Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 8, 2011

With food costs seeming to rise all the time, your weekly trip to the supermarket can take a big chunk out of your budget. If you’re sick of paying over the odds, think about producing your own fruit and vegetables. Rising grocery costs have encouraged more people to grow their own food.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 14, 2012

Finding ways to fit organic foods into your budget is really not much different than any other endeavor of frugality. So even if you’re on a tight budget, you can still manage to go organic if you follow just a few of these tips. These frozen veggies will stay good for quite a long time. That’s outrageous!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 20, 2012

Grow Your Own Food You don’t need a farm to grow some of your own food, you just need a small raised bed, a window box, or even just some old soda bottles hung from the fire escape. Herbs are also easy to grow, which can eliminate the need to buy the dried-out bottled stuff. expensive and B.

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Saving Everyday

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Pay attention to the weekly ads and plan your grocery budget around what’s on sale. Your family might love bananas, but if they’re not on sale anywhere, buy what is on sale that week and save. Several readers have emailed me to let me know they also have great prices on organic and frozen produce.

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Frugal Luxuries

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Nutty whole wheat flour, water, yeast and a bit of sugar meld to become crusty loaves of homemade bread, the mints, verbena and lemon geraniums from my tiny garden are ice-chilled glasses of tea to refresh us on a hot summer’s day. ~~~~~~ Here are a few classic strategies for keeping faithful to your food budget!

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