Whole Foods Market® - This Week's Hot Deals (Ohio)

These prices are valid from March 2 thru March 8.

You can read all about the current coupon deals available in both the whole deal and available to print online here.

Sales appear to be regional or even by State. Please confirm with your store their coupon policy as some stores will allow you to use one manufacturer coupon + one Whole Foods coupon per item.

One Day Deals!

This Week's Hot Deals!

MEXICO Organic Red Peppers
These sweet beauties are excellent for salads, snacking or stuffing!
Sale! $2.99 lb
Reg. $4.99 lb

CHILE Seedless Red Grapes
A great addition to any cheese plate! Also simply perfect for snacking out of hand.
Sale! $1.99 lb
Reg. $2.99 lb

WHOLE CATCH MSC-Certified Wild Sockeye Salmon Fillet
Great baked or broiled for a quick meal. Previously frozen. (12 oz)
Sale! $7.99 ea
Reg. $9.99 ea

Fresh, Wild Hake Fillet
Great broiled with one of our seasoned butters!
Sale! $7.99 lb
Reg. $9.99 lb

BAKED IN-HOUSE Mardi Gras King Cake
Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Sale! $5.99 ea
Reg. $6.99 ea

FROM OUR BUTCHER Bone-In Beef Rib Steak
Sale! $9.99 lb
Reg. $12.99 lb

NEW ZEALAND Frenched Rack of Lamb
Sale! $14.99 lb
Reg. $19.99 lb

MADE IN OUR KITCHENS Chicken & Sausage Jambalaya
Mardi Gras favorite!
Sale! $5.99 lb
Reg. $7.99 lb

FROM OUR BUTCHER Fresh Chickens
Whole or Cut Up
Sale! $1.79 lb
Reg. $2.29–$2.49 lb

BACK TO NATURE Dinners
Comfort food, fast! Great for a side dish to any meal on a busy weeknight. Selected varieties.
(6 – 6.5 oz)
Sale! 5 for $5
Reg. $1.99 ea

TRADITIONAL MEDICINALS Teas
Selected Varieties
(16 count)
Sale! $3.19 ea
Reg. $4.99 ea

FOUNTAIN Dips
Selected Varieties
(9 oz)
Sale! 2 for $4
Reg. $3.19 ea

NATURE'S PATH Granola Bars
Selected Varieties
(6.2 – 7.4 oz)
Sale! 2 for $6
Reg. $3.99 ea

LIVING HARVEST Hemp Milk
Original, Vanilla or Chocolate
(32 oz)
Sale! 2 for $5
Reg. $3.99 ea

AMERICAN HEALTH Chewable Acidophilus
Banana, Blueberry or Strawberry (120 count)
Sale! $5.99 ea
Reg. $8.99 ea

DESERT ESSENCE Shampoos and Conditioners(8 oz)
Sale! $6.29 ea
Reg. $8.99 ea

You can check out many more deals at Whole Foods by visiting Your Green Helper, helping moms save while going green.

Sustainable Saturday: Book Reviews of The Backyard Homestead & Square Foot Gardening

The Backyard Homestead explores exactly what it promises as the tag line on the front of the book "Produce all the food you need on just a quarter acre!" This book goes into great detail about all the components to live off your land, even just a 1/10th of an acre. This book provides guidance to the concept of self-sufficiency in a society that is so dependent upon highly processed foods and food that is grown and transported from all over the world. There is a just a wealth of information in this book related to Gardening, Growing Fruits and Nuts, Growing Herbs, Homegrown Grains, Poultry for Eggs and Meat, Meat and Dairy and Food from the Wild. I would consider The Backyard Homestead to be an interesting read and excellent reference guide for implementing all or some of the ideas related to living off your land or self-sufficiency.

While I really like this idea of self-sufficiency I also realize that this is probably not practical for my family living in a Suburban City even on a 1/3 of an acre. For us it's not entirely practical for the following reasons:

• Much of our property, specifically our backyard is shaded. The areas that do receive a significant amount of sun is where we have placed our garden beds. However, this book has made me reconsider our front yard which receives a significant amount of sun throughout the day. I want to incorporate some of the ideas in this book for edible landscaping. 

• We are not allowed, according to Zoning Regulations, to have livestock on our property. I think raising a couple of chickens would be fun from both the standpoint of having fresh eggs, but also for the experience for our two young children.

