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The Amazing Plant that Flavors Our World- Vanilla
Behind the Vanilla I recently read an article in “Living Magazine” by doterra called “Vanilla Dawn” and it was so powerful and interesting I knew I just needed to share with you the amazing species of an orchid- the Vanilla plant. Specifically it’s about the Madagascar Vanilla- you guessed it – it’s from Madagascar. The…
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Deep dive into Yogurt Making + Choosing the Best Milk + Why is Milk Pasturized?
Health Benefits of Fermented Dairy Products Cultured dairy products contain probiotics and we all know that the more probiotics we consume, the healthier our gut is. A healthy gut will consist of a large diversity of flora and fauna which equates to better digestion, a healthier immune system, and so on.  Where &…
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How to Videos – New Recipes – Night to Shine & More
Learning Old Fashioned Ways in a Modern World A homesteading newsletter by Laura Lawrence We’ve got a lot today folks!!! Videos Over the last few days I’ve uploaded to my YouTube channel some Homemade Goodness that will show you some tricks I use to create delicious food at home. English Muffins Amazing Soup Chicken Pot…
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How to Involve the Family in your Feeding Healthier Food Endeavors
Learn to Enjoy Your Mealtime with the Family Do you have a stubborn family member? Is that even a legit question? I’m sure you do, or maybe it’s yourself. We’ve all been there or still there. In today’s video I”m giving away some of my secrets how I involve the family, get them to eat…
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To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow
To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow Can I get an amen? Wow this speaks volumes to my gardening – growing loving heart. Does it to you? Do you feel the garden or dreams of gardening calling more than ever? I do and I’ve been gardening for nearly 15 years. The call is…
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Pasta All Day Every Day – Pasta, Sauce, Homemade & More
Pasta All Day – Every Day I don’t know about you but pasta, noodles, ramen, spaghetti, carbonara, olive garden, make me drool. Thin noodles, thick noodles, flat noodles. Sauce, butter, garlic, tomato. ALL make me drool! The great thing about Pasta aka noodles they are versatile with so many different shapes, sizes, textures, grains, gluten…
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Recreating Favorite Kid Meals
All About the Kiddos Ok I say this is for the kiddos, but if I”m honest these meals are for me….a big kid apparently. I happen to love these simple dishes, they remind me of my childhood. So really they are for everyone, but of course with a twist. They are not from a box…
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Cooking Meals from Scratch
Cooking Meals from Scratch I’ll admit we are very lucky that we raise the majority of our food so it makes it much easier to cook from scratch because it doesn’t come off the farm in a package with microwaveable directions. Luckily. If your not as lucky as me don’t worry cooking meals from scratch…
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Starting the Day off Right- Breakfast Time
Starting the Day off Right I’ll admit I’m not the biggest breakfast fan, I personally like to wait to eat till 10am (that’s when my body says it’s hungry typically unless I create a habit of eating with the kids in the morning) However the troops as I like to call them are hungry and…
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Keepin’ it Simple + A Reminder You Don’t Have to DO IT ALL- You Just Need To Do IT!
Today’s all about simple Soups, NOT from a can. Please NOT from a can. Most soups are loaded with fillers, including MSG and we’ve recently discovered how awful MSG (Mono Sodium Glutamate) is. If you need a reminder or your reaching for that can with the red label, READ HERE NOW. I’m sharing with…
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Recent Post
- As the pendulum swings from summer to fall…. (new recipe + videos)
- Dinner – Done in less than a half hour- Lots of Noodle Recipes
- It’s NOT time to give up now! Lessons learned. Can you relate? (Garden + Life)
- Taking Care From the Outside In
- Beans- The Musical Fruit – Why YOU Need to Be Planting Them Every Year
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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.