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Over the weekend I was able to pick up 4 boxes of “chickens scraps” from a local store. We were able to salvage a little over half of the fresh and fruits and vegetables you see above. For the third week in a row, I was astounded by the amount of perfectly edible strawberries I Read More >>
{Mavis and Buff the Wayward Chicken} Last week was pretty low key. I only used 1 coupon. I stocked up on milk and bread, scored some free organic food, and bought a few special ingredients. But besides that, grocery shopping was pretty much a snooze fest. It just goes to show you, some weeks are Read More >>
If you were wondering how much food I was able to salvage from the “chicken scraps” the other day… Here you go. Not only does Monkey Boy and The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird have enough veggies for their lunches this week, there’s enough for a stir fry dinner as well. I have 3 Read More >>
Even though I spent a lot of time playing in the dirt this week, I still managed to squeeze in a few quick shopping trips. My favorite “shopping” trip last week wasn’t really shopping at all. I mean really, what normal person would consider picking up “chicken scraps shopping? I think it would be more Read More >>
Yesterday, I collected another load of “chicken scraps.” This time there were 4 boxes. I almost fainted. The first thing that came to mind was, what’s wrong with the watermelon? What’s wrong with the carrots? And then it hit me. There was nothing wrong with them. It would just be to time consuming to pick Read More >>
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