Food Grow Your Own Growing Plants 
Couponing 101
APRIL 30, 2013
Head on over to The Thrifty Couple to learn how to grow your own pineapples from leftover pineapple tops. It does take a couple years for the plant to produce a pineapple, but it sounds like a fun experiment! Daily Frugal Tip: Grow Your Own Pineapples is a post from Couponing 101.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 24, 2012
More and more people like myself are returning to the joy of growing vegetables, herbs and even eggs right in their own backyards. Fifty years ago, this was the norm; almost every backyard had a veggie patch that supplemented the food bought at a store. This means that you use natural products to feed and protect the plants.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 8, 2014
My grandmother, who turned 102 earlier this year, remembers when “organic” wasn’t even a word used when talking about food. All food was natural in that it wasn’t coated with hundreds of toxic pesticides, fungicides, and any other cide you can think of. But back to the “organic” issue at hand. And we all know we don’t need more crap.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 16, 2013
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. Grow Easy Items First. Be sure to plan out where you will keep your plants.
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. Composting attracts bees, worms, and other bugs which help your garden thrive. Composting is a great way to help your plants grow. What You Can Compost?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 15, 2014
Here are some ideas that may work for you: Grow a Garden. If you have a little plot of land, consider growing a garden. Of course, it likely won’t meet all of your vegetable needs even during the summer months, but you’re meeting some of your needs. Get Growing' Buy Direct from the Farmer.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 25, 2012
Because the production of food has such a large carbon footprint, learning to eat sustainably is a great way to limit your impact on the earth. Here are some things we have learned that you too can put into practice in your household. Millions of tones of food are thrown away in western countries every year. Reduce Waste.
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