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MARY'S HOMESTEAD, P.O. BOX 175, PECULIAR, MO. 64078

EMAIL: mail@maryshomestead.com
 

 

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MARY 'S HOMESTEAD IS NOW OFFERING THE 

2010  HEIRLOOM SEED COLLECTIONS.

WE ONLY OFFER OPEN-POLLINATED SEEDS, PURE-NATURAL & NON-GMO. WE OFFER MANY RARE SEED VARIETIES.

MARY'S HOMESTEAD NOW HAS  THE SMALL SPACE SEED COLLECTION. YOU CAN GROW HEIRLOOM SEEDS IN SMALL SPACES NEAR A BALCONY OR A PORCH, PATIO OR DECK, CONTAINERS, ROOFTOP OR WINDOW BOX. YOU ONLY NEED A SMALL SPACE IN YOUR GARDEN OR A  BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE ON YOUR FRONT LAWN. MARY'S HOMESTEAD HAS MANY KINDS OF SEED COLLECTIONS. WE HAVE 5  NON-GE, HEIRLOOM SEED   COLLECTIONS LEFT FOR THE YEAR 2010.
THEY ARE:  FAMILY SEED COLLECTION,  SALAD SEED  COLLECTION,  TOMATO SEED COLLECTION, ITALIAN SEED COLLECTION,  AND THE MEXICAN SEED COLLECTION.

THE FAMILY HEIRLOOM SEED COLLECTION IS NOW ON SALE FOR  THE LOWEST PRICE THAT YOU CAN GET IT.

 

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THE FAMILY HEIRLOOM SEED  COLLECTION COMES WITH MARY'S HOMESTEAD GARDENING & PRESERVING CHARTS.

ALSO INCLUDED ARE RECIPES FOR THE HEIRLOOM VEGETABLES, FRUITS, HERBS & MANY FINE PHOTOS.

 

CLICK HERE TO GO TO OUR HEIRLOOM , NON-GE SEED PAGE

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Mary's Homestead has added a new link.

" SAVING" SELF-RELIANCE-VEGETABLE SEED KITS

This is  a link that will help you to be self-reliant  from your homestead, your garden, small space, rooftop, patio, or  container garden.

The first MARY'S HOMESTEAD KIT listed for sale on this new link is:

SELF RELIENCE-NON-GE-HEIRLOM SEED KIT, # ONE.

This kit includes:
The book, HOW TO GROW MORE VEGETABLES( and fruits, nuts, berries, grain, and other crops), than you ever thought possibe on less land than you can imagine !!

By John Jeavons,  7th EDITION !!!

Also included in the the kit is: The HOMESTEADING NON-GE-HEIRLOOM SEED KIT. It includes 36 packages of heirloom seeds that you will save money on your groceries bill , & live healthy. You save by buying these 2 items together, the book, "HOW TO GROW MORE VEGETABLES & the HOMESTADING SEED COLLECTION.

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CLICK ON: SAVING, SELF RELIANCE VEGETABLE SEED KITS



 



 




 

YOU ARE INVITED TO GO TO OUR

ABOUT US

AND

SERVICES PAGES.



CLICK ON

ABOUT US


OR

CLICK ON

SERVICES

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OKRA IN MARY'S HOMESTEAD GARDEN

 


PLEASE CLICK ON: CONTACT US

FOR MAIL ORDER. 








 

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MARY'S HOMESTEAD IS NOW OFFERING FAMILYNON-GE HEIRLOOM VEGETABLE SEED COLLECTION. WE ALSO HAVE 2 FREE LINKS ONLINE FOR YOU THAT GIVE YOU FREE RECIPES TO GO WITH THE  GUMBO, STEW, & SOUP SEED COLLECTION. YOU CAN NOW HAVE A SEED COLLECTION DESIGNED SO YOU CAN PRESERVE YOUR SOUPS, STEWS FOR YOUR WINTER MEALS.  OR COOK YOUR SOUPS , STEWS  AND GUMBOS  AS YOU HARVEST YOUR GARDEN AND FREEZE A SECOND BATCH FOR FALL OR WINTER EATING. IN THIS COLLECTION THERE IS HEIRLOOM SEEDS FOR YOUR SALADS, SIDE DISHES, AND CASSEROLES.
THIS IS A PRICE OF LOWER THAN $ 1.00 FOR THE BEST SEEDS YOU CAN FIND. THE SEEDS ARE 2010 SEEDS AND WILL BE GOOD FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.


FOR THE HEIRLOOM SEED LINK
CLICK ON: http://www.maryshomestead.com/id53.html  FOR THE FAMILY HEIRLOOM SEED COLLECTION.

CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINKS FOR FREE SOUPS, STEWS, GUMBO RECIPES.
http://www.maryshomestead.com/id105.html  

http://www.maryshomestead.com/id106.html

 


WE ALSO HAVE A NEW LINK CALLED: LOW COST FREE  RECIPES.

WE HAVE A NEW MARY'S HOMESTEAD HANDBOOK THAT HAS TUNA FISH RECIPES THAT ARE LOW COST. THERE ARE SOME OTHER RECIPES LIKE CHICKEN, TURKEY, AND CHEESE ALSO IN THIS NEW HANDBOOK.

CLICK ON:

http://www.maryshomestead.com/id100.html



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JAM IT, PICKLE IT, CURE IT,

AND OTHER

COOKING PROJECTS

BY

KAREN SOLOMON

MAKE YOUR OWN BACON, CHEESE, MARSHMALLOWS, AND MORE.

THIS BOOK   WILL BE A HELP TO YOU  TO SAVE MONEY BECAUSE OF THE HIGH FOOD PRICES.  I  LOVE IT BECAUSE MAKING YOUR OWN IS MUCH HEALTHY THAN THE STORE BOUGHT PRODUCTS. IF YOU MAKE IT, YOU KNOW WHAT IS IN IT.

I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME IN THE SPRING OR SUMMER. THAT IS THE TIME TO DO THE SEEDLINGS, PLANT THE GARDEN, HARVEST IT, AND THEN GET ALL THE GARDEN  PRESERVED FOR THE WINTER.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE PROJECTS IN THIS BOOK YOU WILL ENJOY ALL YEAR. WINTER. THIS IS A BOOK THAT WILL TEACH YOU SO MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF SKILLS . 

CRACKERS, CHIPS , AND DIPS:  BASIC CRACKERS, BREADSTICKS,  FLATBREAD, BAKED POTATO CHIPS, AND 2 DIFFERENT DIPS TO GO WITH THE ABOVE.

CONDIMENTS: INFUSED OIL, VINAIGRETTE,  TOMATO KETCHUP, BUTTERNUT DRESSING,  PLUS MANY MORE DRESSINGS, MAYONNAISE PLUS MUCH MORE.

PICKLES AND OLIVES: THIS IS SOME RECIPES THAT YOU CAN USE IN THE SUMMER OR WINTER.

NOODLE  AND EASY PASTA: RAVIOLI , LASAGNE, AND TAGLIATELLE,  TOMATO SAUCE AND BASIC DOUGH. THIS IS GREAT FOR ITALIANS, AND ANYONE WHO LIKE THE ITALIAN FOOD.

PRESERVED AND CURED FISH
AND
PRESERVED AND CURED MEAT.

BUTTER AND CHEESE: BUTTER, YOGURT CHEESE, RICOTTA CHEESE AND MORE.

PRESERVES, CURDS, AND FRUIT BUTTER.

SWEET TREATS AND FROZEN CONFECTIONS: APPLE BUTTER AND ORANGE MARMALADE, AND CHOCOLATE SANDWICH COOKIES AND HOW TO MAKE GRAHAM CRACKERS.

FROZEN CONFECTIONS AND MAKING CANDY: MANGO AND LIME POPS, CHOCOLATE FUDGE POPS , BANANA CREAM POPS.

CANDY IS PEANUT BUTTER CUPS AND SENIOR MINTS.

LAST BUT NOT LEASE IS BEVERAGES: ICED  TEAS WITH LEMON CORDIAL.

THERE ARE OVER 70 RECIPES.

KAREN SOLOMON is a food and lifestyle writer and culinary tinkerer and food crafter.  She is a contributor to the  San Francisco Chreonicle, and a former editor and columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle , and a former editor and colummist for the San Francisco  Bay Guardian. She lives in San Francisco.

 

WE NOW HAVE

THE

BUY NOW

BUTTON FOR THE

JAM IT, PICKLE IT. CURE IT,

AND OTHER COOKING PROJECTS

CLICK ON: http://www.maryshomestead.com/id71.html



 

 

 

GARDENING  IN THE COUNTRY

GARDENING IN THE TOWN

HOMESTEADING IN OUR HEARTS

HOMESTEADING ALL AROUND !!!

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                  PEACE AND BLESSINGS TO YOU.

WE ARE A HOBBY FARM !

We are John and Jerrie HOLDEN. We are owners of MARY'S HOMESTEAD,  which  includes a big garden. We have had rabbits and chickens in the past. We sell homesteading supplies,  heirloom seeds, long term food, preparedness supplies, books, & DVDS,

We have written the MARY'S HOMESTEAD HANDBOOKS. They are about our homesteading experiences. They have recipes, tips  and instructions on the homesteading life. Our mission is: TO HELP OTHERS WITH HOMESTEADING AND PREPAREDNESS FOR THE GLORY OF GOD. We have a deep love for GOD and HOMESTEADING. The word homestead means self-sufficiency. We use heirloom seeds and organic plants. John has a degree in horticulture. Jerrie has some home-economics education. We do not like the genetic engineering food, and we try to use as much organic food as we can. We get so much joy and happiness from our garden. We believe in the heirloom seeds. They have the most flavor and you can save them from  year to year. Gardening is the best food storage that there is, and it tastes so good !



