Posted on June 24th, 2010 by Julie - Food Storage Made Easy
If you have been following along with our Extreme Food Storage Makeover you will have already been introduced to my mom, Grandma Lori. I remember growing up we used to eat homemade strawberry jam and bottled peaches and my mom would make alfalfa sprouts on the kitchen counter. As I got older my [...]
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Posted on May 31st, 2010 by Jodi and Julie
A few weeks back we posted part one of a Square Foot Gardening FAQ put together by Emily Peery, author of the eBook “Gardening For Beginners“. Today we are going to give you the second half of the questions asked by our Facebook Fan Page readers. But first here is a little update [...]
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Posted on May 24th, 2010 by Jodi -- Food Storage Made Easy
Jodi’s husband gives another great tutorial, this time on how to build a vinyl square foot garden box.
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Posted on May 3rd, 2010 by Jodi -- Food Storage Made Easy
Safety inspection – $5
Past due registration – $40
Starting up a new insurance policy – $100
A truckload of … dirt? – $30
Family trip to the dump to get compost for my vegetable gardens – PRICELESS
A BIG pile of … dirt
Gotta love a beater truck that’s not afraid to get dirty (my husband loves classic cars)
Hubby forgot [...]
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Posted on April 5th, 2010 by Jodi and Julie
Well we had a great “Food Storage Fools Day” where we actually did some things we have been putting off FoReVeR! We were so glad our readers joined us and got some great emails, facebook discussions, pictures and feedback about what you all did. Wasn’t it so much more fun to do it [...]
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Posted on March 25th, 2010 by Jodi and Julie
Some of your most asked questions about gardening are answered by Emily of mysquarefootgarden.net. Don’t miss out the info on her new eBooks now available too!
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Posted on March 4th, 2010 by Jodi and Julie
One of the BEST and CHEAPEST ways to store fruits and vegetables is to garden and/or preserve them yourself. If this feels overwhelming to you, don’t worry, we understand! Check out Jodi’s Gardening Failures post from last fall for example However, if this is something you really WANT to learn [...]
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Posted on December 1st, 2009 by Jodi and Julie
While not critical for sustaining life, fruits and vegetables are a welcome addition to any food storage program for the health benefits, variety, and to help you save money on your day to day grocery shopping. Include the Day 9 Tags to complete today’s gift ideas:
Gardening Seeds
Gardening is a great way to become more [...]
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Posted on August 24th, 2009 by Jodi -- Food Storage Made Easy
Today I want to share with you a story (or confession) about my garden this year. As you may recall from my “It’s Garden Time” post and my “Jiffy Pots” post, I had high hopes for my garden this year. Well watch the video below to find out what REALLY happened!
So you can [...]
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