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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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As the pendulum swings from summer to fall…. (new recipe + videos)
As the pendulum swings from summer to fall can you feel the difference? Do you feel the pull between long summer days full of sunshine, exhaustion and fun to the slower cooler days of fall? I know I certainly do! Trying to fit in those summer activities, enjoy the dwindling bright sun, harvesting and preserving…
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Dinner – Done in less than a half hour- Lots of Noodle Recipes
Dinner – Done in less than a half hour- Lots of Noodle Recipes Here are three fabulous noodle recipes! Best thing- done super easy, quick & delicious. I don’t know about you guys but I LOVE noodles, especially thin noodles- like ramen noodles. NO not the one’s the college kids eat in their dorm room…
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The Herbs are Rollin in’! Grab my Freebies + Resources
The Herbs are Rollin in’! Grab my Freebies + Resources The Herbs are Here, the Herbs are Here!! Yay summertime those healing herbs are here and I’m here for it. Boy I just used the word “here” a lot didn’t I? Well I am that excited because it’s time to restock the Apothecary! I’ve gone…
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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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Redefining Perfect + New Recipes (Take your fake bread and shove it)
Learning Old Fashioned Ways in a Modern World A homesteading newsletter by Laura Lawrence Redefining Perfect + 3 NEW Recipes Below! Living in a world where chewy stick to your teeth white bread is perfect and homemade bread is hard, complicated and not worth it is difficult for me. And it’s not actually real world…
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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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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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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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- Chasing Fall Colors + New Recipes + New Videos
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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.