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How to Save Cash and Your Health With a Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

There really is nothing like the experience of eating something that you have just picked fresh from your own garden. More and more people like myself are returning to the joy of growing vegetables, herbs and even eggs right in their own backyards. Gradually, the home veggie garden became obsolete.

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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

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Include everything from weekend trips to longer vacations, yard/garden projects, home renovations, kids’ camps, gear and clothing, and any other summer expense you might have. We like to start a backyard fire to roast marshmallows and invite friends over to enjoy the long summer day. Go camping in the backyard.

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Summer Fun Guide 2019

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Also, my husband and I have a few home projects that we would like to accomplish. Include everything from weekend trips to longer vacations, yard/garden projects, home renovations, kids’ camps, gear and clothing, and any other summer expense you might have. Fun @ Home: Host a backyard S’mores party.

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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

We share our home with a 70lb rescued mutt. After I had kids, I swapped that time to growing all sorts of interesting heirloom foods in my backyard. 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. My garden. Childhood joy.

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How to Grow Your Own Organic Vegetables

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Luckily, organic vegetables can be grown in the comfort of your own backyard. First, you will want to create a compost pile that will produce organic fertilizer for your soil. There are also compost bins that you can purchase from home and garden stores that will hold your compost. Preparation.

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Celebrating Our Earth One Change At A Time

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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. Buying our home, having children, and trying to become debt free have all had a hand in encouraging me to be a better steward of the environment. Earth Day has come a long way.

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