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.

Mapping out where all of your vegetables go in the kitchen garden can be overwhelming. Have no fear - I have a system for you! It's my own Poker Planting method that helps you prioritize and plan based on what you want to grow the most, and then fit things in from there. I do follow some companion planting basics, which I talk about. But mostly we debunk how important companion planting is and instead talk about biodiversity. We did a live recording of using the poker planting method and it's available for anyone inside The Kitchen Garden Society. Membership is re-opened! For a limited time. Go to www.thekitchengardensociety.com For the book, Carrots Love Tomatoes, go HERE. For more info on Bailey, go to www.baileyvantassel.com or follow her on Instagram at www.instagram.com/baileyvantassel Thank you so much to our sponsor Pinetree Garden Seeds. Visit superseeds.com for more information and use the code GARDENCULTURE24 for 20% off.

Kylie Gray Ailers joins us today and goes deep into her journey of starting a flower farm. Kylie owns and operates Gray Girl Farms which sells Dahlia flowers and tubers, as well as peonies now. Kylie walks us through the surprising agronomy side of growing tubers (it's like growing potatoes!), as well as the details on getting started with purchasing wholesale tubers, operating costs, getting soil samples, the works. Kylie shares about her "do less and get good" philosophy as well as how she avoids staking her dahlias, against the internet's recommendation. Kylie is motivated by teaching her children to have a strong work ethic as well as leaving them a flower legacy and her story is proof of that, as well as encouraging for anyone looking to jump into flower farming. For more info on Kylie, www.graygirlfarms.com or follow her on Instagram at www.instagram.com/graygirlfarms Kylie's Book Recommendations: Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden For more info on Bailey www.baileyvantassel.com or follow her on Instagram at www.instagram.com/baileyvantassel Get free downloads and hardiness-zone-specific planting charts at stan.store/baileyvantassel For more information on Pinetree Garden Seeds, visit superseeds.com with the code GARDENCULTURE24 for 20% off

Today Bailey interviews the founders of Juna, a plant-based wellness company that uses science, herbalism, biology, and naturopathy to create formulas that enhance our health. Taylor Lamb and Jewel Zimmer share each of their stories in coming to the wellness and plant space - one fueled by a childhood in the family-owned plant nursery and one a chef. Over the course of the conversation, they talk about the 90,000 chemicals introduced to Americans in the 1970s, how 90% of women experience anxiety, and how the terpenes in plants influence our bodies with 1,000s of molecules and benefits. This is a great conversation about the power of plants and how every woman deserves to feel their best no matter what. For more information on Juna, go to www.junaworld.com The products we talk about are Gut Therapy, Nightcap, and Detox Drops For more information on Bailey Van Tassel go to www.baileyvantassel.com or find her on Instagram HERE.

Ginny Yurich is the Founder of 1,000 Hours Outside, a bestselling author, a mother of five, and an advocate for reclaiming childhood and reconnecting families. Today she educates us on why she started the 1,000 Hours Outside movement and what it's done for her and her kids. She is also hilarious and this episode is full of laughs and wisdom. Ginny walks us through how she overcame the dislike of motherhood and caught her breath, the physiology of nature, and how to build a foundation of adventure plus so much more on why she chose this path that she did and how you can too, no matter where you live. Ginny's Favorite Books: Homestead Tsunami and The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs by Joel Salatin Balanced and Barefoot by Angela Hanscom Roots, Shoots, Buckets and Boots by Sharon Lovejoy The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah For more info: www.1000hoursoutside.com Top App to download HERE www.instagram.com/1000hoursoutside For more info on Bailey Van Tassel go HERE. Bailey on Instagram: www.instagram.com/baileyvantassel

This week we hear from Christian Douglas, an award-winning garden and landscape designer who takes a food-forward approach to outdoor spaces. Christian is known for a luxury aesthetic that is also functional, bringing edible plants into the fold in a modern way, alongside traditional and timeless landscape design. We touch on how to replicate this food-centric plant strategy, his influence by permaculture and regenerative practices, as well as his time living in the UK. Christian touches on his favorite plants to use, and some tips for where to start in your own edible designs. Christian's Book Recommendations: Edible Landscaping by Rosalind Creasy Second Nature by Michael Pollan Show Recommendation: The Good Life For more information on Christian, visit https://www.christian-douglas.com/ or find him on IG HERE. For info on Backyard Farm Co, go HERE. For info on Bailey Van Tassel, visit www.baileyvantassel.com

