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Cheap Healthy Meal: Italian Beef and Vegetable Soup
The first time I had this cheap healthy meal was with my dad. As he started his chemo treatments, this was the only soup he could always keep down and always tasted good. So when I returned home from my 18 month mission for my church we would often sit at the table and…
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DIY Raised Garden Beds
There are so many ways you can make a DIY raised bed garden. Building rised garden beds doesn’t have to be hard or expensive. there are many options to what you can use to make your own DIY raised garden bed. One way you could make it is by using wood to make your box….
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How to Start a Garden Growing Vegetables
This year, I learned how to start a garden growing vegetables the right way. Vegetables have no problem growing themselves, but they do need a little help from us. I never knew how important companion planting or pruning mattered in how much you got out of your garden. Learning how to start a garden…



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