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How to Save Cash and Your Health With a Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The Advantages of Gardening The advantages of growing your own vegetables include eating fresh, nutritious food, knowing exactly what has gone into your food, reducing food miles to almost zero, healthy exercise, education for the kids and the joy of producing something healthy for the family. Because the.

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Culling Sustenence For Less

Frugal Luxuries

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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