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?

Compost 214

Compost Composting Backyard Flowers and Plants 214

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 19, 2013

Compost Yard And Garden Waste. Instead, use composted yard and garden waste. You can purchase commercial composting bins or build a pen with fence posts and chicken wire. If you have too much brown the decomposition will be slow and if there is too much green your compost bin will get a bit odiferous.

Gardening 202

Gardening Garden Flowers and Plants Money 202

Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 21, 2014

Before you throw away, make sure to check out what biodegradable foods can be brought back home to be added to a compost pile. Make compost at home! Check out more info from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Giveaway 100

Giveaway Recycle Recycled Recycling 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2013

You can re-use newspapers and other items as garden mulch. Compost kitchen waste to feed your garden. Growing up, my re-used T-shirts as dust rags and other cleaning supplies. You can do the same. Look for ways to re-use what you already have. There are numerous items that can be used in a container garden.

Re-use 278

Re-use Home and Garden Bulk Electronics 278

Saving Cents With Sense

APRIL 22, 2011

Tip: Try using newspaper instead of paper towels the next time you wash your windows. Recycle – Of course you probably already know about this tip, and may have a recycling bin in your home. But there are other ways to recycle products, too. And just think of the money you’d save by less trips to the grocery store for produce!

Frugal 61

Frugal Green And Frugal Recycle Recycled 61