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You Tell Me : What Will You Do (If Anything) About Radiation from Japan?

March 24, 2011

I had intended to write the second installment of the How to Plan Your Garden post for today (don't worry, it's still coming) but between a bout of illness in our own home and all of the conflicting reports that we've been reading in the news and on the web, this topic seemed more timely and relevant.
I [...]

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What is “Real” Health?

January 18, 2011

Written by Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer
These days, it’s hard to pinpoint what health really is. Our country’s health is going down the tubes – there are constantly reports on how more and more people are suffering from obesity, diabetes, heart disease, chronic infections, stomach disorders, reproductive disorders/infertility, cancer, neurological disorders, learning disabilities…. And yet, if [...]

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Introducing Home Remedies Month and My Thoughts on Meeting Joel Salatin

October 1, 2010

I'm so excited to announce to you the theme for October here at Keeper of the Home!
All month, the great majority of the posts from both myself and my contributing writers will focus on simple, safe and effective home remedies or preventative measures that you can take to avoid getting sick.
Every mama needs to know [...]

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Beekeeping: A Matter of the Heart

July 27, 2010

Guest Post by Kate Ferry
A few years ago, the Ferry family experienced a traumatic death. We lost all our girls. During the winter, approximately 50,000 honeybees vanished from my backyard. They went into hibernation after Halloween and never woke up. I don’t know where they went, but come spring, there was no one home in [...]

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Coming Out of My Bubble: Serving Others by Serving Food

June 24, 2010

Guest Post by Hallee
I have a new venture in my life. One recent morning in Sunday School, our teacher announced that our class would be one of four groups who would be volunteering with a local church's soup kitchen. That immediately got my attention. I had no idea my little town in central [...]

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