Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 24, 2014
Growing up, I remember my mom always sending me out to the composting bin with a bucket full of (what I thought was) gross bits and pieces of food waste. I remember opening the lid of our composting bin and what felt like a billion wasps, bees, and fruit flies coming out of the bin. I love seeing the worms and bees in the compost.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 19, 2013
Instead, you broke your budget buying every gadget from the big box gardening store – not to mention the pricier mature plants and the chemicals to make them grow faster and produce more. Our grocery budget dropped by over $40 per week in the third year of my gardening efforts and it gets better every year.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 18, 2016
As I was doing some yard work a couple of days ago, I noticed my neighbor tilling up a vegetable garden spot in his back yard – a sure sign of spring! Here are 4 thrifty gardening tips for you if you are planning a garden this year. Garden web has a forum specific to Canada at The Canadian Garden Exchange.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 12, 2012
At our house the gardening catalogs started arriving last week. Plan your garden. Now is the time to plan your garden. Use them to help you learn about what species and varieties will do well in your yard or in your garden. Perhaps you find a wild flower that you can dig up or get seeds from to put in your garden.
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 19, 2012
As a family, we try to be good stewards of our environment: We crossed 10 paper products off our grocery list and replaced them with reusable alternatives. We compost much of our food and garden scraps. We opt out of lawn chemicals. We conserve water (and save money) during the summer.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 2, 2011
Going green for schools can be as simple as starting up a school vegetable garden, recycling waste or installing water tanks. These activities can be taken further by making the vegetable garden a kitchen garden and including the preparation and cooking of healthy meals in the curriculum.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 1, 2011
Compost kitchen scraps. Grow our own garden of veggies. Compost our leaves and grass. Compost our leaves and grass. Use compostable garbage bags. Eliminated paper statements. Household changes we’ve made : Switched from chemical cleaners to homemade phosphate and eco friendly ones.
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