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Chasing Fall Colors + New Recipes + New Videos
Old Fashioned Ways in a Modern World a homesteading newsletter by Laura Lawrence Welcome to the homestead – Fall Edition! ​ Today I have two new wonderful recipes, how to save cucumber seeds, and chasing the fall colors. It’s been beautiful here in Northern Michigan watching the colors fade from green to brilliant reds & oranges.…
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Taking Care From the Outside In
Did you know that your skin is your largest organ? Have you ever thought about all the products that goes on our skin and how our largest organ absorbs those ingredients? Ya know the lotions, sun screen, makeup, ointments, rubs, and the list goes on and on. You might be slathering your skin (largest organ…
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Launch of Piggy Soap!
The Soap is Here, The Soap Is Here!! Get ready to enjoy a rich lather soap made with 100% all natural ingredients Each bar is carefully crafted using lard (no you won’t smell like a pig) that I’ve rendered here on the homestead from our amazing Pigs that we raised on OUR land where we…
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Summertime Means BBQ Season is Upon Us
Summertime Means BBQ Season is Upon Us Oh I don’t know about you but I like to spend so many hours outside during the spring, summer and fall. Basically whenever the sun is shining I want to be out in it doing just about anything. I do think that has something to do with why…
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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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Being Thankful During the Holidays
Happy Holiday Friends! Holidays especially Thanksgiving might be a favorite for me, because it gives pause to be thankful for the abundance of Food. Good food to be specific. All the prep time, flour dusting every counter, the smells, the family and friends getting together over the Good Food. It’s a little glimpse for most…
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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.