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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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The Case Against Flouride with Dr. Paul Connett Podcast ONL076

Chemist Paul Connett, PhD, spoke with us compellingly last month about the case against mandatory flouridation of tapwater as practiced in most American municipalities. He is author of The Case Against Flouride: How Hazardous Wasted Ended Up in Our Drinking Water and the Bad Science and Powerful Politics That Keep it There with co-authors [...]

Living in the Land of Milk and Honey Podcast ONL075

Rashel and Andrew Harris are a young homesteading couple in Texas expecting their first baby in June. Rashel discovered the Weston A. Price Foundation and nutrient-dense food after buying a copy of Nourishing Traditions. After a period of seeking out nutritious food from local farmers throughout Texas, they decided to start producing their own closer [...]

Saving an American Heritage Breed

It may seem counter intuitive, but the best way to save a heritage breed is to consume it. This week Broad River Pastures Rabbitry had its beginning with the purchase of Cassanova and Francesca, critically endangered Silver Fox rabbits.

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ONL070 Neal Foley, Rennaisance Man

Neal Foley is a master of many skills. Although he once dreamed of veterinary school, an apprenticeship at a raw milk dairy inspired him to look at agriculture. He is now an accomplished chef, entrepreneur, media host, blogger, videographer, educator, butcher, food photographer, homesteader, and “accidental agrarian”. He has influenced and inspired me through [...]

ONL069 Stop the Frankenfish Nightmare!

Jeffrey M. Smith, expert on Genetically Modified Organisms and author of Genetic Roulette and Seeds of Deception spoke to us recently about his campaign to ban the release of genetically engineered fish into our food system. [...]

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 [...]

ONL065 Putting up Field Fence with Howard Athas

In this episode we talk to Howard Athas, distributor sales manager of the Stay-Tuff Fence Company in New Braunfels, Texas. He spoke with us about how to properly install a quality field fence. In particular, he represents his company’s high tensile, fixed-knot fences. This is the kind we decided to erect on the perimeter of [...]

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 [...]