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Now that I am spending my days outside digging in the dirt, I’ve noticed my clothes are taking a little bit more of a beating. And while it’s just dirt, glorious dirt, it reminds me of when The Girl and Monkey Boy were little–a day in the dirt meant a few more challenges in the Read More >>
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It was a fantastic week in the reclaimed foods department at my local market. Fantastic! We were able to salvage: 2 personal watermelons 2 cantaloupes 3 heads of lettuce 1 banana 8 apples 3 pears 6 pounds of potatoes Wahoooo! Talk about a nice variety of free food. The chickens were pretty happy with their Read More >>
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I used a can of cream of chicken soup today for the first time in my life. How weird is that? Had it not been for my recent bartering session with Francisco, I probably would have gone my entire life with using it. I made a batch of creamy chicken noodle soup for dinner tonight Read More >>
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This year, I’ve decided to crank it up a notch in the composting department. Growing 4000 lbs of fresh produce is going to require that I really think about my soil. In the words of the movie Uncle Buck, I am going to start “cooking our garbage”–all of those wasted food scraps {that are too 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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There were plenty of garden chores this past week but I still managed to squeeze in a few quick shopping trips while I was out running errands. This year has gotten off to a bit of a rocky start, I’m already at $400+ for the year and we are only 7 weeks into it. I’m not too Read More >>
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Last night my neighbor Francisco sent me a text: Francisco: We are purging our cabinets are you interested in some non vegan goodies? Mavis: Should I come over right now? Francisco: Give us 15 🙂 if you are free Mavis: K will do So I quickly ran to our the pantry and found some loot. Read More >>
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I don’t know about you, but I am planting a boatload of Swiss chard seeds this spring. I started 1 packet of seed under my grow lights this morning, but I think I’ll wait until early spring to plant the rest of them outside. It’s great in stir-fry, but most of all, my chickens love Read More >>
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