The Garden Culture Podcast with Bailey Van Tassel – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, Bailey Van Tassel reviews the four methods that she recommends for filling a raised bed for the very first time. To pre-order Kitchen Garden Living and get bonuses, go HERE. MORE: To join Bailey's monthly gardening club, The Kitchen Garden Society, go HERE. For wool pellets go HERE. Code: BAILEY10 To learn more about Bailey go to www.baileyvantassel.com

In this episode, Bailey Van Tassel gives an update on their cross-country move from California to Tennessee and the hidden benefits. She also shares the reality of the actual move itself and answers her most-asked questions about it all from her community. To pre-order Kitchen Garden Living and get all the bonuses, go HERE.

Bailey digs into how to prep your kitchen garden for vacation this year, protecting it from heat and pests. She shares tips from the perspective of how many days out you are from the trip, working towards your final date of departure, and making sure that your garden is well thought out. This Episode is sponsored by Calzuro! For info on Calzuro and their wonderful clogs: www.calzuro.com and use code "GARDEN15" for 15% off! To pre-order Bailey's book, Kitchen Garden Living, go HERE and get a great bonus! Bailey's website Bailey on Instagram

This discussion is one of my favorites to date! The truth about seeds is that they are not all created equal. In fact, where they come from is quite important. Anne Fletcher of Orta Kitchen Gardens joins us and tells her story of creating beautiful seed-starting pots after killing so many of her plants. Anne is a self-proclaimed unnatural green thumb with ADHD who wanted to start her own seeds and needed a more hands-off solution. She shares the journey to founding Orta Kitchen Garden, as well as the importance of the history of seeds. What was once a local and diverse system is now a consolidation of just a few big companies with few options. Anne educates us on the difference between hybrid seeds and heirloom seeds, and which we really need to support. She digs into seed saving and how every gardener can benefit from that experience. Anne shares some of her favorite heirloom seed companies as well as her tips for keeping seedlings alive - this is the best dive into the world of seeds and is really a fantastic resource for all gardeners. Seed Companies mentioned: Strictly Medicinal Feral Heart Farm Redwood Seeds Living Seed Adaptive Seed Wild Garden Seed Fedco Anne's Favorite book: Gardening in Summer Dry Climates by Nora Harlow A year in a Small Garden by Frances Tophill For more info on Anne and Orta Kitchen Gardens go to www.ortakitchengardens.com For more information on Bailey Van Tassel and to order her book go to www.baileyvantassel.com/kitchengardenliving or go to her Instagram HERE. Thank you so much to our amazing sponsors! Neptune's Harvest is a family-owner organic fertilizer company with the BEST amendments on the market. Completely organic and wildly beneficial. Go to www.neptunesharvest.com . Use code GCULTURE" for 5% off orders. Heirloom Roses has hundreds of own-root roses of impeccable quality. They're truly the best in the business. Go HERE to check out their selection and start your cutting garden. Use code GARDENCULTURE for 20% off all roses, valid now through August 31, 2024

Bailey Van Tassel shares behind the scenes on how she got her book, Kitchen Garden Living, published. She shares tips for networking, pitching, and putting a concept together. Bailey also talks about the contents of the book and how it's more than just a "how to garden" book, brimming over into lifestyle and home. To pre-order her book, Kitchen Garden Living, go here. There is a fun pre-order bonus for you! For more info on Bailey, go to www.baileyvantassel.com or find her on Instagram HERE. Mentioned in this episode: Field Guide to Outside Style by Ryan McEnany Thank you so much to our sponsors! Neptune's Harvest is a family-owner organic fertilizer company with the BEST amendments on the market. Completely organic and wildly beneficial. Go to www.neptunesharvest.com . Use code GCULTURE" for 5% off orders. Heirloom Roses has hundreds of own-root roses of impeccable quality. They're truly the best in the business. Go HERE to check out their selection and start your cutting garden. Use code GARDENCULTURE for 20% off all roses, valid now through August 31, 2024

After an onslaught of love, support, and questions, Bailey shares her decision to move her family of five from Southern California to Middle Tennessee. She shares the ins and outs of how and why they made the decision, as well as her story of an impossible and long-forgotten prayer being answered. For more info on Bailey Van Tassel go to www.baileyvantassel.com Thank you to our amazing Sponsor Neptune's Harvest! Find them at www.neptunesharvest.com Use code "Gculture" for 5% off.

