Frugally Sustainable
A Resource for All Things Frugal and Sustainable
Spring is here and many of us will be knee deep in compost very soon — if you’re not already — preparing our gardens for what we pray will be a beautiful harvest. After 4 years of pretty serious gardening, I consider my garden beds mature. By now, I have a good understanding of what …
Common garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris) found it’s way into my backyard a couple years ago. I first planted it after my search for a sustainable source of vitamin C lead me to read this article. I now know that thyme contains more vitamin C than any other herb and it has countless medicinal uses as well. Today, my …
It’s official…I’m in love with homemade soap. The moisturizing lather. The clean skin and hair. The ability to control the ingredients. But most of all, I love that by making it myself I remain connected to all of the wonderful women before me who learned the necessary homemaking tasks of cooking from scratch, gardening, mending, …
Come spring I crave green! But even before the garden starts to offer fresh veggies, the earth is producing edible, nutritious, and wild weeds. They’re only available for a short time, so be sure and gather as many delicious spring greens — all free for the taking. A Recipe for Wild Weed Pesto There are many ways to enjoy …
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. ~Steve Jobs Without a doubt, sustainable living and frugality are coming into vogue. Yet by-and-large this lifestyle remains an ideal…something few people do and most people only talk about. For those of us who challenge the status quo and act on our thoughts …
In the beginning, humanity had all the nutrients needed for healthy living available in the foods that were harvested directly from the earth. But through the years, the nutritional density of food has been dramatically reduced and in most cases replaced with synthetic (man-made) supplements. These supplements often come to our bodies as toxins and indigestible. …
