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Everything You Need for an Indoor Seed Starting Set-up

The garden is at rest, but setting up an indoor seed starting set-up prepares small seedlings for their big year ahead. For anyone with the garden ...

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10 Gardening Activities to do with Kids

Start spring and summer with gardening activities for kids of all ages to invite them into the creative and exploratory days of the ...

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Nature Education Books for Kids

Start learning and exploring the big outdoors with the little ones around you with 30+ educational picture books for nature walks, homeschooling and ...

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10 Books for the Gardener

Learn the ins, outs and nuances of gardening with excellent teaching and vivid imagery with our favorite books for the gardener. When someone first ...

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Understanding Garden Hardiness Zones for Beginners

When first starting our garden, I endlessly researched what I could plant in my garden hardiness zone. I do suppose you could manage to get most any ...

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How to Read a Seed Packet & Sourcing Seeds

Take a dive on all things seeds for spring garden planning: seed types, seed sources and seed starting.  They start as tiny specks in your ...

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Garden Book List for Kids

Discover 30+ spring and summer garden books for toddler, preschoolers and young children. These stories capture the magic of the garden with tractors, ...

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Simple & Cost Effective Seed Starting

Take the easy jump into seed starting your herbs, vegetables and flowers with a simple and cost effective set-up. They say chickens are the gateway ...

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How to Succession Plant & Make Garden Goals

Goals for flowers, vegetables, expansion and the farmer - it's just January. And so we begin our fourth year growing in the garden! Reflection on the ...

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Zone 8a Garden: 12 End of the Year Garden Tasks

August wraps up summer and prepares for the fall. The farmers must roll up their sleeves and prepare for a long chore list while the heat bears down. ...

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Thanks for stopping in! I’m Shannon, a second time mom on the move between the garden and the kitchen with toddler & baby in tow. Here, we believe that there’s always something to celebrate, a mess to be made and something to learn along the way – and what comes from your “wooden spoons” is always best. Stick around for seasonal and homemade things to try! To read more, click here.

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