Couponing 101

APRIL 9, 2019

For the past 10 years, I have been making my own jams, jellies, pickles, salsas, and sauces and canning them. Within 6 months of that initial batch of strawberry preserves, I was cranking out batch after batch of home canned goodies to sell at local craft shows and markets. The following is a guest post by Raising A Family On A Budget.

Canning 81

Canning Homemade Simple Making 81

Couponing 101

JUNE 6, 2011

For the past 10 years, I have been making my own jams, jellies, pickles, salsas, and sauces and canning them. Within 6 months of that initial batch of strawberry preserves, I was cranking out batch after batch of home canned goodies to sell at local craft shows and markets. The following is a guest post by Raising A Family On A Budget.

Canning 94

Canning Homemade Simple Making 94

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Cooking Lessons. Are you an amazing home cook? Pick a theme, such as cooking basics 101, family recipes, bread baking, or preserving /canning. Offer these cooking lessons and send the food home with the recipient. When my grandparents were living, we gave the gift of a home-cooked meal to my grandparents.

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Christmas Gifts Home and Garden Flowers and Gifts 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 28, 2014

My husband and I cook a lot and often have leftovers. I happened upon some old canning Mason jars at a garage sale, and now we use those for everything–making iced tea in the summer, putting leftover soup in, holding our homemade laundry detergent. My husband takes public transportation to work every day. Conserve gas.

Saving Money 191

Saving Money Simple Money Friends And Family Sale 191

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Instead they had a well, an outhouse, a wood burning stove for heat and another for cooking. What if our water supply is poisoned or cut off; our electrical grid goes down hard for a long time; our transportation system gets interrupted and food can’t get to the stores. Wood was there for the taking. I used to garden.

Canning 100

Canning At&T Gardening Garden 100

Frugal Luxuries

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Developing that personal relationship with local farmers can go one step further with a harvest box from a Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm. Unlike grain and corn feed, grass requires no fossil fuel for transport. Reinstate Home Cooked Meals: If you don't already know how, teach yourself to cook.

Growing 40

Growing Canning Home and Garden Friends And Family Sale 40