Composting Gardening Growing Thankful 
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?
Family Balance Sheet
MAY 10, 2011
Last year, I chronicled my box garden conversion from random planting to the more calculated method, known as Square Foot Gardening. I had great success, but at the end of the season, I vowed that in 2011, I was going to replace all of the dirt in my box with new soil following the Square Foot Gardening recipe for a soil mix.
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Family Balance Sheet
MARCH 13, 2012
Whether you are a novice gardener or a master gardener, there are many free or low cost gardening seminars, workshops, and events happening at this time of year. You'll walk away with great information about this year's gardening trends, gardening techniques, and maybe even a plant or two. I chose broccoli.
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
APRIL 22, 2011
From composting and saving rain water to using cloth napkins and reusable grocery bags, I have made many changes in my life over the last 20 years. When I was a college sophomore, I didn't even know how to cook scrambled eggs, let alone grow my own food. Thanks for reading. Earth Day has come a long way.
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 10, 2012
In place of wood chips, we buy leaf compost from our township. Now we're just waiting for the perennials to grow. Thanks for reading. and more WEEDS. It is less expensive than the wood chips and that big pile in our driveway (above) only cost $35. Doesn't mulching make a world of difference? Much more appealing.
Coupons Do Work
APRIL 21, 2016
Thanks to offers.com for the heads up on this one. Ruby Tuesday: If you are a So Connected rewards club member, check your e-mail for a BOGO offer on their garden salad bar. Origins: Make any skincare purchase during Earth Month & we’ll plant a tree. 100 trees can remove 430 lbs of air pollutants every year. The event is free.
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