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Practical Pioneer Living Thank you for joining us as we share our journey to becoming less dependent on the world’s systems

Hello to all of the friends that have gathered to this page, I put this on hold for a while as I was working on other pr...
01/25/2025

Hello to all of the friends that have gathered to this page, I put this on hold for a while as I was working on other projects but feel as I now have the capacity to start sharing here as well.

I will be sharing practical to ways to become more prepared for your family and community. We can see how being prepared has become more and more important the last few years.

This page will be geared toward practical things for families to do to help prepared for most likely events. This page is for folks that would like to be prepared like the pioneers, not "professional preppers."

I hope that you follow along, learn and share.

If you are in the local area, I will be holding a Beginning Canning Class on Oct. 22. This is for those that are interes...
10/07/2022

If you are in the local area, I will be holding a Beginning Canning Class on Oct. 22. This is for those that are interested in starting canning, beginning canners and even experienced canners.

There are so many skills that have not been passed down through the generations. Let's gather as a community, enjoy a relaxed learning environment and help you gain confidence to put some jars of food on your shelves for this winter.

Space is limited so please reserve your spot if you are interested.

If you have any questions please just let me know.

Hey good lookin', whatchya got fermenting?Fermenting is a huge part of our homestead kitchen. We have learned a ton and ...
10/07/2022

Hey good lookin', whatchya got fermenting?

Fermenting is a huge part of our homestead kitchen. We have learned a ton and continue to learn every single day. At first we were so nervous to start trying. With confidence, I now enjoy experimenting to just see what happens.

Have you any food lately?
Do you ferment you animal feeds?

Look through the slides if you are new to fermenting and read how easy the recipe is for our favorite Fermented cherry tomatoes and sliced red onions. I love that the tomatoes are full of fix and explode with flavor when we bight into them.


I have had several people ask me the past few days what my favorite items from were. Boy howdy, that was hard to decide...
10/06/2022

I have had several people ask me the past few days what my favorite items from were. Boy howdy, that was hard to decide on.

We started shopping with Azure for popcorn but we stay because of their prices and quality. Azure may not be for everyone, but if you homestead, cook, like organic, like bulk, or just don't like the grocery store, Azure may be a great option for you.

Some of the brands that we have found through Azure and love are and .

If you have questions about Azure please feel free to reach out.

What are your favorites from Azure Standard.

This is a great time of the year to check out your medical cabinet to see if you need to start any new tinctures, fire c...
10/05/2022

This is a great time of the year to check out your medical cabinet to see if you need to start any new tinctures, fire ciders, glycerites, or ferments.

All families approach medicines differently. I was unsure of natural approaches at first but now that I have seen the difference, I am blown away.

If you have kids I would recommend following . She has great elderberry kits and is a wealth of knowledge.

If you are not into making your own tinctures but want to try some out, I suggest . All of their tinctures that I have tried have been fantastic.

What are your favorite natural remedies?


My name is Phylicia and I'm the momma here at Practical Pioneer Living.Growing up in South Louisiana going through sever...
10/05/2022

My name is Phylicia and I'm the momma here at Practical Pioneer Living.

Growing up in South Louisiana going through several major hurricanes I often remember being quite confused by something. People would see that a storm was coming, most likely going to greatly impact our community yet again, and still there would be MANY who would not prepare until the very very very last moments.

I see it playing out still today. Do you see a storm coming to our nation? A storm can come in the form of job loss, sickness, terrible governmental policies, supply chain issues or weird weather patterns. I see so many not preparing at all and when it gets to the very last moment things are difficult to find.

Preparing has become this weird crazy conspiracy theory thing in some people's mind. Our grandmothers for generations past prepared and lived a life or preparedness.

So I choose to use wisdom and discernment for my children and family. I choose not to rely on a broken system. I choose to travel old paths that have been abandoned by many.

We have a "mini" homestead in the shadow of our towns water tower and do what we can while knowing our trust must not be in ourselves but in the Lord to guide and provide.


Day 28 of and topic is organization.As a person that has organized chaos with three young children the best advice I...
10/04/2022

Day 28 of and topic is organization.

As a person that has organized chaos with three young children the best advice I have for organization is have lists and start early for everything.

Gift shopping is one of those things that I need to both have a list and start early with. My goal is to be done with gift shopping by mid October this year. Am I early or is this normal for you guys as well?

If you are looking for specific brands or link, check out the link in my bio for my first post on our new website!

What do you think would be a great gift for homesteading men?

Some get excited for pumpkin spice. I get excited for Time to start your fire cider for fall and winter. Mix it up with...
10/04/2022

Some get excited for pumpkin spice. I get excited for

Time to start your fire cider for fall and winter. Mix it up with different ingredients and spice levels. We have some we use medicinally and others we use as tasty drinks for by the fire.

What is your favorite ingredients for fire cider?

Natural living is something that our family has grown in for many years. At first it was just avoiding food dyes with ou...
10/04/2022

Natural living is something that our family has grown in for many years. At first it was just avoiding food dyes with our kids. Then that grew to looking at ingredient lists on almost everything. We began to look up what those crazy sounding ingredient were and we were floored. NO THANK YOU Ma'am.

We all strive to keep ourselves and our families healthy especially as the weather changes and with holidays coming soon.

Here are a few things that we choose to do to help keep our families healthy. I am not a medical professional (heck I don't even have a family doctor). This is not advice, just sharing some information.

Check with our doctor (if that is your thing) before you change anything. If your doctor advises against something, either listen to them or get a new doctor.

Every year I am getting better. Every year I am expanding. Every year I am getting more tools. Every year I am gaining m...
09/28/2022

Every year I am getting better. Every year I am expanding. Every year I am getting more tools. Every year I am gaining more knowledge. And Every year I am more humbled.

I grew 20 lbs of squash in a drought. My volunteer squash patch from near my compost garden that I NEVER WATERED grew 155lbs.

I almost pulled these plants out when I first saw them because I didn't like where they were. Haha. I have learned a valuable lesson that will help me greatly in my future years of gardening.

I've been doing this for several years. I am concerned that when people really need to rely on their gardens, they will not have gone through this learning phase...it's time to start now if you haven't.

What is the top lesson you learned from your garden this year?

Today for we are focusing on animal preps. My biggest resource for high quality animal feed and supplements is Azure S...
09/27/2022

Today for we are focusing on animal preps. My biggest resource for high quality animal feed and supplements is Azure Standard. I always keep at least a month ahead on feed and supplements. Swipe left to see what animal preps we got this month.

A few days ago we picked up our Azure Standard order. Today I am sharing what we got and what we will use it for.

has been a huge blessing to our family and has help us to build a working pantry at an affordable price.

What is 1 item that you love from Azure?

Day 25 of for is Mental Preps.There are many different approaches to Mental Health Preps. Our family prioritizes hav...
09/27/2022

Day 25 of for is Mental Preps.

There are many different approaches to Mental Health Preps. Our family prioritizes having scriptures memorized and our faith life as we know that there will be trying times in the life and the bible has guidance and promises that we can rely on.

Some other things that we do for mental health is:

-Homesteading and prepping in a community and not just all alone.

-Turning off the news. Staying informed only as much as necessary.

-Having chocolate on hand. This is mainly for mom.

-Prioritize outside times.

-Reading our bibles and prayer time as a family.

-Checking in with each other regularly and talking about what we are struggling with especially in the winter.

What is your favorite scripture that brings peace to your family?


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