Oct 1, 2026
October is the time to prepare your garden for winter while taking advantage of the cool weather and warm soil to plant, divide and protect. This week, I’m sharing 10 essential gardening tasks to tackle this month, from shielding young trees from deer and preparing frost blankets to planting garlic, spring-flowering...
Sep 24, 2026
Someone who is growing food at a scale larger than a home garden, but not as large as an industrial or commercialized food farm, is often called a market farmer or a market gardener. For home gardeners looking to make their vegetable garden something more, my guest this week, market gardener, educator and author...
Sep 17, 2026
Whether you have acres of farmland to work with, like my guest this week, Jane Breckinridge of Euchee Butterfly Farm, or just a balcony garden, you can do your part to reverse butterfly decline. Jane joins me to share the amazing things the farm and its related nonprofit are accomplishing and to inspire listeners to...
Sep 10, 2026
Whether you are a seasoned gardener looking to stretch the shelf-stability of your harvest into the winter or a beginner taking your first steps toward self-sufficiency, food preservation can feel both empowering and a bit intimidating, but my guest this week, fifth-generation homesteader and “Pioneering Today” host...
Sep 3, 2026
Greenhouses are having a moment. They have gone in and out of style for home gardeners, but right now, they are decidedly in, which is why my returning guest this week, Leslie Halleck, wrote her new book, “Home Greenhouse Revival: Growing Year-Round Foliage, Flowers & Food.”
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