Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 19, 2013

You were going to save a bundle on your grocery bill by growing your own vegetables and herbs. 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. Grow Plants That Will Thrive In Your Climate.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 24, 2012

More and more people like myself are returning to the joy of growing vegetables, herbs and even eggs right in their own backyards. Admittedly, he has a huge garden of 1600 square feet but he was able to grow a huge $2,000 of vegetables in just one season! And don’t get me started on the sugar, salt and fat content of processed food!

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

After I had kids, I swapped that time to growing all sorts of interesting heirloom foods in my backyard. I designed everything, built the cedar beds from scratch, put up wire fencing, built vertical growing structures, and hauled in the soil. We share our home with a 70lb rescued mutt. Enjoying some outdoor time.

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For the Mommas

AUGUST 6, 2019

Friendship Gardens is a nonprofit project teaching gardening and growing food for Friendship Trays, Charlotte’s meals on wheels program. This ebook is their ‘Gardening 101’ guide designed to help gardeners grow more food. You can download the Kindle app for your Blackberry, iPhone, Mac, or PC here.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 9, 2019

When you waste food, you’re not just wasting food—you’re also wasting the resources used to grow and make it. No, composting doesn’t require a lot of space. Simply dedicate a container where you’ll deposit compostable materials, ideally with a good cover. Don’t Waste Food.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 10, 2011

Even though I amended the soil in my boxed garden with compost over the years, the majority of the soil was thick, heavy clay that made pulling root vegetables, like carrots, very difficult. The leaf compost was delivered on Friday morning and we started our projects by the afternoon and worked all weekend. Let us know in the comments.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 1, 2011

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. Use compostable garbage bags. Buy as many organic and local foods as we can. Use reusable fabric bags for shopping.

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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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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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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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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 30, 2011

This carnival will just continue to grow and our donations to different causes will continue to grow. Heartland Frugalista interviewed Annie LeFort about composting 101. We also compost and we love it. This month I am happy to say that collectively we have raised $100. For the first month in doing this that’s great.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 18, 2016

Grow sprouts on a tuber. Use compost, make your own. The Guardian’s article, How to Be a Thrifty Gardner dove to detail about making compost: “You should have about two-thirds brown stuff (carbon source) to one-third green (nitrogen). Crowd them out by planting low growing ground covers between the plants or rows.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 10, 2013

They grow to a max height of about 20 feet and have lovely large leaves. Paw Paws are a native American tree, growing naturally in over 25 states from Florida to southern Ontario to Kansas. I used a grapefruit spoon to coax them out and then put them aside for the compost heap. Get Growing' Where to get Paw Paws.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 16, 2014

I have found that if I spray in February, before things start growing, I kill off whatever it is that is causing the issue, so I’ll do that after I prune, apply true paint and cut up the pruned branches on the compost heap. Get Growing' Enrich the soil with additives.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 2, 2022

This post is a growing list of reviews from travel bloggers. How to Start & Maintain a Backyard Compost. I have over 40 gardening posts in my archives , with topics ranging from vertical gardening, square foot gardening, planting vegetables and herbs, composting, recipes from my gardening harvest, and more. National Parks.

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For the Mommas

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

A guide for those in cities or suburbs looking to become more self-sufficient by growing some of their own food and treading lightly on the environment in the space they have. Articles include how-to projects, gardening basics, composting, beekeeping, roof-top gardening, preserving and freezing, and time and money-saving ideas.

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For the Mommas

JANUARY 13, 2015

A guide for those in cities or suburbs looking to become more self-sufficient by growing some of their own food and treading lightly on the environment in the space they have. Articles include how-to projects, gardening basics, composting, beekeeping, roof-top gardening, preserving and freezing, and time and money-saving ideas.

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For the Mommas

JULY 25, 2014

Urban Farm is a guide for those in cities or suburbs looking to become more self-sufficient by growing some of their own food and treading lightly on the environment in the space they have. Articles include how-to projects, gardening basics, composting, beekeeping, roof-top gardening, preserving and freezing, and time and money-saving ideas.

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Couponing 101

AUGUST 29, 2012

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For the Mommas

AUGUST 29, 2012

A guide for those in cities or suburbs looking to become more self-sufficient by growing some of their own food and treading lightly on the environment in the space they have. Articles include how-to projects, gardening basics, composting, beekeeping, roof-top gardening, preserving and freezing, and time and money-saving ideas.

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Saving With Shellie

MAY 20, 2014

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 treading lightly on the environment in the space they have. Remember magazines make great gifts because they give all year long.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 12, 2012

You can have your soil tested if you have trouble growing things, or if your soil has been greatly disturbed by recent construction activity. We often have dug big and deep holes (we plant a lot of trees), then layered in the compost and other amendments as we fill the hole back in, mixing each layer. Container Garden Tips and Tricks.

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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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For the Mommas

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

A guide for those in cities or suburbs looking to become more self-sufficient by growing some of their own food and treading lightly on the environment in the space they have. Articles include how-to projects, gardening basics, composting, beekeeping, roof-top gardening, preserving and freezing, and time and money-saving ideas.

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For the Mommas

APRIL 5, 2012

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For the Mommas

JANUARY 24, 2013

A guide for those in cities or suburbs looking to become more self-sufficient by growing some of their own food and treading lightly on the environment in the space they have. Articles include how-to projects, gardening basics, composting, beekeeping, roof-top gardening, preserving and freezing, and time and money-saving ideas.

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For the Mommas

AUGUST 9, 2012

Urban Farm Magazine is a guide for those in cities or suburbs looking to become more self-sufficient by growing some of their own food and treading lightly on the environment in the space they have. Today only, subscribe to Urban Farm Magazine for only $4.50 per year (70% off)!

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Nicoles Nickels

AUGUST 29, 2012

About this magazine: A guide for those in cities or suburbs looking to become more self-sufficient by growing some of their own food and treading lightly on the environment in the space they have.

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Nicoles Nickels

AUGUST 9, 2012

About this 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.

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Saving With Shellie

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

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 treading lightly on the environment in the space they have. Remember magazines make great gifts because they give all year long.

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Nicoles Nickels

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

About this magazine: Urban Farm Magazine is a guide for those in cities or suburbs looking to become more self-sufficient by growing some of their own food and treading lightly on the environment in the space they have.

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Saving With Shellie

JULY 25, 2014

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 treading lightly on the environment in the space they have. Remember magazines make great gifts because they give all year long.

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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. For the cost of one plant you could buy a packet of seeds and grow thirty plants!

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Saving With Shellie

SEPTEMBER 26, 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 treading lightly on the environment in the space they have. Remember magazines make great gifts because they give all year long.

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For the Mommas

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

A guide for those in cities or suburbs looking to become more self-sufficient by growing some of their own food and treading lightly on the environment in the space they have. Articles include how-to projects, gardening basics, composting, beekeeping, roof-top gardening, preserving and freezing, and time and money-saving ideas.

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Nicoles Nickels

MAY 18, 2012

About this 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. © 2012 Nicoles Nickels LLC.

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For the Mommas

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

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