1. Survival 01/10/2019 *This is a follow up from our post The Solar System of Food Nature & Nurture What is the first thing a newborn baby does on it's own? This was amazing to see with my first baby! Within one hour, the baby will follow it's instincts to find food. How? It's quite amazing since they can't crawl yet, but with tiny squirms and wiggles they find what they need from mama. And every other mammal does the same. In fact, giraffes have to learn to walk immediately after birth so they can even reach their
*This is a follow up from our post The Solar System of Food Nature & Nurture What is the first thing a newborn baby does on it's own? This was amazing to see with my first baby! Within one hour, the baby will follow it's instincts to find food. How? It's quite amazing since they can't crawl yet, but with tiny squirms and wiggles they find what they need from mama. And every other mammal does the same. In fact, giraffes have to learn to walk immediately after birth so they can even reach their
The Solar System of Food 01/04/2019 Your Solar System I like to think of our lives as a solar system. Before your light (time, attention, energy, resources) reaches outer planets, it has to first reach the inner planets. Once Mercury is taken care of, you can focus on Venus. And after Neptune, Pluto (which isn't a planet anymore?). So here's an example: Would you care about impressing everyone at the Christmas party with your homemade cinnamon rolls if you don't have a place to sleep that night? No! Cinnamon rolls wouldn't
Your Solar System I like to think of our lives as a solar system. Before your light (time, attention, energy, resources) reaches outer planets, it has to first reach the inner planets. Once Mercury is taken care of, you can focus on Venus. And after Neptune, Pluto (which isn't a planet anymore?). So here's an example: Would you care about impressing everyone at the Christmas party with your homemade cinnamon rolls if you don't have a place to sleep that night? No! Cinnamon rolls wouldn't
New Years Resolutions 01/02/2019 Are any of your new year goals related to food? This could include cooking more often, avoiding McDonalds, spending less on groceries, eating healthier, losing weight, etc. On our instagram story, we had over 60 people say YES! Eating (& hopefully cooking) is a big part of our lives. We are supposed to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but do we really get T-H-R-E-E satisfying, healthy, and nourishing meals? For our family, the answer is rarely. Except for the baby, she makes sure she
Are any of your new year goals related to food? This could include cooking more often, avoiding McDonalds, spending less on groceries, eating healthier, losing weight, etc. On our instagram story, we had over 60 people say YES! Eating (& hopefully cooking) is a big part of our lives. We are supposed to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but do we really get T-H-R-E-E satisfying, healthy, and nourishing meals? For our family, the answer is rarely. Except for the baby, she makes sure she
What's the big deal with Organic? 01/02/2019 Being "certified organic" takes planning, money, paperwork, and time. It's an intensive process through a government agency and requires adherence to a long list of standards. However, I wouldn't put all my eggs in the certified basket just yet. The best way to tell the quality of the food you eat is to know the person, the farm, the brand growing it.
Being "certified organic" takes planning, money, paperwork, and time. It's an intensive process through a government agency and requires adherence to a long list of standards. However, I wouldn't put all my eggs in the certified basket just yet. The best way to tell the quality of the food you eat is to know the person, the farm, the brand growing it.
Introductions 01/01/2019 The Tale of Two Richards This is Richard R. (junior) and Richard C. Wilkerson (senior). They started the farm together in 2010. In the 1960's, Richard C. participated in the FFA (Future Farmers of America) program where he lived in California. He went on to pursue social work but came back to farming several different times. He eventually had a successful 700-acre potato farm in British Columbia, Canada. Richard R. was a young boy on the big farm and fondly remembers "climbing what seemed
The Tale of Two Richards This is Richard R. (junior) and Richard C. Wilkerson (senior). They started the farm together in 2010. In the 1960's, Richard C. participated in the FFA (Future Farmers of America) program where he lived in California. He went on to pursue social work but came back to farming several different times. He eventually had a successful 700-acre potato farm in British Columbia, Canada. Richard R. was a young boy on the big farm and fondly remembers "climbing what seemed
