Hi, I’m a homesteader in Northern Michigan with nearly 30 years of hands-on experience in self-sufficiency, natural living, and traditional skills. Over the years, I’ve built a life rooted in growing, making, and doing — and I love sharing what we do and how we do it to help others create their own empowered path.
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Food Prood - Laura Lawrence
Hi, I’m a homesteader in Northern Michigan with nearly 30 years of hands-on experience in self-sufficiency, natural living, and traditional skills. Over the years, I’ve built a life rooted in growing, making, and doing — and I love sharing what we do and how we do it to help others create their own empowered path.
Learning Old Fashioned Ways in a Modern World with Laura Lawrence Hi Reader There’s a quiet confidence that comes from knowing your pantry can turn into real meals. All this in my latest blog post. Not convenience food.Not boxes and mixes.But ingredients that become nourishment. When I shop through Azure Standard, I’m always thinking long-term—what will truly feed my family well, no matter the season. For me, that starts with: Wheat berries to mill fresh flour and bake nourishing breads...
Learning Old Fashioned Ways in a Modern World with Laura Lawrence Hi Reader It’s been one of those seasons around here. We’ve been constantly bombarded with snow, and keeping up has been a full-time job—shoveling every entryway, making sure water stays fresh and unfrozen, and heading out twice a day, every day, to feed and care for the animals. It’s cold, it’s tiring… and it’s just part of the rhythm this time of year. We get ‘er done 💪❄️ Even in the middle of all that, I wanted to share a...
Learning Old Fashioned Ways in a Modern World with Laura Lawrence Hi Reader Winter has a way of reminding us how quickly things can change. Power outages.Icy roads.Empty shelves.Long, quiet nights. Preparation isn’t about fear or panic—it’s about peace. I just shared a new page all about being prepared for winter and storms, written from the perspective of stewardship, responsibility, and real-life experience. It’s not extreme, and it’s not overwhelming. It’s the kind of preparedness families...