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Even though it’s summertime and my backyard garden is in full swing, The Girl and I are still happily picking up free boxes of discarded produce every week. To be honest, I’m a little surprised we are still doing it. But as each week passes, I can see the value in doing this year round, Read More >>
Each week, The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird and I head to our local market to collect boxes of discarded produce. All of the produce you see above was sitting on the grocers shelf less than an hour or two before we came to pick it up. The produce we bring home has either Read More >>
This past week I was able to pick up 4 boxes of fresh produce that was headed for the dumpster. After The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird and I sorted through all of the boxes, we ended up with yet another amazing haul of free fresh fruit and vegetables. Can anyone tell me how Read More >>
This past week was fairly decent. We were able to pick up a ton of free chicken scraps as well as reclaim a bit of fresh produce for ourselves. Because I don’t have a need for it, I no longer hold back any of the lettuce {which typically fills an entire box}for ourselves. Even though Read More >>
Before you go out and stock up on perishables… You’re going to need a few things… Gloves, Goggles, Headlamp, Grocery bag, Phone number of a friend who will bail you out of jail @ 2am are the first items that come to mind. 🙂 Mavis Must See This Movie!
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