With the holidays coming up fast, many of us are anticipating feasts, comfort food, and gatherings. I grew up with the traditional idea of "women folk" slaving for days to create the perfect feast for everyone to enjoy, then doing the clean up so that others could enjoy the day. I think that it is time to turn this on its head. Not the feast. Not the gathering. The idea of spending so much time to create comfort that she gets to do the work to watch others enjoy. That is what Home Grown Feast is all about. Keep the feast and enjoy it at the same time. I am going to share some of my favorite tricks and hacks that help me create the joy and comfort and short circuit the parts that chew up time for the sole purpose of meeting expectations. Better yet, I do it with base ingredients and on a tight budget. Come and join me live on Saturday, November 21. Check the calendar for the time and link. Bring your favorite hack and the tradition that is there just because it is an expectation. Let's find the short cuts together. Saturday, November 21 at 2pm Eastern.

My next project in the classroom is to update the Preserving The Harvest PDF. And to put together a PDF for Bring The Garden Indoors. There are a number of PDF files to download in the classroom. Everything from Plant Profiles and Plant Characteristics Charts to Recipes and Check Lists. Browse through the classroom to find what will help you.

Here is the salvage operation for the elderberry bush. When chaos hits, turn it into abundance.

A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows. Be A Weed. Doug Larson

The edited live workshop is now in the classroom under the container garden section. I added my notes to the post so you have both versions. The video and the notes that I was working from. What would ideally grow all year round? What plants do you want to learn more about? What is your experience and wisdom in indoor growing? Do you want a downloadable PDF version of this workshop? Drop it in the comments.