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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. Why Compost? What You Can Compost?

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Getting People to Help Compost

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This past summer I decided to start composting. I had to convince the family I was living with to have a bucket of stinky food underneath their sink and a barrel of stinky food with flies in it in their back yard. Benefits of Composting. It reduces how much stuff gets put into landfills. Start composting today!!!

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How to Compost Without Fancy Equipment

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Basically there are two reasons to compost. The first is to recycle leftover food, grass cuttings, and fallen leaves that might ordinarily end up in a landfill. The second is supplementary to the first–you use the compost as fertilizer. There are many ways to store the compost until it’s ready to use.

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How to Save Cash and Your Health With a Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Fifty years ago, this was the norm; almost every backyard had a veggie patch that supplemented the food bought at a store. Then life got busy, food was more readily available and was often flown in from further afield, making varieties available out of season. Making your own compost will save you around $35 to $60.

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World Wisdom: Clear Drop Recycling Innovations

Motherhood Moments

Everyone has probably heard about the staggering numbers of unrecycled plastics and food waste, contributing to 11% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. What advantages does the organics collector have over other home composting systems? Home composting systems are good for many, but they take only so much material.

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Daily Frugal Tip: Create A Worm Composting Bin

Couponing 101

Check out how to create your own worm composting bin. This is a great way to reduce food waste, add great nutrients to your garden/yard soil, and save on fertilizer! Daily Frugal Tip: Create A Worm Composting Bin is a post from Couponing 101. Do you have a Frugal Tip you’d like to share? Please send me an email !

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How to Cut a Coconut

Family Balance Sheet

When coconuts were advertised for $1 recently, I decided it was time to learn how to cut a coconut. How was I going 'to cut' through the coconut? How to Cut a Coconut Find the three eyes at one end of the coconut. Run the coconut meat through the small shredder of my food processor. It seemed so intimidating to me.

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