Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 8, 2011

With food costs seeming to rise all the time, your weekly trip to the supermarket can take a big chunk out of your budget. If you’re sick of paying over the odds, think about producing your own fruit and vegetables. Rising grocery costs have encouraged more people to grow their own food.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 14, 2012

Many people have the false belief that organic foods are a luxury that only a select few can afford. While organic foods are more expensive than non-organic foods, they can be more affordable than you might realize. Organic organizations and associations are good starting points. This notion is simply not true.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 8, 2014

My grandmother, who turned 102 earlier this year, remembers when “organic” wasn’t even a word used when talking about food. Before it became a “fad”, a “necessity”, or a “ripoff” (depending on who you ask), everything was organic. But back to the “organic” issue at hand. Your health, and the health of our planet, depends on it.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Even more pronounced is the cost of organic produce. We all know that consuming pesticides is not good for our bodies, but organics are almost unaffordable. Many people claim that you can just wash non-organic produce really well because pesticides are sprayed on the produce and can come off. Don’t Shop at Organic Grocers.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 24, 2012

The Advantages of Gardening The advantages of growing your own vegetables include eating fresh, nutritious food, knowing exactly what has gone into your food, reducing food miles to almost zero, healthy exercise, education for the kids and the joy of producing something healthy for the family. Because the.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

The food is fresh and tasty and often more reasonably priced than organic foods at large chain stores such as Whole Foods. The community supported agriculture (CSA) movement is a great way to buy local, sustainable (often organic) foods at a reasonable price. If not, would you consider it? Get Healthy Go Green'

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 15, 2014

Not only are we eating local and organic, but we’re also eating in season, which is an important aspect of living off the land. In the summer, we make an annual trip to an organic blueberry farm and a strawberry farm each two hours away. Get Growing' Last summer we bought 70 pounds of blueberries and turned some into jam.

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