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How to Grow Your Own Organic Vegetables

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you’ve ever purchased organic vegetables from your local grocery store, you know it can be quite expensive. Yet, you pay the prices because you want to provide chemical-free vegetables for you and your family. Luckily, organic vegetables can be grown in the comfort of your own backyard.

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How to Save Cash and Your Health With a Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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. We use a container garden approach and it works fabulous.

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5 Tips for the Beginning Gardener

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Plus, if you are interested in local food sources, it doesn’t get much more local than your own backyard. If you are just starting out with your garden, here are 5 tips that can help you out: Start Small. Be sure to plan out where you will keep your plants. Get Growing' Make a Plan.

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Foods You Need to Buy Organic, and Foods You Don’t

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Talk to the farmers, they’re usually very cool and informative, happy to discuss your food needs with you. Alternatively, you could grow your own organic produce, but that’s a lot of work that most don’t want to do.

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Free Kindle Books – The Mushroom Book, Beneath the Willow And More

For the Mommas

The great thing about growing your own mushrooms, is that you can do it right inside your own home or backyard. It’s a great project for families and foodies alike, and all you need to start off is this book, a specialist mushroom growing kit, and a small space in which to grow them!

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Free Kindle eBooks: Go To Sleep Mom!, Sourdough Creek and More

For the Mommas

Green Thumb Gardening: Make Your Home by Charlie Tucker. Growing your own vegetables at home has countless benefits. Learning how to can food at home will enable you preserve those vegetables you produce in your home. Avoiding unwanted chemicals is just one of them. The post Free Kindle eBooks: Go To Sleep Mom!,

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FREE & Discounted eBooks: The Food Allergy Mama’s Baking Book and The Heirloom Life Gardener

Couponing 101

The Heirloom Life Gardener: The Baker Creek Way of Growing Your Own Food Easily and Naturally by Jere and Emilee Gettle: Only $1.99 (reg. In addition, the book is filled with practical advice about dealing with classroom and birthday parties, as well as easy ingredient substitution ideas.