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Free Kindle Books: The Guestbook, Companion Planting And More

For the Mommas

You will learn which plants can grow together without competing for the same resources, as well as how to use companion planting to reduce pests and improve soil quality. Instead of just being presented with charts and lists, you will find out how to plant and maintain several companion gardening projects from the ground up.

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Going Green - CarbonShack's Premier Textiles

Motherhood Moments

Following last quarter’s focus on lighting , CarbonShack dives into Q2 elevating their textiles, featuring vibrant biophilic designs that unearth and celebrate the beauty of nature’s building blocks, inside and outside of us, leading with the debut of a new kelp-inspired textile design.

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5 Tips for the Beginning Gardener

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For the beginner, though, gardening can present a number of challenges. As you become more experienced with gardening, and as your confidence improves, you can plant a bigger garden. Some plants that are generally easy to grow for most people include tomatoes, green beans, various squash, peas, potatoes, and certain herbs.

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Using Kids Crafts to Teach the Gift of Giving

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Just in case you are not acquainted with these, a garden stepping stone is a big stone, or cement molded to look like a flat rock, that is decorated and then placed on the ground or in a garden to walk on – so you don’t tromp the plants. Something to use to write messages on the wet cement. I used the sandrete I already had.

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Why You Should Be Collecting Rainwater

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Since water and snow falls from the sky for free, my landlord made it so that after it lands on the roof it then runs down some pipes into the ground, providing more than enough to water the trees and plants without using any municipal water. My water bill was pretty much nada. Why should we pay for what comes down to earth for free?

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Festival of Frugality #271- 10 Movies, 10 Lessons Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

And one of the best ways to do it is to use a 529 plan.&#. Kim McGrigg presents Small ways to save big on major purchases – Money Management posted at Blogging for Change. FIRE Getters presents Top 5 Ways To Trim Our Grocery Bills! Kris presents The Three Rules of Leftovers posted at Cheap Healthy Good.

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Learning How to Eat Sustainably

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

To reduce food waste, there are several simple strategies that you can employ: Learn creative ways to use left-overs to make delicious and nutritious meals. Shop wisely; only buy what you know can be consumed by your family within its use-by date. Learn new ways of preserving food for later use. Shop Locally . Grow your Own .

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