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Pioneering Today

EP: 407 - Creating a No-Waste Kitchen w/ Mary's Nest

Pioneering Today

Melissa K Norris

Cookingfromscratch, Oldfashionedliving, Selfsufficiency, Home & Garden, Gardening, Heirloomseeds, Homesteading, Growyourownfood, Education, Survival, Pioneeringtoday, Leisure, How To

4.9931 Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever wondered how people manage to grocery shop, cook from-scratch meals for their family, and have no waste coming out of their homes? They make it look so easy! Though it might not be easy, it is simple. Join me for today’s podcast with special guest, Mary Shrader from Mary’s Nest as we discuss the skills that were passed down to us from our parents who lived through the Great Depression. For more information and any links mentioned in this episode, visit melissaknorris.com/407.

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0:00.0

If you want to learn how to use herbs medicinally and not only medicinally but also grow them,

0:06.4

I can think of little else that gets me excited as knowing I can literally grow our medicine right outside our back door, then you, my friend, are going to want to make

0:16.2

sure that you are registered and signed up for our herbal summer series. This is completely free, though you definitely could charge for it because it is

0:28.2

packed with information. Once you sign up starting in August, every week you are going to get an email from me going over my top 10 favorite herbs.

0:40.0

Each week we are going to pick one of those herbs and do a deep dive on how to grow that herb,

0:47.8

but more importantly, how to use it, including safety, and if you should use it or not if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

0:56.9

We go through all of the cautions, the medicinal properties, and its uses.

1:02.1

So when you get done done you will have in your pocket and hopefully by

1:06.2

that point in your medicine cabinet my favorite top 10 herbs to always have at the ready. Go to Melissa K Norris.com forward slash

1:18.2

summer herb and make sure that you get registered. Summer school is in session and it has never been better. Hey pioneers. Welcome to episode number four hundred and seven. Today we are going to be talking

1:37.3

about a no waste kitchen. So creating a no waste kitchen, cooking traditional foods, cooking from scratch.

1:46.0

And I'm really excited because we have a special guest on today who is going to be sharing her tips for cooking traditionally and

1:54.8

creating that no waste kitchen that you can apply and use in your kitchen and

1:59.8

right now if you have a garden, you're probably wrapping up that garden.

2:07.4

And so I know as we move into the fall and the wintertime and especially the holidays that food budgets definitely tend to increase. the you have been preserving and stocking your larder with some of those things.

2:25.0

But the talk of creating a no waste or low waste kitchen, finding ways to just use everything

2:31.3

to its full value and all maximizing what you already have in the kitchen and your food is going to serve you very well, especially when you start to do that from a traditional foods standpoint.

2:45.0

And today's guest, I am very excited to introduce you to.

2:49.0

Many of you probably know and love her.

2:51.0

She has such a sweet personality and soul and she is the same in person as she is online and that is Mary from Mary's nest.

3:01.0

So super excited to have her on today and her story and today's episode is

3:07.2

sponsored by Azure Standard. So if you are looking to save money, have traditional foods in your house, then as your

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