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Sugar and Soured Health

March 31, 2017 gman Leave a comment

Sugar and Soured Health
Bob Hawkins “The APN Report“ Audio in player below!

Sugar and Soured Health The last APN Report was all about lowering the amount of salt in a diet as a good way to lose weight. Not so much of a diet but more of a lifestyle choice & awareness of what is in the foods we eat. This episode is on the same thing but just a different side to the food spectrum. We’re going to be talking about a subject that has been front & center in my mind for more than 10 years now. Continue reading Sugar and Soured Health →

Food, grocery, Health, I Am Liberty, storage

Sugar, foods, and health in prepping!

April 23, 2016 gman

Sugar, foods, and health in prepping!
James Walton “I Am Liberty”

I was sitting in the sauna today after a grueling workout it came to me. I was dripping sweat and staring the scorching ground of the sauna thinking about how hard it had been to avoid sugar for the 3 weeks I have been at it. That’s when it occurred to me that we store lots of food as preppers. Whats the content on this food and what would become of us if we feasted on Datrax Continue reading Sugar, foods, and health in prepping! →

Articles, cooking, Desserts, Recipes

Making Sugar and no Bees or Trees

April 10, 2015 admin Leave a comment

Making Sugar and no Bees or Trees

Author: Stephanie Dayle

Making Sugar Without Bees or Trees

It started like this. In my quest for self-sufficiency, I wanted to have the ability to produce my own sugar if need be. I planned on adding bees to the farmstead this last spring – but ‘we’ spent money on a new chainsaw instead. My next thought was maple trees? Not unless I could pay to put in a bunch of 10 year-old sugar maple tress, hope they all lived, then maybe in another 10-15 years I would have some young smallish trees I might be able to tap. Stevia plants? I found out, not only do they not grow in my zone, but I have noticed through watching my friend’s attempts that they are rather finicky to grow indoors and don’t like big shifts in temperature. That wouldn’t work in our house with wood heat. Then I found my answer through my grandma. Continue reading Making Sugar and no Bees or Trees →

Food, Health, The Homestead Honey Hour

Sugar vs. Sweeteners

May 15, 2014 admin Leave a comment

Sugar vs. Sweeteners
Host: Noreen “The Homestead Honey Hour”

We hear it everyday. Sugar is bad for you! But is it really? How do we know? Just because a bunch of advertisers and talking head, corporate doctors tell us that? While it is important to eat all things in moderation, the truth of the matter is we have once again been duped into believing something that is simply not true. Continue reading Sugar vs. Sweeteners →

Bees, Food, We Grow Ours

Beekeeping and the rewards!

May 5, 2014 admin Leave a comment

Bee keeping and the rewards (part1)
Hosts: Nick and Don “We Grow Ours”

WeGrowOurs is dedicating this show to the furry little flying critters that allow all of us to grow our own food! Bees are an amazing super-organism that not only provide the nectar of the gods, but allow us to grow our food! These little guys are in some big trouble as well, and backyard beekeeping may be one of the answers to saving them, and us! Take a listen and learn about these amazing creatures! Did you know that bees are in rapid decline and that we all will suffer if they disappear? Here are a few factors from the “beepod.com” website that may be the issue: Continue reading Beekeeping and the rewards! →