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Pioneering Today

Living Like it's the 1800's - Wood Stove Cooking & Frugal Living Tips

Pioneering Today

Melissa K Norris

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

4.9931 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2019

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Living like it's the 1800's in a modern world, seems like a contradiction doesn't it, but even if you do have electricity and running water, there are some valuable tips to be learned that can help you save money now and if you do decide to go off-grid, help you make the transition. One of my favorite tips in this chat with Jacquie is how to bake pies and bread on top of a wood stove without any special equipment or using coals but she also shares some great ideas and inspiration for your garden. Get resources and links at https://melissaknorris.com/221 Want to raise a year's worth of food for your family without being overwhelmed? Get your copy of The Family Garden Plan and bonuses here http://familygardenplan.com

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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.

1:25.2

Welcome to episode number 221. In today's episode we are going to be diving into a homestead journey that takes us from off-grid living without power or running water to their present day where they are more on grid but still do a lot of off-grid

1:46.7

living and how we can gather some tips that are going to help us especially as we go

1:51.0

through these winter months and many of us will experience power outages

1:55.1

that will give us a taste of off-grid living, whether or not we want it all the time.

2:00.1

And then we're going to end with one of my favorite topics and that is organic

2:04.8

gardening and tips that are going to help you grow more of your own food.

2:09.9

If you are a new listener, welcome to the pioneering today podcast and if you are a new listener, welcome to the Pioneer Today podcast.

2:13.8

And if you are a regular listener, well, welcome back.

2:17.4

I'm your host, Melissa Kay Norris,

2:19.9

best-selling author of three books,

2:22.3

including my newest book, The Family Garden Plan, which will be launching January 7th of 2020, so really just a few short weeks away.

2:33.0

I'm also the founder of the pioneering today Academy

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