Bailey Van Tassel prepares us for the coming Spring with her seven steps to prepare for a new season in the vegetable garden. She takes us from setting goals to amending soil, picking plants, and mapping them out. Catch her tips for getting to know your hardiness zone as well as how to prepare for common issues. Take Bailey's garden mapping workshop HERE. www.baileyvantassel.com www.thekitchengardensociety.com

Bailey Van Tassel talks all things kids in the kitchen garden, using her experience as a mother of three. Bailey started gardening when her first son was eight months old and walks you through her top three categories of children and gardening. There's the overall engagement in nature, gardening tasks and jobs, activities and crafts, and then allowing your kids their own dedicated space. Join Bailey as she gives insight and advice on this. More about Bailey at www.baileyvantassel.com Join Bailey's monthly gardening membership, The Kitchen Garden Society HERE. Thank you to our sponsor, Calzuro and their generous discount for listeners. Code "BAILEY" for 15% off their amazing clogs. www.calzuro.com

With 2023 behind us, Bailey Van Tassel has reflected on what went right, and also wrong in the kitchen garden. Here is a list of the top things that she really felt needed improvement: pests, pruning, bulk soil, weather waiting, proper trellises, earlier sow dates, and adding more perennials. Listen in for details. To get a seat in Bailey's free gardening workshop, go HERE. For more info on Bailey: www.baileyvantassel.com To join the monthly gardening membership: The Kitchen Garden Society This Episode is sponsored by Calzuro! For info on Calzuro and their wonderful clogs: www.calzuro.com and use code "BAILEY" for 15% off!

In this episode Bailey Van Tassel shares advice for people who want to start homesteading, but in a suburban environment. Her four priorities include gardening/preserving, water, bulk and batch cooking, and herbalism. She digs into the why of each. To get a seat in Bailey's free gardening workshop, go HERE. For more info on Bailey: www.baileyvantassel.com To join the monthly gardening membership: The Kitchen Garden Society This Episode is sponsored by Calzuro! For info on Calzuro and their wonderful clogs: www.calzuro.com and use code "BAILEY" for 15% off!

Much like the fashion and home decor industries, gardening has trends too! Andrew Bunting, VP of Horticulture at The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and Bailey Van Tassel review the top ten trends for 2024 in the garden. A trend among the trends revolves around the growing passion that gardeners have for the environment and stewardship of land, but we also chat about particular plant varieties, the pursuit of hard-to-find houseplants, and homegrown national parks. For information on the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, visit them at PHSonline.org Andrew's Favorite Book: The Manual Of Woody Landscape Plants" by Mike Derr For more information on Bailey, www.baileyvantassel.com

Bailey Van Tassel gives her insight and tips for reading seed catalogs and choosing seeds for next year. She talks about understanding your hardiness zone, getting to know the primary pest and disease issues in your zone, as well as what else to look out for. Bailey also talks about how to choose your plants, set your goals, and store your seeds. Bailey mentions her free guide to seed starting - you can get that HERE. Seed catalogs to get: Johnny's Selected Seeds Territorial Seed Co. Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Link to updated USDA Hardiness Zone Map HERE. More info on Bailey: www.baileyvantassel.com Bailey's Membership: www.thekitchengardensociety.com Today's episode is sponsored by Calzuro. For more info go to www.Calzuro.com and use our code "BAILEY" for 15% off.

Bailey Van Tassel interviews Whiteny Aronoff all about her journey into being a health-supportive chef and exploring the vibration of food. She talks about her label, Starseed Kitchen which sells spices and seasonings, as well as the life force energy of food and the importance of eating food that is alive. Whitney gives us some great seasonal recommendations for cooking and leaves us with the idea that there is a good, better, and best way of eating in support of our unique makeup. Whitney's fave book: The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia by Rebecca Wood For more info on Whitney: https://starseedkitchen.com/ Whitney on IG: www.instagram.com/whitneyaronoff For more info on Bailey: www.baileyvantassel.com Bailey's Monthly Membership: www.thekitchengardensociety.com Be sure to check out www.e-cloth.com and use code GARDENCULTURE for 15% off!

