There is one state department of agriculture that clearly stands as a role model for the rest of the nation.

I have been greatly enjoying the surplus of local winter squash available. I love how versatile squash is. You can make it savory, you can make it sweet, you can serve it as a side dish, you can make it into pie, ice cream, and baked goods!

Thanksgiving is creeping up on us, with Christmas soon to follow with all of it’s glittery glory, pine cones, gifts and food. The question I would like to poise to you is this: Can you make your “traditional” holiday food more nourishing while remaining delicious?

Today I wanted to share our favorite way to take maca powder, blackberry smoothies. Blackberry smoothies are just delicious, and it’s deep flavor seems to really mask a lot of the maca taste (at least for most brands). If I could, I would have a blackberry smoothie every day to take my maca in.

Menu planning tip of the week: Make delicious, healhty whole-grain (even gluten-free!) waffles from scratch with a penny’s worth of grains in your blender! Make up a double or triple batch Saturday morning (or whenever) and freeze the extras for busy weekday morning breakfasts! Who says convenience food can’t be healthy and cheap?

For those who wonder why folks are so excited about raw milk, here is scientific evidence that probiotic foods can ward off disease! Probiotic means pro-life. These microscopic organisms help our bodies digest food, manufacture vitamins in our system…

From the Passionate Homemaking blog, I found a wonderful recipe for homemade shampoo. When I was helping my Dad in his battle with cancer, I spoke to a cancer survivor about the best shampoo for a cancer patient…