Your COVID19 Gardening Plan to Grow Your Own Food
Pioneering Today with Melissa K. Norris
Many of us are relying on our gardens this year for food than ever before. In this episode, I, Jill from the Beginners Gardener and Kevin from Epic Gardening share what our preparedness garden plans look like this year and our top 3 crop choices from 3 very different gardening climates to help you create YOUR gardening plan to feed your family. Get the free how much to plant per person for a year's worth of food chart HTTP://familygardenplan.com
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Paper product substitutes & tips for homemade reusable items
Pioneering Today with Melissa K. Norris
These homemade reusable substitutes for single-use store-bought items will serve you well, especially in these times when toilet paper can be hard to come by. Learn valuable tips for homemade versions of paper towels, toilet paper, plastic wrap and more! Resources at https://melissaknorris.com/249
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5 Tips to Create a Handmade & Vintage Home
Pioneering Today with Melissa K. Norris
Having a home that is beautiful and functional is extremely important, especially now when many of us are spending more time there. These tips will help you create a vintage and handmade home with easy frugal ideas with inspiration from Lisa of Farmhouse On Boone. Resources at https://melissaknorris.com/248
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How to Grow Your Own Food Q&A
Pioneering Today with Melissa K. Norris
Today I answer your questions on growing your own food straight from your messages. Now more than ever people are needing to grow a garden to provide for their family and I answer your questions. Snag resources at https://melissaknorris.com/247 Get your FREE seat in the Organic Gardening Workshop NOW https://melissaknorris.com/workshop
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Coronavirus Homestead Plan to Alleviate Fear & Be Prepared
Pioneering Today with Melissa K. Norris
During this unprecedented time with the Coronavirus, I'm sharing what we're doing (and you can too) to stay calm, be prepared, and help others. Where to find staples (and what we're stocking), plans for growing food and herbal medicine, plus involving the family and kids. FREE Organic Gardening Workshop https://melissaknorris.com/workshop and links to tutorials resources from today's episode https://melissaknorris.com/246
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How to Keep Weeds Out of the Garden Naturally
Pioneering Today with Melissa K. Norris
Weeds have long plagued me in the garden & weed fabric does NOT work, but I've finally found some things that do work to keep weeds out of the garden naturally long term. Resources at https://melissaknorris.com/245 Get your seat to the FREE Organic Gardening Workshop here https://melissaknorris.com/workshop from seed starting to permaculture
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Impact of Being in the Midst of a Crisis How Homesteading Helps
Pioneering Today with Melissa K. Norris
No matter what your thoughts are on the coronavirus this is the time to assess your food storage and supplies. Where I live schools are being shut down & my guest has people in quarantine around her, stores empty of supplies, and the affects on your mindset. This is not meant as fear-mongering, but how to use this time to assess your skill sets where they stand right now. Resources at https://melissaknorris.com/244 Free Organic Gardening Workshop https://melissaknorris.com/workshop
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Achieve Financial Sustainability and Food Security With a Garden
Pioneering Today with Melissa K. Norris
Sustainability and food security is a huge factor in why people start homesteading and can be created with a home garden. Luke from MIGardener shares how much he grows in a small area and how his garden sparked him to start a seed company that made seeds affordable (less than $1 per packet). Go to https://melissaknorris.com/243 for resources AND a 15% off coupon code. Get the Family Garden Plan to know exactly how much to plant for your family and grow from seed to jar http://familygardenplan.com
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How to Care for Fruit Trees In Fall & Winter
Pioneering Today with Melissa K. Norris
Learn how to care for fruit trees in fall & winter, including how to determine your pruning based on YOUR climate (this was fascinating!). Know what to do in fall and winter to ensure the vitality of your fruit trees and how to keep disease down. Go to https://melissaknorris.com/242 for 10% off coupon code from Raintree Nurseries. Want step-by-step tutorials and lessons on growing and preserving your own food seasonally? Pioneering Today Academy is only open for a short time https://melissaknorris.com/PTA
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Is this the last episode?
Pioneering Today with Melissa K. Norris
Evaluating where we're spending our time, especially when we feel overwhelmed, is extremely important for anyone, but especially homesteaders. Not only do I share tips on how to evaluate activities when you don't have enough time but what you need to know about the podcast moving forward (no worries, it's not the last episode but it is the last Wednesday episode). Dive deeper with me inside the Pioneering Today Academy here while we're still open for new members https://melissaknorris.com/waitlist
info_outlineEvaluating where we're spending our time, especially when we feel overwhelmed, is extremely important for anyone, but especially homesteaders. Not only do I share tips on how to evaluate activities when you don't have enough time but also what you need to know about the podcast moving forward (and no worries, it's not the last episode but it is the last Wednesday episode for the time being). To dive deeper with me check out the Pioneering Today Academy here while we're still open for new members https://melissaknorris.com/waitlist