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How to Save Cash and Your Health With a Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Fresh food has almost disappeared from the dinner tables of North Americans, with processed, pre-prepared or take-out food the normal fare for the majority of people. And don’t get me started on the sugar, salt and fat content of processed food! And don’t get me started on the sugar, salt and fat content of processed food!

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How to Make your Own Compost

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Make use of this wonderful garden asset like us by learning how to make your own compost. Compost is a natural, organic substance that makes a superior mulch, fertilizer, soil conditioner and improver while stimulating healthy root growth in plants. Compost helps your plants resist disease and insect attack.

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Ways Going Green Can Improve Your Health — And Save You Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

So, not only do you reduce the pollution from driving an individual vehicle, taking public transit and/or riding your bike also provides you the chance to add a little more exercise to your life. Planting, weeding, and harvesting all require a certain level of physical effort. So, has your health improved from going green?

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Friday Links – Garden Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We are heading out to our little farm this weekend to plant our veggies. It really is a great feeling to grow your own food. We have multiple veggies on the list that we are growing but a few include bok choy, broccoli cabbage, carrots, peppers, and tomatoes. I am quite excited. Looking to buy a home?

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Foods You Need to Buy Organic, and Foods You Don’t

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You got the food you were going to eat the very day you were going to eat it; when she was young, they barely even had iceboxes for milk, never mind our modern American fridges stuffed full of packaged and processed “food.” Talk to the farmers, they’re usually very cool and informative, happy to discuss your food needs with you.

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Free Kindle eBooks: The Math Inspectors, The War of the Roses and More

For the Mommas

Growing your own vegetables at home has countless benefits. It can be a challenging process to start, but don’t worry we have you covered. Everything from planning to building, germinating, planting, growing, and harvesting is included. Green Thumb Gardening by Charlie Tucker.

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Groupon: $10 for 1 each Topsy Turvy Strawberry & Tomato Planters

Nicoles Nickels

Grow your own strawberries and tomatoes, even if you don’t have a yard! You can save time and space while growing fresh strawberries and tomatoes with Topsy Turvy planters. At Groupon you can get One Topsy Turvy Strawberry Planter and One Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter for just $10, with FREE shipping !