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. Why Compost? What You Can Compost?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 26, 2012
Composting is something my hubby and I do and love. Compost is possibly the most efficient and useful way of disposing of household waste; nearly 40% of this waste is compostable. Compost is then be used on the garden as an organic and valuable fertilizer and soil improver. Why make compost?
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Motherhood Moments
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Clear Drop ’s growing product line is designed to clean - up the environment, processing 100% of home refuse without leaving anything for the landfill. The patent-pending automatic process compacts and seals organics without releasing harmful substances. The OC takes any organic refuse for no more under-sink garbage disposal problems.
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
JUNE 7, 2011
If you’ve ever purchased organic vegetables from your local grocery store, you know it can be quite expensive. Luckily, organic vegetables can be grown in the comfort of your own backyard. First, you will want to create a compost pile that will produce organic fertilizer for your soil. Pest Control.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 29, 2015
There are few healthier and better ways to save money than organically growing your own fruit and vegetables in your own garden. Remember, even if you do not have garden beds you can grow vegetables in garden boxes, but be sure to keep them in a location that has plenty of sun and is sheltered from heavy winds. Maintenance.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 8, 2013
Which is the greener choice – commercially-farmed food or organically-farmed food? 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.
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