While most households gravitate towards SunRice’s 1kg packets, the mustbethrifty household prefers a rice bag that’s the size and weight of a small child. We go through three or four of these each year, ending up with a small collection of woven bags.

Since I don’t have the time (or the skills) to upcycle them into wallets, I’ve been growing potatoes in them. The process is similar to growing potatoes in hessian bags Continue reading →