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This week when we picked up the “chicken scrap” boxes from Mr. Produce Guy, there were quite a few watermelons. And The Girl and I were VERY excited. We LOVE watermelon. And so do our pet chickens. Back in April of 2012 when I asked our local produce guy if we could collect extra scraps Read More >>
Bartering wise, this has been a pretty busy week for us. After harvesting beets a few days ago I left a bundle of beets on my neighbors porch. I had never bartered with her before but had heard through the grapevine that she LOVED fresh beets so I said, what the heck, and put a Read More >>
This past week The Girl and I picked 5 boxes of chicken scraps from Mr. Produce Guy. At first glance it really looked like quite a haul of fresh fruits and vegetables. But we soon discovered otherwise as we started to unload the boxes. We were able to reclaim 2 bunches of fresh cilantro which Read More >>
We’ve been plugging away across the country with a junkload of gnomes in tow, and we’ve also been making quite a dent in our $125 we each have to spend. Amber found some of the most delicious french onion soup in Pigeon Forge. We all caught a break with a the free continental breakfast this Read More >>
This week we received 4 boxes of “chicken scraps” from Mr. Produce Guy. Picking up produce that has been deemed “unsaleable” each week has been quite the adventure. Mostly because it’s totally hit and miss. Some weeks we find ourselves swimming in strawberries and other weeks all the reclaimed produce nearly all goes to the Read More >>
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