Yesterday I told you about my experience with getting a vegetable food box from Church for the Nations. Today I'm going to tell you what it took to process all those vegetables. At no time is my refrigerator empty enough to fill it with sixty pounds of vegetables and while we eat a lot of vegetables, sixty pounds is too much to try and eat before it starts to go bad. I didn't want to waste these lovely vegetables. So… Read the rest

This post is for the locals, but I think you'll appreciate the good things that the 3000 Club Food Rescue is doing in Arizona. From the site: Millions of pounds of produce were being thrown away at the dump in Nogales, Arizona every year. With our food banks desperate for fresh produce, The 3000 Club was established in May of 2008 in order to rescue, transport and distribute these produce and make it available to food banks throughout America. I… Read the rest

My husband's aunt gave me a gorgeous beaded necklace and bracelet for Christmas. I love the colors but I had nothing to wear that would match.  I'm not one to go out and buy an entire outfit to match a gift I've received, but I kept it at the back of my mind to keep an eye out when thrift store shopping. I'm also not one to shop frequently for clothing, but since I've been on the GAPS diet I've… Read the rest