by Millie Copper | Apr 2, 2012 | Eating Real Food and Working, Feeding Children, food thoughts
I’m in the middle of a busy season. A special project that I have been working on for my employer is coming to an important point. On Monday and Tuesday we have a pre-audit of sorts. My employer is in Oregon and I am in Wyoming. My part of the pre-audit is...
by Millie Copper | Mar 29, 2012 | Cooking
Real Food for Less Money is a journal of sorts on how my family continues to transition from a Standard American Diet (SAD) to a real/whole/traditional foods diet (real). Our transition as been slow and steady while trying to keep our budget under control. For the...
by Millie Copper | Mar 27, 2012 | Recipes
I have a confession, each month when I pick up my beef CSA order I rapidly tear into the bag. I can’t wait to see what surprises await me. We get 10 pounds of beef each month as part of our 1 share order. Usually I get some hamburger and maybe a roast but...
by Millie Copper | Mar 22, 2012 | Budgeting, planned overs, USDA Thrifty Plan
$172 per week, two weeks, family of 5, real food. That is the current experience as part of the series Someone Else’s Shoes. We’re starting completely from scratch following the monetary guidelines put out by the USDA for the Cost of Food at Home Thrifty...
by Millie Copper | Mar 21, 2012 | Book Club
What kind of foods are naturally abundant where you live? Do you have access to foods from the sea? Maybe produce grows easily in your location? Could you ‘live off the land’ and maintain (or develop) excellent health? Studying the native cultures that...