Growing your own food. Explained.
We bring you the innovators and experts in gardening, agriculture, and food so that you can grow, cook, and enjoy more of y... More
Growing your own food. Explained.
We bring you the innovators and experts in gardening, agriculture, and food so that you can grow, cook, and enjoy more of y... More
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Need Space? Harvest More from the Same Plot with Vertical Gardening
Vertical vegetable gardening squeezes more plants into a limited space by making use of space above the ground.In today’s episode, Steve digs into vertical gardening.We talk about:
Top crops for vertical gardening
The benefits of vertical gardening
Support structures in a vertical garden
Materials to make your own trellises and support structures.
2023-06-01
39:00
Small-Plot Intensive Vegetable Production (SPIN Farming)
Wally Satzewich joins us from Saskatchewan to tell us about Small-Plot Intensive Farming (SPIN Farming.) Having studied psychology and ran a taxi franchise, Wally became interested in market gardening. So he bought a farm. But a conventional market garden wasn’t the right fit for him. That’s because a big operation requires hired help and capital outlay for equipment. So Wally and his wife Gail sold the farm—and moved back to the city. To farm—to farm other people’s yards.And in the process, Wally mapped out a system of best practices called SPIN farming (Small Plot Intensive farming.)Today he tells us his journey, and what he’s learned along the way.We talk about:
Running the 20-acre market garden
Downsizing and setting up in the city
The SPIN model and variations on it
Comparing SPIN farming to commodity farming
Using the SPIN model in small towns
Top tips for new urban and SPIN farmers
2023-05-25
33:33
How to Feed Soil and Plants with Worm Compost (Vermicompost)
Andrew Huxsel joins us from St Placide, Quebec to tell us about worm composting. Also known as vermicomposting. Andrew runs Vermicbec, a company that sells worms and worm compost.We talk about:
How vermicomposting works
Using vermicompost (a.k.a. worm castings or worm wompost)
Large scale vs. home-scale vermicomposting
Top tips for home gardeners wanting to try worm composting (If you’ve tried it and had bug problems, Andrew tells you how to solve the problem)
2023-05-18
24:43
Edible Garden Question and Answer (and what to do about Bolting Lettuce)
It’s planting season here..and the gardening questions are pouring in. Here’s the Q + A from our latest live show. We talk about:
Favourite tomato varieties
Support for tomato plants
Mulch
Asparagus
Microgreens
Lemons
Artichoke
Squirrels
What to do about bolting lettuce
2023-05-11
27:04
7-Year-Old Certified Farmer Talks About Crops, Kids, and Insects
We head to Georgia to chat with 7-year-old Kendall Rae Johnson and her mom, Ursula. Kendall is the youngest certified farmer in the state of Georgia. At her aGROWKulture Farm she grows her favourite crops and teaches other kids about gardening. Kendall has been on Good Morning America, The Ellen Show, and Sesame Street. Our own connection with Kendall is that we’re fans of the organization KidsGardening. Emma and Kendall were both involved in an event that KidsGardening hosted last year.
Growing your own food. Explained.
We bring you the innovators and experts in gardening, agriculture, and food so that you can grow, cook, and enjoy more of your own food.
Hosts: Emma Biggs is a Gen-Z author and speaker with a passion for growing tomatoes. Steven Biggs is a horticulturist, author, and college instructor focused on home food gardening.
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