Today Bailey helps you prepare for Autumn in the kitchen garden with her four top tips. She shares her number one most essential product as well as reads an excerpt from her book, Kitchen Garden Living. Bailey mentions a live planning call that is for anyone who pre-orders the book. You can access that HERE. More about Bailey at www.baileyvantassel.com or DM her on Instagram at www.instagram.com/baileyvantassel The hoops Bailey mentions are HERE.

If the garden has taught us anything, it's to appreciate the truth about dirt and all its benefits. Zac Kieffer of E-Cloth joins us to talk about this very subject and the conditioning that we've all had around cleaning vs. disinfecting. Zac shares his personal mission to help us understand the gut and microbiome, all provoked by a bet he made years ago to run a triathlon. We learn a lot about marketing, what it takes to make clean claims, and the science behind microfiber and so much more. For more info, visit www.ecloth.com For info on Bailey Van Tassel visit www.baileyvantassel.com

Bailey is talking about growing herbs this winter as well as their uses and great ways to gift them. She walks you through growing conditions as well as which herbs go well together in a planter.  To download this herb checklist and a recipe for rosemary biscuits, do that HERE.  For more info on Bailey Van Tassel go to www.baileyvantassel.com  For info on E-Cloth, go to www.ecloth.com and use code "Garden culture" for a discount!

In this episode, Bailey Van Tassel is joined by Liz Haselmayer who educates families on whole and healthy eating via her Homegrown Education website and cookbooks. Liz and Bailey discuss what "healthy" eating really looks like and how to take a historical and local view of eating. They explore the "denaturing" of food as well as what it looks like to cast aside political and ideological blankets that can shroud judgment. Liz shares her four-part framework for food, how to participate in the local food economy, and also how you can change the family eating habits. For more information about Liz, visit her at www.homegrowneducation.org or via her Homegrown Podcast. She is on Instagram HERE. For more information about Bailey Van Tassel go to her website Baileyvantassel.com. Or to Instagram HERE. Be sure to check out www.e-cloth.com and use code GARDENCULTURE for 15% off

As we approach winter, there are quite a few tasks to keep in mind. We want to be either planting a cover crop or mulching, planting bulbs, and garlic, getting organized around overwintering and frost protection, as well as diving perennials and saving seeds. Now is also a great time to do some research and dreaming around your kitchen garden, as well as setting new goals based on what did and didn't work last season. Having a garden journal is very helpful.

Jennifer Jewell is a renowned author and podcaster, hosting The Cultivating Place Podcast. She is an absolute treasure of a human who shares in the love of gardening and the pursuit of understanding nature. Jewell tells us about her upbringing, relating to plants, and her journey from one-ring circus to Harvard to Microsoft to hosting a public radio show. Jewell shares the vital importance of fighting for the protection of seeds and how writing her latest book, What We Sow has shaped a new view of gardening. To get her latest book, "What We Sow: On The Personal, Ecological, and Cultural Significance of Seeds, ", go HERE. Jewell's favorite books: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer My Garden Book by Jamaica Kincaid The Undaunted Garden by Lauren Springer For more information on Jennifer Jewell you can find her on Instagram HERE or at www.cultivatingplace.com For more information on Bailey, www.baileyvantassel.com

This week we're talking seed starting because presently it's Fall, though the tips are seasonless. In the organic garden, seed starting takes some finesse. Moisture is key, as are soil and protection once the seeds sprout. Bailey talks you through her top tips, as well as provides a free resource with her Seed Starting Guide. This episode is sponsored by Eartheasy! Use my code "BAILEY15" for 15% off your first order at https://eartheasy.com/ Download the guide HERE. Get Bailey's Kitchen Garden Blueprint HERE. Join Bailey's month-by-month gardening club, The Kitchen Garden Society HERE.

