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Blossom's Wild Herb Lavender Farm -
Tuesday August 25, 2009 - By Blossomfarm
I have been keeping myself busy with creating living wreaths from plants that tolerate neglect.... I am planning to try herbal plants - but I feel that they will need much more attention to keep alive... I am hoping to have them ready...
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Greenjeans Farm -
Friday July 17, 2009 - By Jeff & Toni
“Happiness isn’t having what you want, but wanting what you have.” This is our family motto. These words are in a frame in my kitchen above my stove and have been since my children were toddlers reminding me and them to be happy every day...
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Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm -
Friday May 01, 2009 - By Jody
Green Earth Fair
May 3, 2009 1 to 5 p.m.
Come to the organic farm in Naperville for our 6th annual Green Earth Fair. The event is free and open to the public!
Experts speaking on organic lawn care, sustainable landscaping, organic home...
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Miss Effie's Country Flowers and Garden Stuff -
Thursday April 30, 2009 - By cathy
Well -- it is spring at Miss Effie's and the porch is filled with flats of flowers, waiting to find a home in the garden. The gardens are currently filled with very fast growing grass and weeds. Seriously now, how does the grass grow faster than...
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Greenjeans Farm -
Friday March 20, 2009 - By Jeff & Toni
There is a framed postcard in our bathroom that greets me each morning on the shelf where I keep my make up brushes. It portrays a 1950ish beautiful blonde woman ala Lana Turner in full make up and the caption on the bottom is “Frugal is such an ugly...
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Miss Effie's Country Flowers and Garden Stuff -
Wednesday March 18, 2009 - By cathy
Spring really seems to be coming to eastern Iowa. We have cleaning the gardens at breakneck speed. Of course, this year I delayed delivery of many of our plugs because we have had such late springs! That will teach me!! Lots of new things...
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Greenjeans Farm -
Sunday March 15, 2009 - By Jeff & Toni
I read an interesting article yesterday, I found it on the get rich slowly site. http://whatever.scalzi.com/2005/09/03/being-poor/ This tugged at my heart! We've all been around this block,and living there at one time or...
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Greenjeans Farm -
Monday January 05, 2009 - By Jeff & Toni
I did a smart thing earlier this year and managed it in a very dumb way. I transferred my banking accounts to paperless reporting via the internet. I patted myself on the back for not wasting all that paper and helping to reduce both ours and...
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Heritage Farm Suri Alpacas -
Thursday November 06, 2008 - By Tim & Beth
I did a radio interview last week for " Living the Country Life " radio. Some of the questions asked during the interview prompted me to reflect once again why I like living the country life so well. Moving to our place in the country 10...
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