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Melissa K. Norris

Melissa K. Norris

5th-generation homesteader. Helping modern women live from scratch.

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Podcast

Chickens in a portable coop.

Troubleshooting Chicken Health & Best Herbs for Chickens

Read moreTroubleshooting Chicken Health & Best Herbs for Chickens
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Prioritizing Projects (Live Coaching Call)

Read morePrioritizing Projects (Live Coaching Call)
A woman in a field doing a soil test. Holding a shovel next to a bucket.

How to Test Soil pH & Amend Acidic or Alkaline Soil

Read moreHow to Test Soil pH & Amend Acidic or Alkaline Soil
Inside look at The Family Garden Planner charts.

Yearly Planning Without the Overwhelm

Read moreYearly Planning Without the Overwhelm
Rory Feek with his homestead in the background.

Unplugging for One Year with Rory Feek

Read moreUnplugging for One Year with Rory Feek
A woman holding keys with a yellow house in the background.

The Norris Farmstead: Our 40-Acre Homestead Farm-Stay

Read moreThe Norris Farmstead: Our 40-Acre Homestead Farm-Stay
A woman standing in an orchard picking an apple from a tree.

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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Summer Meal Planning Made Easy (Quick & Easy Summer Meals)

Healing Plants of the Bible: 16 Biblical Herbs and Their Traditional Uses

Why So Many People Feel Called to Homesteading

What Grows Best in a Pacific Northwest Vegetable Garden?

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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