Really Very Crunchy

09/24/2025

Be sure to mark yourself as "safe" if you get the joke in today's video. 😅😂

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09/22/2025

Welcome to Jason's Book Club

Gone With the Wind is often remembered as Hollywood’s sweeping Civil War romance, but the truth in Margaret Mitchell’s original novel is far darker. In this video, I examine the racism, Lost Cause mythology, and shocking details that never made it to the 1939 film.

What you will learn in this breakdown:
-- Why Gone With the Wind is more than Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler. It is a nostalgic defense of the Confederacy.

--How the Ku Klux Klan is openly glorified in the novel and sanitized in the movie.

--The pro-slavery nostalgia and Reconstruction myths that run throughout the story.

--Racist stereotypes and the “loyal slave” trope shared between book and film.

-- Tara as a symbol of Southern resilience and the Lost Cause myth.

-- The uncomfortable legacy: Pulitzer and Oscar wins alongside Hattie McDaniel’s segregated treatment at the Academy Awards.

-- Why these stories still shape cultural memory of slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.

This video asks how a novel and film so steeped in racist mythology became cultural icons, and why it matters today.

If you want more of Jason's Book Club deep dives, let us know in the comments!

09/04/2025

Come along as Emily takes us deep into the woods on a late summer adventure to forage the elusive pawpaw fruit, also known as the “tropical fruit of the Midwest.” These wild fruits, sometimes called the Kentucky banana or Appalachian mango, are ripe, creamy, and perfect for turning into a homemade treat.

After gathering pawpaws straight from the forest, Emily heads back to her kitchen to show you step by step how to make pawpaw ice cream, a simple, delicious, and refreshing recipe that highlights this native North American fruit. It is the perfect way to celebrate the end of summer and enjoy seasonal, foraged food at its best.

In this video you will learn:
How to identify ripe pawpaws in the wild
A quick and easy pawpaw ice cream recipe
How to turn wild foraged food into a creamy summer dessert

Whether you are interested in wild foraging, sustainable living, seasonal eating, or homemade ice cream recipes, this video will inspire you to get outside, try something new, and savor the flavors of the season.

If you love foraging videos, homestead recipes, or healthy desserts, make sure to like, subscribe, and hit the bell so you do not miss our next adventure.

06/17/2025

Join us as we take a trip to St. Louis…

06/08/2025

My new favorite thing is flower potlucks. I’ve been to a few now and it always makes me so happy. Grab your flower loving friends and host a potluck of your own.

05/29/2025

I do feel bad for the butterflies though...

04/10/2025

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12/31/2024

Best of 2024: Here are some of our favorites of the year! Hope you enjoy 🥰

11/12/2024

Fun article in Forbes today!

From thrift store finds and avoiding toxins, viral sensation Emily Morrow says creating a crunchy home takes more creativity than cash.

10/31/2024

If you’re looking for “The Really Very Crunchy Podcast”, we’ve updated our thumbnail! We post episodes every Wednesday and it has been a blast. 4.9/5 stars with over 600 reviews so far and we’re less than 30 episodes in!

The biggest feedback we get is that people find themselves laughing out loud even in public places. 😂😂😂

Here’s one recent review: “Jason & Emily discuss a variety of topics that are always so entertaining and wholesome.
They are very circumspect in their opinions. Jason adds an element of extra humor and character to his wife’s sweetness and grounded personality. They’re both very self-aware and intentional in their views of life, parenting, and running a business.

The RVC Podcast is my preferred podcast to listen to when I’m doing chores in the evening because it isn’t politically charged or anxiety-inducing - but mostly because they make me laugh.

Emily & Jason’s wit and humor color their shared experiences and speculations with just the right amount of realism and optimism.”
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