As of this exact second, the doors are officially open to something completely new: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗜𝗬 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆! This program is designed to walk you through an entire growing year, from bare soil to a stocked pantry. You'll go from an overwhelmed beginner to growing a productive organic garden in a 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 of the time it would take to do it alone 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹? To help you completely trust your own decisions, predict issues before they happen, and build a repeatable food system for your household. I built this Academy out of my own raw frustrations from when I first started out 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗼, combined with the feedback from the 1,100+ members in this community. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼: 🐓 𝗥𝘂𝗻 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 and build true food security 🍅 𝗗𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 for food that actually tastes the way nature intended 👧 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 and teach your children or grandchildren exactly where real food comes from 🥗 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆'𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 by eliminating toxic pesticides and synthetic herbicides from your diet 🧘 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 of moving your body, breathing fresh air, and connecting with the earth ...this Academy is your roadmap to make it happen. Today, we draw a line in the dirt. No more piecing together fragmented tutorials, no more expensive mistakes, and no more settling for a chaotic backyard that drains your energy instead of feeding your family. 🔒 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟰-𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗽: 🌱 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟭 | 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲: The "measure twice, cut once" foundation. Prep your soil, plan your garden, and set up for a strong season. 🌿 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟮 | 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁: Master indoor seed starting, direct sowing, proper transplanting techniques, and succession timing. 🛡️𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟯 | 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁: Diagnose problems fast and keep your garden protected year-round. 🥫 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟰 | 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲: A dual-purpose phase. Learn to preserve your harvest while simultaneously preserving your soil through winterization and regeneration so next season starts from a position of strength.

You may or may not have seen some of my recent hints... but tomorrow, this community is getting a massive shake-up. Since starting this space in January, we’ve grown to 1,100 members! Watching this community evolve has been incredible, and it inspired me to build something I wish I had when I was a beginner. I felt overwhelmed, made expensive mistakes, and wished there was just one centralized, organized place where I could get a clear path and real-time answers. This change is the catalyst for exactly that. Tomorrow, 𝗮𝘁 𝟰 𝗽𝗺 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹, I'm pulling back the curtain on a brand-new space designed to break down your biggest roadblocks and give you absolute direction. I’m holding the full reveal under lock and key until then... 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿: make sure you have your community notifications turned 𝗢𝗡. 🔔 Full transparency → I will be opening a door that will let you test-drive everything without paying a single cent upfront. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵: the absolute lowest rate this will 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 be offered at is strictly limited to the 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬. Once those spots are claimed, they're gone. Set your alarms. Get excited. I cannot wait to share the full picture with you tomorrow. 🤫🌱

Since I haven’t convinced the hubby yet that I need an inside composter… it’s getting more expensive as the days go by as I discovered a really cool $649 one today. Hahahaha…. I have been using my five gallon buckets I got from work.drilled holes all over bottom, tops and sides for airflow, water to enter, and drain. Each night as I walk through my garden, I remove any dry leaves, expended flowers, etc and toss them in my bucket. I also shred up paper towels I dry my hands on, collect tea bags and coffee grounds, veggie scraps, and cut up cardboard tubes and boxes to toss into my bucket. When my seeds didn’t germinate for me this spring, I decided to dump all the seeding mix in my bucket too. Each night after adding my scraps, I take my spade and chops it all up and turn it, mixing it all together. It’s looking good and my bucket is filling up quick.

My rosemary bush has grown so big over the past couple of years. It loves the desert weather!

I did a lot of planting this past weekend and thought I’d share how I prep my beds before adding new plants! Once a year, I top off all my beds with fresh compost. I usually do this in the fall as summer crops are coming out and cool-season crops are going in, but you can do this whenever it makes the most sense for you. Why compost? Compost does a little bit of everything. It improves soil structure, helps sandy soil retain moisture, improves drainage in heavy clay, adds organic matter, and feeds the microbial life that keeps your soil functioning well over time. Then anytime I’m planting a new round of veggies, I add my secret little blend of nutrients. I usually keep this under lock & key, buuuuut since y’all are awesome, I’ll tell you what it is 😉 Worm castings: These are gentle but powerful. They add beneficial microbes, improve nutrient availability, and improve soil structure, which helps roots establish. Think of it like a biological boost, similar to compost. All-purpose granular organic fertilizer: Granular fertilizers contain a range of nutrients and release them slowly, so they feed over time rather than all at once. This is good for steady, long-term growth. Granulated molasses: This one surprises people! Molasses helps feed soil microbes because it provides a carbon source, which gives energy to fungi and beneficial bacteria, boosting microbial activity. It also acts as a natural pest repellent by increasing plants' Brix level (aka, sugar content), which makes leaves less tasty to our fave pests like aphids and caterpillars. And as a bonus, molasses smells really good 🧁😂 I sprinkle all this on top of the soil, then mix everything into the top couple of inches and plant! What do you think? Let me know if you want me to expand on any of this or have any questions!