Emma and Mary Kingsley are the mother-daughter duo behind Lady Farmer, a brand that began with a sustainable clothing line and now is a successful podcast (The Good Dirt) around slow and conscious living. Emma and Mary talk about each of their childhoods and how it informed their current path together. They chat about what moved them to do a Kickstarter campaign which led to where they are now, on a sustainable path and how they live within that ethos. This chat is a great peek into how it takes nothing other than a passion and interest to move into a life that you're inspired by and proud of. They share about plastic in our clothing, where they shop, and what we all can think about to start getting more intentional. Emma and Mary's Fave Books: Growing Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer We are the Arc by Mary Reynolds Love, Nature Magic by For more info about Lady Farmer go to www.ladyfarmer.com, visit their podcast The Good Dirt HERE, or join their Substack HERE. BIG thanks to our amazing sponsor Neptune's Harvest. For info go to neptunesharvest.com and use code GCULTURE for 5% off. For more info on Bailey Van Tassel go to www.baileyvantassel.com and join her monthly gardening membership here: www.thekitchengardensociety.com

Spoiler alert: at the end of this episode are the secrets you've been waiting to hear for how to have the most envious vegetable garden. Bailey Van Tassel interviews Ann Malloy, one of the owners of Neptune's Harvest, an organic fertilizer company. It was founded by Ann's grandfather, who left school at 14 to help provide for his family. Their story is incredible and along the way we learn about how beautifully they've built a truly organic fertilizer company from fish by-products that fuel the most productive gardens through nutrient-building. Ann invites us into her world by explaining how the fish fertilizer is made, how they run the business now, and how they've developed the products that work so magically, without compromising their organic and pure promise. Ann shares about giant pumpkins, combatting powdery mildew, roses, products that organically kill grubs and so much more. Ann's favorite books: Illusions by Richard Bach and The Secret Life of Lobsters by Trevor Corson For more information on Neptune's Harvest, go to www.neptunesharvest.com or ask your local nursery. For more information on Bailey, go to www.baileyvantassel.com Huge thank you to our amazing sponsor Pinetree Garden Seeds. For info on Pinetree Garden Seeds go to superseeds.com and use code GARDENCULTURE24 for 20% off.

In this mini episode, Bailey Van Tassel shares her tips for growing organic tomatoes. She covers the basics of cultivating them, as well as personal advice, common pitfalls, and favorite tomato varieties. Favorite tomatoes: Rapunzel, Snow White, Sungold, and Rosso Sicilian For more information on Bailey, go to www.baileyvantassel.com Join The Kitchen Garden Society at www.thekitchengardensociety.com

This week we unpack the secret behind my favorite garden amendment as of late - wool pellets. They are SUCH a triple threat - holding moisture, repelling slugs, and slow-releasing nitrogen. We talk to Megan, the founder of Kestrel Ridge Pellet Co., who started her business as a way to make use of the incredibly wasteful wool industry. The wool by-products that come from either unsellable or undesirable wool make for fantastic fertilizer. When pelleted, it's easy for the home gardener to use. Megan walks us through how she got started in this business, and why wool does in fact make such a great amendment. To get more info on Kestrel Ridge Pellet Co. and to order wool pellets, go HERE. Code BAILEY10 for a discount. For more info on Bailey Van Tassel, go to www.baileyvantassel.com or follow along on instagram HERE. Huge thank you to our amazing sponsor Pinetree Garden Seeds. For info on Pinetree Garden Seeds go to superseeds.com and use code GARDENCULTURE24 for 20% off.