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

Finding ways to fit organic foods into your budget is really not much different than any other endeavor of frugality. So even if you’re on a tight budget, you can still manage to go organic if you follow just a few of these tips. Try these websites too: Organic Consumers Association , Organic Kitchen , and Eat Well Guide.

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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 26, 2014

Many people claim that you can just wash non-organic produce really well because pesticides are sprayed on the produce and can come off. CSAs cut out the middle man (the grocery store) between your family and the farms in your area. Many operate like harvest boxes, and offer organic options as well.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 20, 2012

Grow Your Own Food You don’t need a farm to grow some of your own food, you just need a small raised bed, a window box, or even just some old soda bottles hung from the fire escape. In addition to saving money, your health will benefit as well. So, how do you save money on groceries?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 15, 2014

Of course, it likely won’t meet all of your vegetable needs even during the summer months, but you’re meeting some of your needs. I plan to do that this summer and plant some herbs as well as some lettuce and a tomato plant. My dreams of a large garden will need to wait until I own a home further in the suburbs.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 6, 2013

Bring Your Own Grocery Bags. Many stores are perfectly willing to let you bring in your own reusable grocery bags. It saves them money, as well as saving the planet! When you bring in your own grocery bags, you use fewer resources. Replace Some of Your Light Bulbs.

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