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How to Start, Organize, and Run a Successful Community Garden

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Gardens have the power to shape the communities around them. It just takes time.

wagonersa Bugs, Community Development, Community Garden, DIY, Fruit, Fruit Trees, Garden, Growing Food, How-to, money saving, Tomatoes, vegetables Leave a comment July 13, 2021 11 Minutes

Slow Cooker Pasta Sauce

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Many people have asked me to teach a class on how to can homemade pasta sauce, so I will make an attempt here to show how I do the process from start to finish.

wagonersa Canning, Community Garden, Cooking, Garden, Homemade, How-to, money saving, Pasta Sauce, recipe, Slow Cooker, Tomatoes Leave a comment August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 12 Minutes

How to Make a Meal Plan You Will Actually Use

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There are so many things to arrange: schooling for the kids, figuring out working from home, and keeping everyone sane. Then comes what can be the biggest challenge: the dreaded question around 3pm, “What are we having for dinner?”.

wagonersa Cooking, Dinner, Homemade, How-to, Menu, money saving, recipe, Supper, Uncategorized Leave a comment April 4, 2020April 9, 2020 7 Minutes

Homemade Bread: No Mixer Required

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I want to show you how to make bread from scratch with just a few simple ingredients. I know that many people don’t have a large stand mixer at home, so this recipe will be for those of you who will have to make it by hand.

wagonersa Aldi, Bread, Cooking, COVID-19, Homemade, How-to, money saving, No Mixer Bread, recipe, Uncategorized Leave a comment April 1, 2020 6 Minutes

What Happens in Spring

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The last three weeks have been busy. Here is what has been going on around our home.

wagonersa Bathroom, DIY, Garden, How-to, Remodel, Uncategorized 1 Comment March 9, 2020 4 Minutes

$10 Family Meals: Casserole Edition

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I am not a food blogger...What I am, though, is someone who wants to help save you and your family some money when it comes to your food budget.

wagonersa Aldi, Casserole, Cheddar Broccoli Chicken Casserole, Chicken, Chicken Recipes, Cooking, Homemade, How-to, money saving, recipe, Southwest Chicken, Uncategorized Leave a comment January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 9 Minutes

Homemade Laundry Soap

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A good friend of mine told me that when I made a new batch of my homemade laundry soap, that I needed to write a blog about it. Making your own laundry soap may seem like something out of your skill level, but it is pretty straight forward and it saves you lots of money. … Continue reading Homemade Laundry Soap →

wagonersa Homemade, How-to, Laundry soap, money saving, Uncategorized 2 Comments August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 5 Minutes
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