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Keeping Kids Interested in the Garden

March 26, 2020March 27, 2020 by farmtheworld, posted in Community, container gardening, food, Gardening (general), Homesteading, Kids, MK Martin, Nutrition, Vegetables

If you're thinking about putting your kids to work in the garden, here are some tips to keep them going.

How “What the World Eats” Inspired a Modern Victory Garden

March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 by farmtheworld, posted in Herbal Medicine, Homesteading, Indoor Gardening, MK Martin, Nutrition, Seeds, Urban Gardening, Vegetables

Author MK Martin shares her family's plans to create a modern "Victory garden", inspired by grandparents, and global eating habits.

The Wild Monastery Style Garden

September 30, 2019 by farmtheworld, posted in Angelina Williamson, Gardening (general), Herbs

Author Angelina Williamson shares her "Wild Monastery" gardening style, with tips on how to cultivate your own via benign neglect and creative plant pairings.

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Change is Good.

March 28, 2018March 28, 2018 by farmtheworld, posted in Catherine Winter, Flowers, Herbal Medicine, Inspiration, Pollinators

Why am I blathering about all of this? Quite frankly, to reassure those of you who are struggling with your growing endeavours that even seasoned gardening veterans get frustrated and need to shift direction now and then.

There’s No Such Thing as a Black Thumb

June 27, 2017June 27, 2017 by farmtheworld, posted in Gardening (general)

Have you tried growing plants but concluded that you just can’t do it? If you got discouraged but still really want to garden, I promise that you can succeed at gardening. You may need to shift how you think about it and approach it, but anyone who truly wants to garden can do it.