The Garden Culture Podcast with Bailey Van Tassel

Join me for a refreshing chat with Becky Cole, a wife, mother, author, and farmer, as well as a self-taught gardener and herbalist. We dig into her childhood in Ireland, how she’s returned to a slower-paced life immersed in nature after fashion school, and the ins and outs of running a farm. Becky shares some tips for slow living as well as just beautiful conversation about the love of growing things and organic farming and gardening. This is a conversation to savor.

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

For information on The Kitchen Garden Society: www.thekitchengardensociety.com

The Kitchen Garden Society is a monthly gardening membership to help you grow year-round in all US Hardiness zones and live inspired by the garden. 

For more information on Becky Cole: www.beckyocole.com

Becky's Book, The Garden Apothecary can be purchased where books are sold, and here: https://amzn.to/3T3T97P

Visit Becky's Farm, Broughgammon Farm: https://www.broughgammon.com/

In this episode, we welcome the month of October. We go through gardening in October as well as foraging and hit the high notes of what is ready to be planted and what should be tended to. 

We also touch on some cozy and timely October traditions as well as the benefits of garlic and onions when it comes to natural healing and cold and flu season. 

For more information on Bailey, visit www.baileyvantassel.com

For more information on our monthly membership, The Kitchen Garden Society, visit www.thekitchengardensociety.com

We would love it if you subscribed to this podcast, and please leave a review to let us know what you think! We are so grateful that you came to listen. 

Gardening to replace the grocery store is a massive undertaking and one that Kate Schatt (of Venison For Dinner) and her family take seriously. Kate walks us through her journey from gardening being a chore to a beautiful act of service, as well as talks through what she and her husband grow. Kate and I tackle the issue of how to intervene when organic gardening and pests don't mix, and her philosophy on it.  

Where to find Kate: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/venisonfordinner

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZl8c8uSpoLnyGctcsc0AtQ

Her website here: www.venisonfordinner.com

Some subjects we mention in this episode: 

Linda Gilkeson and her books: http://www.lindagilkeson.ca/

@Ruthannzimm on Instagram

#Howmariusmetkate on Instagram to hear more of her and her husband's story. 

For more info on Bailey: www.baileyvantassel.com 

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

In this episode I'm digging into fall gardening and what exactly I’m doing and planting right now in the garden (mid-Sept). I go through how I'm handling each plant. I'm also giving some tips for presence and savoring this in-between month, as well as sharing my sources for soil, where to buy garlic and the best farm for buying onion starts. 

I also talk about failure in the garden and how perfectly OK that is. Some edible flower info gets snuck in here as well. 

I hope you enjoy and subscribe! If you do, I would LOVE a review (the Podcast Gods love the reviews apparently)! 

For more info on Bailey: www.baileyvantassel.com

Join us in The Kitchen Garden Society! You get instant access to the September info: www.thekitchengardensociety.com

Number 2 Organics for bagged soil: https://www.number2organics.com/

Weather site I like: www.Wunderground.com 

Territorial Seed Co for garlic: https://territorialseed.com/

Dixondale Farms for onions (take note of short vs. long day):https://dixondalefarms.com/

My marigold sticky buns recipe: https://baileyvantassel.com/cooking-with-edible-flowers-9-marigold-recipes/

Raised bed garden hoops: https://www.gardeners.com/buy/super-hoops/8609749.html?VariationId=P_5637154490

Blank garden Journal: https://amzn.to/3qA2Crd

Come get to know Misha Gillingham of Farm Luxe, an author, gardener, and philanthropist. She left the city in California (and her job in luxury travel) for an island in Washington State having never gardened or farmed before and then published a book about her stunning 12-acre farm. Hear her story of growing up barely making ends meet, ending up with a mission to donate all her profits to the food bank. You will love Misha's heart. 

Follow Misha on Instagram @farmluxe or pick up her book, Blooms & Dreams here: https://amzn.to/3eBJaay

Watch her show at www.farmluxe.tv 

For more info on Bailey: www.baileyvantassel.com

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

Quick bonus episode! In this episode, I answer the top question that people ask me in interviews: "Do you still wish you had a farm?".

