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Save money growing your own vegetables.

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

There are few healthier and better ways to save money than organically growing your own fruit and vegetables in your own garden. So if you’re interested in turning your garden-patch into a bowl of ripe produce, here’s how to start. Preparing your garden. Selecting your soil.

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5 Tips for the Beginning Gardener

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If you want to improve your health and your sustainability, one of the best ways is to grow a garden. Caring for a garden offers opportunities for exercise outside, and it allows for you to ensure that the food you eat is responsibly grown. For the beginner, though, gardening can present a number of challenges.

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It’s Time to Plan Your Frugal Spring Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

At our house the gardening catalogs started arriving last week. Plan your garden. Now is the time to plan your garden. Use them to help you learn about what species and varieties will do well in your yard or in your garden. Find a frugal source for the plants you want.

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How to Live Off the Land Even If You Don’t Own Land

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you find yourself in this same situation, there are still things you can do to live off the land as much as possible considering your circumstances. Here are some ideas that may work for you: Grow a Garden. If you have a little plot of land, consider growing a garden. Get Growing'

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FREE & Discounted eBooks: The Food Allergy Mama’s Baking Book and The Heirloom Life Gardener

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The Heirloom Life Gardener: The Baker Creek Way of Growing Your Own Food Easily and Naturally by Jere and Emilee Gettle: Only $1.99 (reg. You can find even more eBooks on Amazon.com. You can download the Free Kindle Reading App to your Computer, iPad, iPhone, or Blackberry! See more discount ebooks here !

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10 Nifty Ways to Eat Organic on a Budget

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Finding ways to fit organic foods into your budget is really not much different than any other endeavor of frugality. Simply go to your search engine of choice, and type your state and “organic” and see what you find. Find out whether there’s a farmer’s market near where you live.

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7 Simple Ways to Go Green in 2013

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Start with these 7 simple ways to go green in 2013, and stick with them, and you will not only find yourself living more sustainably, but you will also feel energized to tackle some of the bigger behavioral changes next year: 1. Bring Your Own Grocery Bags. Plant a Garden. You don’t need a huge garden, either.

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