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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.

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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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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De-Clutter to Prosper!

Did you know that you partner with your living space? When you create the space you want, it allows you to become your best self. And while you’re de-cluttering, you can earn income from your unwanted items

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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. [...]

ONL057 OMG, We Bought the Farm!

Once in a blue moon, something amazing happens that changes everything. Jon and I have been going through a lot of changes since our last recorded Podcast in November. As I write this on the eve of the last day of the first decade of the 21st Century, we are only hours away from a [...]

ONL054 Zachary Adam Cohen on Farm to Table and Social Media

This Podcast is a conversation with Zachary Adam Cohen, creator of the Farm to Table blog and television show and self-described “evangelist for the sustainable food movement”. Zachary talks with us about how his dream project started and addresses skeptics on the topic of social media. The link to our interview is found below.

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ONL053 Truth and Lies about our Food with Robyn O’Brien

This Podcast includes our recent conversation with the activist mother of four, Robyn O’Brien. Robyn is the author of The Unhealthy Truth: How Our Food is Making us Sick and What we can do About It. In her book and this show, Robyn shares her story of how she came to be an unlikely [...]

ONL052 Preserving the Harvest Tips from Karen K. Brees

Karen K. Brees , Ph. D., author of The Complete Idiot’s Gude to Preserving Food is the subject of Cathy’s interview today. Her book is a great beginner’s reference on canning, freezing, pickling, and more. The Podcast interview can be played on the device below or downloaded from iTunes, Zune, or Stitcher.

Karen, a master [...]

ONL051 Are you eating Franken-foods? GMOs are Everywhere

Jeffrey M. Smith did not set out to become the foremost expert on the dangers of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO). However, since 1996 he has made telling others about the risks of GM foods his life’s work. What he has learned is that these unnatural foods put the health of people, animals, and the environment [...]