This week we're joined by the CEO of Eartheasy, Aran Seaman, who was raised off the grid on an island in Canada. His parents founded Eartheasy.com from a very organic place, literally building it all and sharing knowledge as they went. The company came from an honest passion and actual life skills and practices. Now eartheasy.com maintains its award-winning commitment to sharing best practices and products with the world, while the family that founded it still lives off-grid and on their own terms. For more information on the great raised beds, composters, and overall systems and products go to https://www.eartheasy.com For more info on Bailey Van Tassel, go to www.baileyvantassel.com

Today on The Garden Culture Podcast, Jay Williams, beekeeper at Williams Honey Farm and Southall Inn in Tennessee takes us through his journey from showbusiness to firefighter to beekeeper. He shares with us how "chaos is a matter of perspective" and how working with bees saved him, as well as became his life's purpose. Jay now manages millions and millions of bees, and has award-winning honey, but really just pursues how to raise healthy hives. He talks about how home gardeners can create pollinator strips and the role of native bees. He teaches us about best practices for honey bees, where to start as beginners and home beekeepers, as well as how to breed bees. This conversation is a fantastic place for all home gardeners to start thinking more about bees. For more from Jay, find him at www.williamshoneyfarm.com or on Instagram HERE. This episode is sponsored by Eartheasy! Use my code "BAILEY15" for 15% off your first order at https://eartheasy.com/ For more about Bailey, find her at www.baileyvantassel.com or on Instagram HERE. Check out Bailey's membership: www.thekitchengardensociety.com

Bailey talks to Todd Kent, CEO and co-founder of the hard kombucha company, Boochcraft. Todd walks us through how he left a synthetic fertilizer company due to a difference in values, starting an organic hard kombucha business thereafter. His scrupulous standards for sustainability and dedication to organic, fresh, and local ingredients are second to none. Todd tells us about partnering with The Ecology Center, questioning everything from "natural" greenwashing to byproducts and waste, as well as how to reinvent discarded materials to be useful. This conversation is essential in understanding how consumers should question products, and how a business can be built for good from the beginning. Learn more about Todd and Boochcraft at www.boochcraft.com This episode is sponsored by Eartheasy! Use my code "BAILEY15" for 15% off your first order at https://eartheasy.com/ More about Bailey: www.baileyvantassel.com

Aromatherapy is a nuanced practice that goes beyond the top notes of a plant's scent. Amy Anthony dives into the details of being an aromatherapy practitioner, choosing the right plants based on the outcome you're looking for, connecting to plants on a cellular level, and so much more. She is an aromatic gardener as well as leader in the holistic aromatherapy space. Amy mentions: Sweet fern, cedarwood, goldenrod, and vitex berry as some favorite scents. Amy's favorite books: Latin for Gardeners by Lorraine Harrison The Lives of Weeds by John Cardina The Well-Gardened Mind by Sue Stewart-Smith To find out more about Amy visit her at: nycaromatica.com This episode is sponsored by Eartheasy! Use my code "BAILEY15" for 15% off your first order at https://eartheasy.com/ For more about Bailey Van Tassel: www.baileyvantassel.com

Bailey Van Tassel unpacks her thought process when it comes to expanding on a homestead and when to add new elements like the garden, greenhouse, livestock, chickens, etc. To pre-order Bailey's book, Kitchen Garden Living, go HERE and snag your bonus! To follow Bailey on Instagram, go here. To join the monthly garden club, The Kitchen Garden Society, go HERE.

Bailey Van Tassel shares about how gardening changed her life and gave her a vocation, confidence, purpose, and fulfillment. She talks about finding the feeling she was looking for, creating heaven on earth, and making "someday" today. Bailey is also giving early access to listeners to an ebook: The Kitchen Garden Blueprint that she just released! It's an ebook that downloads immediately and helps you replace the grocery store with your kitchen garden. For more info on Bailey go to www.baileyvantassel.com or www.instagram.com/baileyvantassel If you want to ask Bailey a question or submit a request, email her: bailey.vantassel@gmail.com

Bailey is joined by Ben Hanna, the Founder of Heirloom Roses to talk all about rose care and the rose industry. Heirloom roses is a 35-acre nursery that carries over 4,000 varieties of roses, 900 of which are own-root roses. Ben gives his advice on how to care for roses, his favorite varieties, how to know if you have rose mosaic virus, why own-root varieties are so excellent and more. Ben also shares with us about how he came to buy the rose farm, and what it takes to run - the process of taking a cutting to market, and the licensing and logistics. For more information on Ben and Heirloom Roses go to www.heirloomroses.com Ben's Favorite gardening book: Joy of Gardening by Dick Raymond For more info on Bailey Van Tassel, www.baileyvantassel.com or www.instagram.com/baileyvantassel If you're enjoying the podcast, please review and subscribe - it means THE WORLD to me!

