If you are living a prudent life recycling is one of the first steps in going green! Why is recycling important, you may ask. Recycling is reusing materials in original or changed forms rather than discarding them as wastes. In reusing material or changing material into new materials rather than throwing it away, the environmentContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Recycling: Why or Why Not?”
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Frugal Tips: Patience
You may wonder what patience has to do with being frugal. Actually it has a lot to do with it. We live in a world where it is possible to have things almost immediately even if you don’t have the cash to pay for them! Just put it on a credit card. Patience is beingContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Patience”
Recipe Box: Maple Glazed Snack Mix
As you may know I am completing week three of our Spring Pantry Challenge. The freezer has a lot more room in it now that it did three weeks ago! Not only was I interested I using up food from the freezer but I was also using up food from our well-stocked pantry. I foundContinue reading “Recipe Box: Maple Glazed Snack Mix”
Prudent Pantry: Spring Pantry Challenge Final Week
It always feels good to challenge yourself in one way or another. I am so glad to have challenged myself with this pantry challenge! We have used up nearly all of our frozen meals I had on hand and made a lot of room in our freezer. I can now look forward to the farmContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Spring Pantry Challenge Final Week”
My Garden: It’s April
Spring is very slow in coming to Vermont, especially for those of us who live close to the mountains. It has been a good maple-sugaring season but the season is nearing the end. The chickens are enjoying their time out of the coop and finding ground that is snow free! Since we lost a chickenContinue reading “My Garden: It’s April”
Prudent Pantry: Spring Pantry Challenge Update
We are doing so well with our spring pantry challenge and I have decided to continue it a third week! We have ½ of a heritage pig coming the end of the month so I will continue to create meals with what we have on hand to make room in our freezer. I enjoy challengingContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Spring Pantry Challenge Update”
My Garden: Seeds I’ve Started
I feel like I’m in a holding pattern at the moment, seeds are started but not ready to be moved to large pots yet. The garden outside is still snow covered so I can’t get to any outside work yet. So I thought I would share what I’m planting in the garden this year, orContinue reading “My Garden: Seeds I’ve Started”
Frugal Tips: April Deals
There are many deals to be found in April. The best way to save money is to put it in the bank but if you are looking for certain items these are the deals you can find. Did you know that April’s tax season offers discounts on office supplies, organizational items and business equipment? DoContinue reading “Frugal Tips: April Deals”
Prudent Pantry: Spring Pantry Challenge
Both our pantry and our freezer are well stocked and I am very grateful for this. I usually have all the ingredients on hand at any given point to create a meal on short notice. As the growing season approaches and we prepare for adding some local pork to our freezer I have decided toContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Spring Pantry Challenge”
My Garden: Book Review – Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver Have you ever thought about what it would mean to eat only food raised locally or grown yourself or just do without? Barbara Kingsolver’s book is about a family’s journey to do just that. The book chronicles their adventures as they live on theirContinue reading “My Garden: Book Review – Animal, Vegetable, Miracle”
Nancy on the Home Front 