One Hundred Dollars a Month

How to Compost Kitchen Scraps

By Mavis Butterfield on February 18, 2013 - 43 Comments

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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Garden Tours, Gardening, Mavis Mail

Mavis Mail – Bob and Sherle From California Share Their Vegetable Garden Photos

By Mavis Butterfield on February 18, 2013 - 10 Comments

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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Weekly Shopping Trips

Mondays with Mavis – How to Feed Your Family for $100 a Month – 27

By Mavis Butterfield on February 18, 2013 - 8 Comments

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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Bartering, Weekly Shopping Trips

Bartering with Mavis – Francisco Cleans Out His Pantry

By Mavis Butterfield on February 17, 2013 - 8 Comments

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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Gardening, Growing Guides

How to Grow Swiss Chard {Start to Finish}

By Mavis Butterfield on February 17, 2013 - 6 Comments

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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