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 Well, it finally happened — the frost, and then the very next day, a freeze. It’s bittersweet to start closing up the gardens, but what a blessing this extended warm season has been. My to-do list, which usually wraps up in September, has rolled right into October (and beyond, by the looks of it!). There are roots to dig for medicine (video coming soon!), beans to winnow—just hauled in 30 pounds of black beans!—and...
Learning Old Fashioned Ways in a Modern World with Laura Lawrence Hi Reader We’re about to welcome in October, and goodness, there’s so much to wrap up here on the homestead! The warm days are stretching the season (I’m not complaining), and with homeschooling back in swing, our days have been full. Between canning outdoors (watch for a new video soon—canning like a mad woman!), tidying up the garden, sharing extra veggies with the pigs, tending the animals, and keeping an eye on Blondie—our...
Learning Old Fashioned Ways in a Modern World with Laura Lawrence Hi Reader A lovely long season has been upon us to reap the rewards His blessings, hard work and pig poo. Yes pig poo! (Fertilizer is KEY to a fabulous garden) - not the chemical kind, the real kind. Enough about poo, let's talk food. Food is Our Fuel - Fuel it the Best! You'll find some homemade fall yummy recipes below. Also HUGE news - I'm currently working on edits for my publisher for my NEW Gardening Book + Cookbook -...