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How to Compost Without Fancy Equipment

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Basically there are two reasons to compost. The second is supplementary to the first–you use the compost as fertilizer. Although there are numerous aids available to assist you in composting, it all comes down to the fundamentals; make a pile of biodegradable matter and wait until it breaks down. No Need to Get Fancy.

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This means you waste water, fertiliser, soil, and even the fuel used to transport your food. No, composting doesn’t require a lot of space. Simply dedicate a container where you’ll deposit compostable materials, ideally with a good cover. Moreover, when you throw away food and it begins to rot, it produces methane.

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How to Save Cash and Your Health With a Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Doiron suggests that the best cost-saving vegetables for the home garden are tomatoes, potatoes, zucchini, strawberries and salad greens. The Contribution to the Planet One cost-saving strategy you can use in your veggie garden is to make your own compost. Making your own compost will save you around $35 to $60. Because the.

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Happy Earth Day!

Saving SAHM Sanity

If you haven''t started doing more green things, now is the perfect time to start! Take public transportation or car pool. Going Green' Other than Christmas, this is my favorite time of the year! Everyone is talking about ways to save the planet, the weather is getting warmer, what''s not to love? Buy organic. Enjoy Earth Day!

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The Christmas Tree – Artificial or Real?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Living trees are grown through out Canada and North America as crops, providing green spaces near cities along with carbon eating capacity. In addition, some trees are grown close to where they are used, lowering the transportation carbon emitted. ones do.

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Going Green. Passive Family Income shares with us 5 ways we can save on transportation. The Greenest Dollar tells us how we can compost indoors , even if we live in an apartment. The Greenest Dollar tells us how we can compost indoors , even if we live in an apartment. Reducing Debt. That’s a tough one.

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