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Growing With Your Garden: March 2023 Edition
Growing with your garden is something that will naturally take place as each season passes. The garden is full of learning opportunities if you are open to seeing them and learning from them. The garden can be a refuge, but it can also be a great teacher. No two seasons are the same, which means…
Frost Dates & Hardiness Zones
Lets talk frost dates and what they tell you in relation to the garden. First and last frost dates help when it comes to planning when frost sensitive plants can go into the garden. On the other end of the season, they tell us when our frost tender plants should be done for the season….
6 Medicinal Herbs For Small Space Gardens That Are Easy To Grow From Seed
Growing medicinal herbs is a fabulous way to bring pollinators and beauty to your garden while also being able to create wonderful herbal preparations with your harvests. One major benefit of growing your own medicinal herbs is that you know the conditions your plants were grown in. You’ll know exactly when they were harvested, the…
5 Crops I Will Not Grow This Year
Like most people with kitchen gardens I would love to have more growing space than I currently do. When having a smaller space to grow your garden, planning is essential. Knowing what you are going to grow, when and where is key to maximizing yields and getting the most out of the space you have….
2023 Homestead Plans
2023 is well underway, spring is almost here, seeds are started and I am itching to direct sow seeds in the gardens. Years ago I stumbled across Roots and Refuge’s YouTube channel while looking for gardening inspiration. I was in awe of Jess’s raised beds and many cattle panel trellises. I told myself one day…
It’s CSA Week!
It’s CSA Week! What better time to talk about how you can support local farms and the local food community. CSA is an abbreviation for Community Supported Agriculture. A CSA works by having members pay a membership fee in the beginning of the year/season with the promise of weekly pick ups of farm fresh produce….
Gardening With Kids
Teaching kids to garden can be such a wonderful experience that can create memories for life. When I was a little girl my mom had us grow carrots and cucumbers and other things that were easy. We also had grape vines along the side fence. She wanted to make sure her kids knew where food…
5 Common Raised Bed Garden Mistakes
Growing in containers and raised beds is something I highly recommend unless you are growing on acres. For years I battled weeds, specifically bindweed, amongst others in my in ground, no dig beds. Every year, I knew what I was facing, but the desire to have a garden and grow fresh food won. I knew…
Growing A Gardener
Growing a gardener versus growing a garden is really what gardening is all about in reality. The lessons we glean from gardening can be directly transferred into all areas of life. I want to share some things the garden can teach us to help us grow. If we focus on growing a garden and not…
Candice Cullen Holistic Nutritionist, Herbalist, Culinary Nutrition Expert & Garden Coach 