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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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Garlic - What to do with the scapes & all that garlic?

Laura Lawrence Hi Reader If you've been hanging out with me much at all you'll know how much I love planting garlic and encouraging others to plant as well. If you want to learn how I have a free training lesson that teaches you literally every single step on how to grow, harvest & cure garlic. Learn how HERE. I'm currently awaiting anxiously the sight of my scapes (I grow hardneck) - once they start appearing I'll cut them off and use them in several recipes like my "Poor Man's Pesto" or my...

Laura Lawrence Hi Reader I did something a little crazy… For a limited time, several of my gardening guides are just: 🌱 ONLY $2 each Topics include: 🍅 Tomatoes🥔 Potatoes🧅 Onions🫘 Dry Beans🫛 Pole Beans🥦 Broccoli🎃 Squash…and more Now before you rush over… If you already own my book, Seed to Plate, much of this information is already inside there. 😊 Think of these guides as:✔️ quick references✔️ crop-specific refreshers✔️ an affordable way to focus deeper on one thing you’re struggling with But...

Laura Lawrence From Starter to Artisan Hi Reader Hot take: I’m not feeding my starter three times a day. I have: 🌱 gardens🐑 animals👨👩👧👦 kids🍽️ meals to make…and approximately 47 other things happening Which means my sourdough has to work in real life. I think beginners quit because they’re told sourdough has to be: ❌ exact❌ strict❌ time consuming I disagree. You need enough understanding to make it work. Not fear. Not perfection. Just practical knowledge and confidence. That’s the approach I...

Laura Lawrence Hi Reader I’ve noticed something over the years… A LOT of people want to preserve food. But then they start thinking about: 😬 pressure canners😬 safety😬 water bath vs pressure canning😬 "What if I mess this up?" …and suddenly those extra beans or tomatoes don’t seem so exciting anymore. I get it. Preserving can feel overwhelming at first. That’s exactly why I put together: 🫙 Preserving the Harvest: Water Bath & Pressure Canning A practical guide meant to help you understand...

Laura Lawrence From Starter to Artisan Hi Reader I said what I said. I do NOT care about the ear on sourdough bread. I care if: ✔️ my family eats it✔️ it tastes good✔️ it works for everyday life✔️ I didn’t spend all day babysitting dough Somewhere along the way, sourdough got… complicated. Perfect scoring. Perfect crumb. Perfect photos. Perfect rules. Meanwhile I’m over here thinking: "Can this become toast tomorrow?" Because to me, functional bread beats impressive bread. That’s pretty much...

Laura Lawrence From Starter to Artisan Hi Reader Sourdough has gotten… complicated. Somewhere along the way, it turned into: perfect timing perfect temperatures perfect steps And if you don’t follow all of it—you feel like you’re doing it wrong. But sourdough has been around for generations without all of that. It doesn’t need to be complicated. That’s exactly why I wrote this book. It brings sourdough back to: simple ingredients simple methods real life The kind you can actually stick with....

Laura Lawrence Hi Reader Every year it happens. Summer starts off slow and peaceful… Then suddenly: 🫙 jars are everywhere🍅 tomatoes are piling up on the counter🫛 beans won’t stop producing🥒 zucchini is trying to take over your life😅 and you’re wondering where all your lids disappeared to If you preserve food, now is the time to prepare before the chaos hits. Because scrambling for jars in August? Not fun. One of my favorite places to stock up on glass canning jars (all sizes), lids, and...

Laura Lawrence Hi Reader I did something a little crazy… For a limited time, several of my gardening guides are just: 🌱 ONLY $2 each Topics include: 🍅 Tomatoes🥔 Potatoes🧅 Onions🫘 Dry Beans🫛 Pole Beans🥦 Broccoli🎃 Squash…and more Now before you rush over… If you already own my book, Seed to Plate, much of this information is already inside there. 😊 Think of these guides as:✔️ quick references✔️ crop-specific refreshers✔️ an affordable way to focus deeper on one thing you’re struggling with But...

Laura Lawrence From Starter to Artisan Hi Reader This book wasn’t written for perfect kitchens. It was written for: messy counters busy mornings kids running around real life Because that’s where most of us are. Sourdough shouldn’t take over your day. It should fit into it. That’s how I’ve always approached it—and that’s what I teach in this book. 📦 Pre-orders are open now $46.99 (free shipping for now) 👉 https://foodprood.com/preorder-from-starter-to-artisan-sourdough-for-everyday/ If you’ve...

Laura Lawrence Summertime for me means more time outside soaking up the sunshine, vitamin D, working in the gardens, and enjoying all the good stuff… which also means less time in the kitchen and somehow hungrier kids than usual. Since I put them to work weeding all day and never allow breaks… 😉 Just kidding. (Though I’m sure that’s what they think.) It all means I need quick snacks I can make—or better yet, snacks THEY can make. But before summer chaos fully kicks in, I need to make sure the...