by Karen on October 19, 2008
This week was not so great on the grocery budget. We ended up at the high side of our budget limit at $60. We had to stock up on some monthly necessities. We’re also out of chicken stock just as soup season has begun, which means we need to roast a whole chicken this week [...]
by Karen on September 3, 2008
This week Works for Me Wednesday at Rocks in My Dryer is backwards — bloggers post their problems and open up the comments section for solutions. I’m reposting a question that I asked last week about indoor herb gardening. For those of you who don’t have time to read my long, sad story of herb [...]
by Karen on August 25, 2008
A few people commented on my last post that we could save money on fresh herbs by growing our own. This is something that I’ve desperately wanted to do forever. Last year, we tried to grow an herb garden from seeds. It didn’t really work, like, at all. Then a friend gave us some beautiful [...]
by Karen on August 16, 2008
Earlier this week I wrote about how we were considering buying a share in a co-op. This morning we woke up bright and early to do some research. OK, so it was actually more like 8:30, but that’s early for us on a Saturday. First, we headed to the local farmers market. This wasn’t our [...]
by Karen on August 11, 2008
I love the idea of a grocery store co-op. Cooperatively owned by community members, these stores sell local produce that is organic and free of pesticides. Not only does shopping there support local growers, but it reduces your carbon footprint by reducing the emissions created by the huge semis that transport produce to grocery stores [...]