If you try to buy organic when it counts to be gentle on your budget, you’re probably familiar with the Dirty Dozen produce list published by the EWG (Environmental Working Group), the same organization that puts out the Skin Deep Cosmetic Safety Database that the natural sunscreen review relies upon heavily. The Dirty Dozen is [...]
Entries Tagged as 'produce'
New 2011 Dirty Dozen Produce List Released by EWG This Summer
August 2nd, 2011 · 49 Comments · Frugality, Green Living, What to Buy
Tags: budget·clean 15·clean fifteen·dirty dozen·EWG·Frugality·fruit·organic·produce·vegetables
Real Food Stockpile: Preservation and Storage Techniques
May 18th, 2011 · 28 Comments · Do It Yourself, Frugality
When we hear reports about the potential for $25 loaves of bread, whether that’s “out there” and a knee-jerk, fearful reaction to some of the economic stress we’ve seen over the past few years, or a completely rational and possible prediction, my husband and I raise our eyebrows at each other. We’re in the market [...]
Tags: canned goods·canning·food storage·freezer·lacto-fermentation·preparedness·preserving vegetables·produce
Eat Well, Spend Less: Food Sources in Michigan and the Midwest
April 19th, 2011 · 36 Comments · Frugality
People seem to love knowing what others spend, don’t they? Whether it’s to assure yourself that you’re doing okay, compare and wonder what the other person knows that you don’t, or just to have a peek into someone else’s life, it’s amazing what a hot topic budgets can be, especially grocery budgets. I’ve often been [...]
Tags: Eat Well Spend Less·farmer's market·food storage·Frugality·fruit·preserving vegetables·produce·seasonal eating·summer foods
POP! The Best Sound Ever Heard in a Kitchen
September 8th, 2010 · 29 Comments · Do It Yourself, Organic Gardening, Recipes
If you’ve ever canned anything, you know exactly what I’m talking about. After all the prepping food, filling jars, carefully lowering into the water and trying not to get burned getting the jars out, while they’re sitting on the counter, you start to hear: “Pop!” “Pop!” “POP!” It’s the sound of something done right, of [...]
Tags: BPA·canning·farmer's market·glass containers·Go Local! Challenge·preserving vegetables·produce·tomatoes
Organic Gardening Series: The End – Final Thoughts from Rene
August 31st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Organic Gardening
The last of the organic gardening series by Rene of Budget Saving Mom: How To Be Self Sufficient When You Garden: We try to be pretty self sufficient, and grow most of the fruits and vegetables that we use throughout the year. We also raise our chickens, guineas and ducks which provide meat and eggs [...]
Organic Gardening Series: How to Plant Just About Everything (for Next Year)
August 19th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Organic Gardening
The latest in the organic gardening series by Rene of Budget Saving Mom (part one of “the end”): Now that we have covered the basics of organic gardening and pest control, I thought it might be helpful to provide a how-to guide for different varieties of produce that you might want to plant. Get ready [...]
Organic Gardening Series: Preserving Produce by Freezing
July 15th, 2010 · 16 Comments · Organic Gardening
What can I freeze? It’s a common question as gardens begin to be ready for harvest and Farmer’s Markets tempt people with bushel baskets full of gorgeous fruits and vegetables. One of my early posts here at KS was when I granted myself the title of “freezer queen”: 10 Easy Prep Foods I Always Have [...]
Tags: berries·food storage·freezer·preserving vegetables·produce·pumpkin·tomatoes·vegetables·zucchini
