15 Tricks to Save Money on Food But Still Eat Well (Page 3)

2. Grow Your Own

Another option for salad greens is to grow your own—they don’t take up much space and they grow quickly. For about the cost of a bag of salad greens ($3) you can buy a packet of seeds for mixed salad greens. The packets have 500 seeds and will plant a 30-foot long row of greens. (We’re not sure exactly how many salads that translates into, but it’s safe to say you’ll be swimming in salads for weeks.)

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15 Tricks to Save Money on Food But Still Eat Well (Page 3)

2. Grow Your Own

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