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How to Save Cash and Your Health With a Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

More and more people like myself are returning to the joy of growing vegetables, herbs and even eggs right in their own backyards. Fifty years ago, this was the norm; almost every backyard had a veggie patch that supplemented the food bought at a store. And don’t get me started on the sugar, salt and fat content of processed food!

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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

After I had kids, I swapped that time to growing all sorts of interesting heirloom foods in my backyard. How did you get interested in saving money? At age 12, I started saving up my allowance and babysitting money to buy Christmas gifts for other children who were less fortunate. I quickly became a daily reader.