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How To Make Your Own Cheese

Cheese in its simplest form is milk that is heated and acidified so that the casein protein coagulates and forms a curd. The heat helps to break down the proteins that cause irritation in the gut and trigger allergic reactions in those susceptible. Cheeses that get their acidity from a bacterial culture are also lower in lactose than fresh milk, as this sugar is what the bacteria digest as they ferment the milk. Here's how to make your own fresh ricotta cheese. After this first adventure into home cheese-making, you'll be ready to experiment with other types, providing your family with a tasty source of protein and healthy fat. Read more.

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Dandelions - Rather than being an enemy to be banned from your lawn, dandelions can be a welcome harbinger of spring color, as well as a delicious and healthy source of food and even medicine.

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Shop Small - By choosing to shop small and local, we have the power to get rid of the old economy and create sustainable communities. Here are some suggestions to get you started.

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Putting Your Waste to Work in Your Garden - Since gardening is all about the soil, here are two methods of improving it using household waste: deep mulch gardening and Bokashi composting.

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Food & Fellowship: Starting a Batch Cooking Group -How to save money and time, eat well, have fun, build community with a community kitchen. It's easy to organize friends and neighbors in a batch cooking group.

 
 

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