Rachel Jam

I just got my book and plan on working on my SKIP skills.  As a seasoned homesteader I have many skills.  It will be fun to acquire badges. Thanks for letting me be a part of something great!

Judson Carroll wrote:https://anchor.fm/jason-white44/episodes/032-The-Omnivores-Guide-to-Home-Cooking-with-Judson-Carroll-e1s8tpi?%24web_only=true&_branch_match_id=1132307953844229368&utm_source=web&utm_campaign=web-share&utm_medium=sharing&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXLy7IL8lMq0zMS87IL9ItT03SSywo0MvJzMvWT9U3Tyn1y3AqD%2FYtSwIAwQhBrjAAAAA%3D

I really enjoyed this.  I also was on the podcast and will be interviewing him for our podcast.  Small world.

Cristobal Cristo wrote:Just run away from polyunsaturated fats - they are oxidizing fats, ok for wood preservation but not for human consumption. Coconut, olive oil and animal fats are the safest. This is what humans were eating for millennia. Ruminant animal fats are the safest, because these animals convert harmful plant fats to saturated, stable fats. Pig fat not so much - if the pig was fed grains or something questionable. Butter (or ghee) yes!
In the distant past I had a catering business, and had one client that was having some cancer treatment and even the mainstream doctor told him - stay away from PUFAs.

This is where I stand.  I eat only animal fats with olive oil for salads and some avocado that I blend with lard (ours are pastured and foraged) if we fry.

I had terrible restless legs for years, took medication for 8 years until I discovered I was anemic.  Iron and B12 play a huge role in your sleep.  you can easily find sleep clinic doctors who will confirm this.  Lots of reasons for anemia and low B levels.  Diet, low stomach acid and so on.  Anyway, long story short I make sure I get enough iron and B's. My severe RLS (which left me running around the house many hours a night and unable to ride in cars or watch a movie) is now gone.  13 years off meds.  Hope this helps.

I am in Northwestern Michigan, zone 4-5, we are doing something similar with our 20 acres.  We are not living there yet.  We planted a bunch of white mulberry, willow and poplar to use for pollard and coppicing. Our property has a lot of sugar maple, white oak, old growth white pine.  Part of it was logged off and it was left a mess.  We've spent two years cleaning it up.
RWL