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Comment on How to buy cheap produce by Ala

Ala — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:18:52 +0000

I don’t find CSA’s to be cheap at all, unless you have a huge family and cook a lot. Also, you have no choice over what you get. You can get a lot of one kind of veggie that you don’t like.

There are 7 people in our family, and I spend $20 on produce a week. One of my local CSA’s charges $650 for 20 weeks of produce. So by buying the produce I need at the store, I save $250 over 20 weeks.

Before you consider a CSA, do your research and make sure you’re actually saving.

Comment on Don’t toss those milk jugs just yet by Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:35:24 +0000

I save them few things, we use them to fill up with water and freeze so we always have ice water during summer months, cut the tops off poke few wholes in the bottom great way to start seeds, fill with water poke few wholes on bottom and put in veggie garden and you have slow water dispenser for garden, on the half gallon’s we cut the tops off and store crayon’s in them, there are a lot of uses.

Comment on How to buy cheap produce by Monroe on a Budget » Frugal Village: How to get cheap produce

Monroe on a Budget » Frugal Village: How to get cheap produce — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:28:19 +0000

[...] Sara Noel, who writes the Frugal Village column, focused one of her recent pieces on How to get cheap produce. [...]

Comment on Bulk condiment storage: Stop playing ketchup by Sara Noel

Sara Noel — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:48:28 +0000

Hi Joe, If you do make your own, let me know. My sil made me some years ago. It was delicious. She made it chunky, so I used it in various recipes and not just as a condiment. My raspberries aren’t ready yet.

Comment on Bulk condiment storage: Stop playing ketchup by Joe Todd

Joe Todd — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:36:46 +0000

Just stopped by to say Hi. My garden is doing well. (other than groundhog problems) Strawberries are done. Eating red raspberries for a couple weeks. May have enough tomatoes to make my own ketchup.. Have a great day….Joe Todd

Comment on Swap until you drop by Raquel

Raquel — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:30:01 +0000

We have a once a month clothing swap at my local native friendship centre….it’s awesome, I haven’t had to spend money on any clothes for my two girls and myself in months.

Comment on Berried treasures for summer by Michelle Sackett

Michelle Sackett — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:37:07 +0000

I can’t wait to make those raspberry truffles for Dave for his birthday. He loooooves raspberry paired w/chocolate.

Comment on Alternate food colors for easy inventory by Monroe on a Budget » Frugal Village: homemade baby food tips

Monroe on a Budget » Frugal Village: homemade baby food tips — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:23:30 +0000

[...] Noel’s Frugal Village column on Sunday included tips from both a reader and Sara on making homemade baby food. Here is the tip from the [...]

Comment on Swap until you drop by Sara Noel

Sara Noel — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:17:45 +0000

That’s awesome. Unfortunately, here the items are sold not swapped. It’s still pretty cheap though. There’s a lot of fill a bag sales toward the end of the sale.

Comment on Swap until you drop by Momk

Momk — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:08:14 +0000

We have “swap parties”…they’re called church rummage sales! Everyone goes home with each other’s stuff!