Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Are you a savvy woman intent on greening your life? Do you grow your own food in your garden and buy the rest locally from farmers? If so, you’re well on your way to reducing your carbon footprint and protecting the Earth. But have you considered greening your feminine hygiene items? Ugghh, right?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 9, 2014

Considering we’re only about half way done with winter, there’s still likely much more cold headed our way. If you’re looking for ways to save , one of the easiest ways is to look around the house to find places where your home is leaking money. Consider these areas: Sealing door cracks. Fix leaky faucets.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2014

We had our current home re-roofed when it was only 13 years old. It keeps the mold and mildew from growing. Things grow on your roof. If you have ever been to the northwest states (think Washington), you probably noticed houses with green roofs. Where ever there are warm moist summers, your roof can grow algae.

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Home and Garden Growing Steep Gardening 160

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

You’re supporting local farms and, as a huge bonus, sometimes the farms support u-pick options as well, so you can visit the farm and see how the food is grown. Farmers don’t need to use as many pesticides as a result. In grade school, did you ever do the science experiment with flowers and food colouring?

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Organic Organization Saving Money Money 186

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Do you use artificial trees or live cut real ones? According to a New York Times article last December, there are a bunch of us that have artificial trees – me included. We have used this tree for 15 years now. In addition, some trees are grown close to where they are used, lowering the transportation carbon emitted.

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Frugal Luxuries

AUGUST 27, 2014

Frugality. It is the careful use of materials or resources." "The The quality of being frugal is one so powerful as to change lives and affect history. Each of us possesses the ability to exercise it. If you''re not yet familiar, Thrift Books is a used bookstore ! An UNsponsored Post.) To quote their site.

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Saving Cents With Sense

APRIL 22, 2011

In honor of Earth Day, I wanted to share some ways that we can be frugal, yet also eco-friendly. 10 Frugal Tips for Earth Day. Tip: Try using newspaper instead of paper towels the next time you wash your windows. We get so used to the ability to buy whatever we want WHEN we want, that we don’t always ask what is best.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 16, 2012

History In 2006 I planted fruit trees, in anticipation of retiring and having time to pick and use the harvest. Other Problems The Lodi bore apples that second year, but they were enjoyed by the bugs instead of us. Each year there was some issue that prevented us from getting any significant fruit.

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Flowers and Plants Home and Garden Plants Gardening 201

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 5, 2016

But hold on – before you throw away all those orange peels, keep reading to find out 10 uses for orange peels. You could buy some fancy orange oil polish OR just give whatever piece of wood you’re working with a tough scrub with a fresh moist orange peel and, in no time, you’ll have a great, deep new shine.

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Used Home and Garden Re-use Gardening 58

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 26, 2015

But hold on – before you throw away all those orange peels, keep reading to find out 10 uses for orange peels. You could buy some fancy orange oil polish OR just give whatever piece of wood you’re working with a tough scrub with a fresh moist orange peel and, in no time, you’ll have a great, deep new shine.

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Used Home and Garden Re-use Gardening 40

Frugal Luxuries

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Frugality. It is the careful use of goods and resources. The quality of being frugal is one so powerful as to change lives and affect history. Each of us possesses the ability to exercise it. Frugality allows you to govern your destiny and produce in your life a lovely fertile garden of material and intangible wealth.

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