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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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World Wisdom: Clear Drop Recycling Innovations

Motherhood Moments

Clear Drop ’s growing product line is designed to clean - up the environment, processing 100% of home refuse without leaving anything for the landfill. Clear Drop ’s growing product line is designed to clean - up the environment, processing 100% of home refuse without leaving anything for the landfill. There are 6.3

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10 Ways to Transform Your Home into an Eco-Friendly Haven

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

While lawmakers all over the world argue about policies, you can start making small changes and transform your home into an eco-friendly place. You should also perform regular checks on your home’s plumbing system and see if there are any leaks and other damage. You may also want to plant more flora that don’t need a lot of water.

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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

We share our home with a 70lb rescued mutt. Besides dealing with my sudden unemployment when my oldest child was a toddler, I was hoping to figure out a way to extend my time at home with him. We ending up buying our current home in 2015, when local prices and interest rates were significantly lower. Enjoying some outdoor time.

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Don’t Dig a Money Pit in Your Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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. Compost Yard And Garden Waste. It happens to the best of us. Study your hardiness zone.

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How to Grow Your Own Organic Vegetables

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

First, you will want to create a compost pile that will produce organic fertilizer for your soil. There are also compost bins that you can purchase from home and garden stores that will hold your compost. You should moisten and stir your compost often. You are now ready to plant your seeds. Preparation.

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How to Find Free or Low Cost Gardening Seminars

Family Balance Sheet

You'll walk away with great information about this year's gardening trends, gardening techniques, and maybe even a plant or two. Garden nurseries are preparing for the upcoming season and are really trying to reel you in to their store to make your spring planting purchases. Garden Nurseries and Greenhouses. I chose broccoli.

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