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This breaks my heart
This breaks my heart As I’m writing this blog post my sprinkler is running in the main garden to reach the plants that I was unable to cover. Frost. The 5 letter word that gardeners shudder at. I pride myself of knowing a lot of gardening stuff and teaching others gardening however nature can out…
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Spring Planting in Northern Michigan
What I’m Planting in the Springtime in a Northern Climate This post is brought to you by Azure Standard – Learn how to order HERE – use code “NEW15” if your a new customer with an order of $100 or more! They have plants if you have not started your own yet as well! It’s…
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My BEST Garden Advice- It’s Incredibly Simple
Being present in your garden is my best advice.  Taking a daily walk through the plants growing you’ll be able to catch any pests, diseases or issues that come up. You’ll fall in love with it even more as you watch it grow from tiny seeds or plants into something beautiful and nourishing.…
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Spring Time on the Homestead is Magic
Learning Old Fashioned Ways in a Modern World A homesteading newsletter by Laura Lawrence Spring Time on the Homestead Is Magic Spring has such beauty in it doesn’t it? I think it’s my favorite time of the year because so many wonderful things bring beauty to the eye. It’s no longer brown, there’s green and…
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So the Pigs…… (Gift Giving Guide + Busy Season)
Accidental Pig Farmers My friends being accidental pig farmers ain’t easy. There’s always so many moving parts when your dealing with animals. The care, the food, the water, the living, the processing, you get the point. Watch this quick video HERE – I called it homesteading problem #206466 or something like that. Because it’s always…
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Consumer or Producer + Full Grow Room Garden Tour
Are you a Consumer or a Producer? PLUS My Full Grow Room (greenhouse) Tour! Let’s take a look inside my grow room where grow all my own seedlings to feed my family & more.  Oh yes, I will absolutely admit that I am so fortunate to have a Grow Room. Seriously, who can…
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Benefits of Crop Rotation
Crop Rotation Benefits of Rotating Your Crops Today’s topic discusses the benefits of rotating your crops from year to year in your garden. I will admit I do not put a lot of thought into this nor implement it to much, sometimes with all the information out there it can be overwhelming. What to plant…
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Learning how to Ferment Vegetables- Preserving the Harvest
Preserving the Harvest Sharing my Favorite Methods to Preserve the Harvest- Fermenting Let’s dive into my favorite ways go Preserve the Harvest shall we!?! Fermenting There are many ways to preserve foods, I’m going to cover the basics, include some recipes and get you started! I can’t wait to see how much…
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Learn how to Blanch & Freeze Vegetables
Preserving the Harvest Sharing my Favorite Methods to Preserve the Harvest Blanching & Freezing Vegetables Broccoli – Cauliflower – Cabbage No matter if you have a small garden or a larger garden it’s always great to learn preservation techniques. If you decide to purchase from a farm stand, or local grower, even the grocery store you…
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Learn how to Dehydrate to preserve your harvest
Preserving the Harvest Sharing my Favorite Methods to Preserve the Harvest Dehydrating Dehydrating is a great way to preserve certain food, save space in the freezer and on the shelf! I use my dehydrator for herbs, jerky, onions. garlic, and peppers. I really enjoy my Cosori Dehydrator because the trays are stainless steel and…
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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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