I am in love. Ok, first with my God, second with my husband, third with my kids, but fourth? Fourth with these lovely chocolates. π Have I mentioned that I love chocolate? And that we went 9 months or so on GAPS with NO chocolate because we thought we couldn’t have it on the diet? Yes, let me tell you, it was torture. π Well, this is just what I needed to make up for those months of torture…
We’re farmers, so it may seem obvious that we ought to be incorporating agriculture into our homeschool, somehow. We get plenty of hands-on experience, that’s for sure, but I want my kids to understand why we do things the way we do them.
Last week I checked out some books from the library about Sustainable Agriculture, and the Science of Food. Food is a big deal. Most of the population in our country does very little in the way of providing for their own food. I don’t believe everyone has to be a farmer, but I do believe that it’s wise to be aware of (and to teach our kids about) how we get our food, the best practices to use (or to make sure we’re supporting), etc. Joel Salatin said,
I came up with a recipe for a hearty breakfast casserole that I make every Sunday morning before church. If I’m on top of things, I’ll do some prep work ahead of time:
At the very least, I’ll start defrosting 1 lb of sausage on Friday evening.
If I’m really good, I’ll cook the sausage & onion before Sunday morning. My big goal? To cook a bunch of ground sausage and freeze it in 1 lb portions, ready for this casserole.
It’s nice to have the cheese cubed and ready to toss in. It would be even nicer to have cubed cheese frozen for a couple of month’s worth of breakfast casseroles. π
Sunday Morning Breakfast Casserole
I’m not talking about praying at the dinner table. π Today we had our homeschool co-op, and I learned that two of my boys were “teaching” the other kids that their snacks were unhealthy, and that donuts are full of chemicals (I told them about the Krispy Kreme Deconstructed article that I had read), and that if everyone just ate like us, they’d be healthy….
I had a talk with my boys about GRACE when we got home, and about judgement. And about not telling people “you’re wrong for doing such and such” because people don’t usually learn or make life-changes that way, and it just simply isn’t polite. Farm Boy 1 said “I just want everyone to be healthy.” For him, I think it’s a matter of compassion–he wants to fix every problem in the world. He thinks by telling people the problem, they’ll automatically want to jump on board and fix it and everyone will have a good, healthy life. Farm Boy 2 wants to make sure everyone knows the RIGHT way to do things. He’s got a bold personality and he’s not afraid to tell people what he thinks is right and wrong. I’m thankful for his strong stance against the many wrong things in this world, but he needs to learn to temper his boldness with some grace.
Saturday morning I woke up early to write The Myth of Moderation Part 3: Processed and Chemical Ingredients. The idea has been in my mind for a while now, but I knew it would take a few hours to research and prepare.
Farm Boy 3 and I taped this video. Both Farm Boy 1 and 2 were holding cameras, and I went with the one that Farm Boy 1 had been holding, even though I had been looking at Farm Boy 2’s camera. Oops. Well, I’m not great on camera, but you can at least learn how to wash eggs from this! π
Back in November, I wrote The Myth of Moderation Part 1: Sugar, and The Myth of Moderation Part 2: Soy
The reason I wrote these posts was because I have heard so many people say that all foods are good Γ’β¬Εin moderation.Γ’β¬Β I pointed out the sugar and the soy in a 1 day American menu, and plainly showed that eating the typical American Diet is not eating sugar or soy “in moderation.” Now, for this third post, I want to point out the processed and chemical ingredients.
Since I just shared about a good deal on organic canned pumpkin, now I want to share a good recipe to go with it!
I keep meaning to tell you all that there’s a really good deal on organic pumpkin going on at Amazon. I bought 3 cases back in December. π
Modern Alternative Mama is doing a series on High Risk Pregnancies, so I thought I would share my experience! I am wondering how many ladies with gut and autoimmune issues are also experiencing high risk pregnancies? Share your stories!