Fermented Tomato Paste: The Easy Way to Put Up Abundant Tomatoes
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Hilary Elmer
- Sep 13
- 4 min
Meet Lardons, the French Secret to Amazing Flavor.
How do you spell flavor? F. A. T. Lest you think that adding flavor--er, fat--to your food is a guilty pleasure, let me reassure you. I...
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Hilary Elmer
- Sep 6
- 3 min
Turn Any Grill into a Cold Smoker (& Maple Bacon Recipe)
You scored some pork belly. You found a recipe for how to cure it, chemical free ( see below ). Then you despair, because you really want...
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Hilary Elmer
- Aug 30
- 7 min
Fermenting: the Lazy Gardener's Alternative to Canning
If you want to enjoy veggies from your garden or the farmers' market year round, does that mean that you have to spend hours and hours...
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Hilary Elmer
- Aug 23
- 6 min
The Savvy Mom's Guide to Animal Product Labels
You are walking down the meat section at the grocery store and you see a package of chicken that says " All Natural! No Antibiotics! Cage...
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Hilary Elmer
- Aug 15
- 6 min
My Skinny Secret
Ever notice how much time and money Americans spend trying to be skinny? Many of them are chasing their tails, never reaching their goal....
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Hilary Elmer
- Aug 9
- 4 min
Cappicola: What Every Pig Dreams of Becoming
Do you love jerky? If I told you there was something that TASTES BETTER and was EASIER TO MAKE than jerky, would you do it? Dry curing...
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Hilary Elmer
- Aug 2
- 4 min
Save a Cow, Eat a Leaf
If a cow derives all the nutrition she needs to create milk from green leaves, wouldn't it makes sense for us to skip the cow and just...
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Hilary Elmer
- Jul 26
- 4 min
The Beautiful Changes of Raw Milk Through the Year
Uniformity... It can be a very good thing. If you buy a pair of pants, you want them to be exactly the size that they claim to be so that...
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Hilary Elmer
- Jul 19
- 7 min
How to Make Raw Butter
"Is it easy to make butter from raw milk?" That's a question I get asked a lot. The answer is, "umm... sometimes." Cream from any raw...
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Hilary Elmer
- Jul 12
- 4 min
Do These 3 Things to Bring Your Raw Milk Home Safely
For devoted grass fed raw milk enthusiasts, picking up your weekly milk is super exciting. It's like bringing home liquid gold. Nothing...
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Hilary Elmer
- Jul 5
- 4 min
My Health Journey and the Importance of Real Food
You know that very quotable movie from the 80's, The Princess Bride? One of the less hilarious lines from it, but one that I repeat all...
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Hilary Elmer
- Jun 28
- 6 min
You Should be Eating Lard (& How to Make It)
Have you ever tried to lose weight by eating low-fat? I did. Back when I was a teenager, I dutifully watched the grams of fat that I ate...
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Hilary Elmer
- Jun 14
- 1 min
Rhubard Compote and Pork Chops
I love rhubarb because it's a vegetable that thinks it's a fruit. When I made this for dinner, my son said: "I actually really like it!!...
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Hilary Elmer
- Jun 1
- 2 min
Cider Braised Ham Steaks
When people think about ham, they usually imagine the big pink, cured leg of pork that you serve at a holiday meal. Or maybe the pink...
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Hilary Elmer
- May 31
- 7 min
3 Signs that Your Dairy Farmer Produces SAFE Raw Milk
It seems like only 10 or 15 years ago, most people were leery of raw milk. That's because 100 years ago, poor milking conditions and...
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Hilary Elmer
- May 21
- 1 min
Dandelion Fritters
Do you love the happy yellow dandelions that dot Vermont hill sides every spring? So do I! When my son noticed the dandelions a few days...
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Hilary Elmer
- May 17
- 3 min
Homemade 30 Minute Mozzarella, the Perfect Cheese for Busy People?
Did you know that you can literally make fresh mozzarella in just 30 minutes? It is quick enough to whip up while you are getting dinner...
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Hilary Elmer
- May 3
- 3 min
Which Will You Choose? Mega Farms vs. Small Direct-to-Consumer Farms
A co-op is a huge corporation that buys milk from farms and sells it by truckload to processing plants. Most dairy farmers sell to a...
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Hilary Elmer
- Apr 26
- 3 min
What Makes Milk from Heritage Breed Cows Unique Compared to Regular Cows?
Back in the 1960's a type of technology became widely available that revolutionized milk production. Suddenly, instead of raising the...
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