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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Learn to hem and patch and sew on buttons to repair minor issues with clothing. Learn how to remove spots and do it as soon as the clothing gets dirty. Use up your food. No one likes second hand food, but if you fix it differently the second time around it can still be appetizing. Buy good clothing, used.

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Is Self-Sufficiency Possible in the 21st Century?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Grandma’s fried squirrel was a favorite breakfast food of my Dad. Americans pride themselves on their ‘Yankee ingenuity’ – making do or doing without. How would we deal with the sewage; lack of water; lack of heat; and interrupted supply of food, coffee, light, entertainment, communication ability?

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