Is it possible to eat a real food diet, follow your conscience when it comes to animal treatment and being environmentally friendly, and have a single income or otherwise tight budget?

If you ask the  nine ladies of the Eat Well, Spend Less series, the answer is an unequivocal YES. You’ll have to work harder, and you may need to make a compromise here or there, but I do believe it’s possible.

• When to Splurge, Settle, and Skip (an opinionated post detailing our family’s priorities when we make food spending choices)
• Cutting the Budget on Whole Foods (my best money saving tips for finding real food in unexpected places and cutting the budget by cooking differently)
• Week One Wrap Up (links to all participating blogs; authors share their best tips and specialties for saving money on food)
• Frugal Pantry Storage Tips (guest post with loads of information, even the best place to get a vacuum sealer in the comments)
• 5 Favorite Frugal Meals (and a challenge for you)
• 5 Frugal, Must-Have Real Foods (my top 5 ways to save money in the budget because of what I buy and how I prepare it, not how many coupons I can find)
• Week Two Wrap Up: Over 40 Frugal Meal Ideas (links to all blogs)
• How Does Your Real Food Budget Grow? (Actual figures from our two years’ transition to real food)
• Eating Locally: Food Sources in Michigan and the Midwest (plus inspiration on how to find the best real food sources in your neck of the woods, preserving food, and deals, too!)
• Week Three Wrap Up (links to all blogs; find your location on the continent)

This has become a monthly ongoing series - watch for updates!