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Archive for March 2006

March 9th, 2006

Beware the Bad Mulch!

How could your mulch be bad, you ask? Well, I’ve heard this bit of news from a couple of sources now, so I thought I’d pass it on.
It’s looks as though there’s going to be some real cheap mulch at your local home and garden center this spring; but just because it’s cheap, that […]

By Kevin Humphrey -- 2 comments

March 7th, 2006

Festival of Frugality #13

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen. You have happened upon the very lucky 13th edition of the Festival of Frugality, a weekly compendium of the finest from the realm of the frugal blogger. I invite to step right up and follow along as we take a tour of the carnival grounds and see what wisdom […]

By Kevin Humphrey -- 12 comments

March 6th, 2006

Hugh Sawyer - Ditch Monkey

By all accounts, Hugh Sawyer would seem like your typical young London urbanite. The 32-year-old Oxford law grad works at the swanky Sotheby’s, where you’re apt to find him decked out in the finest attire. He goes to gym, has a girlfriend, likes to have drinks with his mates in downtown London. […]

By Kevin Humphrey -- 0 comments

March 4th, 2006

The Festival of Frugality is Coming to Town

Just a quick reminder that I have the honour of hosting this coming week’s edition of the Festival of Frugality. Founded and organized by Jim of Blueprint fof Financial Prosperity, the Festival of Frugality is a weekly blog carnival highlighting the best posts and articles from the frugal and simple living blogospheres.
I invite you […]

By Kevin Humphrey -- 1 comment

March 4th, 2006

L.A. Urban Farm to be Razed for Wal-Mart

For more than a decade, hundreds of mostly immigrant families in Los Angeles’ South Central neighbourhood have been using a 14-acre plot of industrial land as a community farm. These residents - of one of the poorest urban areas in the US - have fed themselves with healthy and organically grown produce on soil […]

By Kevin Humphrey -- 2 comments

March 2nd, 2006

DIY Garage for DIY Car Repairs

I think this is an awesome idea and I’m surprised we haven’t seen more of these over here in North America. The place is called O’garage and it’s located in Roubaix, France, which is in the northern part of the country near the Belgium border.
The principle behind O’garage is that it’s a DIY garage […]

By Kevin Humphrey -- 3 comments