I think this may have been the first in a very long time there were not strawberries in our boxes of free chicken scraps. This time around it was mostly water melon, cantaloup and apples. Plus a few grapes. Kind of a snooze fest of you ask me. In the summer Mr. Produce Guy was Read More >>
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How to Glean Fruit and Vegetables – Free Apples
Yesterday, The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird and I went to a nearby field to glean some apples. We have been scoring free apples from this not so secret spot every fall since we came a crossed it a few years ago. My neighbor Chino the Handyman even knows about it. But The Girl and I Read More >>
Mondays With Mavis – How to Feed Your Family for $100 a Month – 6
This past week I went over budget. I need to get serious and hunker down here pretty soon if I am going to reach my goal of averaging $100 a month for groceries for 2012. With only $273.40 left to spend for the year, I’m going to need to map out a plan, and quick. Read More >>
One Hundred Dollars a Month – Mavis’ Weekly Highlights 9/8/12
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Free Food Week # 5 Reclaimed Food: Show and Tell
I cannot remember a time when we have had such a large variety of fresh fruits and vegetables in the house. Even at the peak of summer harvest, the selection isn’t this vast. I’ve been feeding my family “chicken scraps” for the last 5 weeks and I still find it mind boggling. Last weeks edible Read More >>