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It Takes a Community to Build a Garden

by Ralph Hockens
If you have no room to garden and don’t think a few pots will be enough, try finding some like minded neighbors and start a community garden. Community gardens go back to the 1940’s when the U.S. Government requested that people plant Victory Gardens to provide their own fruits and vegetables [...]

Urban Homesteading: A Frugal Choice

by bjmccray
The cost of everything is going up! That doesn’t come as news to anyone and it is a reality that we all deal with daily. How do you make ends meet when your income doesn’t go up as fast as your cost of living? Many people are returning to a trend [...]

Out of My Frugal Mind

Yes, I was accused today of being out of my frugal mind. What would precipitate this kind of comment? I was researching the possibility of alternate forms of energy and came across plans for a waste oil heater. Waste oil is basically used motor oil and most car repair shops have to pay [...]

Containers for a Vegetable Garden

Vegetable Container Gardening
I don’t want people to think that I am turning Oh My Aching Debts into a gardening blog but I can’t think of anything that defines the meaning of frugal better than growing your own food. The frugal minded will tell you that being frugal isn’t about being cheap or doing without. [...]

12 Vegetables You Can Grow in a Pot

by riesenweib
Do pictures like this make you green with envy? There has been much talk among personal financers this year about gardening. Frugal Dad and Being Frugal built their square foot gardens and have actually begun planting in them. A four foot square may still be too big for your yard if you [...]