• While I would love to produce more of the food we eat, I also realize that time is a factor in how much we can actually grow and preserve for the colder months. Gardening in itself is time consuming and in order to grow a decent harvest for a family of 4 many hours each week must be dedicated to it.

That being said as I've read this book and thought about the land that we do own, I realize that the previous homeowners had some concepts of this book already in place throughout the 40 years that they lived in this house.  For example: Large garden (20 feet x 40 feet), Raspberry and Blackberry plants, Grapes, Crab Apple Tree, Sugar Maple Tree (which has never been tapped, but is something we would like to do) and they composted.

While in the middle of reading The Backyard Homestead, I also started reading Square Foot Gardening.  I found Square Foot Gardening to be much more applicable to the way we are trying to produce primarily vegetables on our property and have found many of the concepts to be eye opening.

Square Foot Gardening is a Step-by-Step Guide to building a very manageable garden in a series of 1-foot squares.  I really love this concept!

Some key ideas in Square Foot Gardening include:

• Dividing your garden up into 1-foot squares.

• Planting only one seed in each whole spaced appropriately for the type of vegetable you are trying to grow to eliminate the pain stacking task of thinning plants.  

• Guides for when to plant both starting indoor seeds and outdoor seeds and plants based upon the Last Spring Frost in your location.  

• Structures and concepts for supporting tomato plants, cucumbers, pole beans and more!

I can honestly say even though I have been gardening for 5 years now and have learned a great deal by my own trials and errors, I have learned so much from reading Square Foot Gardening.  It has allowed me to view the garden space I have (even though it is limited due to a heavily shaded backyard) in a completely different way.  I am excited to get started working in our garden this year.

Square Foot Gardening Online Resources:

The Square Foot Gardening Foundation features many resources including Local Resources, Square Foot University, Garden Store and Forums.

iPhone/ iPad Application for Square Foot Gardening

Read about our past experiences:  Saving Family Green 2010 Gardening with Children Series:

Gardening with Children - Getting Started
Gardening with Children - Garden Update
Gardening with Children - Garden Planning Tools
Gardening with Children - Composting Basics
Gardening with Children - Rain Barrels
Gardening with Children - Raised Garden Beds
Gardening with Children - Organic Pest Control
Gardening with Children - Video Blog! 
Gardening with Children - The Finale
Gardening with Children - Making Your Garden Last

The Hills Market (Worthington, Ohio) - Sale! Items thru March 1

The Hills Market is a locally-owned, specialty grocer located at the bottom of Worthington Hills - 7860 Olentangy River Road.   

Open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. 




Sale Items

Prices good through 3/1/11

Wow Buy!: Cheeze-Its (Original or White Cheddar) (9 oz. box) - $1.99 (Reg. $5.39)

Wow Buy!: Kellog's Cereals (5 Varieties) - $3.99 (Reg. $5.59 to $6.19)

Wow Buy!: Carnations - $3.99/bunch

Hills Own Herb Taboule - $4.99/lb. (Save $1.00/lb.)

Hills Own Asian Grilled Asparagus - $6.99/lb. (Save $1.00/lb.)

Hills Own Soy Lime Grilled Chicken -  $7.99/lb. (Save $1.00/lb.)

All Frozen New York Strips, Ribeyes & Filet Mignon - Save $5.00/lb.

Fresh Golden Trout - $12.99/lb. (Save $1.00/lb.)
 
Clementines (5 lb. box) - $6.99
 
Asparagus - $2.29/lb.
 
Jumbo Yellow Sweet Onions - $.89/lb.

Boar's Head Bavarian Ham - $8.99/lb. (Save $1.00/lb.)

Boar's Head Roast Beef - $8.99/lb. (Save $1.00/lb.)

Boar's Head Gouda - $8.99/lb. (Save $1.00/lb.)

Whole Foods Market® - Weekend Deals (2/25 thru 2/27) - Ohio

Whole Foods Market® - This Week's Hot Deals (Ohio)

You can check out all of Whole Foods Market® Hot Deals here.  These prices are valid from February 23 thru March 1.

You can read all about the current coupon deals available in both the whole deal and available to print online here.

Sales appear to be regional or even by State. Please confirm with your store their coupon policy as some stores will allow you to use one manufacturer coupon + one Whole Foods coupon per item.

