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A Gardener’s Look at Life

July 28, 2010

Welcome back! Have you visited our new site, Saving Naturally, where we help you live healthy and spend less?
Written by Anne Elliot, Contributing Writer
I'm not much of a gardener, but over the last few years, I'm been attempting a little bit more each summer. It started three summers ago when I planted just a [...]

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Gardening in Less-than-Ideal Spaces

July 15, 2010

I adore my new home. It's large, beautiful and perfectly suited to our family. The only downside? Leaving behind my beloved 12 x 28 ft, perfectly sunny garden that I have loved on and built up for the past 3 years.
The challenge for me in our new backyard is that the landlords weren't really [...]

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Naturally Controlling Pests in the Organic Garden

July 13, 2010

Guest Post by Rene of Budget Saving Mom
Pests are something that organic gardeners have to deal with. However, there are ways to deal naturally with pests so that you are still able to limit your exposure to chemicals that are not good for you or your family.
We have a huge garden that provides the majority [...]

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Understanding Communited Supported Agriculture (CSA’s) and Their Benefits

June 25, 2010

Guest Post by Kate
If you want to provide cheap, fresh, local produce for your family, you only have one option, right? To grow it yourself.
But what if you don’t have time? Or energy? Or you have a brown thumb? There are farmer’s markets, in some areas, but then you’re paying retail price for all [...]

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1000th Post Party Giveaway: Deluxe Excalibur 3900 9-Tray Dehydrator ($220 Value)

June 18, 2010

It's been a hard secret to keep, but at last I can announce that after the smashing success of our Excalibur Dehydrator giveaway last fall, it's time to give away another one!
I've owned a 9-Tray Excalibur for about a year and a half now. I keep it on my kitchen counter the way that most [...]

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1000th Post Party Giveaway: 5 Homestead Blessings Videos and $25 Gift Certificate from FBS Books

June 16, 2010

As a homeschooling mom myself, I've found that it's not always easy to find all of the curriculum and resources that you're looking for in one place.
So it was wonderful to realize that one of my current advertisers, FBS Books, not only has almost all of the curriculum that I have chosen for our next [...]

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Gardening Season Has Officially Begun!

March 11, 2010

Just a couple of weeks behind schedule, all of my garden seedlings have been planted! It doesn't look like much, but yesterday morning I planted 7 heirloom tomato varieties, Purple Beauty peppers, 3 winter squashes (Sugar Pie Pumpkin, Butternut, Delicata) Sugar Baby watermelons, Far North melons, Couer de Boeuf des Vertus cabbag, Green Sprouting broccoli, [...]

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Heirloom Seeds: A Frugal and Healthier Option for Gardening

March 2, 2010

Today's guest post from Phoebe of Getting Freedom is on a topic near and dear to my gardener's heart. I am a huge advocate of heirloom seeds, for so many of the reasons that she talks about in this excellent post!
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When we started our debt freedom journey, one thing I noticed rather quickly was our [...]

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A Tale of Rhubarb

February 4, 2010

Guest Post by LaManda of The Yarden
Rhubarb. Usually there are three responses when I ask the question “Do you like rhubarb?” They are reliably accompanied by facial expressions:
1. Facial expression: puzzlement and slight trepidation
Accompanying answer “I’ve heard of it but never tried it”
2. Facial expression: I just sucked on the most vile thing ever

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Getting Organized in the Garden: Seed Starting and Planting Schedule

January 29, 2010

One step to ensuring a really good gardening season is knowing in advance what needs to be done and when it needs to be done. This will help you to avoid planting things too late because you weren't ready or didn't have the right supplies on hand at the right time.
This year I found a [...]

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