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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 >>
Although I was too sick to do any double coupon shopping this past week, I still managed to collect plenty of groceries. I bartered, harvested garden goodies, picked up reclaimed food, and even redeemed Swagbucks and Vitacost credits to fill the cupboards. It was a weird week to say the least. Here’s the food that Read More >>
Yesterday, as Monkey Boy and I were building the bean teepee, I noticed there was still a ton of French Breakfast radishes that needed to be harvested. So when we were finished, I told him to pick the radishes, bag them up and deliver them to a few of the neighbors. Because, HELLO, we can’t Read More >>
This past week was rather busy. I ended up having to pick up the “chicken scraps” about 2 hours earlier than normal. When I arrived there were three boxes of scraps instead of the usual four. When I pulled into the driveway The Girl was waiting for me. “No strawberries?” “Nope” “Maybe next time you Read More >>
Am I the only one out there who thought it was too nice outside last week to clip coupons? I mean really, it’s okay to put down the scissors every once in a while. Not every transaction has to be filled with do I really need this… How much does it cost, can I find Read More >>
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