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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

A few years back, my extended family took a trip to Holland, Michigan. After I had kids, I swapped that time to growing all sorts of interesting heirloom foods in my backyard. I am lucky enough to live in an area with groups that will redistribute home gardener’s extra produce to soup kitchens and food insecure families.

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Control Your Bagworms – Economically and Organically

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

From Nebraska to the Atlantic and from Southern Michigan to Argentina, bagworms thrive. If they manage to strip all the leaves off the tree they stared with, the larvae drop off the tree and crawl to another to get food. The Peach Tree Battle Six Ways to Reuse Your Plastic Grocery Bags The Christmas Tree – Artificial or Real?