My Journey to Real Food and Natural Living
Hi, I’m Marta — A Mom Passionate About Real Food and Natural Living
I’m a mom of four girls, ranging from toddler to teen, living with my family in the Atlas Mountains, where we homeschool and homestead on a small scale. Our life revolves around real food and natural living, simple rhythms, and raising capable children in a peaceful home.
But this lifestyle didn’t come naturally to me — it grew out of years of searching, learning, and starting over again and again.
My Early Dream of Country Life
Since childhood, I dreamed of living in the countryside. When I was ten years old, I was already saving money so I could buy a farm when I grew up. I planned to raise horses (I was completely obsessed with them), write books, and have a big family.
As I got older, those dreams were pushed aside. Like most people around me, I was expected to get good grades, go to college, and find a respectable career. No one in my family farmed, homeschooled, or ran their own business — so the life I imagined felt unrealistic.
My Health Struggles and Search for Answers
By my early teens, I was already struggling with my health. I often felt depressed, anxious, and exhausted. I assumed something was wrong with my mind and even went to therapy a few times, but nothing really changed.
Things became much worse in my early twenties, when I was newly married and living on the east coast of Scotland. Many mornings I woke up too tired or too low in mood to function. I struggled to attend college consistently and eventually dropped out in my third year.
Doctors had no real answers. I began to wonder if I would feel this way for the rest of my life.
Start Homesteading
Sourdough
Eggs
Organ Meats
Tallow
Bone broth
Herbal remedies
Discovering Real Food and Natural Living
Everything changed when I stumbled across a completely different way of thinking about nutrition.
At that time, I believed strongly in low-fat, high-carbohydrate eating. I was afraid of butter, avoided whole milk, skipped meals to stay thin, and experimented with vegetarian and vegan diets — mostly because I thought they would make me healthier and slimmer.
Then I encountered ideas that challenged everything I believed — drinking raw milk, eating liver, cooking with butter, and embracing traditional foods. Curious (and desperate), I bought Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon.
That book changed the direction of my life.
As I slowly began adding nourishing foods back into my diet — whole milk, cream, butter, and properly prepared meats — my health transformed. Within weeks, my energy returned. The constant mental exhaustion disappeared. Life felt joyful instead of heavy.
Real food and natural living didn’t just improve my health — it gave me my life back.
Learning Traditional Skills From Scratch
There was just one problem: I couldn’t cook.
I could boil rice, make porridge, and cook an egg — and that was about it. But if I wanted to continue eating nourishing food, I had to learn real kitchen skills from the ground up.
So I did.
I learned to cook, bake sourdough bread, ferment foods, preserve harvests, and work with raw dairy. I made countless mistakes along the way — including many brick-hard loaves of sourdough!
Years later, I can confidently feed my family nutritious, delicious food. I bake bread, preserve seasonal harvests, make soap, prepare herbal remedies, and continue learning new skills every year.
Traditional food still supports me through long homeschooling days, toddler messes, and everything else we call life.
Life Today: Homeschooling, Homesteading, and Motherhood
Today, our family life centers on real food and natural living, homeschooling, and small-scale homesteading. My home is my happy place, and raising my children is the most meaningful work I will ever do.
Through this lifestyle, I have learned that health, peace, and competence grow slowly — through daily habits, practical skills, and intentional living.
My Mission — Helping Moms Live Naturally Without Burnout
My mission through this blog is to share what I’ve learned with other mothers who want to raise healthy, capable children without exhausting themselves in the process.
Here you’ll find practical guidance for:
- cooking nourishing meals from scratch
- traditional food preparation and preservation
- natural remedies and DIY skincare
- homemaking rhythms that bring peace and purpose
You don’t need endless time, money, or resources to build these skills. I learned them on a tight budget while juggling work, homeschooling, and motherhood.
If I could learn all of this from scratch — you can too.
All you need is confidence, simple guidance, and someone to walk alongside you.
Let’s continue this journey together.
