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Adrienne Percy

Adrienne Percy is the co-founder of Nourished Roots farm and reskilling site. She teaches traditional food prep skills...

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10 February 2013

The snack zone – taking the ‘fuss’ out of snack time

  Here’s a quick and simple way to empower your children to make their own choices about the food they eat, while giving gentle and non-coercive guidance. We call it the ‘snack zone’ in our house and here’s why I … Continued

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07 February 2013

10 ways to use leftover brine

  Do you ever have brine left-over at the bottom of your ferments? That brine is actually *teeming* with beneficial bacteria. Gut-healing bacteria. The type you pay big money for in the store under the name of ‘probiotics’. That’s why … Continued

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05 February 2013

Kale and Navy Bean soup

Here on the Canadian Prairies, it’s pretty darn frigid by most standards. Every winter, in order to keep from being perpetually cold, I have to sip or hold something hot in almost every waking hour. I’ll tell you, this situation … Continued

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21 January 2013

No-fail spelt bread

Have I ever mentioned that I learned how to hand-make spelt bread from an ancient grain and wood-fired stove guru? Dora Friesen, of Integrity Foods lives a hop skip and a jump away from my mom and dad’s farm-just off #8 Highway … Continued

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15 January 2013

Two minute Tuesday: *recess on the farm*

Homeschooling on the farm means there is *plenty* of outdoors and hands-on time. Walks through the bush. Snowshoeing. And, the timeless favourite of bale jumping. Did you have a chance to do this growing up? I did. And I’m pretty … Continued

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