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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. Buy dried milk to use in cooking – especially if you aren’t a regular milk drinker. Store food properly to make it last as long as possible.

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Is Self-Sufficiency Possible in the 21st Century?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

They had a cow for milk, chickens for eggs and a garden for vegetables. Cream, milk and butter came from the cow. Americans pride themselves on their ‘Yankee ingenuity’ – making do or doing without. Sewing kit. Evening light was often kerosene powered or candle lit. We no longer know how.

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