Are you a gardener, farmer, forager or herbalist
– or maybe you’re a little plant curious?
You’ve come to the right place!

Pause with us at the Winter Solstice 🌲✨ We reflect on the year behind us, explore the magic of juniper, and sip on seasonal rituals that celebrate rest, renewal, and the returning light.

It’s time to start planning and planting the garden! This is one of the most exciting times of year – dreaming and scheming for our best garden yet!

Community gardener Sonya Harris tells us how we can get our hands on her special seeds and Bevin shares his Top 5 Peppers!

During this action-packed interview, jim mcdonald gives a us a mini-tour of his herb cabinet, shares his go-to winter tea recipe, talks about his Lindera herb workshops, and even tells us about his very first herb experience!

Herbalist Mel Mutterspaugh answers all your herby questions and I share my Top Five herbs for the tea garden!

One of the biggest things happening in the (gardening) world right now is the new USDA Hardiness Zones Map!  Plus horticulturist and garden educator Peggy Riccio is joining us on the podcast to talk about her information-packed garden website resource, pegplant.com!

We’re kicking off our third season with something new and different. Today we’re celebrating SEED SWAP DAY!

What are staple crops and what role do they plan in sustainable, regional food systems? We’re talking with Michelle Ajamian, founder of Shagbark Mill, about localized food systems, growing and processing staple crops like corn and beans and we’re going to explore how growers, producers and consumers come together to decide what kind of food system we want for ourselves and our communities.

Join us on a mushroom adventure! Today we’re sitting down with Erin Hamilton, founder of The Mushroom Conservatory to learn how plants and mushroom are so radically different from one another, why we need to more mushrooms in our lives and then we’re going to find out how to get one of her special kits to grow our own mushrooms right at home!

Seed steward Melissa DeSa tell us about her tomato breeding program and Bevin rambles on about one of his favorite wild herbs.