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Produce at a grocery store. [CREDIT: Pixabay.com]

Saving money at the grocery store starts at home


April 8, 2021

In my last blog post, I promoted our new class, How Food Waste Impacts your Life. In this blog post, we will begin to examine how your shopping habits can really ramp up your weekly grocery bill. Have you ever looked at your spending habits ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: Food, Food Waste, Food Waste Prevention Week, Pgm_FCS, Save, Saving, Saving Money At The Grocery Store, Shop, Shopping, Waste
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Watch now: DIY Energy and Water Audit Kit demo video


June 10, 2020

Interested in learning how you can save energy, water, and money at home? Our Do-It-Yourself Audit Kit can help. Do-It-Yourself Energy and Water Audit Kit The Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Energy and Water Audit Kit is available for checkout through ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Home Management, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Water, Work & Life
Tags: Athome, Audit, Conservation, Conserve, Demo, DIY, Efficiency, Energy, Kit, Library, Money, Pgm_Sustain, Project, Save, Sustainability, Upgrade, Video, Water
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Do-It-Yourself Audit Kits are available through curbside pickup at Sarasota County Libraries


May 29, 2020

Are you interested in reducing your energy and water bills at home? Check out our Do-It-Yourself Audit Kits today to learn how you can improve your home’s efficiency and save money. DIY Energy and Water Audit Kits Sarasota County offers ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Home Management, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Water, Work & Life
Tags: Activity, Audit, Conservation, Demo, DIY, Do-it-yourself, Energy, Home, Kit, Library, Money, Pgm_Sustain, Save, Sustainability, Water

Become an Energy Coach volunteer this fall


April 17, 2020

Are you interested in learning energy and water saving techniques and helping low-income residents in Sarasota County? If you have interest in sustainability and helping our community and planet be a better place to live, we invite you to enroll ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, Home Management, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Building, Community, Conserve, Earth, Earthday, Efficiency, Energy, Energycoach, Equity, Green, Health, Home, Money, Pgm_Sustain, Save, Solar, Sustainability, Training, Upgrade, Volunteer, Water
a child smiles at the checkout line in a food store

Saving money at the grocery store: thinking beyond food


September 8, 2019

In this series of posts, we're helping you save money at the grocery store. In this post, we focus on external factors that might also influence your shopping. When heading off to the store, make sure you have your list, but also make sure ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: Food, Groceries, Money, Nutrition, Pgm_FCS, Save, Saving, Shop, Shopping