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Beer Grain Regulations for Cattle Feed – Do You Care?

By Mavis Butterfield on July 1, 2014 - 23 Comments

During one of my daily strolls through NPR, I found an article about new potential FDA regulations on brewers selling or giving their leftover/spent grain to farmers to use as cheap feed for cattle. The FDA has proposed that in order to limit contamination, the breweries will need to be subject to new regulations. Apparently, Read More >>

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Gardening, Greenhouse

Greenhouse Gardening in the Pacific Northwest – Tomatoes, Herbs and Lettuce

By Mavis Butterfield on July 1, 2014 - 4 Comments

Even though it was super warm out yesterday {80’s!} I still managed to get outside and garden for a few hours without keeling over. The HH LOVES the heat but my favorite temperature for working outside is somewhere around 65 degrees with a slight chill in the air {which just happens to be the perfect Read More >>

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Amazon.com, Mornings with Mavis, Online Deals

Free Kindle Books, Coach Purses on Sale, Coupons, Recipes and More

By Mavis Butterfield on July 1, 2014 - 1 Comment

Happy Tuesday everyone can you believe it’s suppose to be in the 90’s here in Western Washington? Holy cats! I may need to wear shorts today if I’m going to survive the heat. Wowza! I don’t know how you peeps in the South handle the hot and humidity!!! Please tell me your secrets. 😉 ♥ Read More >>

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Ask Mavis, Chickens

Help Mavis! Is my Hen a Rooster?

By Mavis Butterfield on June 30, 2014 - 9 Comments

Recently One Hundred Dollar a Month Reader, Heidi from Darrington, WA sent in pictures of her hen, in a desperate plea to find out if she actually is dealing with a rooster. She wrote, Is my girl Wynonna actually a Willy!!?!!….. I can’t tell, but she is awful bossy an starting to make some Read More >>

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Food Preservation, Food Waste, Freezing, Reclaimed Food

Preventing Food Waste – How to Use Your Summer Harvest

By Mavis Butterfield on June 30, 2014 - 5 Comments

This is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own. For more information, see my disclosure policy. I recently teamed up with Glad Food Protection to take the #SAVEITSUNDAY pledge to not only help eliminate food waste in my own kitchen, but to show you some cool and creative ways you can reduce food waste in Read More >>

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Weekly Shopping Trips

How I Feed My Family for $100 a Month – Week 25 of 52

By Mavis Butterfield on June 30, 2014 - 2 Comments

Costco Shopping Trip $28.85 I went into Costco to pick up some photos and walked out with a few things I just had to have. It’s a good thing I didn’t bring a cart in with me {yes, I’ll admit walking around Costco with a 20 pound bag of potatoes is weird} or I would have Read More >>

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Gardening Books, Recipes, Coupons, Apples to Apples, Camping Deals and More

By Mavis Butterfield on June 30, 2014 - 3 Comments

Raising a puggle dog is a bit like having a two year old. If they are quite or hiding under furniture…. you know they are up to no good. 😉 Happy Monday everyone, ♥ Mavis Amazon Gold Box Deal of the Day – 50% Off PUMA Training Shoes for Men and Women Looking for a new Read More >>

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Weekly Menu Plan

Weekly Meal Plan – Menu Plan Ideas Week 25 of 52

By Mavis Butterfield on June 29, 2014 - Leave a Comment

Even though I don’t make a weekly menu plan, I still love the idea of having a bunch of recipes right in front of me to choose from. Here are a few recipes from my recipe collection I thought you might like: Breakfast Ideas Vegan Zucchini Bread w/Chocolate Chips – Anytime I can justify chocolate anything Read More >>

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