Growing & Using Cover Crops in the Home Garden
What is a cover crop? How do I use it? Can I use cover crops in my raised beds? Which cover crop is the best? What are the benefits? In this blog post, I’ll answer all of these questions and more to untangle the confusion behind using cover crops in the home garden (or in […]
The Journey of A Successful Gardener
Sowing the Seed I never thought I would grow up to be a professional gardener! Is that even a thing?! In college, I was studying Natural Resources Management and thought I would save the rainforests. One day, I was asked by a peer, (who was the University’s Student Garden Manager), to come to a volunteer […]
Gardening is Connection
Gardening is Connection. I see so many new and novice gardeners approach the garden with the desire to control and the expectation of a certain outcome. I see new gardeners watering and tending the garden quickly, impatiently, unconsciously… This approach surely leads to disappointment and frustration when it comes harvest time, but most importantly, this […]
Feed the Machine! 3 Common Garden Set-Up Mistakes & How to Fix Them
A garden that is set up correctly thrives
The History of Victory Gardens
Ever heard of a Victory Garden? During World War I, the United States government encouraged citizens to contribute to the war effort by planting and cultivating food gardens to feed themselves and their communities. In this time, with European farmers being recruited to military service and farmland being converted into battlefields, the majority of America’s […]
