I wanted to have some reusable baggies we could use for picnics and my husband’s lunchbox. Of course, it is the green thing to do to reduce the amount of trash we put in our landfills. But, I will admit that my main motivation is economics. It seems sillly to keep buying baggies if I [...]
We have a small orchard in our yard. Two pear trees, a few peach trees and several apple trees. Oh, and the cherry tree we just planted. We aren’t wild about spraying the trees with pesticides, so last year we tried this homemade bug catcher. By the end of the season we had LOTS of [...]
We have weeds at our house… LOTS of WEEDS! Back in my less earth and cost conscious days, I bought Round-up and sprayed those weeds that I couldn’t pull up. Last summer, I discovered a cheaper, safer way to get rid of those stubborn weeds.
Soil Sterilizer
Dissolve 3 Tablespoons salt in 2 cups white vinegar. Add [...]
Last fall, I stopped using my dryer almost completely. Before this, I had hung out clothes when it was nice outside. But, I wasn’t very faithful with my clothespins. Now, about the only time I use my dryer is when I wash the sheets and it is raining and I can’t hang them outside.
I have [...]
We have been working on eliminating the need for certain paper products from our home. We have stopped buying paper napkins and now use cloth napkins. We are also trying to stop using paper towels. I used to use paper towels for cleaning, washing dishes and wiping up spills.
It was easy to quit using paper [...]
My daughter signed up to do a bottle calf in 4H this year. Although we live on some land in the country, we did not have any outbuildings suitable for animals. We did, however, have a compost bin. Since we did not use the compost bin, my husband decided to take it apart and use [...]
These days, it’s hip to be green and frugal. I was frugal way before it became in vogue, but all of the recent attention on penny pinching methods has got me looking for even more ways to stretch our dollars. One of my recent experiments is cloth napkins. I had some terry cloth fabric leftover [...]
