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How to Learn About Gardening in a New Locale

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I’ve been trying my hand at gardening for the last 15 years, though in a very amateur way. (If The gardening season in the Midwest is how I thought gardening everywhere worked. This summer we moved to Tucson, Arizona, and I learned that growing a garden in the desert is nothing like growing a garden in the Midwest.

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5 Tips for the Beginning Gardener

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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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5 Budget Destinations for May

Shereen Travels Cheap

For freebies, walk along the river and enjoy the great weather at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, take in the colors at the International Rose Test Garden, hit up Portland Saturday Market, and maybe see some live music at Pioneer Courthouse Square. Visit the Vatican and the Sistine Chapel, go to the Colosseum, and the Pantheon.

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Destination Date Night: Parisian Valentine's Day

Shereen Travels Cheap

This is one of those times I decided to make all my own food, which is unusual, because I like to get a meal delivered, and you might want to, too, but if you don't, following is the list of foods I made. I wrapped our TV stand with a rose garden backdrop , because we watched a few videos of a Seine cruise.

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Beautiful Art of Downtown Las Vegas

Shereen Travels Cheap

They have an awesome food selection and they never changed the name of the garage, so it's still the Garage Mahal, which I find amusing. It was along the whole wall around the back garden of the ENGLiSH Hotel, where I met some friends to do dinner at Pepper Club, the on-site restaurant. The food was delicious.

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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

After I had kids, I swapped that time to growing all sorts of interesting heirloom foods in my backyard. My family loves watching movies and tv series together, and having regular game nights. My garden. Purple raspberries from my garden. I’m allergic to shellfish and can’t digest certain foods like apples.

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How to Save Money on Healthy Food

Couponing 101

One big couponing myth is that all coupons are for junk food! You can absolutely save money on healthy food! Yes, there are a lot of coupons for junk food, but I also find coupons for milk, bread, cheese, yogurt, meat, eggs, and other staples. Newspaper – Yes, there are coupons for nutritious foods in the newspaper!