By Melissa Norris | Homestead Life , Podcast
Seasonal living is about as old-fashioned and pioneer as you can get, where families are in touch and plan their lives (and kitchen) around the seasons. Even if you don’t live on a full homestead or have distinct seasons, you can use these tips as we move into the fall and winter season. Specifically today […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Podcast , Preparedness/Survival , Skills
Today I am going over one of my favorite things and that is cooking with cast iron. We are going to go over the aspects of primitive outdoor cooking using cast iron. If you’ve been curious or timid about cooking with cast iron and how to use this pioneering method of cooking, then you my friend […]
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I often get asked for advice on what to look for when purchasing homesteading property. What are the top things to look for, how do you analyze, how do you make the decision on where you’re moving? If you’ve been curious about this yourself, then you my friend are in for a treat today. I’ve […]
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Learn how my 6 tips to create a successful homestead business. This is Part 2 of our series, you can catch part 1 of How to Make Money Homesteading here You’ve chosen how you’re going to make an income and are ready to start bringing in the money honey. But creating a true and profitable […]
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How to make money homesteading, because let’s face it, most of us could use some extra cash and there’s not much more homesteady (did I just create a new word) than having your land and homestead create your income. You can find lots of lists online on how to make money homesteading, but most of […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Lifestyle , Podcast
Tips for homesteading off-grid, living without running water or a refrigerator, and how to get creative using old-fashioned pioneer skills to preserve your food. Learn how one family is using solar power to live off grid in a one room cabin without running water or a refrigerator, just like the pioneer families of old, and […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | DIY Recipes & Tutorials , Foraging , Natural Medicine Cabinet , Podcast
Homesteaders learn to look at things commonly seen as a problem and figure out a way to use them where we actually enjoy them or they’re beneficial on the homestead. Weeds is one of those things. Today I have Kathie Lapcevic from HomespunSeasonalLiving.com on the podcast and we’re going to be talking about weeds and […]
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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 | 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 | 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 […]
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