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The Truth about Soy: Health Benefits and Risks of Soy Protein and Isoflavones or Phytoestrogens
Soy foods like tofu are an excellent source of plant-based protein. Do soy health benefits outweigh the risks for breast cancer, heart health, and more? If you’ve considered moving towards a plant-based diet, soy is at the top of the list of protein-rich plant foods. Soy claims this top spot for good reason: it’s packed…
Read MorePlastic-Free July Product Spotlight: Repurpose
Celebrate Plastic-Free July with plant-based compostable plastic products to continue your eco-friendly journey. Happy Plastic-Free July, friends! This month is in existence because nowadays plastic is everywhere. It’s never more apparent than when you’re intentionally trying to decrease your plastic use! The good news is it seems I’m not the only one to notice this…
Read More21 Holiday Gift Ideas for the Minimalist in Your Life
For Christmas, birthdays, or any other holiday you celebrate, these usable, consumable, experience-oriented gift ideas are perfect for the person who has everything and doesn’t want to add more “stuff” to their pile this year. I love the spirit, the festivities, the food, and the family of the holidays, but I’m not particularly good at…
Read MorePlastic-Free Swaps for Personal Care, Cleaning, & Shopping
Celebrate Plastic-Free July by choosing an item in your house to swap with a plastic-free alternative. When I started my plastic-free journey a few years ago, I felt pretty overwhelmed at first – everywhere I looked I was using something made with plastic, packaged in plastic, or shipped in plastic. But perfectionism is the enemy…
Read More5 Must-Have Grill Tools
Every grilling master needs these 5 essential grill tools! Find the perfect Father’s Day gift with this grill tool gift guide. My dear husband is particularly difficult to buy for. He’s a minimalist like me – neither of us like collecting “trinkets” or products we’ll only use once. On the occasion I find something he…
Read MoreMilo (Sorghum) Harvest 2015
Scheufler Farms, Inc. Fall Harvest 2015 is officially over. It ended last Friday, when the crew finished in the milo field. Grain cart filling the semi with milo Usually it’s the double-crop beans that are last crop standing in the field, but it was a warm, dry fall. Usually the first freeze of the year…
Read MoreTiny Yellow Bungalow: Plastic-Free Packaging and Zero-Waste Shipping
A Woman-owned and founded eco-conscious shop with the mission to provide a one stop locale to purchase products which are good for you and Mother Earth View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ann Kent, Dietitian (@peasandhoppiness) Our family is on a journey to reduce the plastic in our household and using sustainable,…
Read MoreFall: Harvest, Planting, and My (Dad’s) Happy Place
Fall is a busy time on a Kansas farm. It’s the place on the calendar where harvest and planting intersect. Milo harvest 2015 Unlike wheat harvest, which wraps up in less than two weeks, fall harvest lasts from September until all of the crops are harvested. Which, depending on the weather, can be anywhere from…
Read MoreEssential Kitchen Cooking Tools
What kitchen tools do you need at home? Use this list of essential kitchen knives, cookware, bakeware, and gadgets for a minimalist, fully functioning kitchen. If you walk into a kitchen store, it can feel a bit overwhelming (and expensive!) to think about what you might need to stock your kitchen. In reality, you can…
Read MoreThe Modern “Industrial” Family Farm
Farm life. It’s quite romantic. Or rather, romanticized. Margaret Scheufler, mother, farmer, businesswoman, standing in an almost-ripe wheat field When I talk to anybody I’ve ever met who has lived in a city — or even in a town just miles away from farmland — I’m often surprised by what they think a farm is.…
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