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 few things with you that I think you’ll really enjoy.

🌱 New Video: Choosing the Best Seeds​
I just shared a new video all about how I choose seeds—what I look for, what actually matters, and how this one decision sets the tone for your entire growing season. If food freedom is important to you, this is a big one.
👉 Watch the video here​

🥣 A Stainless Steel Crock Pot We Finally Love​
After years of searching, we finally found a stainless steel crock pot that checks all the boxes—and I’ve been using it constantly. From broths to slow-cooked meals, it’s become a staple in our kitchen. If you’re trying to move away from coatings and want something durable, this has been a great find for us.
👉 Check it out here​

🧈 Butter Garlic Noodles with Capers (Comfort Food Win)​
With the cold and long days, simple comfort food has been everything. One of our go-to meals lately has been my butter garlic noodles with capers—simple, flavorful, and deeply satisfying. It’s proof that good food doesn’t have to be complicated.
👉 Grab the recipe here​

🌿 Come Join Me Inside My Patreon Membership​
If you’re craving deeper learning, real skills, and a slower, more intentional approach to food and home, I’d love to invite you into my Patreon community. Inside, we focus on gardening, cooking from scratch, heritage skills, and building true food freedom—together.
👉 Join us here: https://www.patreon.com/foodprood​

Even on the hardest, coldest days, this life—these skills—feel worth it. Thanks for being here, following along, and supporting this work.

Stay warm and keep growing,
Laura
Food Prood 🌿

P.S. If you’re buried in snow too, know you’re not alone—and that spring will come.

P.S.S. The pre order books for Seed to Plate arrive today then I'll get busy signing them and bundling them with my garden journal and then they'll be shipping out!! So excited!!!

Video - Recipes - & More

Video Choosing the Best Seeds for Your Garden | Where I Buy Seeds + What Grows Best. Watch Video

Recipe We made this last night (again) my daughter is obsessed!! View Recipe

You Might Need FINALLY found an ALL-stainless steel crockpot that actually works!! I'm over the shady coating companies use, I love stainless steel. Check it Out

Imagine learning old-fashioned skills and using them in a modern, practical way 🌿 Not just learning—but embracing them. Letting real skills change your life, feed your family, and create a legacy. That’s what we do inside my Heritage Legacy Membership.

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