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Lately I’ve been trying to figure how on earth I’m going to make it with only $195.17 left in my grocery budget for the year. With 87 days to go, it works out to be only$2.24 a day for 4 people. HOLE LEE CRAP! A few days ago, The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird Read More >>
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With the cooler temperatures lately, things are really beginning to wind down in the garden. This past week I cleaned up the garden beds by pull up about half of our tomato plants, and I decided to stop watering the pumpkin patch as well. Although I’m pretty confident I’ll be able to grow boatloads of kale, Swiss Read More >>
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 >>
Fresh, homemade pumpkin pie, is just one of the reasons I LOVE growing pumpkins every year. When the kids were little I used to grow them for carving, never thinking about actually using the pumpkins for the what Pilgrims intended them for, PUMPKIN PIE {of course}. Making your own pumpkin puree is totally cool. So Read More >>
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