“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” 

 Nut flour crust, wild weed pesto, my own canned sauce, mozzarella cheese and all organic.

The wild weed pesto is made out of dandelion leaves, plantain leaves, nettle leaves, yellow dock leaves, olive oil, raw cheddar, dehydrated ground up nuts and raw garlic.   …

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“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.”

A few plus years ago we bought a new garden hose for our Kung Fu School business.  I hooked it up and right away all this white looking liquid was coming through the hose and itsmelled terrible.  It was toxic !  That was my wake up call that another thing in my life needed to be banned.  It was time to do some research and find a safe alternative.  At that point we purchased for our home use, hoses that were semi-safe.  

Another wake up call for…

To have a balance with our health there are several things we should be working on.  I routinely lecture about food, but, today I want to chat about being grateful.  

There is so much going on in the world. so much so, that we can get lost in the hustle and bustle of life.I would like to remind you that stopping daily to reflect on the gifts that you have in your life is another part of being healthy.  

Yesterday, as I was working  in the garden, the sun was really warm and I…

Everything is really coming together in the gardens this spring.  My vision is being put into place and it feels great, but more on that later.   It has been a lot of physical work, but well worth it..  My back is feeling a lot of the work.  A few months ago I lifted a log by myself, that was  two person log.  It was also  heavier since it was wet.  I knew better but, I still did it and  I hurt my back.  It healed rather quickly which was great but, I find that with all the up and down our…

My earth day is everyday.  I walk up a mountain for exercise.  I have a variety of  tea  sit spots like, up in the mountains, in the garden, in my special garden spots, in the trees listening to the birds and in the sun.   I put my hands in the dirt in a daily basis, I eat local organic food and grow organic food,  I use petroleum free products.  We are growing our own food,  I limit my car trips, I do not consume much, I work on a daily basis to keep my earth foot print small and simple.  …

To day on this first day of the week, was a great day on Spirit Mountain Farms! Much accomplished! After Liz and I did cardio up Spirit Mountain, we came home and began green house work followed by our treating the cats for ear mites with our home made natural ear mite killer! (Their Majesties were NOT pleased) then we mowed, cut firewood with the chain saw. THEN it was time to cut the trees that had fallen down across the paths and hack the trail to the river down. After wards we made a…

This is something that I wrote in response to a women asking what practical measures could be taken to better safeguard the women of our society. My answer to her question is rather blunt and terse. I think that we all need to look at self defense for women as way more important than we are seeing today. 

Should thorough self defense training be required for all girls and young women? Take a look at the rape statistics and then you answer that question. I keep hearing from the mom's…

Annnnnd the score iiiiiis..... Ninja 4, Procrastination 1! SOB!!!!  4 days I did my cardio and today I missed it!  Wait just a moment while I find some goat cheese to serve you with my whine! Today was not the best day for the Procrastinating Ninja!



It all started innocently enough.  The covers were soooo warm and my back hurt.  I stretched out from under the covers and jumped up to shut off my obnoxious alarm.  Then when I went down stairs I realized I was out of coffee!!! I am not…

Most of the time when someone hears the term "Warrior" they automatically conjure up images of knights in armor or ancient samurai doing battle with an evil foe. And, while that image is partly correct, it is greatly limited in it's scope.

To be on the path of being a warrior we most certainly need to train our minds and bodies to be as powerful in battle as possible.…

For those who have never heard the phrase in the title of this blog, it means the same as, "Practice What You Preach". Sustainable Living means moving more and more towards independence and self reliance. In an effort to implement cost saving measures here on Spirit Mountain Farm, we had decided to make only two trips in per week. 27 miles to the grocery store is quite a lot of fuel consumption. 

Therefor I said all groceries would be purchased in amounts to get us through…

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Take a walk on the spiritual side for a moment. You will enjoy this video. Get a box of 
kleenex ready. Watch to the end! You will be very glad you did.

       Freedom from the traps and snares of any culture depends entirely on your ability to take care of yourself. Learning to do those things that are easily learned can free you from those traps and snares. 

       Today, child number 3 of 7 replaced the inlet valve on the upstairs toilet and replaced the broken float valve inside as well. Not just that floating bulb but the entire inside mechanizum. She can also change the oil in her car, has replaced the alternator on another and…

Finally! I talked myself into implementing a schedual of cardio I think I can keep! Talk about procrastination! But, I have successfully completed 4 days of every other day cardio with the kids walking up Spirit Mountain and I am now up to 15 mins uphill with out stopping!!!  And today I didn't even gasp and wheeze all the way up, only about 1/3 of the way! Major improvement! Weight is starting to drop too! I have also been green juicing every day as well. Feeling really good! I am comitted…

Listening to your children is something that our culture does less and less of as a whole. The only way to really know someone is to listen. After our cardio hike up Spirit Mountain, we began our descent amid the chirping of the birds, the wet smells of the lush green forest and the sound of running water in the stream adjacent to the logging road. I was lagging behind children numbers 5 and 6, (being very careful of my knees on the decent) when I…

I set an audacious goal for doing 60 forms three out of every four days a few weeks ago. I haven't made one day with 60 reps since I set that goal. Spring break hit and we went on the mountain, to the beach, and to the gorge. I was able to get two reps of each form a day and a little staff work, but wasn't able/rather chose not to/ make the space to get the reps in. It was good to take a break. Since spring break, I have been doing two reps of each form a day given that we have four weeks…