One Day Deals!

This Friday's (February 25) One Day Deal... Lucini Pasta Sauce... BUY ONE GET ONE FREE!!!
This is AMAZING pasta sauce!!! 

This Week's Hot Deals!

CALIFORNIA Organic Navel Oranges
3 for $2
Reg. $1.25 ea

CHILE Organic Blueberries
A great source of antioxidants and vitamins A and C. Try adding to pancakes for a real treat!
(One Pint)
$3.99 ea
Reg. $4.99 ea

WASHINGTON Organic Fuji Apples
$1.79 lb
Reg. $2.49 lb

CHILE Larry Anne Plums
$1.99 lb
Reg. $2.99 lb

WILD-CAUGHT Fresh Flounder Fillet
Great broiled with herb butter!
Skinless
$11.99 lb
Reg. $14.99 lb
Skin-On
$8.99 lb
Reg. $11.99 lb

FROM OUR BUTCHER Chicken Sausages
We make our own chicken sausage with fresh chicken and natural seasonings. No fillers, MSG, nitrites or nitrates. Assorted varieties.
$3.99 lb
Reg. $5.99 lb

FROM OUR BUTCHER Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs
$2.99 lb
Reg. $3.99 lb

BRAT HANS Pork Sausages
$4.49 lb
Reg. $5.99 lb

OLAVE Olive Oil
Selected Varieties
(One Liter)
$12.99–$18.99
Reg. $21.99–$24.99

ENVIROKIDZ Organic Crispy Rice Bars
Gluten Free. Selected Varieties. (6 oz)
2 for $6
Reg. $3.99 ea

TERRA Sweet Chips
Selected Varieties
(6 oz)
2 for $5
Reg. $3.39
$1/1 Manuf. Coupon available here

MIGHTY LEAF Tea Blends
Selected Varieties
(15 count)
2 for $10
Reg. $7.99–$8.49

NATURE'S PATH Organic Waffles
Toaster ready for breakfast in a flash!
A great source of whole grains.
Selected Varieties.
(7.5 oz)
2 for $5
Reg. $3.39 ea

COLAMECO’S Frozen Seafood Lasagna
Just bake and serve for a quick, delicious meal. (32 oz)
$8.99 ea
Reg. $13.99 ea

KISS MY FACE Olive Oil Soaps
Helps soften dry winter skin.
(8 oz)
$2.99 ea
Reg. $3.99 ea

AURA CACIA Organic Lavender Essential Oil
Delicate, soothing and versatile.
(0.25 oz)
$5.99 ea
Reg. $10.99 ea

You can check out many more deals at Whole Foods by visiting Your Green Helper, helping moms save while going green.

DIY: How to Set Up a Mini-Greenhouse

Learn How to Set Up a Mini-Greenhouse here.

Since it feels like this weekend has been full of posts on gardening, I thought I'd share another idea about starting seeds indoors.  As I mentioned weeks ago, our garden is in the planning stages at our house right now.  Today we will be starting seeds indoors for broccoli, onions and parsley. 

I'm currently reading Square Foot Gardening and The Backyard Homestead and will be doing book reviews of both in the coming weeks!

garden's alive! - $25 OFF any purchase!

I received in the mail today a garden's alive! catalog with a $25 OFF any purchase!


You can sign up here to receive their catalog and a coupon in the mail or you can get a $25 OFF a $50 purchase coupon code right now here.

The last time I ordered from garden's alive! using the $25 off any purchase that they mailed me, shipping was included as part of the coupon.  I'm assuming the same will be true for this coupon.  I took a quick look through the catalog and these are the items I'm considering purchasing with my coupon:

• Pyloa Insect Spray - Kills insects, caterpillars and beetles (Flea beetles are what have been eating my green bean plants!).  16 oz. for $16.95 (which makes 12 gallons).  This would be a great one to order and share with a couple of suburban gardening friends!  
• Flow! Biomaintenance for Drains and Septic Systems - 32 oz. for $9.95
• Tomatoes Alive! Plus 100% All-Natural Fertilizer - 1 lb. for $7.95
• Organic Italian Late Garlic - $16.95
• America Grape - Potted plant $12.95
• Ka-Bluey Blueberry  - Potted plant $19.95