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439: Garrett Hill on Gardening in the 21st Century

Fruit Trees, Homesteading or Farmsteading, Podcast - Previously Patron Only (now free), Small Space Gardening, Technology, Water WisdomLeave a comment

Maximizing growing potential by gardening out of the box. – Garret Hill loved gardening using grow bags so much, he made it into a business. Today we talk about starting a business, the benefits of grow bags, how they work, and some of the cool things Garret is growing in them. We also dive into the WiFi controlled watering system he recommends to all his clients and how it allows him to conserve water and integrate technology to improve his farm to table gardening.

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Grow Buckets

A Blog Article on, Gardening Basics, Prepping, Small Space Gardening1 Comment

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.

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The Six Week Greenhouse

A Blog Article on, Frugality, Gardening Basics, Greenhouse or Hoophouse, Homesteading or Farmsteading, Permaculture and Design, Small Space GardeningLeave a comment

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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434: Stephanie Lucas on Recipe Delivery for Kids

Business, Community, Cooking and Nutrition, Education and Learning, Health, Podcast - Previously Patron Only (now free), Support systems, TechnologyLeave a comment

Encouraging family bonding, healthy habits, & creative confidence for young cooks – Give Garden is a recipe delivery service that teaches kids STEM skills and healthy eating habits. Stephanie Lucas, the program’s creator, used her 15 years as a corporate nutritionist to create this Give Garden to encourage family bonding and build…

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Bonus Episode 25: Seed Saving Class February 2019

A Chat with an Expert on, Business, Gardening Basics, Homesteading or Farmsteading, Podcast - Previously Patron Only (now free), Regenerative or Sustainable, Seed conversation, SeedsLeave a comment

A chat with a seed expert sharing highlights from the 2019 Seed Summit – There is always a bounty of information available in conversations with Bill McDorman. This is the February 2019 episode of a Seed Saving Class – with Special Guest Belle Starr. Listen and learn about highlights from the epic…

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