Time to Start Your Garden

Now is a great time to be preparing your garden! The weather is nice and it feels good to be outside. If planting a full size garden is overwhelming try container gardening- this is a great way to grow food and it virtually eliminates the need to weed! How cool is that?!

The LDS owned Benson Institute has prepared a 21 page booklet telling exactly how to be a successful container gardener. Check it out here.

Becoming Provident Providers

Here is a sweet video reminding us about the importance of Becoming Provident Providers (click on the red to see the video).

Pres. Kimball Teaches About Provident Living

Pres. Kimball said: "Let us as individuals, as families, and as wards and stakes learn to live within our means. There is strength and salvation in this principle. Someone has said that we are rich in proportion to that with which we can do without"

More of his teachings can be found here.

Save Money on Furniture

Most furniture is a want and not a need. But if you are ready to budget for furniture you might want to visit this website that gives you free plans to make your own- and it is really, really cool furniture. Ana focuses on teaching women how to do wookworking and it is amazing to see what has been created from her plans! The website is knock off wood. You could use her plans to make shelves for your food storage!!

Also, have you noticed that there is now a monthly article in the Ensign on Provident Living? There are -and they are helpful.

Recipes From the Web

You can find GREAT recipes on the web. Here is a link to wonderful recipes from Utah "chefs".

This picture is from one of the websites they recommend called the Changeable Table.