Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 24, 2014

Growing up, I remember my mom always sending me out to the composting bin with a bucket full of (what I thought was) gross bits and pieces of food waste. I remember opening the lid of our composting bin and what felt like a billion wasps, bees, and fruit flies coming out of the bin. I love seeing the worms and bees in the compost.

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Compost Composting Home and Garden Plants 222

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 1, 2011

Compost kitchen scraps. Compost our leaves and grass. Compost our leaves and grass. Use compostable garbage bags. Exercise at home instead of driving to and from the gym. Household changes we’ve made : Switched from chemical cleaners to homemade phosphate and eco friendly ones. Grow our own garden of veggies.

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Money Green Compost Composting 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 16, 2013

For example, most leftover food scraps can even be composted ( other than meat, of course ) so they can be brought home if a school or workplace doesn’t do composting. A few simple changes at home can go a long way to cutting your environmental footprint on the planet.

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Lunch Lunches Reuse Compost 201

Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 21, 2014

Before you throw away, make sure to check out what biodegradable foods can be brought back home to be added to a compost pile. Make compost at home! Check out more info from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Giveaway Recycle Recycled Recycling 100

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Besides dealing with my sudden unemployment when my oldest child was a toddler, I was hoping to figure out a way to extend my time at home with him. After I became a mother, finances became much more complicated. The year after I lost my job, my husband got laid off. Purple raspberries from my garden.

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Kids and Family Home and Garden Money Frugal 185

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Encourage your child to use their imaginations to come up with a costume out of materials on hand at home. Compost it by cutting it up and putting it on the pile. Bring in your slightly used, but in good shape costume and pick one from those others brought in – as a swap. Don’t buy, make.

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Halloween Green Reuse Garage 138

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

You see, it doesn’t matter how you decide to celebrate it, whether you stay at home or go out, but one thing is for sure…kissing. Kisses are collected either on delivery to the grocery cart, or later at home. The Greenest Dollar tells us how we can compost indoors , even if we live in an apartment. Where are you at?

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February Finance Personal Finance Money 113