I've been known for the pursuit of living farm life (again) and settling instead in the suburbs. I share my tips for finding contentment wherever you are and answer that big question. 

For more info go to www.baileyvantassel.com

For information on my monthly gardening subscription: www.thekitchengardensociety.com

If you love listening, I'd love a review! Also, feel free to email with any questions! [email protected] 

Visit www.baileyvantassel.com for more information on The Garden Culture Podcast. 

You can find Leah and her herbs, teas, tinctures, potions, and books at www.highgardentea.com on Instagram @highgardentea. 

Leah walks us through her personal journey to herbalism since she was not raised in a home with herbal knowledge. She healed a unique auto-immune disease using herbs. She also guides us through “using” herbs versus having a relationship with them, how herbs work with our bodies and with western medicine, what her top herbs are for the kitchen gardener, and what she recommends for beating cold and flu season. 

Leah is a wealth of knowledge and such a treat to hear from - she truly works as a healer and is such a guide for anyone wanting to develop their own herbalist journey, even if just in their own home apothecary. 

Some notes from the episode: 

Frontier Co-op for fresh organic herbs: https://www.frontiercoop.com/

Welcome to Autumn! September is such a lovely month, transitioning us into a new season. 

To read more about what Bailey is growing this fall: https://baileyvantassel.com/the-art-of-fall-gardening/

Some information listed in the episode: 

The Kitchen Garden Society: www.thekitchengardensociety.com

Walker Apple Candles: https://hattiehazel.com/collections/frontpage/products/walker-apples-soy-candle

Great places to buy bulbs: 

Territorial Seed Co

American Meadows

Welcome to The Garden Culture Podcast hosted by Bailey Van Tassel. 

Bailey is a busy home gardener, wife, mother, and small business owner. Her goal is to inspire a life filled with gardening and nature, bringing the outdoors in as often as possible. 

Bailey grew up on a hobby farm, but now lives in Southern CA in zone 10B. She is the founder of The Kitchen Garden Society (https://www.thekitchengardensociety.com), a monthly gardening club subscription for all hardiness zones with daily inspiration for living seasonally, monthly tips for sowing and harvesting, to-do lists, timely gardening lessons, expert advice, and recipes. 

Bailey has a personal blog that focuses on home gardening and how to garden in a suburban setting. You can find that at https://www.baileyvantassel.com or find her on Instagram at @baileyvantassel 

Welcome to The Garden Culture Podcast, I am your host, Bailey Van Tassel. I am a home gardener, mother, and writer, passionate about inspiring you to garden no matter where you live or how much time you have. I am on a mission to bring gardening back into our culture, as a part of daily life. I’ve even had people say, “its like you’re trying to make gardening cool again”, why yes, yes I am. And the reason being that gardening quite literally changed my life. It redirected me back to my own roots, put me in touch with the seasons, and rebooted my instincts and intuition. It gave me so much to share with my children and a new lens through which to see the world. And I’m not the only one. 

My pursuit of a garden-inspired life has introduced me to fascinating people, many of whom are not horticulturists or professional growers, but are regular people doing extraordinary things, and also like to garden - letting nature inform their lives. I’m opening up my rolodex and bringing these folks in for personal conversations that I hope keep you growing - literally and figuratively. 

On this show we hear from herbalists, interior designers, farmers, authors, influencers, entrepreneurs, artists, and overall amazing people gleaning wisdom, insight, tips, and tricks.  You’ll also get some one on one time with me, Bailey, as I guide you through some of the tactical gardening approaches and practices that I’m using in my own garden in southern california.  I tackle topics like growing your own beans, making oxymels, companion planting, seed starting, and more. 

My hope is that it feels like you’re right beside me, learning to garden, soaking in the magic of life, and getting to meet some of my incredible friends. 

This is The Garden Culture Podcast - I hope you enjoy. Subscribe, and leave a review if you’re loving it, and feel free to send in request and recommendations anytime.

For more info on Bailey Van Tassel go to www.baileyvantassel.com or follow on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/baileyvantassel