Monthly Archives: January 2014

Animal Farm

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Several stories have appeared online and in the news lately about the way animals are treated on some of the big factory farms. Tyson Foods was in the spotlight recently for abuses to pigs on one of its farms, and … Continue reading

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Kitchen Medicine

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We tend to think of spices purely in terms of making food taste better, but many spices have medicinal properties. A number of spices help gastrointestinal complaints, which may have been fairly common in the days before refrigeration. Take cinnamon, … Continue reading

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The Ram Had to Go

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My apologies that ye Old Blogge has been silent; my laptop hard drive got really sick and had to go to the hard drive hospital. I’m typing this with fingers crossed (and believe me, that’s not easy!) because the hard … Continue reading

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