When I started nutrition school, I thought the only way to lose weight was to count calories. Eating fewer calories always leads to less weight, or so I thought. Fortunately, I quickly learned that there are many ways to achieve weight loss without counting calories! If you are counting calories and feeling deprived, you’re not […]
I feel a bit like Oprah when I say that Seed Saving Libraries are one of my new favourite things. And the most wonderful news is that they’re cropping up all over the place! If you know me in real life, that’s pun intended! If you’re local to me, the Orillia Public Library, Essa Public […]
In winter, one of my favourite ways to enjoy fresh superfood greens is to grow fresh sprouts. They are super cheap, super easy to grow and best of all SUPER nutritious. The seeds contain all the vital minerals and vitamins the adult plant would need to grow, so soaking and sprouting them helps release these […]
Hot muggy air. Countertops stained with berry juice. An all-day affair of simmering a pot of crushed berries only adding to the heat. A steam burn on your right hand when the boiling glass jar you picked up accidentally touched your skin. Arms sore, stirring and stirring and constantly stirring, feeling like you can’t possibly […]
Want to learn how to make a herbal vinegar? I have everything you need to know. I’ve been making chive blossom vinegar for years. With several garden beds full of chives, I couldn’t imagine anything better to make with my garden bounty. But this is nothing like the herbal vinegar you may have purchased from […]
