Join Mavis Butterfield for vegetable gardening and canning tips, easy recipes, and saving money strategies (Rug hooking, too!). Simple living at its best!
Over the next few days you’ll be seeing a lot of photo’s of Ryan and I traveling around town visiting local gardens to give away boatloads of Botanical Interest Seeds to charity’s and organizations we think are pretty cool. Ryan arrived in Seattle around 10 am this morning for the Mother Earth News Fair this Read More >>
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! Beverly a former Girl Scout from North Carolina, who’s mother was named Mavis {!!}, Read More >>
Back in March I put together 3 potato towers {How to Build a Potato Tower} and with all the rain we’ve been having lately, the potato towers have really taken off. Potato tower # 2 in the center seems to be doing the best. Potato Tower #1 – I covered the potatoes with 6 inches of Read More >>
Last night, Chino the Handyman called to ask why his chickens had stopped laying eggs. Chino is my neighbor Girly Girl’s husband. Last year we gave Chino’s kids 4 of our backyard chickens. They thought it would be fun for their kids to collect eggs. After about 6 weeks they sent one of the hens Read More >>
This year I’m on a mission to grow 4,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables in my suburban backyard. In 2012 I was able to grow 2,028 pounds, and in 2013 I’m going double or nothing. I have absolutely no idea if I’ll be able to achieve my goal. But, as with any adventure, half the fun is getting there. ~Mavis ******* So Read More >>
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