Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

As the shell breaks down, it acts as part of the compost , and it is also a natural slug repellent. Container Garden Ideas As you create your container garden, think of the items that you might be able to reuse. What ideas do you have for reusing items in your gardening efforts? One of the more interesting ways to garden is to grow items in containers. You might be surprised at the types of plants you can grow in a container garden.

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Saving Cents With Sense

MAY 31, 2012

FREE Kindle Book: Composting Inside & Out. Right now you can get this Kindle book, Composting Inside & Out: The comprehensive guide to reusing trash, saving money and enjoying the benefits of organic gardening for FREE (normally $16.99). I love finding FREE books, don’t you?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

We do put up decorations (ones I buy at garage sales or thrift stores and reuse each year). Tip # 2 Recycle/reuse costumes. Compost it by cutting it up and putting it on the pile. Like me, buy them used and then reuse them each year. Put your unwanted Halloween decorations out for reuse by donating them. What do you do to recycle/reuse on Halloween? Fall is once again upon us and with it the fun and festivities surrounding Halloween.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 5, 2012

And while there are many individuals and groups working to make that a reality, it’s a rather difficult achievement because of the way we have set our society up to be one of convenience and disposability rather than reuse. Glass or metal can last a lifetime should you wish to reuse either one and are better recycling material than plastic is. Reuse Everything Glass jars make great water bottles at home. Shredded paper can be put in compost piles.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 24, 2015

Compost and mulch: Just as you can enrich the soil in a more traditional garden, it’s possible to do the same with your container garden. You can do composting on a smaller scale, and even use mulch, to prepare your soil. Work on composting in your containers through the winter, and when spring comes, your soil will be ready.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 16, 2013

Everything in that lunch bag can be washed and reused or at least an be dealt with in an environmentally-friendly manner. For example, most leftover food scraps can even be composted ( other than meat, of course ) so they can be brought home if a school or workplace doesn’t do composting. Chances are that at least some of the time you bring your own bagged lunch to work or to school.

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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. When done right, this home composted material will feed the plants in your garden and help deliver beautiful, high-yield plants. You had the best intentions.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Over the years, their “bombs” have taken many different forms, from the first condom-filled versions to mud and clay seed balls to hollowed-out eggs filled with wildflower seeds, compost, and water. Ways To Reuse Old Items For Your Container Garden Today’s Throwaways Are Tomorrow’s Tools Seven Cheap Hobbies That You and Your Family Can Enjoy Fun And Cheap Hobbies You Should Try It’s Time to Plan Your Frugal Spring Garden.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2013

Compost kitchen waste to feed your garden. 8 Easy Ways to Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse 10 Ways To Make Your Home A Zero-Waste Facility Tips for Wasting Less Food How To Be a Frugal Family Save Money by Freezing – Tips for Quality Freezing. Our consumer-driven society is one that results in a great deal of waste. From food waste to packaging to disposable items, there are a lot of resources being used by humans.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 28, 2013

moved from simple dumping on land or sea, to burial, sanitary landfill, feeding to swine, reduction, incineration, and various forms of composting”. A landfill is not like a compost pile, where the purpose is to bury trash in such a way that it will decompose quickly.”. percent, was either recycled or composted. November 29, 2163 - Excerpt from business plan of Marina Stylus’s company ArchTrashOlogists, Inc. Background.

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MARCH 12, 2011

This family lives a Zero Waste lifestyle – meaning they REFUSE, reduce, reuse, and recycle almost everything. Check out this 3 minute video glimpse of the Johnson family’s zero waste home: While I don’t see myself bringing my own jars to the store or buying compostable toothbrushes, I am definitely going to be making some changes in my life. I am in AWE.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Choose decorations that can be reused or that are made of natural materials and so can be recycled in the garden or compost. Entertaining doesn’t have to be damaging to the environment, nor do you have to limit the fun to throw a green party. Being aware and choosing to make better environmental choices are good ways to start turning things around for our planet. So check out these great tips on how to throw a green party and do your bit for the environment. Invitations.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 13, 2012

Petroleum jelly to slather on the inside of the mold, so you can get the concrete out and reuse the mold. How to Compost Without Fancy Equipment Guest Post Author Bio: Bailey writes about insurance and other topics for the Homeowners Insurance Blog.Basically there are two reasons to. A garden stepping stone for Mom, maybe?! It’s August, weeks from the start of school. Your kids have been to camp, done baseball and goofed off to their hearts content. Now what?

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Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 26, 2015

Why not reuse and save some money! #1 Once you finish your healthy treat, you can compost those peels and make that dead-grass-covered patch of land into a fertile tract of soil that will let those rose bushes you’ve always wanted to plant grow to be green and strong. Oranges are in season right now and you may have noticed that they are a great price at the grocery store! Right now is the time to stock up on this vitamin C packing fruit.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 5, 2016

Why not reuse and save some money! #1 Once you finish your healthy treat, you can compost those peels and make that dead-grass-covered patch of land into a fertile tract of soil that will let those rose bushes you’ve always wanted to plant grow to be green and strong. Oranges are in season right now and you may have noticed that they are a great price at the grocery store! Right now is the time to stock up on this vitamin C packing fruit.

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