Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 1, 2011

My hubby and I are a dual income family living in a suburban home, but we are not your typical family. Compost kitchen scraps. Grow our own garden of veggies. Participate in a CSA for extra produce that we don’t grow. Compost our leaves and grass. Compost our leaves and grass.

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Money Green Compost Composting 124

For the Mommas

AUGUST 29, 2013

Family Fun for your whole family! Targeted for families with children ages three to twelve, each issue is packed with exciting activities & games, party plans, recipes, travel guides, educational projects, and tips on adding creativity and fun to your life. Just enter coupon code FORTHEMOMMAS.

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Magazines Family Compost Composting 45

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 22, 2019

As a family, we are looking forward to camping trips and a week at the beach. We bought the family a summer pass to Hersheypark for a Christmas gift, something we’ve never done before. It’s a helpful visual for everyone in my family as we were anticipating our summer fun. Budget Your Summer Fun!

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2019 Home and Garden Friends And Family Sale Kids and Family 124

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 13, 2012

A local nursery is hosting a Spring Open House over the next two weekend where they are offering seminars on seed starting, growing perennials, landscaping, chickens, and container gardening. Although if I remember correctly, the potato went into the compost; it got moldy before it sprouted. See below picture for our goodies.).

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Gardening Garden Compost Composting 127

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 10, 2013

On those 6 acres there are turkey (a family of 9 this year), American white tail deer (way too many for my garden), squirrels, raccoons, possums and wild cats. They grow to a max height of about 20 feet and have lovely large leaves. I used a grapefruit spoon to coax them out and then put them aside for the compost heap.

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Growing Kentucky Green Bread 183

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 22, 2011

From composting and saving rain water to using cloth napkins and reusable grocery bags, I have made many changes in my life over the last 20 years. When I was a college sophomore, I didn't even know how to cook scrambled eggs, let alone grow my own food. Earth Day has come a long way. I have come a long way too.

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Compost Composting College Home and Garden 127

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 10, 2012

In place of wood chips, we buy leaf compost from our township. Now we're just waiting for the perennials to grow. and more WEEDS. It is less expensive than the wood chips and that big pile in our driveway (above) only cost $35. Doesn't mulching make a world of difference? Much more appealing.

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Landscaping Cleaning Plants 2007 149

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 28, 2013

“moved from simple dumping on land or sea, to burial, sanitary landfill, feeding to swine, reduction, incineration, and various forms of composting”. none of them were working to contain the growing mountains of waste. percent, was either recycled or composted. Under these conditions, trash will not decompose much.

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Economical Recycle Recycled Recycling 188

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 5, 2012

Shredded paper can be put in compost piles. Don’t Waste Food Cook only the amount you will eat, refrigerate any leftovers, and compost anything else. Buy (or even better, grow) what you need and stop wasting food. Reuse Everything Glass jars make great water bottles at home. These days most grocery stores no longer.

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Home Making Reuse Recycle 229

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 8, 2013

Farmers use chemical fertilizers to supply the plants with nutrients to make crops grow faster, use herbicides to control weeds so they don’t compete with the crops and pesticides to kill off insect pests that can eat the plants and lower production. Commercially Grown. Commercially-farmed food is how the majority of the food we eat is grown.

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Organic Organization Food Plants 237

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2013

Growing up, my re-used T-shirts as dust rags and other cleaning supplies. Compost kitchen waste to feed your garden. 8 Easy Ways to Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse 10 Ways To Make Your Home A Zero-Waste Facility Tips for Wasting Less Food How To Be a Frugal Family Save Money by Freezing – Tips for Quality Freezing. Go Green'

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Re-use Home and Garden Bulk Electronics 278

Saving Cents With Sense

APRIL 5, 2012

About Urban Farm Magazine : A guide for those in cities or suburbs looking to become more self-sufficient by growing some of their own food and treadig lightly on the environment in the space they have. This offer expires at Thursday 04/05/12 11:59 PM EST EST. ©2009-11 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC.

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Magazines Compost Composting Gardening 63

Saving With Shellie

AUGUST 1, 2012

Growing fruit, vegetables and herbs is frugal and fun. You may have a dedicated space where you grow food, but if you don’t, keep reading because the information here also applies to edible landscaping and container gardening. Make a list of foods that your family will eat. Starting seeds gives your garden a head start.

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Gardening Garden Plants Growing 65

Nicoles Nickels

MAY 23, 2015

NestFresh Eggs come from small family farms across the country and are packed into recycled, recyclable, and compostable cartons. And I imagine that number will keep growing as they do! For us, that means NestFresh hens eat only the best vegetarian feed and are never exposed to hormones, antibiotics, or any harmful chemicals.

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Giveaway Recycle Recycled Recycling 40

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. What are you waiting for – get started!

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Gardening Garden Flowers and Plants Los Angeles 213

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

The financial impact was positive on our family. Obviously trees can be composted and used in other re-cycle situations, so they don’t sit in land fills for years as artificial. The tree has no good pine smell. How the heck do I dispose of it? We Saved Money With Our Artificial Tree. We have used this tree for 15 years now.

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Christmas Real Estate Cycle Re-use 181

Coupons Do Work

APRIL 21, 2016

Whole Foods North Raleigh: On Friday, April 22, 2016, meet some of their local suppliers, enter for a chance to win seedlings from “Grow & Share” and enjoy samples around the store from 12 pm – 8 pm. See the details at See the details at their website. The event is free. See the details at their website.

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2016 Freebies Raleigh Whole Foods 100

Saving Cents With Sense

APRIL 22, 2011

Grow Your Own: Planting your own vegetables, fruit, and herbs can save you money, but it can also reduce the use of chemical pesticides. What works for your family? Many items can be made inexpensively, naturally, and without polluting your home with chemicals. You can also follow along in my gardening journey. Now it is your turn?

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Frugal Green And Frugal Recycle Recycled 61

Nicoles Nickels

JULY 26, 2015

zulily features an always-fresh curated collection for the whole family, including clothing, home decor, toys, gifts and more. With a 109% increase in the popularity of composting over the last 30 years it is no surprise that another highly popular item is the Honest Company’s biodegradable cloth wipes.

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Baby San Antonio San Jose Clothing and Accessories 40

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 5, 2016

Once you finish your healthy treat, you can compost those peels and make that dead-grass-covered patch of land into a fertile tract of soil that will let those rose bushes you’ve always wanted to plant grow to be green and strong. And here are a few more gardening tips: Frugal Tips to Start a Garden.

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Used Home and Garden Re-use Gardening 58

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 26, 2015

Once you finish your healthy treat, you can compost those peels and make that dead-grass-covered patch of land into a fertile tract of soil that will let those rose bushes you’ve always wanted to plant grow to be green and strong. And here are a few more gardening tips: Frugal Tips to Start a Garden.

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Used Home and Garden Re-use Gardening 40