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Fred Meyer – $26.40 Fred Meyer had Fuji apples on sale for $0.88 a pound last week so of course I stocked up. This time around the apples came in 30 pounds cases {most of the time they are 40 pounds} and so we’ve been snacking on apples and making apple chips like crazy around Read More >>
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Well Hello there. 🙂 How was your weekend? Aside from pulling a few weeds this weekend and taking Lucy the puggle trouble for a few walks, I pretty much stayed inside and vegged out. This week is going to be NUTS at our house and I needed to rest up big time. Is it just Read More >>
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It’s official. All 8 of our backyard garden boxes have been planted. 🙂 We’ve still got plenty of seeds left to plant, {cucumbers, beans and pumpkins to mind} but pretty soon we’ll be done planting for the summer season. Our pallet garden is full of lettuce and strawberries and it shouldn’t be to much longer Read More >>
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They say having a plan is a key to success. Want to know what else is a key to success? These scones. So planning ahead to make these scones the night before is pretty much setting your whole day up for awesomeness. Knowing that the whole fam loves scones but not wanting to get up Read More >>
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I try to grow everything organically–I mean, we kind of know, deep down, those chemical fertilizers, insecticides, fungicides, etc. can’t be good for us. At least, I’d never spray any of them into my mouth like canned whip cream. So, why would I put them on the plants that I am going to eat? Still, Read More >>
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Tonight The Girl and I are going to check out In Organic We Trust. It is a documentary that explores exactly what it means for food to be organic. I know lots of people who cannot afford to buy organic–so I am super curious what direction the documentary is going to go. Hopefully, it will Read More >>
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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! Check out this story and pictures April from Louisiana sent in for a little Read More >>
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