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The Advantages of Root Cellaring

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In good years our gardens can be bountiful, throwing off much more food than we can consume before it goes bad. Others have re-learned canning skills our grandmother’s used. Here is a PDF formatted plan from Hobby Farms that sounds like the Hatch variety described by Old Fashioned Living (that I mentioned above).

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

My hobbies range from reading to painting, pen-and-ink drawing, cooking/baking, and writing. I know I found The Frugal Girl through the Non-Consumer Advocate, and I’ve read nearly all the archives. My grandpa would shoot squirrels when they needed meat, and they had a big garden and my grandmother baked her own bread.

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