Thrifty Veggies: The {Not So Secret} Garden

Thrifty Veggies: The {Not So Secret} Garden: Gardens, really, are a great way to save money as a vegetarian or vegan.  You can grow your own produce and save yourself a ton of money, because we all know produce at the market doesn't come cheap!

Some gardening ideas:

*If you have a house, take up a plot in your yard.  You can determine the size based on how much space you have.  Grow whatever plants you feel like growing over the summer.

*If you live in an apartment with a balcony, consider doing some container balcony gardening.  It doesn't take a lot of space, and you can still get some awesome, great tasting veggies when you're done!  Here are some cool photos of container balcony gardens:

*If you just don't have the space, ask a friend if they'd be willing to share some yard space with you.  Afterwards, you can share some of your produce with them!

After your fruits and veggies start to grow, you may find that you have too much for just one person.  You don't want the fruits of your labor to spoil!  SO, get some freezer bags (or those vacuum bag things) and store the leftovers in your freezer.  You can take them out and use them as you need them.

And there you have it: a great way to save money and still have great tasting fruits and veggies!
Posted by Maggie at 2:54 PM

VeganEtsy Team Treasury

'cool day for a white wedding' by veganessa

from the VeganEtsy Team.

Field Of Dreams . Unicorn Fa... StarrlightJewe... $15	Vegan Snow White -chocolate ... VEGANLOTUS $35	Wedding favour, embroidery ... Gluckhandmade $3.25	White Headband with Flowers KnotaGeek $18
Polished Natural Quartz Doub... SorrelAndRue $8	Long necklace made from a re... LoveLibbyX $29	Vegan Carrot Cake Cupcake wi... BlueCastleCupc... $24	Ethically Sourced Moonstone ... mcfarlanddesig... $898
all you need is love, romant... monkeyandsquir... $100	A box of 9 raw white chocola... Happyherbi $18	Blood-splattered Crystal / P... VelvetVolcano $10.85	White Purple Napkins Vintage... OttolinesOddit... $36
Mini Wedding Greeting Card movetheneedle $3	Mixed Media Valentine Art Pr... illustrationza... $18	Vegan Blackberry Marshmallow... Brittlebetty $12.95	Bunny Love (eco friendly car... MerryBluesArt $3

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VeganEtsy Team Treasury Friday

VeganEtsy Team Treasury Friday!
Vegan Etsy Team: buy vegan made by vegans.
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Springing into Spring with the VeganEtsy Team

Some delightfully Spring like items from talented VeganEtsy Team members.

There this beautiful Woodland Photograph by LoveLibbyX, that looks like a serene Spring morning. Where the Squirrels may be busy foraging for nuts and leaves, like these adorable squirrel magnets by Vegancraftastic.

Hop into the shower, and smell like a fresh Spring day, with this Crushed Saffron and Kaffir Lime Soap by Soapwallakitchen.
And not forgetting the little ones, is this sweet spring yellow organic onesie with a beautiful silkscreen print of wolfpups, from Wolfpups.






 Then you may want to treat yourself to these darling earrings, which are hand-drawn Spring  frogs.

Live, love and be happy like this cute raccoon, singing merrily to the Spring birds, drawn by Myzoetrope.

Christmas treats from VeganEtsy Shops

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As Christmas approaches don't forget to treat yourself to some delicious vegan treats. here is a selection from VeganEtsy team members.

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Vegan Halloween Tips

Halloween is a wonderful holiday for us, regardless of our age. We have fond memories of candy, costumes and parties from our own childhood and seek to share and create these memories for our children.

We stop and pause though.. what do we do when 99.9% of all the 'good' candy on the market contains milk and parents toss away homemade candy?
I have a solution I would like to share! I have started making my own little goodie bags to pass out at Halloween.
Some things you can do to make a vegan goody bag for your trick or treaters and school class parties:

 Coloring Pages
Surf the web for free Halloween coloring pages, revise the images to the size of an ACEO -3.5 x 2.5 inches- lay them out (fit 8 to one page of paper) print them out and tuck them in a goody bag.
http://www.coloring-page.net/halloween.html

Crayons
If you are giving out coloring pages why not add some crayons! You can get a pack of basic colors of crayons for .50 cents at most stores. Peel the wrapper off all the crayons, heat a butter knife and cut each crayon in halves or thirds and sharpen a point on each new section.

Stickers
sticker packs are very easy to come by! Halloween stickers are always great but for more 'bang for your buck' you can get a teachers sticker pack at most craft stores. By doing a teachers pack of stickers you are not only getting more sticker for your money but you are also engaging in positive reinforcement as teachers stickers always have such awesome positive messages on them! cut up the sticker sheets as you see fit for your goodie bags.

Toys
Toys are always great! Packs of vampires teeth, spider rings, kaleidoscopes, you name it. Almost all party stores sell these in bulk and are a Halloween favorite.

Be creative and have a happy and safe Halloween ~

♥ Vegan Etsy Team

Vegan MoFo 2012 and the Vegan Etsy Team Participants

It's that time of year again! Vegan MoFo 2012 launches tomorrow.  Bloggers all over the world will spend the month preparing, musing and writing about vegan food. A number of Vegan Etsy Team members are taking part and I've put together a list of their blogs to follow in October.

Gigi from the treat shop Veganville always has fun over at Veganville.

Shop Fabulously Fierce will be cooking it up at the Fellowship of the Vegetable.

Panda With Cookie will be doing daily themes including Tasteless Tablescapes and cookbook tester recipes at Panda With Cookie.

Rare Tee Clothing will spend the month cookin' and postin' at Raretee's Blog.

Follow the  Twig and Leaf tumblr for Kelly from Twig and Leaf's MoFo goodness.

Miss Muffcake's shop will MoFo delightful meals at Miss Muffcake.

Amanda from  Newman Improved will be updating all month at Newman Improved. 

Art By Susmitha will feature different meal courses each week, including desserts, soups and main courses. Follow Veganosaurus for her delectable meal ideas.

And last but not least, The Peace to All Creatures Zine Project will feature foodie updates from The Ginger Card Company.

This Is Halloween

 THIS IS HALLOWEEN!
Awesome treasury curated by VET member Fabulously Fierce featuring vegan spooky items for Halloween lovers of all ages.