Melissa K. Norris inspires people's faith and pioneer roots with her books, podcast, and blog. Melissa lives with her husband and two children in their own little house in the big woods in the foothills of the North Cascade Mountains. When she's not wrangling chickens and cattle, you can find her stuffing Mason jars with homegrown food and playing with flour and sugar in the kitchen.
By Melissa Norris | Instant Pot/ Pressure Cooking , Main Dish , Recipes , Slow Cooker
This easy beef stew recipe is a favorite at our house. Even more so now that I’ve converted it to Instant pot beef stew, but no worries, you can use your slow cooker if you haven’t joined the Instant pot craze. But I warn you, once you go Instant Pot, you’ll never go back. One […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Homestead Life , Podcast
The call for a de-cluttered and organized homestead and kitchen is strong ya’ll. Whenever I see that quiz floating around that says you have to pick one wish to come true from the 4 options, having a house cleaner always is the one that my finger hovers over. If you’re like me, you love the […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Gardening , Podcast , Raising Your Own Food
Raising a years worth of food is something I get asked about quite a bit, especially what it takes and what’s involved. Today we’re going to dive into some common myths people have, both in regards to gardening, but especially when it comes to producing enough of a crop to take you and your family […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Gardening , Podcast , Raising Your Own Food
Growing your own food and taking care of your land is something high on every homesteader’s list. We take great enjoyment and satisfaction by growing our own food.. but we really get excited when we learn how to make our plants even healthier and more vigorous with a few simple tweaks. Today we’re talking how […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Gardening , Podcast , Raising Your Own Food
6 Natural Fertilizers to Improve Your Garden Soil for a Larger Harvest Growing your own food and gardening are addicting. No one tells you how come late winter you’ll be pining to sink your fingers and bare toes into warm soil. You’ll have secret stashes of seed catalogs tucked under your bed and you’ll even […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Frugal Living , Lifestyle , Podcast , Preparedness/Survival
Best real food and food storage deals from unlikely sources… or at least, or not where I typically think of going when I first started building up our food storage and moving to a real food kitchen. While our goal is to grow as much of our own food as possible, we still go grocery […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Fruit , Gardening , Podcast , Raising Your Own Food , Vegetables
Perennial plants can be the secret weapon to increase food production on your homestead with less hands on time. Best part, you can easily sneak them into your landscaping and yard to get a great return and yield of food without nearly the work you’ll put into an annual vegetable garden. But, to get the […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Homestead Life , Lifestyle , Podcast
Homesteading for Beginners- 9 Transition Tips from City Life on Episode #131 of the Pioneering Today Podcast Anyone can learn the skills to be self-sufficient and a modern homesteader. Today Anna shares with us how she went from being a raised a full city girl, not even knowing how to cook from scratch to a […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Gardening , Podcast , Raising Your Own Food , Vegetables
The Ultimate Seed Starting Guide- planning, starting, and mistakes to avoid to successfully grow your own food. Never ask again why did my seedlings die? What seeds should I start? Do I have to have a grow light? Seriously, when done right, seed starting can be an amazing way to increase the amount of crops […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Main Dish , Recipes
Healthy chicken broccoli casserole recipe that tastes as good as it is for you… and best part, topped with biscuits. If you’re doing low carb, gluten-free, or keto, rest assured my friends, you can still eat this bad boy. If you’re not worried about low carb, never fear, this is delicious topped with my Flaky […]
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