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Hi, I’m Laurie. I believe in straight talk, hard work and a healthy dose of laughter. Being self-reliant isn’t about trying to tackle everything on your own; it’s about making common sense choices to improve your life. You can do it, we can help!

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Gardening

St. John's Wort

St. John's Wort

Put Your Weeds to Work – 5 Reasons I Want Weeds in My Garden

golden and red raspberries

golden and red raspberries

How to Grow Raspberries – Planting, Care and Harvest

"Working with Nature - Shifting Paradigms" will open your horizons to new gardening techniques that can dramatically improve the health of your garden.

"Working with Nature - Shifting Paradigms" will open your horizons to new gardening techniques that can dramatically improve the health of your garden.

Working with Nature – Shifting Paradigms – Change the Way You Look at Gardening

Learn more about gardening

Homesteading

From increased garden and orchard productivity to a bounty of honey for food and medicine, homestead bees are a great addition to your self-reliance repertoire.

From increased garden and orchard productivity to a bounty of honey for food and medicine, homestead bees are a great addition to your self-reliance repertoire.

7 Reasons You Need Homestead Bees

While geared toward the market gardener, The Lean Farm will help homesteads and farms of any size to reduce wasted time and materials and increase income.

While geared toward the market gardener, The Lean Farm will help homesteads and farms of any size to reduce wasted time and materials and increase income.

The Lean Farm – Making More Income with Less Work

Our Homestead Then and Now is a photo tour of the Neverman Homestead in northeast Wisconsin featuring comparisons of progress over 13 years.

Our Homestead Then and Now is a photo tour of the Neverman Homestead in northeast Wisconsin featuring comparisons of progress over 13 years.

Our Homestead – Then and Now – How Things Have Changed

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Preparedness

Living Ready Pocket Manual - First Aid Fundamentals for Survival is an extremely practical addition to every home library and preparedness kit.

Living Ready Pocket Manual - First Aid Fundamentals for Survival is an extremely practical addition to every home library and preparedness kit.

Living Ready Pocket Manual – First Aid Fundamentals for Survival

lessons from the Great Depression

lessons from the Great Depression

5 Lessons from Great Depression Life that Still Make Sense Today

25 Point Hurricane Prep Checklist - What you need to prepare before a hurricane hits, including food, water, documents, pet care and other essential items.

25 Point Hurricane Prep Checklist - What you need to prepare before a hurricane hits, including food, water, documents, pet care and other essential items.

What to Get Ready for a Hurricane – Printable Hurricane Prep Checklist

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Using Wild Plants for Food and Medicine

St. John's Wort

St. John's Wort

Put Your Weeds to Work – 5 Reasons I Want Weeds in My Garden

joe pye weed flowers

joe pye weed flowers

Joe Pye Weed – How to Grow and Use It

Queen Anne’s Lace – Butterfly Host Plant and Blueberry Protector

Queen Anne’s Lace – Butterfly Host Plant and Blueberry Protector

Queen Anne’s Lace – Butterfly Host Plant and Blueberry Protector

Learn more about Wildcrafting

Home Remedies

Migraine causes, types of migraines and migraine like headaches, migraine triggers, home remedies for migraine relief including behaviors, herbs and EOs.

Migraine Relief Tips and Treatment from a Long Term Migraine Sufferer

ear mites in cat ear

ear mites in cat ear

Ear Mites in Cats – Easy Treatment, Plus Common Questions

Natural flu prevention options

Natural flu prevention options

Flu Prevention and Treatment – 10 Quick Tips, Old and New

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Recipes

toscana soup close-up

Toscana Soup Like Olive Garden

dipped chocolate truffles

dipped chocolate truffles

Easy Chocolate Truffles Recipe (Just 3 Ingredients)

This "church dinner chicken" is just like the recipe mom used to make - tender and juicy, nicely spiced and cooked until falling off the bone.

This "church dinner chicken" is just like the recipe mom used to make - tender and juicy, nicely spiced and cooked until falling off the bone.

Old Fashioned Church Dinner Chicken – Just Like Mom Used to Make

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