One Hundred Dollars a Month

Mavis Garden Blog – Woman Fined For Growing Food In Her Front Yard

By Mavis Butterfield on June 20, 2012 - 22 Comments

Holy Garden Crack! Do you know they are fining people for having a garden in their FRONT yard? What do you think? Live dangerously, plant a garden! The Edible Front Yard: The Mow-Less, Grow-More Plan for a Beautiful, Bountiful Garden~ Amazon

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2000 Pounds or Bust, Gardening

How to Grow Your Own Food: Weigh In Wednesday

By Mavis Butterfield on June 20, 2012 - 8 Comments

This year my goal is to grow 2,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables. I think I can do it. With 16 raised garden beds, a greenhouse, a raspberry patch and a few more planting beds sprinkled throughout our property, I believe growing 2,000 pounds of food is an attainable goal. Even if I do Read More >>

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Chickens

Tacoma Urban Chicken Coop Tour 2012

By Mavis Butterfield on June 20, 2012 - 5 Comments

If you are in the Seattle/Tacoma area and own chickens or have been thinking about raising chickens in your backyard, you’ll want to cough up $5 to take a tour of local chicken abodes this weekend. I went on the Urban Coop Tour last year and came home with a bunch of ideas for the Read More >>

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Gardening

Garden Tips and Tricks – How to Protect Your Strawberries From Birds

By Mavis Butterfield on June 19, 2012 - 5 Comments

This afternoon I walked out the back door to pick a few strawberries for dessert, and discovered a robin happily pecking at my berries. What a stinker! In recent years I have had to deal with chipmunks trying to steal my berries, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a bird in my berry patch Read More >>

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Recipes, Salads & Sides

Recipe – Kentucky Fried Chicken Cole Slaw

By Mavis Butterfield on June 19, 2012 - 3 Comments

Is it just me, or do you also plant vegetables that you don’t know what the heck to do with once it’s time to harvest them? Every year I plant cabbage, and every year I’m left scratching my head wondering what on earth to do with it. The Handsome Husband is the big cabbage fan Read More >>

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