Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 24, 2012

The Advantages of Gardening The advantages of growing your own vegetables include eating fresh, nutritious food, knowing exactly what has gone into your food, reducing food miles to almost zero, healthy exercise, education for the kids and the joy of producing something healthy for the family. Because the.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 12, 2012

Going green can help improve your health, and save you money. Going Green = Increased Activity When you look for greener ways to live, you are more likely to increase your physical activity. Planting, weeding, and harvesting all require a certain level of physical effort.

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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. Plus, if you are interested in local food sources, it doesn’t get much more local than your own backyard. Grow Easy Items First. One way to get your garden solidly underway is to use starts.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 12, 2012

Burpee’s, Henry Fields, Stark Brothers, K Van Bourgondien & Sons, Van Enselen inc, John Scheepers Inc, Gurney’s, Henry Field’s, and Jung Seeds & Plants have all arrived in our mailbox (we are on a lot of lists!). Plan your garden. Now is the time to plan your garden.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 15, 2014

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. If even a small garden isn’t an option, consider planting a container garden. I plan to do that this summer and plant some herbs as well as some lettuce and a tomato plant.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 8, 2014

Alternatively, you could grow your own organic produce, but that’s a lot of work that most don’t want to do. What if between the grocer, the farmer, or your backyard you can’t get all the organics you want, or you just can’t afford them all? Your health, and the health of our planet, depends on it.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 25, 2012

The soils become so degraded that large quantities of artificial fertilizers, many based on petroleum, need to be added to make crops grow. Often growth hormones are added to force the plants and animals to achieve marketable size more quickly. Grow your Own . Eat What is in Season .

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