Although my family eats a whole foods, low-sugar diet, we've had our share of dental challenges, particularly the kids. Ella had to have restorative work on several of her molars before the age of four, and Everett's teeth have some degree of enamel decay on most surfaces.
My take on dental ...
Read More about Make Your Own Homemade Toothpaste
Home
Make Your Own Homemade Toothpaste
A Homestead Shed
This spring we needed to move all of our belongings out of a 24x36 storage shed and onto our land. While this was great motivation to get everything we owned in one place, it was also a bit daunting, as we had not a square foot of storage space!
Brian quickly began work on a 100 square foot ...
Read More about A Homestead Shed
Eat Local or Eat Organic?
Which is more important - eating local or eating organic? Since moving to Missouri in the fall of 2012, I've grappled with this question quite a bit. In our previous home in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, it was fairly easy to fulfill both of these ideals - I could go to one of several natural ...
Read More about Eat Local or Eat Organic?
In the Garden :: Early July
We were blessed with several inches of rain over the past few weeks, which, combined with pockets of intense heat and humidity, has contributed to amazing garden growth! As I walk around the garden, I feel so much appreciation for the miracle of plant life that sustains us and brings so much joy ...
Read More about In the Garden :: Early July
