Monday, September 3, 2012
Busy times here at the homestead. We have a new grandson Kolby Keith. Born August 29, 7 lbs. 8 oz. 19.5" long to my youngest daughter Anna and her partner Rob. We are so tickled to have a new addition to the family!
I have been harvesting vegetables like crazy, canning and fermenting the extras, watering the new seedlings and just generally doing what I love.
Our bean tunnel
Fermented vegetables
As you may or may not be aware of my husband Dan has cancer, he has responded to treatment well, which is a blessing for us. He has just begun a new chemotherapy treatment in which he takes a pill everyday, it has been a rough road dealing with all of the side effects caused by this treatment, one of which is nausea and a whole host of other stomach ailments. His appetite has been down and he was just feeling exhausted. I have really been searching for something to help his digestion and energy level. During my search remembered Kombucha and how much we both like it, as well as the fact that it is full of pro-biotics to aid the body's digestion. So I began making it so he can drink large quantities a day.
My Kombucha crock
I have created a great recipe, I actually like it better than what I was buying in the store. In my search for that I have also come across natural fermentation of vegetables. Here I am with an abundance of produce, I could can it, or I could ferment it which is not cooked so there are more vitamins left in the vegetables as well as all of those pro-biotics I was mentioning before. I really believe that alot of our health problems today are caused from our gut being out of balance, too few beneficial biotics to aid in our digestion, we eat alot of processed foods and drink alot of coffee and soda pop which makes our gut acidic, this causes acid indigestion and so many other digestion problems. when we don't break down our food correctly alot of it stays in our gut and rots which then can cause alot of other problems, so I am very excited about the direction we are going now in regard to our health. I have always been into healthy eating but am just now scratching the surface in the area of pro-biotics. Keifer is another product made from dairy or other milks such as rice milk, soy milk and coconut milk. I haven't tried this one yet but I am planning to in the next few weeks using coconut milk. Plus I am going to get a sourdough starter for bread making.
Since Dan has been drinking my Kombucha his energy level is way up and nausea non existent, I have been enjoying watching him on his tractor out cutting down trees and making firewood, it is so good to see!
I have listed several colors of dyed merino top fiber for sale on my etsy shop
as well as a new listing to spin for hire. I can spin any weight or gauge of yarn in any quantity you need for your next fall project, I can never get enough spinning!
Now I am off to help Dan stack brush. I hope you all are enjoying your summer as much as I am mine.
Why I love my home!
Yes, that is the skyline and Pacific Ocean, unfortunately I need a better camera to do it justice!
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So glad you are having a wonderfully busy summer. It brought tears to my eyes knowing Dan is feeling so much better because of your kombucha. For several years I struggled with nausea daily until my naturopath told be about the benefits of probiotics, so I can empathize with all that unpleasantness. Isn't it wonderful all the natural remedies God provides?
ReplyDeleteThank you :) Yes it is quite amazing to see how the Lord has cared for us since Dan got sick, and frankly all of my life.
ReplyDeleteI am a firm believer that eating correctly is so important to good health, now to practice it! I eat very healthy most of the time but then I end up sneaking in those sweets, Working on it though.