The Garden Culture Podcast with Bailey Van Tassel

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 

Leah is a vintage expert and interior stylist. She's also a breath of fresh air, surprising Hollywood when she left the TV industry to start a homestead in Texas. She was on the popular show, Fablife alongside Tyra Banks and Chrissy Teigen, and then went on to have her own television program, Home to Homestead.  

Leah tells us about how and why she made the transition, how she considers herself a soil farmer and vermicomposter, and so much more. 

For more about Leah find her on Instagram HERE. 

For more info on The Kitchen Garden Society: www.thekitchengardensociety.com

For more info on Bailey: www.baileyvantassel.com 

In this episode, we explore the flower industry and the realities of its impact on the world, our soil, in your home, for workers, etc. Unfortunately, few regulations exist where most commercial flowers are grown. These highly chemically treated plants are then delivered to our grocery stores and the mass market in the US, eventually sitting right on our countertops. 

Brianna Bosch of Blossom and Branch Farm offers some great tips and advice, talks about renoavting her own growing space to be sustainable, growing flowers, and overall educates us on thinking beyond the red rose and flowers being available year-round. 

For more info on Brianna, follow her on Instagram here.

You can find Bailey at www.baileyvantassel.com or checkout her membership, The Kitchen Garden Society here. 

Lisa Bass is with us today, the woman behind Farmhouse on Boone. She is a wife, mother to 7, and successful entrepreneur who has led many women through the ins and outs of blogging and YouTubing, yet also sharing her own simple living and handmade life. 

Lisa shares about what it takes and key decisions that she's made to allow for only working a few hours a day while homeschooling and homemaking. She talks about her approach to gardening, and overall "home life". 

We talk a lot about Lisa's amazing blogging course, which you can check out here. I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to start blogging or start taking it more seriously. 

For all things Lisa and Farmhouse on Boone: www.farmhouseonboone.com

Some things we mention: 

Nourishing Traditions book

YouTube channels for Eugenia Diaz, Her86m2, and Shay Elliott's The Elliott Homestead. 

For more info on Bailey Van Tassel: www.baileyvantassel.com

For info on Bailey's monthly gardening membership, The Kitchen Garden Society: www.thekitchengardensociety.com

Jill Ragan joins us today with the good word on farming in a tiny but mighty space. She tells us her story of starting a farm from scratch with no experience farming or gardening at scale and going from market farmer to flower farmer to educator, and now author. She gardens year-round and talks about how she stewards herself as a gardener as well as seeks to educate others on their journey in growing.

Jill's book, The Tiny But Mighty Farm is a great resource for anyone wanting to grow in a small space with maximum yield. 

Some other books mentioned: 

The New Organic Grower by Elliot Coleman

The Lean Farm by Ben Hartman

The First Time Gardener:Growing Vegetables by Jessica Sowards

For more info on Bailey visit www.baileyvantassel.com

Check out Bailey's monthly gardening membership to keep you on track no matter what US Hardiness zone you are in at www.thekitchengardensociety.com

In this episode, we dig into "seasonal eating" with one of my dear friends, Annette Thurmon, of Azure Farm. Annette has taught me a lot about eating seasonally and its benefits. We talk about how to eat seasonally, choosing what's in season first when planning meals, nutrient density, eating plant-based, and so much more! 

To find out more about Annette: www.azurefarmlife.com

Annette's cookbook, The Harvest Table: https://amzn.to/3w2gVat

Annette's Membership: www.livehomegrown.com

For more about Bailey: www.baileyvantassel.com

The garden in January is Winter's garden, with a dash of longer days promising spring's return. Let's explore what's happening in the kitchen garden, for foraging, and inside the home as we lean into preparing for this beautiful year ahead of us. There is still a chance for starting seeds, finding wild foods, and also tending to our gardens even if not growing much. 

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www.baileyvantassel.com for more info on Bailey Van Tassel 

In this episode of The Garden Culture Podcast, Bailey Van Tassel interviews Chloe MacKintosh of Boxwood Avenue. Chloe started a blog years ago with the aim to sell pillows and share about her ranch life. She soon turned that blog into a successful business and then an interior design firm, eventually a brick-and-mortar shop, The Boxwood Mercantile. Chloe still finds time to connect with nature, plant her garden each season, and lead international retreats. She now shares with us her search for true meaning in the merchandise space, as well as the stories that go alongside the beautiful goods and wares that she finds. 

Chloe has been deeply inspired by nature since she was a little girl and shared the connection between gardening and life and business with us. 

Find Chloe here: www.boxwoodavenue.com

Some Links: 

Western Sunset Gardening Book

Savory Institute 

Epic Gardening

About The Kitchen Garden Society: www.thekitchengardensociety.com

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