October is World Food Month 🌎 — a time to question what’s on our plates and to reclaim the traditions that nourished us for generations. Every week this month, we’ll be spotlighting voices reshaping how we think about food and health.
This week, we feature Jessica Kelly, founder of The Kitchen Gardens, whose story of moving from nursing to homesteading embodies the heart of the anti-seed oil movement: resilience, ancestral food practices, and the courage to choose a different path.
Jessica Kelly — The Kitchen Gardens 🌱
Jessica spent more than a decade as a nurse before choosing to live closer to the land and closer to food. Today, through The Kitchen Gardens, she shares a lifestyle rooted in:
Homesteading → raising chickens, growing food, and cooking from scratch.
Teaching resilience → showing her children responsibility and the value of slowing down.
Empowering families → offering workshops, sourdough guidance, and a window into a life shaped by ancestral rhythms.
Her voice matters in the movement because it bridges two worlds: modern medicine and ancestral wisdom. She represents what many are craving — a return to food that truly nourishes.
Explore her work: thekitchengardens.com
IG: @thekitchngardns
🎥 Clip of the Week: “World Food Month”
This Wednesday we marked the start of World Food Month, building momentum toward World Food Day on October 16.
This month, our campaign will highlight recipes, voices, and collaborations that show what a food system rooted in truth and nourishment could look like. Join us daily on Instagram for Everyday Nourishment recipes and share your swaps to amplify the movement.
Jessica’s Journey Back to Real Food 🌿
Jessica Kelly’s path began in the fast-paced world of nursing, where for over a decade she dedicated herself to caring for others. But when the pandemic hit, it forced her to reconsider what truly mattered. She realized the most important place she could bring healing was her own home — to her children, her family, and herself.
That’s when homesteading became more than a hobby: it became her mission. Today, through The Kitchen Gardens, Jessica shows how slowing down, baking bread, growing food, and raising chickens can restore balance to both body and spirit. For her, pulling a fresh sourdough loaf from the oven is not just cooking — it’s a lesson in patience, self-reliance, and gratitude.
Jessica sees the homestead as one of the best classrooms for children: a place where they learn responsibility, resilience, and independence. Collecting eggs, tending the garden, or helping with dinner teaches values that go beyond food — values that reconnect us to the earth, to animals, and to each other.
Her story resonates with our movement because it represents a powerful alternative to the industrial food system. By choosing ancestral practices and rejecting convenience foods filled with seed oils and shortcuts, Jessica is not just feeding her family — she’s building a culture of nourishment, responsibility, and purpose.
👉 Explore more of Jessica’s work: thekitchengardens.com
Lamb Chops with Garlic Butter
Ingredients
4 lamb chops
2 tbsp butter
2 garlic cloves, minced
Sea salt & pepper
Instructions
Pat lamb chops dry, season well.
Cook 3–4 min per side until browned.
Add butter + garlic to pan, spoon over before serving.
Nutrition
✨ Protein: 28g | Fat: 24g | Carbs: 0g
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