REASONS FOR

PREPAREDNESS

AND

HOMESTEADING ARE:

UNEMPLOYMENT, THE BAIL OUT, OIL SHORTAGES,

 EL NINO, HIGH GROCERY PRICES, WARS,

BLIZZARD, FLOODS, POWER OUTAGES, EARTHQUAKES,

TORNADOES,    AND   GOOD HEALTHY FOOD!!!!




JERRIE AND JOHN HAVE HOMESTEADED FOR  FOURTEEN YEARS NOW.


WE INCLUDE  PREPAREDNESS IN THE  SUBJECT OF HOMESTEADING.

IT IS AN OLD FASHIONED SKILL OF JUST HAVING A LITTLE AHEAD,

DOING MORE COOKING AND BAKING, AND SKILLS LIKE CANNING ,

DRYING FOOD AND GARDENING AND SAVING SEEDS.

WE WILL BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU IN ANYWAY WE ARE ABLE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BE SURE AND  EMAIL US.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY IN THE  SPRING GARDENING SEASON.



 

 


 

 

 

 

                          

                               

           

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IF YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW TO HARVEST, CAN & STORE BEETS, & HOW TO DRY BEETS, CABBAGE AND CARROTS,

MARY 'S HOMESTEADS INVITES YOU TO:

CLICK ON:
http://www.maryshomestead.com/id57.html



MARY'S HOMESTEAD IS NOW OFFERING HEIRLOOM VEGETABLES, FRUIT, & HERB SEEDS.

WE OFFER OPEN-POLLINATED SEEDS, PURE, NATURAL & NON GMO.

Mary's Homestead is now offering the SMALL SPACE SEED COLLECTION .  It is on the Heirloom Link . If you only have a small space, rooftop, patio, porch,  small space to garden in your backyard, container garden, and many other ways to garden,

CLICK ON http://www.maryshomestead.com/id53.html . For the,

THE SMALL SPACE  SEED COLLECTION.

MARY'S HOMESTEAD IS ALSO OFFERING

THE SMALL SPACE SEED KIT # TWO

This is a KIT that you will get the Small Space Seed Collection ( 20 packages of NON-GE-Heirloom seeds, ) The book, "Fresh Food From Small Spaces", & two of Mary's Homestead Handbooks which are: Cheese Making & Home Storage.

You will save on buying this kit. The savings on this one are trememdous !

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BE PREPARED FOR THE

SNOWSTORMS  & OTHER DISASTER THAT ARE

ALL AROUND THE US AND THE WORLD.

MARY'S HOMESTEAD HAS

THE NEW

PASSPORT TO SURVIVAL

12 STEPS TO SELF-SUFFICIENT LIVING

BY RITE BINGHAM

THIS BOOK WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO PREPARE FOR

EMERGENCIES BEFORE DISASTER STRIKES !

 

 

CLICK ON

THE PREPAREDNESS  # 2 LINK.









 



 





 

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NEW LINK

HOW TO MAKE TORTILLAS

THIS HAS FREE RECIPES FOR YOU.

CLICK ON: http://www.maryshomestead.com/id97.html .

MARY'S HOMESTEAD MEXICAN FOOD'S HANDBOOK
This handbook has recipes to make homemade tortillas  including flour, corn and easy tortillas.  There are recipes for Refried Beans, Bean Burrito, Chicken Tortillas,  Green Beans, Cheese and Vegetable Burritos, and Burrittos with Potatoes, and Barbeque Sauce.

Many Salsa recipes are included. The Salsa recipes are: Hot Salsa, Tomato Salsa, Fiesta Salsa,  and  Zesta Salsa.

We now have on our MARY'S HOMESTEAD HANDBOK & SEED  KIT LINK : THE MEXICAN NON-GE-HEIRLOOM SEED KIT WITH  THE MEXICAN RECIPES HANDBOOK.

There are 10 packages of seeds & the Mary's Homestead Mexican food recipes  Handbook. This kit will help you save money and provide for you and your family.

 

CLICK ON

MEXICAN HEIRLOOM SEED KIT WITH RECIPE HANDBOOK

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MARY'S HOMESTEAD

ITALIAN RECIPES HANDBOOK

THIS NEW HANDBOOK HAS MANY ITALIAN RECIPES FROM  JERRIE'S CHILDHOOD. JERRIE COMES FROM AN ITALIAN BACKGROUND.

