448: Luke Allen on True Breeding Seeds

Stewarding future crops through considerate cultivation and harvesting of seeds. — In This Podcast: In the pursuit of resetting his health, Luke Allen took a four-day fasting journey and ended up taking his life in a new direction.  Eventually he resettled, started growing food, and seeds! With his experience as…

Bonus Episode 27: Seed Saving Class April 2019

Bill McDorman and Greg Peterson

A chat with a seed expert. — In This BONUS Podcast:Once again we join a conversation with Bill McDorman and Greg Peterson to learn about growing from seed, growing for seed, and why our seeds are so important in these changing times. This is the replay of the April 2019 Seed Saving Class…

447: Matt Smith on Urban Farming and Home Values

Building up property value with beautiful food growing spaces. — In This Podcast: Knowing that curb appeal is important, Matt Smith has applied this concept to his backyard to improve the value of his home.  He shares how growing food and appreciating nature has become so important to him, and…

445: Julia Huber on Gardening with a Plan

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Homesteading with a passion and a purpose For years, Julia Hubler couldn’t find a garden planner that had it all. After running her family’s homestead of chickens, goats, and gardens, she put together a comprehensive garden planning guide and journal. Here, she paints a picture of life on her homestead. Listen in to learn why…

How to Grow Tomatoes from Side Shoots

How to Grow Tomatoes from Side Shoots by Guest blogger: Jason Johnsauthor of Growing Tomatoes: Your Guide to Growing Delicious Tomatoes at Home Listen to his podcast interview HERE [dt_divider […]

443: Jason Johns on Growing Tomatoes

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443: Jason Johns on Growing Tomatoes Growing delicious produce – in the garden, an allotment or in the greenhouse! Jason is the author of Growing Tomatoes: Your Guide to Growing […]

442: Emily Heller on Growing Food for Locals and Small Restaurants

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Living the good life while selling from a small farm . In This Podcast: How does one become a farmer when you haven’t gone to school for agriculture? Emily Heller did just that using local education programs and opportunities. Here, she discusses successful selling as a small space producer, parameters for success in gardening, and…

Bonus Episode 26: Seed Saving Class March 2019

Bill McDorman and Greg Peterson

A chat with a seed expert . In This Podcast: There are new things to learn in every conversation with Bill McDorman. This is the March 2019 episode of a Seed Saving Class – we go back to the basics on why to save seeds, how to start, how to…

Grow Buckets

Raymond Jess Grow Buckets: basket in bottom

Several years ago, I started my adventure with wicking garden beds. I found the concept powerful and wondered, how can I use this concept in a different way? I consulted the internet and found a few good ideas, but not quite what I wanted. I needed something I thought might stand up to the unrelenting summer heat of Phoenix, Arizona and produce a nice vegetable harvest. I came up with this design of a grow bucket.

The Six Week Greenhouse

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By Guest Blogger: Joel Karsten – For northern gardeners, starting vegetable plants as early as possible is key to a productive and successful food garden, since sometimes it seems we only have about a three-week growing season! That might be a slight exaggeration, but certainly gardening in the north is challenging. One of the key advantages of the Straw Bale Gardening method is…

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