Good stewardship

Waste Not, Want Not: Lessons in Frugality for Children

May 13, 2011

Written by Meg Dickey, Contributing Writer
As we seek to train our children well, one of our family's major learning points is to teach our children the art of frugality. Frugality is making good choices with the resources God has given you - this includes your brain, as I am apt to remind my children. :-)
I [...]

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The Nitty-Gritty on The Real Food I Buy and Where I Buy It, Part 2

May 6, 2011

Yesterday I began by sharing about where I buy our meat, fish, eggs, dairy and fats. Today I'll continue on, sharing the particulars of what I buy where.
The goal isn't to tell you that you should buy your foods just as I do, but rather to give you a detailed, inside look at how it [...]

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The Nitty-Gritty on The Real Food I Buy and Where I Buy It

May 5, 2011

Today and tomorrow, I simply want to share where I buy what, the best prices I've found, and some of the excellent deals that help our family to be able to eat plenty of wholesome, real foods on a tight budget. This isn't a "how-to" post necessarily, because most of you don't live where I [...]

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Grass-Fed Meats

April 21, 2011

Written by Beth Corcoran, Contributing Writer
Buying meat at the store can be quite confusing. On top of having to choose a proper cut of meat to suit your needs, there are many grade labels that may add to the confusion: organic, prime, choice, select, etc. However, there is one term I would like to highly [...]

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What It Means to Be Well

January 4, 2011

Written by Shannon, Contributing Writer
All year long we are inundated with advertisements, marketing campaigns, and articles that try to teach us how to be healthier. At the New Year this wellness parade reaches a fevered pitch with resolutions being made and everyone trying to undo the overindulgence of the past month.
And [...]

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Using Four Frugal Foods from the Produce Section Creatively

December 3, 2010

Written by Cara, Contributing Writer
As we have been focusing on eating grain free meals to help with some health issues, I've had to learn how to shop for other foods besides grains that are filling, healthy, and easy on the budget! Since we aren't using bread or rice as a 'filler' for meals, we've [...]

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Homemade and Frugal Christmas Ideas

November 15, 2010

Written by Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer
Christmas is coming…soon! It’s a huge, commercial, and expensive holiday. Many families spend well over $1000, and some far more than that, on Christmas presents and paraphernalia every year. For families who are trying to be frugal or have to stick to a budget, it can be hard to provide [...]

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Questions to Ask Before Choosing Between Natural and Conventional Treatments

October 26, 2010

Going to the doctor just isn't something that we usually do in our family.
Our journey of learning to treat many of the sicknesses or symptoms that we experience (and realizing just how simple, affordable and effective these natural treatments really are) was a big motivation behind this month of home remedies and natural illness prevention [...]

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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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Green Tomatoes, Mincemeat and Ingenuity: Why I’m Grateful for the Women Who Have Gone Before Me

September 20, 2010

This week I breathed a sigh of thankfulness that I have read the Little House on the Prairie series. That Caroline Ingalls was a wonder, as were so many of the inspiringly creative and brilliant pioneering women who came before us!
Due to poor supports (a lack of foresight on my part), a heavy load of [...]

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