This website features articles about how to eat healthier for less money. They are excerpts of and a companion to a book I'm writing about this topic. For more information, see my About page.
All in Growing
I make about $6.40 per hour while watching TV by repurposing newspaper to make my own news pots instead of buying peat pots. You’d think newspaper would make flimsy seedling pots, but these pots are quite sturdy. My instructions are a little different (better! but I’m biased) than others I’ve seen on the internet.
A Thrifty Table reader asked if I could give her a calendar of activities for starting a garden. What a great idea for a post! Growing your own vegetables is enchanting and fulfilling. Eating your home-grown vegetables is certainly healthy. Follow me through my gardening year as I describe the ups and downs and present economical strategies for growing my own food.
I talk to a lot of people who like the idea of vegetable gardening, but don’t feel they have the time to devote to it. I am a gardener, but this year, I didn’t plant and tend my usual patch. Still, I got quite a lot of produce out of my garden. How is that possible? Some plants just keep growing weather you tend them or not, and can give you free food for very little effort.
