The One Crop That Changed My Garden Forever


Learning Old Fashioned Ways in a Modern World with Laura Lawrence

Hi Reader

When we first started our homestead journey, I was overwhelmed.
Too many seeds. Too much to learn. Too many ways to mess it all up.

But there was one crop that completely changed my confidence in the garden — and honestly, my life.

Garlic. 🧄

It’s simple. It’s low-maintenance. And if you do it right —
you plant once and eat for months.

I still remember pulling up my first full garlic bulb and thinking,

“Wait — I actually grew that??”

👉 If you’ve ever wanted to grow your own food but felt overwhelmed, start with garlic.

I made a free garlic growing training just for beginners.
It walks you through everything I wish I knew when I started:

🎥 How to plant, grow, harvest & cure garlic
📄 Printable PDF with directions & timing
📹 A bonus walkthrough of my actual garlic beds

👉 Click here to get the free garlic training

More on this tomorrow — and the biggest mistake I see new garlic growers make.

To your garden success,
Laura
Homesteader & Garden Guide

"Laura teaches classes that give you all the tools for the subject at hand, simplifies and gives you the tools to delve in with both feet on your own."

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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.

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