Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 24, 2014
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. I love seeing the worms and bees in the compost.
The Frugal Girl
FEBRUARY 18, 2024
My family loves watching movies and tv series together, and having regular game nights. 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. A freebie cabinet. A local orchard fosters kittens!
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 16, 2014
I’m sitting outside in a protected area on the first unseasonably warm day we have had this winter, watching the snow melt. None of the trees have produced much fruit in the 5 years since I planted them. We live on the edge of the prairie and have planted native garden plants such as ornamental grasses.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 18, 2016
Tip # 1 – Go thrifty on seeds and plants. If you buy organic non-hybrid fruits or vegetables, you can save your seeds and plant them, year after year. Potatoes, Jerusalem artichokes and horseradish can all be propagated by taking a cutting from the tuber and planting it.” Trade for plants and seeds.
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 2, 2022
Visit a State Park – Do you like to picnic, hike, swim, camp, bike, bird watch, canoe, fish, and spend your free time exploring the great outdoors? How to Start & Maintain a Backyard Compost. It’s FREE and each playground visit is a new experience with different kids to play with and different equipment to explore.
Coupons Do Work
JUNE 12, 2016
Gardening: Plants, flowers, seeds, watering cans, plant food, soil, weed killers, mulch, compost buckets, water hoses. It’s rumored Apple will unveil a major overhaul of their MacBook laptops, and possibly a 2nd-generation Apple Watch. On June 13, Apple will commence its annual Worldwide Developers Conference.
Family Balance Sheet
MARCH 22, 2019
Visit a State Park – Do you like to picnic, hike, swim, camp, bike, bird watch, canoe, fish, and spend your free time exploring the great outdoors? How to Start & Maintain a Backyard Compost. It’s FREE and each playground visit is a new experience with different kids to play with and different equipment to explore.
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