 

 CLICK ON : MARY'S HOMESTEAD BELOW:

We also have the  Italian collection of heirloom , NON-GE SEEDS & the MARY'S HOMESTEAD ITALIAN RECIPES HANDBOOK .

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THIS IS OUR FIRST GREAT GRANDCHILD.
HIS NAME IS JUDE  XAVIER .  WE ARE VERY HAPPY GREAT  GRANDPARENTS .






 

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ALL THE CHILDREN ON OUR WEBSITE AND IN THE MARY'S HOMESTEAD HANDBOOK'S ARE OUR GRANDCHILDREN. WE DO THIS BECAUSE WE LOVE FAMILY AND MEMORIES ARE IMPORTANT. WE ALWAYS TELL OTHERS TO MAKE HANDBOOKS WITH THE MEMORIES OF THE GRANDCHILDREN LIKE WE DO. THEY WILL ENJOY THEM WHEN YOU ARE GONE.

THE ABOVE PHOTO IS MY ( JERRIE'S) GRANDDAUGHTER, RAINY WHO LIVES IN ALASKA. SHE IS NOW 8 YEARS OLD BUT WE KEEP THE MEMORIES OF THE PAST WHICH IS PRECIOUS TO US !

 

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We now have the Family Seed Collection that comes with 28 packages of heirloom-NON-GE-Vegetable-fruit-herb seed collection. This averages out at $1.60 a package if you buy then in a collection of 28 packages. There is no better way to ensure your ability to grow the food you need.  Our seed collections make outstanding gifts and you can use the seeds next year or years to come.

CLICK ON THE HEIRLOOM PAGE

WE MOVED TO MO FOR THE 4 GRANDCHILDREN THAT WE HAVE HERE. WE ARE FROM COLORADO.  THEY ARE MOSTLY ALMOST GROWN  NOW BUT WE "LOVE " THE MEMORIES.  WHEN CHILDREN GROW UP ON A HOMESTEADING SITUATION IT TEACHES THEM SKILLS THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT.

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We decided to name this link Preparedness so you would be able to be prepared for a disaster but this link could also be called a cooking link & preparedness. Fixing dinner and planning your meals is preparedness.
Natural Meals In Minutes  gives you recipes for High-Fiber, Low-Fat Meatless Meals-in 30 minutes or less.  This cookbook will really save you money at the grocery store also. Some of the recipes are for sandwich fillings, salads, quick wheat/rice patties, main dish soups, desserts, whole wheat breads, 3-minute powdered milk cheeses, homemade yogurt, growing greens indooors & all about sprouts. You could use sprouts in the winter and then garden your vegetables/herbs in the summer.
PLEASE CLICK ON:

PREPAREDNESS 



 

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We believe that PREPAREDNESS  is important today. Reasons to prepare are floods, power outages, earthquakes, wars, and the high price of food and shortages.


 CLICK ON:  

PREPAREDNESS FOR DISASTERS



 

PREPAREDNESS TIPS

At MARY'SHOMESTEAD we talk a lot about organic food, growing it and shopping for the best organic food. We can, dry, freeze, and pickle it.

There are other kinds of preparedness that is important.

Water is the most important. You will need at least 14 gallons per person for 2 weeks. You can not live without water.

There are many other items also, medicines, first aid, fuel, heat, books, a bible, heirloom garden seeds, gas for cooking and much more.

PLEASE PREPARE !

WE ALSO DO IT FOR OUR GRANDCHILDREN. PLEASE DO IT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION !



 



 






 

WE HAVE ADDED A NEW TAB

CALLED:

SCRIPTURE
CLICK ON: http://maryshomestead.com/id88.html
THE SCRIPTURES WILL GIVE YOU HOPE & JOY !


 

 

WE INVITE YOUR TO SOME OF OUR LINK PAGES THAT ARE SPECIAL TO US !

LINK PAGE NUMBER ONE HAS SITES WE LOVE ABOUT HOMESTEADING.  THERE ARE TWO CLEAR CREEK COUNTY SITES THAT ARE IN COLORADO.  THERE IS ALSO A SITE THAT WILL BE OF  MUCH HELP TO YOU.
CLICK ON:

LINK NUMBER ONE




 

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THIS PAGE IS CALLED HISTORIC GEORGETOWN. THIS TAB TELLS ABOUT JERRIE'S HERITAGE. ON MARY'S HOMESTEAD WE HAVE 2 OTHER SITES ABOUT HER HERITAGE. JERRIE MADE THIS WITH SPECIAL PHOTOS OF LIFE IN THE 1900s. IT IS SO IMPORTANT TODAY  TO HONOR OUR HERITAGE.

CLICK ON:

HISTORIC GEORGETOWN

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WE INVITE YOU TO VISIT

OUR

HOLY ROSARY LINK