When you think of storing bulk food, what comes to mind? Do you wonder where you will ever keep it? Do you dismiss the idea because your kitchen storage is already on the small side? Do you envision hefty, 25 lbs bags of grains sitting in your dining room, with no where else to go? Most ...

Today's post is written by my friend Nola, who happens to currently have a more organized freezer than I do! I asked for tips for freezer organization a while back and Nola had sent me enough good stuff to make an entire post of it. I've added a few little notes of my own as ...

**Have you been enjoying this series on Organization in the Real Food Kitchen? Catch up on any posts that you may have missed in my Getting Organized category.** Image by shannahsin In the days before I began cooking real, traditional, whole foods, it wasn't such a big deal if I forgot to think about dinner ahead of ...

"Hi, my name is Stephanie and I have a problem. I'm addicted to fermenting, culturing and soaking foods and they're taking over my kitchen! Help!" Having a lot of cultured, soaked, sprouted and lacto-fermented foods around is a wonderful problem to have since these are incredibly nutritious and beneficial to consume. Sometimes, though, it can get ...

**Quick note to all who have emailed/will email me regarding becoming a contributing writer- due to the incredible response I've received so far, it might take me until more like early next week, rather than only a day or two as I had originally thought to respond!** [caption id="attachment_2972" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Delicious Choice Organic Teas. Want ...

Did you miss the earlier posts in this kitchen organization series? Catch up here: Menu Planning, Favorite Recipe Lists, Recipe Binder and Creating a Homemaking Binder. Stay tuned for more posts on topics like bulk storage, pantry and freezer organization, and soaking/fermenting! __________________________________________________________ This is a guest post from Katie at Kitchen Stewardship’s kitchen. Yep, the ...

One step to ensuring a really good gardening season is knowing in advance what needs to be done and when it needs to be done. This will help you to avoid planting things too late because you weren't ready or didn't have the right supplies on hand at the right time. This year I found a ...

As requested, here are the closeups of some of the pages from my homemaking binder. [caption id="attachment_2680" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="My 21 Favorite Meals (well, 22)"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_2681" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="My monthly cleaning schedule"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_2682" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="My newest daily routine which I am still working to fully implement!"][/caption] Believe me, if you're looking for someone's routines and schedules ...

January tends to find me just a little bit giddy. Throughout the fall and early winter, I am just pooped from gardening and preserving season. I don't really want to see another canning jar, or hardly even another fresh tomato, and going out to get the garden prepped for over the winter is the last ...

We've talked about some ways to streamline our meal planning, as well as how to use lists of your favorite recipes for ease of planning and quick reference. Here is the last step of the recent meal planning/recipe overhaul that my own kitchen has been receiving lately: My beloved recipe binder! It doesn't get much simpler and ...