraut in no time! In the mean time, Cultures for Health is offering Nourished Kitchen readers a great discount. .

I love fermentation, the whole entire process: the mysterious and nearly magical way invisible microbes transform fresh foods into vibrant, enzyme- and vitamin-rich culinary delights that last nearly forever in cold storage. I love pounding my way through heads of cabbage, seasoning them with ginger and chili peppers for kimchi or with carrots and scallions and serrano peppers for curtido. I love seasoning the brine for sour pickles and sprinkling salt into the centers of Moroccan preserved lemons. And for those of you who’ve participated in this month’s Preserve the Bounty Challenge, you’re already well on your way to learning the lost arts of traditional vegetable preservation methods like fermentation. Besides, the process of lactic acid fermentation is not only time-honored, earning steadfast esteem in the traditional culinary heritage of cultures across the globe, it is also one of the most important aspects of healthy cooking anyone can master. The mere act of fermentation drastically improves the nutritive qualities of the foods we consume – which is why they’re featured with fair frequency at Nourished Kitchen.

I am so excited about this giveaway and, if I can be truly honest, a bit jealous … a bit covetous, because Cultures for Health has put together an impressive kit for one Nourished Kitchen reader: two vegetable fermentation masters, the famed book Wild Fermentation by Sandor Katz, Caldwell’s vegetable starter culture, a mandolin slicer and Celtic sea salt. It took me a long time to acquire, over the years, all these individual items and I’d have saved an awful lot of failed krauts and pickles if I’d had the good luck to find the materials altogether in one place. From the very beginning of my journey into real and traditional foods, I’d followed Sandor Katz’s legendary book: Wild Fermentation which now lays dog-eared on my nightstand (yes … I read cookbooks in bed, and in the bath but, curiously, not in the kitchen). Then I found vegetable fermentation masters which are simple glass jars equipped with an airlock and this combination ensures more even and reliable ferments. I’ve used mine to make sauerkrauts, cucumber pickles, preserved lemons, probiotic apple and beet relish, sour turnips, sour beets, pickled daikon radish and many other vegetable ferments. I’ve even used it successfully to brew wild mead (and I can’t wait to share that recipe with you). Most recently, thanks to Cultures for Health, I’ve discovered the Caldwell’s vegetable fermentation starter which I love and use more readily now. I’d always been one for wild ferments, eschewing the addition of whey, but I’ve really enjoyed the addition of a vegetable starter culture in many of my recent ferments.

And of course, if you’re ever stuck for an idea about how you can use all the goodies in the kit, email me, or, better yet: post your question on our new forums!

The Nitty Gritty Details

The Prize ($107 Value!)

Half-Gallon Vegetable Fermentation Master
Quart Vegetable Fermentation Master
Wild Fermentation by Sandor Katz
Mandolin Slicer
Caldwell Starter Culture for Fresh Vegetables
Celtic Sea Salt

How to Enter

Anyone is welcome to enter who is over the age of 18 and resides in the United States, provided doing so does not violate any local laws of your place of residency. If you are currently using an adblocker, please disable it so that you can participate in this giveaway (besides, you’re actually missing out on content when viewing Nourished Kitchen with an active ad blocker). For those reading this post in a feed reader or by email, if you wish to enter, please click through to the actual post.

7 Ways to Enter

You MUST enter through the Cultures for Health website first. Your entries will not otherwise count unless you first sign up through Cultures for Health:: .

There are seven ways to enter and up to a maximum of ten entries per person. Please remember that for your entry to count, you must leave a separate comment for every entry you make.

DO THIS FIRST (REQUIRED): . Then come back to this post and comment letting me know the first vegetable you’d ferment with your new kit.
Blog this giveaway explaining why you want to win and including a link back to your favorite fermented Nourished Kitchen food recipe.
Subscribe to the Nourished Kitchen newsletter sent every other week (seriously, folks, you NEED to subscribe to this anyway. It’s awesome.) (1 extra entry)
Subscribe to the Nourished Kitchen feed by email. (2 extra entries)

Already Love Nourished Kitchen and Get it Anyway You Can?

Don’t worry, just leave a comment for every applicable entry to be counted. Part of subscribing to, fanning and following Nourished Kitchen is participating in goodies and giveaways like this one, but don’t forget to leave a comment for every applicable entry.

Four Reasons You Should Enter Right Now

Because it’s completely free to enter, all it takes is about five minutes of your time.
Because this kit, and everything it contains, will set you up completely. It contains everything you need, save the actual vegetables to get started pickling and preserving your way through summer’s bounty.
Because when you enter this contest, clicking on the link above to Cultures for Health, you support Nourished Kitchen which enables me to keep bringing you great content, and loads more real food recipes (that you can use with your new kit!)
Because everyone who enters gets a coupon code when the winner is announced – meaning you’ll all save a little something for participating.

The Announcement

The winner will be announced on this post and to all participants with valid email addresses by noon on Monday, August 23rd Mountain Time. The winner will be drawn by Random.org and contacted after noon on Monday, August 23rd Mountain Time. The winner has twenty-four hours to respond before another is chosen.

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Giveaway: Win over $100 in Grass-fed Meats

Jenny — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:19:03 +0000

This contest is currently closed. The winner, Laura L. was selected via Random.org, and will be receiving her prize shortly. For those of you who didn’t win this one, rest assured: we host giveaways quite frequently, so make sure you’re subscribed.

