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Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 21, 2011
My composting adventures all started about 9 years ago when our local Penn State Cooperative Extension office offered a free composting bin (the round one in the picture) when you attended their free composting seminar. I have a system going, but I am a laid back composter. So what did I learn at the seminar?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 24, 2012
There really is nothing like the experience of eating something that you have just picked fresh from your own garden. More and more people like myself are returning to the joy of growing vegetables, herbs and even eggs right in their own backyards. Gradually, the home veggie garden became obsolete.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JUNE 7, 2011
Luckily, organic vegetables can be grown in the comfort of your own backyard. First, you will want to create a compost pile that will produce organic fertilizer for your soil. There are also compost bins that you can purchase from home and garden stores that will hold your compost. Preparation.
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 2, 2022
Include everything from weekend trips to longer vacations, yard/garden projects, home renovations, kids’ camps, gear and clothing, and any other summer expense you might have. We like to start a backyard fire to roast marshmallows and invite friends over to enjoy the long summer day. Fun @ Home: Host a backyard S’mores party.
The Frugal Girl
FEBRUARY 18, 2024
After I had kids, I swapped that time to growing all sorts of interesting heirloom foods in my backyard. My garden. I designed everything, built the cedar beds from scratch, put up wire fencing, built vertical growing structures, and hauled in the soil. Purple raspberries from my garden. Enjoying some outdoor time.
Family Balance Sheet
MARCH 22, 2019
Include everything from weekend trips to longer vacations, yard/garden projects, home renovations, kids’ camps, gear and clothing, and any other summer expense you might have. Live Butterfly Garden – I wrote about this activity a few years ago and it is still a favorite summer memory. Go camping in the backyard.
Couponing 101
AUGUST 29, 2012
This is a GREAT magazine if you’re interesting in gardening, but don’t have very much backyard space at your house. Here is some info: “A guide for those in cities or suburbs looking to become more self-sufficient by growing some of their own food and treading lightly on the environment in the space they have.
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