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My Backyard Compost

Family Balance Sheet

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. It sounded like a win-win for me, so I signed up. So what did I learn at the seminar?

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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

What’s your best frugal win? Another big win would be taking advantage of our great public library system. Over the years, I’ve invested small amounts at a time, extending my growing space, adding several types of berries, planting cherry trees, and growing an asparagus patch from seed.

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earth day freebies 2016 + Tons Of Awesome Deals And More

Coupons Do Work

Origins: Make any skincare purchase during Earth Month & we’ll plant a tree. They have planted over 500,000. Whole Foods North Raleigh: On Friday, April 22, 2016, meet some of their local suppliers, enter for a chance to win seedlings from “Grow & Share” and enjoy samples around the store from 12 pm – 8 pm.

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P.E.P. for the Week of February 7-11/11- Valentine’s Kiss Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Remover the cube and plant a big kiss on your partner. Frugal Dad reminds us that the war on debt starts at home and until we make changes there, we are never going to win the battle. The Greenest Dollar tells us how we can compost indoors , even if we live in an apartment. You can try one or all ten; it’s up to you.

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