The Distracted Gardener

The 2024 season has begun! So, we're talking about garden prep, seed starting, and plans for this year. Be sure to share your gardening adventures!

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This week, I talk about my favorite resources for getting gardening knowledge into my head. Follow the links below for more info about each channel, podcast, etc. I mentioned.

Gardening focused in video or audio:

Epic Gardening

Shea batake rakuen life

Gardening adjacent in video or audio:

Joe Gardener

No-Till Growers Network

Gardening or gardening adjacent in the written form:

Vegetable Time

Hobby Gardening

Entangled Life

Finding the Mother Tree

The Hidden Life of Trees

This week, I talk about what brought me into gardening and what I hope to do with it going forward.

I want to hear from you! Share your gardening stories with me @naturalfukui on Instagram or Twitter, or leave a comment on the post titled "Your Gardening Journey" over on NaturalFukui.com .

I recently started using a sustainable vegetable-only vegetable delivery service called On the Slope (the Japanese name of which is 坂ノ途中 saka no tochu). I love it for a number of reasons I talk about, but I started worrying recently about the food mileage I might be building up. So, I decided to dive into the question: Are delivery vegetables sustainable?

Articles/studies mentioned:

Fruits and vegetables are less nutritious than they used to be , National Geographic

Assessing the evolution of wheat grain traits during the last 166 years using archived samples, Scientific Reports

How modern food can regain its nutrients, BBC

You want to reduce the carbon footprint of your... , Our World in Data

Just how old are the 'fresh' fruits and vegetables we eat? , the Guardian

Places you can donate to earthquake relief:

Yahoo Netto Bokin

Japanese Red Cross

In a continuation from last week's episode, we talk about the joy of growing things in the garden to remember or connect to others. In episode 3 we talked about flowers, but in this week's episode we'll talk about things on the more edible side of the spectrum.

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There are so many different reasons to get in the garden. Maybe you want to feed your family. Maybe you want to eat healthier veg. Have you ever grown something to help you feel closer to a friend or family member?

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After starting to garden, YouTube and gardening podcasts led me down a number of rabbit holes. The book"Entangled Life" by Merlin Sheldrake took me down the deepest of them, opening my eyes to the incredible world of fungus. In today's episode, I try to wittle down the things that fascinate me most about fungus into a bite-size listen.

What do you know about the world of fungus?

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What's to love about winter? Especially since starting to garden, I've found there's actually quite a bit.

Are you a winter fan? Has gardening changed your perspective on the season?

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