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How to Compost Food Scraps With or Without a Yard

Posted on April 1, 2022February 8, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau
a handful of compost made from food waste

Ideally we would eat all the food we buy but wasted food happens. Wasted food and food scraps belong in a compost bin, indoors our out.

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13 Tips for Plastic Free Gardening on the Cheap

Posted on February 17, 2022June 6, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau

Gardeners want to fill their yards with plants—not the landfill with plastic. These tips will cut loads of the plastic you find in nurseries.

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Frugal Hugelkultur: How to Build the Ultimate Raised Garden Bed

Posted on November 29, 2021April 12, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau
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Hugelkultur beds contain dead wood that, upon decomposition, returns water and nutrients to the soil for waste-free, frugal gardening.

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Book Giveaway: Building a Better World in Your Backyard

Posted on August 2, 2020September 29, 2020by Anne-Marie Bonneau
book cover of Building a Better World in Your Backyard: Instead of Being Angry at Bad Guys

It’s a book giveaway followed by a book discussion and you’re invited. The book: Building a Better World in Your Backyard. The guest: Paul Wheaton.

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