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Healthy, traditional cooking: real food recipes, monthly meal plans, alternative cooking methods, and much more.
Homesteading
All things homesteading: small livestock, homeschooling, gardening, homemaking, and much more.
Preparedness
Preparing for an unknown future: food storage, emergency supplies, prepping resources, and much more.
About Millie
As a blogger for over a decade, focusing on preparedness, homesteading, off-grid living, and traditional foods, Millie has penned seven nonfiction traditional food focused books, sharing how—with a little creativity—anyone can transition to a real foods diet without overwhelming their food budget.
Millie uses her homesteading, preparedness, and off-grid living experience as a guide to writing her bestselling Christian Post-Apocalyptic series, Havoc in Wyoming and Montana Mayhem.
Recent Blog Posts
Real Food on the Road
How do you stick with your real food eating when on the road for vacation or work? Or do you just not worry about it? For this month's installment...
Money v. Time: The End
Wrap Up! Money v. Time has now concluded. This was the most recent installment of the series Someone Else's Shoes. While this experience was...
Someone Else’s Shoes: Meet Merissa
Don't you love taking a peek into the life of someone else? If you said yes, I'd say you are not alone. Just take a look at all of the 'reality'...
Time: May 7 to 13— A BUST!
This is supposed to be week 3 of the latest installment to the series Someone Else's Shoes. This experience is Money v. Time. On Monday, I...
Money: May 7 to 13
"The mint makes it first, it is up to you to make it last." Evan Esar (American Humorist, 1899-1995) Week 3 of the 'accounting' report for the money...
Making the Most of a Small Space Garden
Last week I shared pictures of our land, mostly in its bare state, from when we first moved here. We have 2 acres in Central Wyoming. We've had...
Time: April 30 to May 6
Week 2 of the latest installment to the series Someone Else's Shoes. This experience is Money v. Time. On Monday, I posted our spending for...
Gluten and Dairy-Free eCourse Review and Giveaway
We started our real food journey in January of 2009 after reading Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig. I've have mentioned several...
Don’t Compost It, Cook It– Giveaway Winner
This winner was chosen by random.org and then verified. We had 59 entries to the giveaway/sweepstakes. Comment #16 Kirstin...