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If you are tired of walking outside to find your strawberries {or any other fruit or vegetable for that matter} with chunks missing, you might want to give bird netting a try. Bird Netting is highly effective in keeping birds and other smaller critters out of the garden beds and away from the fruits and Read More >>
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This year I’m on a mission to grow 4,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables in my suburban backyard. In 2012 I was able to grow 2,028 pounds, and in 2013 I’m going double or nothing. I have absolutely no idea if I’ll be able to achieve my goal. But, as with any adventure, half the fun is getting there. ~Mavis ******* This Read More >>
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I was never a fan of broccoli until this past year when I finally started doing something other than steaming the heck out of it and serving it with rice. I had no idea broccoli could taste so good with a few ingredients and a little effort. This recipe for sesame garlic broccoli is my Read More >>
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Thanks to the peeps at the Mother Earth News I’m giving away 5 sets of weekend passes to this years Mother Earth News Fair which is taking place at the Puyallup Fair Grounds Saturday June 1st, 2013 from 9:00 AM-7:00 PM and Sunday, June 2nd from 9:00 AM-6:00 PM. The Mother Earth News Fairs are family-oriented, Read More >>
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A big THANK YOU to everyone who has sent in their photographs and stories. I hope by sharing other peoples pictures and stories here on One Hundred Dollars a Month we can all have a rock star garden this summer. Keep them coming! Check out this story and the amazing backyard garden photos Bob and Sherle Read More >>
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It was another fantastic week gleaning from the free chicken scrap boxes. Lucy discovered she likes watermelon! There were so many strawberries to go through this week it was crazy! We made a few smoothies and ended up freezing the rest to use later in the year. If I remember correctly this is around the Read More >>
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Tonight we are having Asian noodle salad for dinner. This dish is served cold and is great to make ahead of time {which I love!} for packed lunches. It’s one of the HH’s favorites. Here is the recipe. I hope you like it, we sure do. Ingredients 8 oz package linguine noodles 1 carrot, thinly Read More >>
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I have the most amazing readers, and most of the time, it is me learning from you, but every once in awhile, someone sends in a question that I think, “Hey, I bet lots of people would love to know the answer to that.” So, I am going to try to feature some of your Read More >>
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