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One Hundred Dollars a Month reader Lani sent in this picture of a wood pallet she recently recycled and turned into an awesome flower garden. She had an old piece from a broken dresser that had been sitting in her garage for years and decided to attach it to the top of the pallet to Read More >>
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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 ******* This Read More >>
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During our visit to Washington D.C. last week we rented a car for a day and headed west to Monticello {Thomas Jefferson’s home}. Be. Still. My. Heart. I wanted to see the gardens, and the HH wanted to go for the house. It was perfect. Monticello was truly an amazing house, which took over 20 Read More >>
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It was time to trim the scapes off of my garlic yesterday, and they smelled sooo good and garlicky that I brought them inside and whipped up some garlic scape pesto. It was super simple and quick—and man-oh-man is it delicious. Ingredients 10-12 garlic scapes, chopped into about 1” pieces 1/3 cup cashews 1/2 cup Read More >>
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Buckle up people, because it’s going to be a crazy ride. 3 mothers are shirking their parenting responsibilities, throwing caution to the wind and embarking on a 5-day road trip across the country that we suspect Will. Be. Epic. But we need your help. First, you’re the reason we get to head out on this Read More >>
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I recently took a trip to San Francisco to attend the Garden Bloggers Fling with my garden buddy Harriet and my online boyfriend Ryan from Botanical Interests. One of the cool places we stopped at was Annie’s Annuals and Perennials in Richmond, California. For those of you who don’t know Annie and her crew not Read More >>
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Well it was another awesome possum week in the reclaimed food department. We were able to pick up 4 boxes for fruits and vegetables from Mr. Produce Guy. All of which was headed for the dumpster. Spotted bananas, heck yeah I’ll take those. I can turn them in to Banana Bread, Banana Fudgesicles, Banana Cake, Read More >>
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Jam without Pectin My online buddy Heather from Massachusetts whipped up a batch of no-sugar blueberry vanilla chia jam and it turned out oh so good she wanted me to share the recipe with you. And who can blame her, Chia seeds are just plain cool. In fact, Chia Seeds are so cool right now, Read More >>
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