Join Bailey Van Tassel as she talks through her Fall gardening seed order and what exactly she's planting, why, and with which other plants. She shares some fun stories about her seed choices and who influenced her as well as where she sources her seeds. For a guide to seed starting that Bailey wrote, go here. Download a calendar that outlines when exactly to start seeds or transplants for your US hardiness zone. You NEED this. Seed sources: Johnny Selected Seeds Territorial Seed Co Botanical Interests Renees Seeds For more info on Bailey: www.baileyvantassel.com www.instagram.com/baileyvantassel

In this episode, Bailey interviews Liz "Ms.Magic" Hayes about her work as a healer and inner child expert. They talk about how the family unit resembles a garden and how to be the gardener that guides your family. Liz gives tips on cultivating your inner child and how to hear your inner being (they're different). Mentioned in this episode: Abraham Hicks Liz's Book Rec: "Behaving As If The God In All Things in Life Mattered" by Michelle Small Wright For more info on Liz, you can find her on Instagram HERE. For more info on Bailey Van Tassel, go to www.baileyvantassel.com For more information on Heirloom Roses, go to www.heirloomroses.com and use code MYGARDEN20 for 20% off.

Bailey Van Tassel dives into her personal advice on getting started when it comes to organic gardening and growing your own food. She tackles hardiness zones, soil, and other good-to-know insights. For more information on Bailey, visit her at www.baileyvantassel.com or on Instagram HERE. For information on Heirloom Roses, go to www.heirloomroses.com and use the code MYGARDEN20 for 20% off.

Angela Ferraro Fanning started out as a graphic designer with a passion for eco-wise choices. She then went from holistic homesteader on just ¾ of an acre to full-on permaculturist operating her historic farm in New Jersey. Angela teaches us, organic gardeners, how to implement permaculture principles like companion planting, working with animals, and taking cues from the patterns in nature to help us have self-sustaining gardens that work for us, not against us. She also digs into the benefit of perennials, and how we can transition into a beck and call system with our plants that leads to self-maintenance. This conversation is so enlightening for even home gardeners with just a few pots.  For more information on Angela, visit www.axeandroothomestead.com, or find her on Instagram HERE.   For more information on Bailey Van Tassel, visit www.baileyvantassel.com or find her on Instagram HERE. To read the books written by Angela:  The Little Homesteader Series The Harvest Table Cookbook The Sustainable Homestead Angela’s top book recommendations:  Restoration Agriculture by Mark Shepard  Dirt to Soil by Gabe Brown  Miraculous Abundance  by Perrine Herve-Gruyer For more information on Heirloom Roses and their own-root roses, visit www.heirloomroses.com Use code MYGARDEN20 for 20% off! Fall is the perfect time to plant roses, so don't miss out on this great deal.

Bailey opens up her inbox for questions and inquiries. In this episode, she answers the questions and shares a bit more about her personal journey as well as gives specific gardening advice. Bailey addresses when she shifted from city to gardening life, how to get onions going, why your greens aren't growing, how to achieve balance as a mom and gardener, and where she gets her garlic. Some links for mentions in this episode: Fall Gardening Episode 032 for Fall planning The Kitchen Garden Society as a tool for staying organized Dr. Becky Good Inside Dixon Dale Farm for Onions Food in Jars by Marisa McClellan Six Seasons by Joshua McFadden Territorial Seed Co for garlic

Mark Peacock moved to the US from London in 2020 and began a new gardening journey. He shares his story with us and how he grew up in the United Kingdom gardening, eventually went to school for landscape design, ended up in the editorial world, and now is living in America gardening in Austin, Texas. Mark and Bailey chat about the differences and difficulties of a new growing zone, as well as what could make gardening a bigger part of the American culture. For more information on Mark, you can follow him on Instagram HERE. Mark's gardening book recommendations: RHS Encyclopedia of Plants The Secrets of Successful Gardening by Richard Sudell, 1939 The Lost Gardens of England The Jewel Garden by Monty and Sarah Don Some tools mentioned in this episode: Garden Heir Long Necked Watering Can Dutch Hoe For information on The Kitchen Garden Society, www.thekitchengardensociety.com

Every gardener needs to evaluate the time, space, and cost of their plants in order to make sense of what to grow and not grow. Today's episode is another nod at the oncoming Fall seasons and explores how I use a return on investment mindset for growing my own vegetables. Things we will talk through are the time it takes to leave something in a bed, the space it takes up, the cost of seedlings vs the cost of local or grocery store-bought crops, how much water something needs, etc. These are all crucial aspects of how we decide what to grow and how much of it. For more information about Bailey: www.baileyvantassel.com For information on Bailey's "Poker Planting" method, go HERE.

