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Karen Shepard

Karen Shepard lives and writes in the Pacific Northwest. Her interest in food and alternative lifestyles began in the 60s when the evolving consciousness about the food we eat and how it effects on our heath and the world we live in, was just beginning to take root. On a long acre min-farm in Pennsylvania with her husband and kids, she raised chickens, had a goat, and pursued cooperative gardening with friends. As part of the movement toward holistic medicine she studied spiritual midwifery, and experimented with recipes for things like Zucchini Canoes and Soy Bean Burritos until her children were big enough to form organized protests. She has launched two small business start-ups, Storyshirts and Good Dog Coffee, as well as taught and worked with at-risk kids at Campfire USA. Currently she enjoys hiking, horseback riding, and sharing the benefits of her experience with her three grandkids.

Don’t Blame The Turkey or the Tryptophan

By Karen Shepard | 0 Comments | Posted 11/23/2014

Alright, so there I was happily preparing to eat too much, blame the turkey and take a big old nap, and now it looks like I will just have to take a nap with no excuse at all, or at
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Lets Talk Turkey – When is it done?

By Karen Shepard | 0 Comments | Posted 11/19/2014

The Holidays are full of surprises, but there are some surprises you might want to avoid, like gathering everyone at the table, hauling the turkey out for the official carving, and watching as the knife reveals a still pink breast.
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Magic Mineral Broth

By Karen Shepard | 0 Comments | Posted 11/16/2014

The other day my daughter came over to help me put the yard to bed. She mentioned before she arrived that she was going to bring some things to make a “mineral broth.” I have made soup stock, and bone
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How Not To Cook Till Christmas Or – Ten ways to Warm Up The Season With Chili

By Karen Shepard | 0 Comments | Posted 11/12/2014

So, it’s almost Thanksgiving – meaning it’s almost Christmas, meaning too much everything – except time. Right about now I start to feel the like the Star Ship Enterprise shooting through the darkness, stars racing past at light-speed, headed into
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Better Than Sex and Money

By Karen Shepard | 0 Comments | Posted 11/09/2014

Those are not my words, that is from an article by Robert Eckert from The Harvard Business Review quoting Mary Kay Ash (the cosmetics entrepreneur) concerning the power of two simple words, – Thank you. I was skeptical at first,
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