By Mindy McIntosh-Shetter

The other day I was looking through some articles posted on a certain search engine and came upon one that shocked me.

I suppose shocked is not the word but more like oh my gosh.

It was a projection of what we can expect to pay for common items we use everyday in 2015.

These items included bread, milk, fresh fruits and vegetables along with meat. Milk was projected to be $4.00 a gallon while ordinary loaf bread was expected to be around $3.00 a loaf. Fruits and vegetables were anticipated to be slightly higher while meat had a moderate increase depending on the species.

I wonder how in the world are we, as a society, going to handle this increase and then I remembered something. This valuable imperative is part of Read the rest of this entry »

By Vanessa Richins

Earlier this year I wrote about how Joe Lamp’l, author and star of Tv gardening shows, started up a project where he vowed to create an organic victory garden for $25 or less.

As the main gardening season draws to a close, I thought I would give an update on how the project has gone.

He made greenhouses using empty plastic bakery cake boxes. Inspired by his example, I noticed that the 2 pound strawberry boxes I was buying at the grocery store would be perfect to use as urban garden-sized greenhouses.

Four or five wait patiently in my pantry now. I’ll be planting some pea seeds in there soon as I prepare to plant up my Earthbox.

Many people Read the rest of this entry »