While you’re here, check out the killer promotion offered at US Wellness Meats right now:

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Giveaway: Win a Scandinavian Yogurt Starter (and how to make raw milk yogurt)

Jenny — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:50:09 +0000

Scandinavian Starter Culture Giveaway: The Winners

This contest is closed

Catherine, Kara and Maggie have won the yogurt starters of their choice. Cultures for health is offering a special for Nourished Kitchen Readers so check it out:

Yesterday, we discussed the cultured milks of Scandinavia and the role they play in the culinary traditions of the region. Viili, filmjölk and piimä all share a similarity and, in many ways, are best described as yogurt though they each offer their own, unique, characteristics. Piimä is faintly cheese-like in flavor and drunk as a beverage while viili is gelatinous and mild with an unusual ropey character,while filmjölk is tart and versatile. Culturing dairy decreases lactose or milk sugar while also increasing B vitamins – including folate, that vital nutrient critical to the proper growth and development of unborn babies.

What makes these three cultured dairy products so peculiar and unique, at least to most people residing outside of northern Europe and Scandinavia, is that they are mesophilic in nature; that is, unlike yogurt, they thrive when cultured at room temperature. This unique characteristic makes them remarkably easy and efficient to use in your kitchen. The only trick is finding a source, since none of the three cultured dairy foods is regularly available in the dairy case of your local grocery store.

How to Make Viili, Filmjölk and Piimä with Fresh Milk

Many cultured dairy enthusiasts wish to prepare viili, filmjölk and piimä from fresh raw milk, but doing so is tricky as, overtime, the natural beneficial bacteria present in fresh milk will overtake the strains introduced by the starter. For this reason, unless you keep a pure seed starter. You accomplish this by scalding a pint of fresh milk, thus destroying heat-sensitive beneficial bacteria strains naturally present in the milk. Cool this milk to room temperature and introduce your viili, filmjölk and piimä starter culture and allow it to ferment at room temperature for about one day. This yogurt is your pure seed starter; take two tablespoons or up to one-quarter cup of this starter and add it to one quart fresh milk – allowing the milk to ferment at room temperature for roughly one day or until the cultured milk separates cleanly from the side of a mason jar when tilted. Use only the pure seed starter in culturing your fresh milk yogurt, and take great care to save at least two tablespoons of pure seed starter to begin your next batch lest you allow the strains of bacteria in your fresh milk to overtake the starter. The pure seed starter must be recultured at least weekly.

Room temperature yogurts like viili, filmjölk and piimä produce more consistent results when used with fresh milk than classic thermophilic yogurts which require a constant warm temperature to properly ferment and turn runny when used with fresh milk. If you do not wish to use fresh milk to prepare these yogurts, you may use pasteurized milk (not ultra-high temperature) if you scald it first and cool it to room temperature.

This week, we’ve paired up with Cultures for Health – an online source for all things fermented – in a fun giveaway that builds upon our recent lesson in the cultured milks of Scandinavia. Cultures for Health will be giving away one of these starters to three Nourished Kitchen readers. Three readers will win either a viili, filmjölk or piimä starter culture that they can use, reculture, enjoy and share in their own kitchens.

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Giveaway: Win Over $83 in Organic, Grass-fed Ghee

Jenny — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:46:17 +0000

This contest is currently closed: Visit Pure Indian Foods on Facebook to see the winner

Pure Indian Foods has followed upon their generous giveaway with a special for Nourished Kitchen readers: Go check it out: .

NOTE: When you enter this giveaway, you support Nourished Kitchen as I will earn a *very* small amount of money when you enter the giveaway through the above link.

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Giveaway: Healthy Whole Grains Class

win this: enrollment in healthy whole grains

want to win: here’s how

count your entries

Giveaway: Cuisinart Immersion Blender ($90 Value)

Win This: Cuisinart Immersion Blender ($90 Value)

Want to win? Throw your name in the hat.

that’s it!

Pantry Paratus Discount: $10 Off an Order of $60 or More.

get the discount

goodies from pantry paratus

Giveaway: Big Berkey Water Filter ($258 Value)

win this: Big Berkey water filter ($258 value)

want to win? here’s how

visit LPC Survival & sign up for the newsletter

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Giveaway: Bone Broth Kit ($59.99 value)

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Giveaway: Three of My Favorite Books

Win These: Nourishing Traditions, Real Food & Full Moon Feast ($69 Value)

Want to win? Throw your name in the hat!

Giveaway: 1 Gallon of My Favorite Olive Oil ($65 Value)

This Week’s Prize: 1 Gallon Unrefined Extra Virgin Olive Oil ($65 Value)

Want to win? Throw your name in the hat!

Giveaway: Win $140 in Grass-fed Meat & Snacks for Your Next BBQ

The Nitty Gritty Details

The Prize ($140 Value!)

How to Enter

7 Ways to Enter

Already Love Nourished Kitchen and Get it Anyway You Can?

Four Reasons You Should Enter Right Now

The Announcement

Giveaway: Win the Ultimate Fermentation Kit (seriously)

The Nitty Gritty Details

The Prize ($107 Value!)

How to Enter

7 Ways to Enter

Already Love Nourished Kitchen and Get it Anyway You Can?

Four Reasons You Should Enter Right Now

The Announcement

Giveaway: Win over $100 in Grass-fed Meats

Giveaway: Win a Scandinavian Yogurt Starter (and how to make raw milk yogurt)

Scandinavian Starter Culture Giveaway: The Winners

This contest is closed

How to Make Viili, Filmjölk and Piimä with Fresh Milk

Giveaway: Win Over $83 in Organic, Grass-fed Ghee

This contest is currently closed: Visit Pure Indian Foods on Facebook to see the winner

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