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Food

Coupons For The Community

January 14, 2009 At Home

This isn’t a huge tip but just a little something I’ve been doing for the last few months. I save absolutely every coupon that comes my way. I then sort through ones that I will use and ones that are useless to me – baby supplies, products I don’t use, etc. When I’m shopping, I […]

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Gratitude Gatherings

January 14, 2009 At Home

I had gatherings at my home for ladies in the community. I did it because I was new to the area and needed some socialization. I asked everybody to bring something for show and tell – a great conversation starter – my favorite was Rose and the hanky she received from her idol Bing Crosby. […]

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Start A Transition Town

January 13, 2009 Food

A Transition Town starts off when a small collection of motivated individuals within a community come together with a shared concern: how can our community respond to the challenges, and opportunities, of Peak Oil and Climate Change? This is a new movement from Britain, it has immense potential and is moving across the pond with […]

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Victory Gardens & Hobo Dinners

January 12, 2009 Food

History repeats itself, and the sacrifices made during our nation’s times of war and economic crisis can be recycled into solutions for today as well. Emotions run high and anything we do to strengthen our emotional ties as a community can help. Remember the “victory” gardens of WWII? They can become container gardens (tie a […]

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