It’s time for another guest episode, this time with Butterfly Ranger and passionate front yard food grower Sarah Joy Bennett. SJ tends a farm in the front and a forest in the back (the horticultural mullet?). The lovely front yard features two raised beds and a nifty terraced side pollinator patch. (If you’d like to see the transformation of her eroding slope with the Dirt Locker, you can see some photos from installation, year one, and year two on her Instagram. It’s pretty cool, and I’m not just saying that because I helped.) While we recorded, the whole space was just humming with pollinators.

This is an especially useful episode if you’re a renter with access to potential growing space, but we also discuss growing with kids, the wonder of berries (including the new-to-me annual huckleberry), gardening as a gateway to community, and focusing on growing what you love, which is less obvious that it sounds.

If you’re now invested in Sarah Joy’s garden, you can follow it through the seasons through her Instagram, @sarahjoybennett.

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