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FREE FOOD!!! 11 Ways

| Economical, Free, Fun, garden, Gardening, Giving, Green Living, Healthy Living, Media, Plant to Plate, Plant-Based Cuisine, Raw Food, Vegan, WholeFood
September 15, 2011

Purslane & PansyEdible “Weed” & Edible Flower Throughout last week the Grand Rapids Press and The Rapidian ran the story Hunger Challenge chronicling two ambitious young writers, Jacqueline Prins and Samantha Dine, who agreed to eat for a week on a budget of $30.59 each. This is approximately “what a person on food stamps would have to...
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mTip: Rice, Rice Baby!

| Economical, Entrees, Gluten-Free, Green Living, Healthy Living, How-To, Kitchen, Mexican, mTIPS, Plant-Based Cuisine, Sides, Vegan, WholeFood
September 12, 2011

Save time in the kitchen by double dipping when it comes to making rice (or other grains). Simply multiply the quantity you would normally make for a given meal by two. Then, store the bounty in the refrigerator so you are one step aheadfor your next culinary adventure! For ExampleDay 1:...
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Need Furniture? Look for Pieces with Integrity, Character, Heart & Soul

| Design, Economical, Fun, Green Living, Media, WholeHome
September 6, 2011

It has endured twenty years of bare feet, sippy cups, coffee cups, wine glasses and hors d’oeuvres. But, our vintage cocktail table made of repurposed english barn wood is still going strong! My friend, Morgan Jarema, a writer for the Home & Garden section of The Grand Rapids Press recently asked me: Where...
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mTiP: Flour Power!

| Economical, Garden, garden, Gardening, Green Living, How-To, mTIPS
July 20, 2011

Use flour from the grocery store to mark lines when forming new garden beds.It’s inexpensive, readily available and nontoxic.Any residue will dissolve with water. Kitchen garden “Before”Design drawn with flour. Kitchen garden “After”Turn vision into reality with Flour Power!
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mTip: Strawberries, Hang ‘Em If You Got ‘Em

| Economical, Fun, Garden, garden, Gardening, mTIPS, Vegan
May 6, 2011

Above, three first-year strawberry plants share a moss-covered basket with a division of Hameln Grass. Keep critters away from strawberries by planting them in hanging baskets. Since strawberries are a prolific perennial ground cover in most areas, planters like these can be over wintered in a cool, dark place like...
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