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How to Compost Without Fancy Equipment

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Basically there are two reasons to compost. The second is supplementary to the first–you use the compost as fertilizer. Although there are numerous aids available to assist you in composting, it all comes down to the fundamentals; make a pile of biodegradable matter and wait until it breaks down. Different Shapes.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

Today, we’re meeting a reader who has managed to live for 2.5 Tell us a little about yourself When asked the question “Where are you from? My interest in frugality is less about saving money specifically, and more about making good use of the resources I have. years with no car (and two small kids!).

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Reviewing The World’s Landfills – A Future Fictional Business Plan Excerpt

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

“moved from simple dumping on land or sea, to burial, sanitary landfill, feeding to swine, reduction, incineration, and various forms of composting”. Although attempts at regulation and re-use abounded, most met with societal, economic and/or political failure. none of them were working to contain the growing mountains of waste.

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The Christmas Tree – Artificial or Real?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Do you use artificial trees or live cut real ones? According to a New York Times article last December, there are a bunch of us that have artificial trees – me included. We have used this tree for 15 years now. In addition, some trees are grown close to where they are used, lowering the transportation carbon emitted.

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Using Kids Crafts to Teach the Gift of Giving

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Since I already had some sandrete (a kind of cement I use to fill the lines in my brick sidewalk), I decided to wait on getting a kit and do a bit more research. Something to use to write messages on the wet cement. I used the sandrete I already had. Pretty things to embed in the wet cement.

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