If you are looking to step up your stockpile there is no better way than to add a garden to your life. Even if you don’t have the space to do a large garden you can do a small box garden or add a few pots of tomato plants to your deck or porch or even to the side of your house. My mother in law adds a variety of plants into her landscaping including zucchini, squash and tomatoes. She has also added a nice thornless blackberry patch.
This year we put in a large garden and were very pleased with it. It became a fun family project. My son has enjoyed planting, weeding, watering and harvesting our vegetables. This is a picture of our very tomato of the season! By growing our own vegetables we have been able to save a lot of money and we are already planning our garden for next year!
As stay-at-home moms for eight years, Melissa and Shelley know what it takes to live a savvy lifestyle within a budget. Their passion for helping people has expanded their reach from Stockpiling Moms.com to also including speaking engagements, book authors (Savvy Saving Couponing Secrets from the Stockpiling Moms) and conference co-hosts. Melissa and Shelley are best friends who met through 
Don’t know if I can still jump rope…but I can eat that yogurt!