Old Fashioned Ways in a Modern World
Helping families grow food, cook from scratch, preserve the harvest, and build practical homesteading skills—one lesson at a time.
Kitchen
Preserve
Whether you’re planting your first tomato, baking your first loaf of sourdough, preserving your harvest, or building a more self-reliant lifestyle, you’ll find practical guidance, real-life experience, and plenty of encouragement here.
What in the World Is a Food Prood?
Well, we’ve always been a bunch of food prudes! We’re pretty darn particular about what’s in our food, where it comes from, and how it’s grown or made. That’s why we raise and grow most of our own food using organic practices.
Somewhere along the way, we decided being a food prude was something to be proud of! So we took the word ‘prude,’ gave it the same double O as ‘food,’ and Food Prood was born!
Food Prood (noun)
Someone who is a whole lot picky about their food—and darn proud of it!
A person who cares about ingredients, knows that how food is grown and raised matters, and believes good food is worth the effort.
See also: Someone who reads ingredient labels, grows a garden, cooks from scratch, and isn’t afraid to ask, “What the heck is in that?”
Because when it comes to food, we’re not just a little picky. We’re a WHOLE LOT picky! And darn proud of it!
Where Would You Like to Start?
Choose where you’d like to begin. One skill at a time, one season at a time.
I’m Laura Lawrence-
— a Midwest homesteader, educator, and author of Seed to Plate: A Homesteading Gardening Guide and Cookbook and Sourdough for Everyday Life: From Starter to Artisan.
Over 24 years ago, my journey began with one small garden box and a handful of tomato plants in Michigan. What’s funny is, if you’d met me back then, you probably wouldn’t have guessed I’d end up here. I wasn’t dreaming about livestock, gardens, or pressure canners.
Today, my family and I homestead in Northern Michigan, above the 45th parallel, where we grow food, preserve the harvest, raise animals, and teach practical skills that help families build more confidence and freedom at home.
Today our family grows and raises much of our own food — and I’m here to help you start where you are. Read My Story->
Take Your Learning Further
There’s a whole lot you can learn right here on Food Prood for free, and I hope you do!
But sometimes it’s nice to have a good book in your hands, a little extra guidance, or someone to walk you through learning a new skill.
That’s why I’ve put together books, classes, and learning opportunities based on what we’ve actually been doing on our Northern Michigan homestead for over 24 years.
Whether you’re just getting started or ready to tackle something new, there’s always more to learn!
Books & Guides
Practical gardening, cooking, and sourdough resources you can keep right at your fingertips.
Everyday Sourdough
My sourdough book, dehydrated starter, and beginner guides to help you get baking.
Food Prood Academy
Keep learning throughout the year with practical lessons from my homestead to yours.