NURTURE NATURE PROJECT
Regenerative Health of People and Planet
FOOD!
GARDEN:
5 things you can regrow from leftovers:
celery, romaine lettuce, ginger, green onions, sweet potatoes & garlic
(see how! gardenswag.com, threepsandq.wordpress.com, homemadeserenity.blogspot.com, kailochic.blogspot.com)
FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
- WIC SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT NUTRITION PROGRAM women, infants & children under age 5
- WIC FARMER’S MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM
- SNAP food assistance program
A FEW FREE FOOD OFFERS
- Savings Lifestyle Free Offers – for baby food scroll down
COUPON DATABASES
GROCERY STORY SALE SHOPPING!
WAYS TO SAVE AND STILL GET VERY NUTRITIOUS FOOD
- Super healthy snacks that cost less include: carrots, peanut butter, raisins, yogurt, and some kinds of dried fruit.
- Buy in Bulk: Cook healthily in bulk once a week (Sunday?) and then freeze in single servings.
- Cheaper Greens that are just as good for you: Cabbage, Carrots, Celery, Broccoli
GREAT NYTimes ARTICLE : ONE WOMAN’S FIGHT TO FEED HER FAMILY WELL
- I Went Back to the Land to Feed My Family and great comments below!
ORGANICS!
- organicdealsmom Fresh, organic deals & coupons brought to you daily
SWAP / EXCHANGE STUFF FOR FREE!
- Listia
- ThredUp
- Freecycle
- Big Wardrobe
- Swap Swap.com allows users to trade millions of books, music, movies, and games. Get what you want for what you have!
- Rentalic Rentalic.com is a fast growing neighborhood rental marketplace that empowers individuals and businesses to rent goods/services from each other.
GOOD BLOGS ABOUT WAYS TO SAVE $$
- EcomomicalMe.com
- Consignmentmommies.com
- Centsationalgirl.com
- Rowhousenest.com
- Justlivesimply.blogspot.com
CLEANING: LESS TOXIC & LESS $$
45 uses for vinegar allyou.com
Make $50 of Meyer’s liquid hand soap for $4, familyoffarmers.blogspot.com
liquid soap: making it for very little heavenlyhomemakers.com
hand soap moregreenforlessgreen.blogspot.com
PERSONAL CARE
skin cream: use coconut oil mommypotamus.com
Shampoo: Homemade shampoo made with castille soap and homemade coconut milk. crunchybetty.com
Homemade First-Aid Antiseptic Ointment! Bye-bye Neosporin:) frugallysustainable.com
Lip balm recipe: soapdelinews.com
RELATED ARTICLES
- Holiday Toy Swap with thredUP (thegreensamaritan.com)
- ThredUp lets parents swap kids’ used clothes, toys (sfgate.com)
- Bye Bye, Baby Gap: Trading Children’s Clothes With James Reinhart of ThredUP (fastcompany.com)
- ThredUP Helps Clean Out Your Kids’ Closets For Christmas Toy Swap (walletpop.com)
- Frugal parents skip stores and swap online for kids’ toys (usatoday.com)
- Site for Swapping Hand-Me-Downs Now Aims to Swap Ideas (mashable.com)
- In a Tight Holiday Season, Some Turn to Barter (nytimes.com)
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