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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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How to Grow Your Own Organic Vegetables

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Luckily, organic vegetables can be grown in the comfort of your own backyard. It requires time and patience, but will be well worth it. First, you will want to create a compost pile that will produce organic fertilizer for your soil. These things, when broken down, provide excellent nutrients to the soil of an organic garden.

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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. As an adult, it’s important to me to continue to be generous, as well as, provide financial security for myself and my family. Enjoying some outdoor time. Childhood joy.