Winner of the Heavenly Homemaker’s Guide to Gardening and Preserving!

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Welcome! If you’re new here, you may want to learn what Saving Naturally is all about. Join 3,000 others and stay up-to-date on the latest posts and deals by subscribing for free by RSS feed or email!Share Out of 237 entries, the winner is: Laura! (laura.weimer50@) Here’s why Laura wanted to win this ebook: I [...]

Why We Waste Food: Are We Too Picky?

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Share The other day our family was out berry picking, and I stumbled upon a a great deal on strawberries. The farmer called them “jam strawberries”, which basically meant that they had been sitting out for a day or two, and were a bit squished from being in boxes or crates. They weren’t bad, they [...]

Tis’ the Season to Pick Your Own Produce

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Share Every year I freeze and can an enormous amount of fresh, local, seasonal fruit for our family. Last year I came in at about 150 lbs of fruit, and it wasn’t even enough! Buying fresh fruit in season and preserving it yourself is an amazing way to significantly cut down on your produce costs [...]

72-Hour Giveaway: Heavenly Homemaker’s Guide to Gardening and Preserving!

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Share Have you ever wished for a seasoned gardener to show you the ropes? Or to be able to watch an experienced homemaker as she does canning? In her ebook, Heavenly Homemaker’s Guide to Gardening and Preserving, Laura gives you a chance to do just that as she shows you simple tips and methods for [...]

Tutorials and How-To’s of Preserving Summer Produce

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Share Last year I began a series called Preserving Summer’s Bounty over at Keeper of the Home (my other blog). Preserving fresh fruit and vegetables each summer is one of the ways that we keep our budget low while eating plenty of real and organic food! Since summer harvest is now in full swing, here [...]