It's time to start planning and preparing for the Fall/Winter garden so that we can order bulbs and seeds. In this episode, we're digging into garden prep with crop rotation and soil amending, herbs, veggies, flower bulbs, and garlic. Bailey covers overwintering and gives a few lists of what to think about growing this upcoming fall gardening season in each category of flowers, herbs, and veggies. Mentioned in this episode are two great gardeners who have mastered the flower bulb lasagne method: Arthur Parkinson and Claus Dalby. Bailey buys her garlic from Territorial Seed Co and has a blog about growing garlic here. For all the plant lists and more in-depth show notes, visit www.baileyvantassel.com

To pre-order Bailey's book, Kitchen Garden Living, go HERE and get bonuses! This week Bailey Van Tassel addresses some fun questions about berries, slugs, and pill bugs. She gives her tips and best practices. She also updates you on her new home garden and the square footage they're working with, some worries and some excitement with the property. Bailey references the episode about wool pellets, which is episode 064. You can listen to that HERE. To join The Kitchen Garden Society, and garden month-by-month with Bailey, go HERE. For more info on Bailey, go to her website www.baileyvantassel.com or follow her on Instagram at www.instagram.com/baileyvantassel.

Dear friend and horticulturist Kristen Colvin gives us some practical pest tips that will help both now, and also in advance of a new season. She talks us through pest prevention in the home garden and also the steps for when you see trouble. Kristen talks about when to plant a plant to help combat common ailments, as well as her favorite trap plant and why. To find out more about Kristen, you can find her on Instagram HERE. Some links mentioned: Moleskin with dots for keeping your garden journal, HERE. Book recommendations: Gardening Under Lights by Leslie Halleck Plant Grow Harvest Repeat by Meg Cowden For more information about Bailey, www.baileyvantassel.com

Today I'm digging deep into my favorite organic gardening approaches, as well as spilling the beans on what I most closely follow.  Now that we're in Summer, it's time to plan for Fall/Winter. This episode walks through the very basics of Bailey's favorite gardening styles:  Square Foot Gardening No-Till Gardening  Ruth Stout Method Hugelkulture  Back to Eden Method Lasagna Method  French Intensive Gardening  To find your US Hardiness zone, go here: https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/ Links talked about:  Square Foot Gardening  Mel's Soil Mix The Postage Stamp Garden Book Charles Dowding No Dig    For more info on Bailey go to www.baileyvantassel.com  

Today Bailey Van Tassel talks to Farmer Greg Reese about his entry into farming, and now 1,000 tiny farms - his project to help get small urban farms off the ground. Greg goes from zero experience to woofing in Hawaii and eventually spearheads the 1,000 Tiny Farms movement as well as a new agrihood in San Diego County. He's passionate about soil health, nutrient density, and getting people close to their food.  For more information about Farmer Greg, visit www.1000tinyfarms.com   For more info on Bailey Van Tassel, visit www.baileyvantassel.com  

Today we're talking to Jill Winger of The Prairie Homestead all about legacy, as well as why and how to do the homestead life - no matter where you are. Jill has been sharing for years about cooking from scratch, organic gardening, and living a country life. Now, she's written her second book which helps to inspire people from all walks of life to consider simple homestead living.  We talk about how she's adjusted her gardening approach as time goes on, herbicide contamination, thinking critically and independently, and so much more.  To get more info about Jill Winger: www.theprairiehomestead.com  Jill Winger on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jill.winger   For more info on Bailey Van Tassel: www.baileyvantassel.com or www.instagram.com/baileyvantassel   Books mentioned:  Elliott Coleman: https://amzn.to/4371HzY Michael Pollan's Second Nature Wendell Berry's The Unsettling of America

We're back! After a long maternity leave. Here's the scoop on what Bailey planted this year, the changes she made, and overall what the plan is for her spring and summer garden.  For more information on Bailey: www.baileyvantassel.com Learn about her gardening subscription, The Kitchen Garden Society, at www.thekitchengardensociety.com