Sep 12, 2025
Don’t Stress About Summer’s Bounty
Home #gardeners can easily be overwhelmed by the sheer bounty of #summer and #fall #produce, especially if a particular crop succeeds. “There is an odd combination of being thrilled that you found the right plant and variety to produce like crazy, while also being stressed about what you are going to do with it all,” […]
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Sep 11, 2025
Eating Seasonal Offers Multiple Benefits
Using fresh produce in season has a variety of benefits, says the Home & Garden Information Center at Clemson University. First, freshly harvested produce is at its peak nutritional value and is unlikely to have needed extensive storage or artificial ripening. Produce sold in season is also more cost-effective for the end user, since seasonal […]
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Sep 10, 2025
Keep Your Seasonal Produce Fresh
If you’re anything like the staff of The Organizing Blog, you grow and/or buy a lot of fresh seasonal produce during the summer and fall. But keeping things fresh can be a challenge! To avoid food waste and eat everything at peak, keep heavy items at the bottom of your shopping bag to avoid bruising […]
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Sep 9, 2025
Get Summer Produce While You Can
It’s the end of the growing season for many #summer ruits and vegetables, but you still have a few weeks to take advantage of nature’s bounty. Summer vegetables such as tomatoes, corn and peppers are still widely available, and many root vegetables such as carrots, beets and onions are still coming in. Harvest them, pick […]
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Aug 29, 2025
Get Rid of Everything at Your Garage Sale
To make top dollar at your #garage, #yard or #tag sale, price everything, says How Stuff Works; you don’t want to have to make up prices on the spot. Garage-sale #bargain-shoppers will always try to #haggle, but a tagged or priced item — even if it’s in a $1 bin — will at least offer […]
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