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Cut Out the Processed

Return to simple. With life changing stories, step by step tutorials, how-to’s, real life examples and recipes, The Made-From-Scratch Life, will inspire and teach you how to get back to the basics, not just in a from scratch kitchen and home, but in your mind and soul. It looks at the things that shape us and how you can apply old-fashioned traditions to your modern life and savor what really matters.

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What You Get Inside the Book

With humor, raw emotion, and real life stories, partnered with step by step instructions and advice you can put to work in your life, kitchen, and barnyard right now, The Made-From-Scratch Life will transform how you approach your food, cleaning, gardening, and time with God.

Here's a sneak peek at just a few of the topics covered:


Create your own custom heirloom garden with planting and harvesting charts. Trouble shoot common gardening problems with natural solutions. Discover the many benefits of growing your own food, with solutions if you don’t have a large yard or any growing space.

Eliminate the processed unhealthy foods in your kitchen with easy but delicious from scratch recipes. Learn what ingredients to watch out for and how to save money by making them yourself. Time saving tips so you can spend time on the things that matter and still have nourishing home cooked meals.

Save money and increase your self-sufficiency by learning how to preserve food at home. Step by step instructions and tips so you can safely preserve your own homemade jams and jellies without store bought pectin and line your shelves with home canned goodies. Create your own food storage and fill your pantry with real food.

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The Made-From-Scratch Life Bonuses

We can’t wait to see you transform your kitchen and life!

Plus, everyone likes bonuses and we’ve created resources to help jumpstart your journey. Order The Made-From-Scratch Life now and get access to some amazing digital resources immediately, including:

  • Exclusive access to The Made-From-Scratch Life Workbook (filled with charts, worksheets, and printables),
  • 5 Day Made-From-Scratch Life Bonus Fast Track e-course plus more!
  • The Amish Canning Cookbook Sampler by Georgia Varozza.

Get all 3 bonuses FREE when you purchase The Made-From-Scratch Life

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About the Author

Melissa K. Norris believes that the simple things in life are truly the best and that everything just looks better in a Mason jar. Her mission is to inspire people’s faith and pioneer roots. Through her popular blog and podcast, Pioneering Today, she reaches hundreds of thousands of people, inspiring them to live their dreams, while sharing easy tips and ways to live frugal, grow it yourself, and make it at home pioneer style. Her advice has been featured in The New Pioneer Magazine, Self-Sufficiency Magazine, and Molly Green Magazine.

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Articles

  • Gardening
  • Homesteading
  • Recipes
  • Lifestyle
  • DIY

Podcast

  • Time-Saving Tips when Cooking From Scratch
  • How to Test Soil pH & Amend Acidic or Alkaline Soil
  • Yearly Planning Without the Overwhelm
  • Unplugging for One Year with Rory Feek
  • The Norris Farmstead: Our 40-Acre Homestead Farm-Stay

Books

  • Everything Worth Preserving
  • The Family Garden Planner
  • Hand Made
  • The Made From Scratch Life

Education

  • Organic Gardening Workshop
  • Home Fruit Preservative Canning e-course
  • Home Canning With Confidence
  • Homemade Bread & Baking Class
  • Natural Homemade Bath and Beauty
  • Pioneering Today Academy


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