Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 21, 2011
My composting adventures all started about 9 years ago when our local Penn State Cooperative Extension office offered a free composting bin (the round one in the picture) when you attended their free composting seminar. I have a system going, but I am a laid back composter. So what did I learn at the seminar?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 16, 2013
For example, most leftover food scraps can even be composted ( other than meat, of course ) so they can be brought home if a school or workplace doesn’t do composting. Everything in that lunch bag can be washed and reused or at least an be dealt with in an environmentally-friendly manner.
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Coupons Do Work
JUNE 12, 2016
For example, blueberries and cherries price tends to to have awesome sales this month — an awesome price drop. For example, you can see these yummy berries drop to as low as $2 bucks per pound. Gardening: Plants, flowers, seeds, watering cans, plant food, soil, weed killers, mulch, compost buckets, water hoses.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
Over the years, their “bombs” have taken many different forms, from the first condom-filled versions to mud and clay seed balls to hollowed-out eggs filled with wildflower seeds, compost, and water. The community there shares pictures of their work along with a Facebook page. Would you be available to help them out?
Saving Cents With Sense
MARCH 13, 2012
Example: If you are making a 4′x4′ bed, you’ll need (4) 4 foot 2-by-10 wood beams. Fill your raised bed frame with good garden soil (we used a mix of organic soil and dirt from our yard) and/or your own compost. We used 2 x 10 x 16’ long wood beams which provided 9.5” of usable above ground garden. 4 corner Brackets.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
Sustainable Personal Finance talks to us about the benefits of kitchen compost. We have an indoor compost bin as well as three outdoor bins. For veggie scraps and such, I try to use them to make stock so they don’t even hit the compost pile. They work great for lawn clippings, paper products, and leaves. Reducing Debt.
Saving With Shellie
AUGUST 1, 2012
Some offer resources such as seeds, plants and compost in return for your willingness to share what you grow with friends, neighbors or the local soup kitchen. For example, in my area we plant tomatoes mid-March. Check into the possibility of a local non-profit organization who provide gardening programs.
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