Get Real — Get Prepared Keeps it Real

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Starting in mid- September, the Get Real — Get Prepared radio show content has been focusing on whole grains. We have been discussing what whole grains are (including gluten-free grains), why they are important to a Real Food storage plan, how to store them, why using them now is important, and of course, HOW to [...]

Real Food Storage with Hugh Vail

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Guest contributor Hugh Vail of Tomorrow’s Harvest, explains how and why dehydrated real food is essential to any food storage plan.   Dehydration has always been a form of preservation; dehydration in its simplest terms is the process of removing natural water from any given product for long-term preservation. Egyptians used the sun to dry [...]

Remembering our son, Benjamin

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Shalom, Today we are honoring and remembering our son Benjamin, who went to Heaven at age 3 1/2. We rejoice, not that he is gone from us, (for in that we grieve), but we rejoice that Benjamin is in the arms of Yeshua, Who loves him more than we ever could as his parents. And [...]

Need Vacuum Reviews!

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Dear FRUGAL homekeepers, Our Dyson vacuum died! We need your help in finding another vacuum! *Backstory* My husband and I both face physical challenges and cannot lift or operate a heavy vacuum. We have carpeting, stairs, 2 inside-dogs and not a lot of money. The vacuum needs to be able to be carried up and [...]

Sweet Giveaway!

Giveaways don’t get any sweeter than this…. Hello Friends! I’m excited to offer someone a HUGE wholesome sweeteners giveaway this week! I’ve made it simple to win so make sure you join the fun and pass along the details to others! First let’s talk about Wholesome Sweeteners offered at Azure Standard! Celebrating their 10th anniversary [...]

Vickilynn back on the radio

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Tune in Monday March 7, 2011 from 8-9 PM CST for the popular “Dr Prepper Show“, when James Talmage Stevens will interview Vickilynn Haycraft of Real Food Living. They will talk about the vision for Vickilynn’s upcoming weekly radio show on PRN, entitled “Get Real – Get Prepared“! Catch Vickilynn on Monday nights (starting March [...]

Grain Mills Overview

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Whole grain baked goods! If you turn on the TV  you will hear how the medical establishment has awakened to the fact that whole (intact nutrients) grains are better for you than the “white” flour offerings that are no more nutritious than school paste. If you open a newspaper or read news online and you’ll [...]

Gardening!!

Shalom Y’all, Each year we learn a bit more about how to garden organically and what’s best for our area and family. This year we have 4 small raised beds (4 x 4) so that I can reach them without too much pain In them we have zucchini, eggplant, broccoli, cabbage, seedless cukes and spinach [...]

Asheville Artisan Bread Festival 2010

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Shalom Y’all, I was blessed to attend the Asheville Artisan Bread Festival 2010. It is a wonderous yearly event highlighting local natural bakeries and farms who bring their best breads, jams, jellies and goat cheeses to sell. Walking from table to table sampling the aromas and tastes, drinking in the beautifully-shaped loaves and the rustic [...]

Book Review: In Faithfulness, He Afflicted Me

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Book Review: “In Faithfulness, He Afflicted Me” A mother finds purpose and victory through heartaches Author: Lynnette Kraft www.growingthroughaffliction.com Paperback, published by Tate Publishing, 2008 “Lynnette is the mother of nine children but has been called to endure the great sorrow of watching three of them die. She has suffered, but she has been victorious [...]