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Melissa K. Norris

Melissa K. Norris

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Pioneering Today Podcast: Homesteading Q & A

Read morePioneering Today Podcast: Homesteading Q & A
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Preserving Q&A

Read morePreserving Q&A
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Your Livestock Questions Answered

Read moreYour Livestock Questions Answered
A woman kneeling down in the garden harvesting tomatoes into a basket.

Your Gardening Questions Answered

Read moreYour Gardening Questions Answered
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How to Find & Buy Land Beyond the Usual Routes

Read moreHow to Find & Buy Land Beyond the Usual Routes
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Growing Cut Flowers for Business or Pleasure

Read moreGrowing Cut Flowers for Business or Pleasure
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Cast Iron & Dutch Oven Outdoor Campfire Cooking

Read moreCast Iron & Dutch Oven Outdoor Campfire Cooking
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Keeping a Family Milk Cow- 8 Things You Need to Know

Read moreKeeping a Family Milk Cow- 8 Things You Need to Know
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Supporting Small Farms (Cost Vs. Benefit)

Read moreSupporting Small Farms (Cost Vs. Benefit)
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The First Time Homesteader & Things I’d Do Differently

Read moreThe First Time Homesteader & Things I’d Do Differently
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Podcast

Why I’m Pressing Pause (And How You Can Help Shape What’s Next)

Root Vegetable Storage Without a Root Cellar: Simple Methods That Work

From-Scratch Cooking Made Easy: Myths vs. Reality

Refreshing Summer Drinks You Can Make at Home

Books

  • Everything Worth Preserving
  • The Family Garden Planner
  • Handmade
  • The Made from Scratch Life
  • The Family Garden Plan

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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