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Shannon Hayes works with her family raising grassfed livestock on Sap Bush Hollow Farm in West Fulton, NY.  She holds a bachelors in Creative Writing from SUNY Binghamton, and a Masters and Ph.D. in Sustainable Agriculture and Community Development from Cornell University.  In addition to homeschooling her children with her husband, Bob Hooper, Hayes hostsgrassfedcooking.com and is the author of The Farmer and the Grill and The Grassfed Gourmet.  To contact her, write toshannon@radicalhomemakers.com.

Conscious Parenting

Thoughts At 2 a.m…

Shannon Hayes Jul 10, 2020 0
A driving summer rain rousts us from bed at 2am on Wednesday. It snuffs the fireflies’ lanterns, plunging our twinkling hilltop into darkness as Bob and I…
Culture

A Hearth-Centered Life: The Fantasy – And Reality – Of…

Shannon Hayes Apr 22, 2020 0
Will We Become More Hearth-Centered In The Post-Pandemic World? Editor's Note: In scouring the frontiers of human consciousness and progressive visions…
Child development

Bullfrogs And Graveyards: On A Sense Of Belonging

Shannon Hayes Jul 9, 2018 0
Jug-a-rum, jug-a-rum, jug-a-rum. I don’t think much of the Westchesters who own the vacation house next door. But I think a lot about their…
Conscious Parenting

Why My Kid Hates Santa

Shannon Hayes Dec 19, 2014 0
Image by Shutterstock/Lesley Rigg The Santa myth seems harmless and fun…until it interferes with real magic. The girls and I are standing on Lisa’s…
Food

Pastured Turkey Cooking Tips

Shannon Hayes Nov 18, 2014 0
Listen to Shannon Hayes Talk About Reclaiming Our Sustainable Future with Radical Homemaking And now we come to the final poultry harvest of the year: the…
Culture

Student Debt And Regret On The Path To Sustainable Living

Shannon Hayes Jul 5, 2014 0
On June 18th, 1999, while on a camping trip, Bob and I were hiking through Asticou Terraces on Northeast Harbor in Maine. We’d had a series of thunder and…
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A Radical Homemaker Turns 40

Shannon Hayes Mar 30, 2014 0
An Interview With Radical Homemaker, Shannon Hayes Download this interview with Shannon Hayes and Lisa Reagan, Kindred's editor.  Recorded for the celebration…
Chemical Free Living

Farm-Fresh, Pasture-Raised Easter Eggs

Shannon Hayes Mar 29, 2013 0
For those of you wondering, yes, Bob painted the eggs pictured here. Growing up on the farm, I always had mixed feelings about Easter. The chocolate was…
Culture

Gainful Unemployment, by Radical Homemaker Shannon Hayes

Shannon Hayes May 16, 2012 0
It was just getting dark the night of November 1st, 1999 as I locked my bike outside my Ithaca apartment, walked inside and learned from my roommate…
Sustainability

The Difference Between Grass-fed and Grain-fed Beef

Shannon Hayes Dec 3, 2011 0
Pasture-based farmers who direct-market their meats are forever answering the same questions from new customers: “What, exactly, are the…
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  • Front Page
  • About
    • Who Are We?
    • Press Room
    • Our Family
    • Lisa Reagan, Kindred’s Editor
    • Our Contributors
    • Children’s Wellbeing Manifesto
    • Kindred World Initiatives
    • Kindred’s International Editorial Advisory Board
    • Contact Us
  • Articles
    • Conscious Parenting
      • ACES, Adverse Childhood Experiences
      • Attachment Parenting
      • Black Mothers
      • Breastfeeding
      • Evolved Nest
      • Midwifery
      • Parenting for Social Change
      • Pregnancy & Birth
      • Worklife Law
    • Culture
      • Adultism
      • American Democracy At The Crossroads
      • Authoritarianism
      • Caring Economy
      • Childism
      • Conscious Activism
      • Dominator System
      • Education
      • Inspiration
      • Literacy
      • Partnerism
      • Racism
      • Religion
      • Social Justice
      • Spirituality
    • Sustainability
      • Ecocentrism
      • Environmental Justice
      • Food
      • Food Sovereignty
      • Indigenous Wisdom
      • Neurobiology and Wisdom
      • Social Justice
      • Sustainable Wisdom
      • Thinking Global
    • Wellbeing
      • Addiction
      • Chemical Free Living
      • Mindfulness
      • Nature Connection
      • Neurobiology and Wisdom
      • Play
      • Psychology / Self-help
      • Relationship Literacy
      • Spirituality
      • Sustainable Wisdom
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    • National Child Traumatic Stress Network Resources
    • Play Resources
    • Work Life Law – Breastfeeding and Paid Parenting Leave
    • Vaccination Safety and Informed Choices
  • DONATE – Conscious Giving Is Fun!

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