By Melissa Norris | How to articles , Podcast , Recipes
Let’s talk home remedies for cold and cough. Last week I came down with a wicked case of layrngitis, I’m talking no voice and when it was squeaking out, I very closely resembled a 13-year-old male going through puberty and the voice change. I had a sore throat and over all felt extra tired. In […]
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A pioneer kitchen held many things our modern kitchen’s don’t, like a wood burning stove (though I know some of you cool people have an old-fashioned wood burning cook stove, my parents do and my grandma did). While I’m grateful I don’t have to shovel the ashes out of my cook stove and stock wood […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | How to articles , Pioneering Today , Preserving the Harvest , Recipes
Every home needs an easy strawberry jam recipe without pectin (specifically store bought pectin) and low sugar. Because I’m a firm believe your jam shouldn’t have more sugar than it does fruit. Like any pioneer woman, the beginning of summer marks jam and jelly season on our homestead. Fingers are sure to be stained with […]
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Raising baby chicks is a right of passage for any homesteader or self-sufficiency folks. But when you’re a beginner raising baby chicks, you want to make sure you’re caring for your animals correctly, after all, this is your egg and meat production. Disclosure: Some of the below links are affiliate links and we make a […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Gardening , Podcast
Growing herbs for the kitchen is something everyone should and can do. Specifically today, I’m sharing my top 5 perennial herbs as well as two wild edibles that can be used both culinary, aka in your food, and in your natural medicine cabinet. Can I get a holler for things that serve two purposes in the […]
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Homemade lip balm is easy to make at home, and DIY tinted lip balm makes it even more fun. Not only is it easy, but it’s much more frugal and allows you to control the ingredients. Seriously, have you ever looked at the ingredients in colored cosmetics? There’s some icky stuff floating around in there […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Preserving the Harvest , Recipes
This is the best pickled asparagus recipe out there and the first thing to meet my canning jars come spring time. This is one of my most requested recipes, and it’s an easy canning recipe, resulting in crispy asparagus spears every time! Because no one likes a soggy pickle. Pickled asparagus may be my favorite […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Gardening , Podcast
Today’s podcast is all about permaculture gardening and how to implement those techniques into your existing or new garden. You can listen to the podcast below or read the entire article. I’m really excited to have Michael on the podcast and to pick his brain. So welcome to the show. Take us with you on […]
Read MoreBy Andrea Sabean | Recipes
Hot cross buns-these are among my earliest memories of Easter. While other families ate chocolate bunnies, mine devoured these sweet rolls with their signature white crosses on top. Although the tradition of hot cross buns for Easter seems to have begun in the 12th century, the recipe I found among my great-grandmother’s collection was dated […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Podcast
Today’s episode I pull back the curtain on homesteading and share what we’ve been struggling with this past month and how we came to our decision when pressed for time and resources. It’s easy to romanticize homesteading, because there is a lot of cool things to be gained from raising your own food and doing […]
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