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Composting for Beginners

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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.

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Using Kids Crafts to Teach the Gift of Giving

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You can buy just enough cement for one or two garden stones at places such as Hobby Lobby, but you can get a whole bag of it just as cheaply from a building supply store, such as Lowes or Home Depot. You can get white or gray cement and it comes in different textures. Should You Line Dry Your Clothes? Driving across.

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