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Our Natural Life

We offer provocative discussions about living a holistic, sustainable, and healthy life, and informative interviews with local and nationally recognized experts. Read our blog and listen to our podcast! Our Natural Life is a member of Real Food Media: Real food, small farms, green living.

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Information found on the Our Natural Life website and Podcasts is meant for educational and informational purposes only. We hope that it might motivate you to make your own health care and dietary decisions, based upon your own research, and in partnership with your health care provider. It should not be relied upon to determine dietary changes, a medical diagnosis, or courses of treatment.

Birke Baehr Inspires his Family and a Movement

By now, many if not most of our readers will have viewed the TedX speech Birke Baehr made in Asheville August 28, 2010. The YouTube was just released last month. What you may not know is the remarkable story about how Birke influenced the shopping and eating habits of his close-knit family. I learned [...]

Local Food Goes Gourmet! Osso Buco with Fennel and Orange from Grass Fed “Meaty Bones”

Cooking real food on a budget? Since retiring, setting up infrastructure on the farm, and still waiting for a sale on our house in the suburbs, we are, too. However, we are not willing to compromise on quality or nutrition. Jon finished building our pantry last week, and I quickly filled it up with my [...]

ONL064 Feeding your Family the Local, Humane, and Nutrient Dense Way

Here is a podcast conversation with Kimberly Hartke, Publicist of Weston A. Price Foundation, on the health benefits of eating farm fresh foods. We also cover the controversy surrounding the USDA dietary guidelines. [...]

ONL063 GIVEAWAY Ann Marie Michaels cooks Surf and Turf. You can, too!

Ann Marie Michaels aka CHEESESLAVE spoke to us today about her exciting new online class, Surf and Turf: Cooking Wild Seafood and Grass-fed Meats. Have you ever wondered about the difference between farm-raised and wild caught fish? Are you afraid to prepare fish because you don’t know what to do with it? Did you [...]

ONL062 Conversation with Jimmy Moore – Living the Low-Carb Life

Jimmy Moore is the energetic host of the wildly popular podcast show, Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb. In this show we talk to him about his 180 pound weight loss, the lessons he has learned through personal experience and his interview guests, and his two books. We also discuss the USDA proposal for the 2010 dietary guidelines. Jimmy does not mince words, and I think you will enjoy the interview.

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Everything is Ducky in Elberton!

Life on our new farm is busy and hot, but Jon and I consider ourselves “lucky ducks” because we have our first livestock on the farm. You guessed it – ducks! Sunday morning we picked up nine Khaki Campbell ducks that are six weeks old. Hens of this breed are notoriously good egg layers, excellent foragers on pasture, and hardy. Duck eggs are nutrient-dense and rich in protein, fat, cholesterol, and calcium. People who are allergic to chicken’s eggs can often enjoy eggs of other layers such as ducks.

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Raw Milk Issues in the News!

Do you and your family drink fresh raw milk from your local farmer for health and nutrition? Jon and I do. However, the dairy farmers who produce your favorite beverage are struggling with multiple threats to their business right now. Keep reading for more information.

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ONL060 – Why we Follow Nathan Winters

Nathan winters traveled by bicycle coast to coast to listen to the voices of American farmers. Along the way he made many friends while growing in wisdom beyond his years. We will continue to follow Nathan’s adventures, including his work on a Vermont farm and the community-supported publishing of his upcoming book. You will want to follow Nathan, too.

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ONL059 Nature’s Harmony Farm Tour

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We’re very excited about our latest Podcast! Last fall, on our farm tour to Nature’s Harmony Farm with Tim and Liz Young, we were inspired to make the transition from suburb to country. Our new place, Broad River Pastures, is about 7 miles from Nature’s Harmony. We think you will be inspired as we were. You can listen to the Podcast on the link below. [...]

ONL058 The Fourfold Path to Healing with Dr. Thomas S. Cowan

Dr. Tom Cowan, principal author of The Fourfold Path to Healing, spoke with us recently about the Fourfold Path to Healing approach that he uses in his medical practice, wrote about in his book, and teaches at the Fourfold Path of Healing Conferences. The essential question he addressed in our conversation was “Is it [...]