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This sourdough doesn’t last long in our house 🍞

Laura Lawrence Hi friend, If your house smells like fresh bread… You’re probably doing something right. 😊 This week I’m sharing one of our family’s favorite sourdough recipes… Cinnamon Swirl Bread. It’s lightly sweet, soft, beautiful toasted, and makes incredible French toast if there’s any left the next morning. In the video I’ll show you…
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Meet Pizza Roll and Pączki 🐷

Laura Lawrence Hi friend, If you’ve been around here very long… You already know things don’t always go according to plan. Well… This year’s pig story is no exception. What started as trying to keep everyone separated turned into one very unexpected surprise… Piglets! In this week’s video I’m sharing the whole story, introducing you…
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Come take a walk through the garden 🌱

Laura Lawrence Hi friend, Come take a walk around the gardens with me. This time of year is one of my favorites because everything starts telling its story. Some things are thriving. Some things are struggling. Some things are making me wonder what on earth happened. And honestly…that’s gardening. Every season teaches us something. In…
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Your garden is planted… now what?

Laura Lawrence Hi Reader Planting the garden is exciting… But then comes the question almost every gardener asks: “Now what?” Should you fertilize? Should you weed? How often should you water? What if something doesn’t look right? In this week’s video, I’m walking through the simple things I do throughout the growing season to help…
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The purple beans are producing… and preserving season is officially HERE

Laura Lawrence Hi Reader Well… The preserving season I warned you about? It arrived. 😅 My famous purple podded pole beans are starting to come in, gardens are producing, and before long we’ll be doing what feels like endless preserving. And honestly… This is one of my favorite times of year. The messy counters. The…
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Sometimes things be ugly

Laura Lawrence Hi Reader Look not all gardening is pretty and front news worthy. I like to teach both sides of the coin, there’s the good, the bad and the ugly. Today is some ugly, because gardening is not perfection. It’s learning to see the ugly, perhaps try to help it. Some you win, and…
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Smoke in the air is intense – brewing up some tea to help

Laura Lawrence Hi Friend! The wink wink canadian wildfire smoke has been pretty intense here today, so I thought I’d share what I’m doing to support my body during all of this and honestly trying not to freak out! 🍵 Today I’m brewing a tea with: • Dandelion root • Burdock root • Mint •…
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Zucchini season = chaos (plus recipes)

Laura Lawrence Hi Friend!You know those neighbors who show up every summer all excited handing you an oversized baseball bat zucchini full of seeds and you have to smile politely like: “Oh wow… thanks so much…” Meanwhile you’re thinking: “What exactly am I supposed to do with this thing?” 😅 Here’s my unsolicited zucchini opinion:…
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So… what do you do with all that zucchini?

Laura Lawrence Hi Reader You know those neighbors who show up every summer all excited, handing you an oversized baseball bat zucchini full of seeds? “Oh wow… thanks so much…” Meanwhile, you’re wondering what exactly you’re supposed to do with this thing. Here’s my unsolicited zucchini opinion: pick them younger. Not only do younger zucchini…
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The dinner I make when I don’t know what to make

Laura Lawrence Hi Reader There are nights when inspiration is nowhere to be found and everyone is hungry. This homemade Hillbilly Hamburger Helper is one of my go-to meals for those evenings. It’s simple, budget friendly, made from scratch, and uses ingredients I usually already have on hand. If you’re looking for a practical dinner…
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Welcome to my Blog- I’ll share with you what our Homestead looks like and how we raise 80% of our food, all organically, sustainably, naturally and beautifully.
I’m hoping to inspire you that you can do this as well! God has provided our family with all the things, but the big thing He has given us is the drive to get ‘er done! We didn’t start out with all this, we started very slow, replacing one thing at a time, learning one thing at a time.
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