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 Cindy Naas

Those of us who grow urban gardens do so for a number of reasons.

Saving money on our family food bills is a reason which nearly always comes up in any discussion of urban gardening.

But, is this true? Or is it a myth?

One family decided to test out this hypothesis.

The frugal living blog Get Rich Slowly is conducting a year long experiment to determine whether those growing their own fruits and vegetable will really be ahead in the long run.

The project involves keeping track of Read the rest of this entry »