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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...
Hilary Elmer
Aug 23, 20246 min read
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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....
Hilary Elmer
Aug 15, 20246 min read
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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...
Hilary Elmer
Aug 9, 20244 min read
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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...
Hilary Elmer
Aug 2, 20244 min read
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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...
Hilary Elmer
Jul 26, 20244 min read
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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...
Hilary Elmer
Jul 19, 20247 min read
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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...
Hilary Elmer
Jul 12, 20244 min read
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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...
Hilary Elmer
Jul 5, 20244 min read
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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...
Hilary Elmer
Jun 28, 20246 min read
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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!!...
Hilary Elmer
Jun 14, 20241 min read
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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...
Hilary Elmer
Jun 1, 20242 min read
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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...
Hilary Elmer
May 31, 20247 min read
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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...
Hilary Elmer
May 21, 20241 min read
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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...
Hilary Elmer
May 17, 20243 min read
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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...
Hilary Elmer
May 3, 20243 min read
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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...
Hilary Elmer
Apr 26, 20243 min read
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Kefir, the Best Way to Improve Your Health
If there was ONE EASY THING you could do to improve your health, would you do it? Especially if it tasted good? And made you feel good?...
Hilary Elmer
Apr 19, 20245 min read
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Maple Yogurt, & Raw Milk: to Cook or Not to Cook, part 3
This is the final post of a 3 part series. Part 1 discussed how cooked raw grass fed milk is still healthy and digestible compared to...
Hilary Elmer
Apr 11, 20245 min read
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Chocolate Chia Pudding, & Raw Milk: to Cook or Not to Cook? part 2
In last week's blog, we talked about whether or not you should cook with raw milk and concluded that cooked raw grass fed milk is still...
Hilary Elmer
Apr 5, 20243 min read
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Tapioca Pudding, & to Cook or Not to Cook Raw Milk? part 1
Because raw milk has so many health benefits, many people hesitate to cook with it. They say, why would you take perfect raw milk and...
Hilary Elmer
Mar 29, 20243 min read
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