Blueberries… and Bison?
Sarah Pope is well versed in real food and she’s made many thought-provoking contributions to HandPicked Nation. And here's another one. On her blog, TheHealthyHomeEconomist.com she’s written about...
View ArticleChoose Pastured Meats
As we prepare for the various barbecues and cookouts over Labor Day weekend, it’s especially important to keep the source of your meats in mind. Andrea DiMauro of Food Truth recently posted a great...
View ArticleCandied Cows
Andrea Fabry wonders about the safety of the feeding factory cows a mix of candy and cookies, a result of this summer’s historic draught and the severely depleted sweet corn harvest. No, it’s not a...
View ArticleCold Weather Cooking for Grassfed Meats
Winter is coming, and our ancestors had their own ways of dealing with the cold weather and the nutritional needs of winter. One of their secrets was to eat plenty of grassfed meat, using recipes...
View ArticleWhat’s to Love About Raw Milk?
For 15 years, we thought three in our family were allergic to milk. Being health conscious, we made the choice not to have any dairy in our diet. We even gave seminars at our family health food store...
View ArticleForks Over Knives – a Second Opinion
In the documentary Fork Over Knives, Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn examine the claim that many diseases can be controlled or reversed both by avoiding processed foods and by...
View ArticleFaline the Calf’s First Day
Thank God for my husband. He had to leave the farm on the 6th and was not going to come back until the 20th. Elsa’s calf was due on the 20th and she is our most difficult cow, kicking when milked and...
View ArticleJoshua Applestone: How to Cook the Perfect Steak
Cooking the perfect steak, believe if or not, is really easy. We worked with our friend and butcher, Joshua Applestone to produce this short how-to video. Mr. Applestone knows a thing or two about...
View ArticleVintage Handpicked: The Benefits of Raw Milk
There sure is a lot of buzz these days about the benefits of raw milk. In most states, it’s illegal to buy or sell it. I became interested in the subject when I participated in a milk tasting at my...
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The Wonders of Whey, Cream Cheese and Cultured Cream
Fermented and cultured dairy products were prevalent in many traditional diets. Before industrialization Europeans consumed milk as yoghurt, cheese, clabber or curds, and whey. Whey is the main...
View ArticleHeritage Foods Buys From Family Farms
It seems Patrick has always been around the business of food. Heritage Foods is proof of that. After working in Italy to help launch Slow Food USA, this born-and-bred New Yorker moved back to helm its...
View ArticleVintage HandPicked: With Respect to Animals
Editor’s Note: This video produced by Slow Films originally appeared on HandPicked Nation in April of 2012. For those of you who have forgotten what green grass looks like, enjoy! Animal...
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The Disturbing Life of A Grass Farmer.
I never thought I’d be so enamored with grass. I grew up in the South, where our lawns were manicured and sprayed and sod was laid. The lawn care business was booming under a blanket of southern heat....
View ArticleJames Lum: JM Stock Provisions & Supply
Editor’s note: JM Stock Provisions & Supply (Stock) is a whole-animal butcher shop and market, specializing in quality local ingredients, located in Charlottesville, Virginia. We have never been...
View ArticleForks Over Knives – a Second Opinion
In the documentary Fork Over Knives, Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn examine the claim that many diseases can be controlled or reversed both by avoiding processed foods and by...
View ArticleFaline the Calf’s First Day
Thank God for my husband. He had to leave the farm on the 6th and was not going to come back until the 20th. Elsa’s calf was due on the 20th and she is our most difficult cow, kicking when milked and...
View ArticleJoshua Applestone: How to Cook the Perfect Steak
Cooking the perfect steak, believe if or not, is really easy. We worked with our friend and butcher, Joshua Applestone to produce this short how-to video. Mr. Applestone knows a thing or two about...
View ArticleVintage Handpicked: The Benefits of Raw Milk
There sure is a lot of buzz these days about the benefits of raw milk. In most states, it’s illegal to buy or sell it. I became interested in the subject when I participated in a milk tasting at my...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Wonders of Whey, Cream Cheese and Cultured Cream
Fermented and cultured dairy products were prevalent in many traditional diets. Before industrialization Europeans consumed milk as yoghurt, cheese, clabber or curds, and whey. Whey is the main...
View ArticleHeritage Foods Buys From Family Farms
It seems Patrick has always been around the business of food. Heritage Foods is proof of that. After working in Italy to help launch Slow Food USA, this born-and-bred New Yorker moved back to helm its...
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