The Garden Culture Podcast is more than just a how-to garden podcast, this is a place where we let the garden inspire our lives, as well as get to know incredible people who infuse their own lives with the magic of nature and gardening. Follow along as we talk about what to do in the garden each month and interview interesting people who weave gardening into their lives. Our host, Bailey Van Tassel, is a home gardener and the founder of a national gardening club. Her goal is to get more people gardening, especially in suburbia and small spaces, as she has. Bailey's mission is to make gardening an American pastime and a part of our innate culture. Her hope is to have more families raise their kids with a reverence for nature and an instinct for growing their own food and flowers.
The Garden Culture Podcast is more than just a how-to garden podcast, this is a place where we let the garden inspire our lives, as well as get to know incredible people who infuse their own lives with the magic of nature and gardening. Follow along as we talk about what to do in the garden each month and interview interesting people who weave gardening into their lives. Our host, Bailey Van Tassel, is a home gardener and the founder of a national gardening club. Her goal is to get more people gardening, especially in suburbia and small spaces, as she has. Bailey's mission is to make gardening an American pastime and a part of our innate culture. Her hope is to have more families raise their kids with a reverence for nature and an instinct for growing their own food and flowers.
Bailey announces that the podcast is taking a pause as she focuses on her design business and her Substack. The podcast will come back after 500 paid subscribers on Substack - a fun goal that we can all work towards!
Thank you all so much for your support thus far with the podcast, it really means the world!
Bailey's Substack, In The Garden is HERE.
You can get your copy of Kitchen Garden Living by Bailey Van Tassel HERE
Bailey Van Tassel interviews Steven Hoffen, a high-schooler who started a hydroponics non-profit that feeds over 33,000 people yearly in underserved populations. Steven went to Isreal in seventh grade and was inspired to make a film about women coming together to grow their own food with hydroponics. That quickly turned into his pursuit of using hydroponic systems to help people who are incarcerated, the elderly, and asylum seekers. Steven was named a CNN Hero and is on his way to creating something immensely dynamic, all with the power of food. He shares about what his towers do, how they work, and what his mission is.
For more info on Growing Peace go to www.growingpeaceinc.org
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Bailey Van Tassel talks about how to design your own kitchen garden, prioritizing aesthetic versus space for veggies, and the way she breaks down client projects. Fall and Winter are great times to tackle new builds, so you can get a jump on Spring.
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For the design quiz, go HERE.
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Bailey Van Tassel interviews author and journalist Simon Parkin about his book, The Forbidden Garden - The Botanists of Besieged Leningrad and Their Impossible Choice. Bailey recommends this as one of her favorite books, as it is wildly important in modern times to understand the importance of seeds and their ultimate fragility. Parkin talks about how he came to find this story and the importance of telling it. There are a few spoilers in the interview, but not many. Parkin shares his exploration of this question: should the botanists in charge of the world's first seed bank use the seeds to feed people amidst starvation and a harsh winter, or do they stick to their pledge of saving the seeds for the sake of humanity's future, and scientific progress in finding better ways to grow invaluable crops?
Listen in to hear more about the telling of this story and what we can learn from it.
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For more info on Simon Parkin go to www.simonparkin.com
To pre-order Bailey's book, Kitchen Garden Living, go HERE.
This week Bailey Van Tassel interviews Emilie Toups, founder and CEO of Toups & Co Organics, a clean skincare line that specializes in tallow and animal-based products. Emilie digs into the main question of, "What actually makes products clean?" and shares how she's healed thyroid disorder, eczema, and more. Bailey and Emilie also talk about the special Toups tallow rendering process, why animal-based skincare is so good for you, and so much more.
Emilie's Toups Picks:
Deodorant HERE
To pre-order Kitchen Garden Living and get all the bonuses, go HERE.
This week Bailey digs into two ecological practices that have enhanced and redirected her home garden experience, boidynamics and permaculture. She explains why she's making a biodynamic 500 preparation of putting fresh cow manure into a raw cow horn and how shes designing her space to be more symbiotic with nature than in opposition with it.
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For more info on biodynamics go HERE.
Bailey Van Tassel is joined by Angela Yoder, the co-founder of Yoderbilt who makes greenhouses, chicken coops, and other homestead structures. Angela talks about how her husband built her a greenhouse seeking to solve for sturdiness and also beauty. They now have a thriving business that serves just that purpose: to build beautiful and functional structures that add charm and purpose to your farm or garden. Angela shares about her journey into greenhouse growing and what she found out the hard way. She shares about finding your function for the greenhouse (overwintering or starting seeds) and digs into why insulation, heating, and airflow are important. Angela shares some fun and practical stories about her success with citrus, how they came to create new designs and all the mistakes that we need to avoid.
For more information on Yoderbuilt, go to www.yoderbilt.com
Angelas favorite book: Cut Flower Garden by Erin Benzakein
To pre-order Bailey's book go to www.baileyvantassel.com/kitchengardeliving
In this episode Bailey shares about what living a "garden-inspired life" means and gives some encouragement for gardeners. She talks about some of the evolutions that take place within the gardener as they learn, as well as a the importance of things like community and sharing the harvest.
Mentioned in this episode:
Bailey's book, Kitchen Garden Living. Pre-order and get your bonuses HERE.
Get tickets to The Homemaker's Conference HERE.
More about Bailey at www.baileyvantassel.com
In this episode, Bailey Van Tassel reviews the four methods that she recommends for filling a raised bed for the very first time.
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In this episode, Bailey Van Tassel gives an update on their cross-country move from California to Tennessee and the hidden benefits. She also shares the reality of the actual move itself and answers her most-asked questions about it all from her community.
To pre-order Kitchen Garden Living and get all the bonuses, go HERE.
Today Bailey interviews the founders of Juna, a plant-based wellness company that uses science, herbalism, biology, and naturopathy to create formulas that enhance our health. Taylor Lamb and Jewel Zimmer share each of their stories in coming to the wellness and plant space - one fueled by a childhood in the family-owned plant nursery and one a chef. Over the course of the conversation, they talk about the 90,000 chemicals introduced to Americans in the 1970s, how 90% of women experience anxiety, and how the terpenes in plants influence our bodies with 1,000s of molecules and benefits. This is a great conversation about the power of plants and how every woman deserves to feel their best no matter what.
For more information on Juna, go to www.junaworld.com
The products we talk about are Gut Therapy, Nightcap, and Detox Drops
For more information on Bailey Van Tassel go to www.baileyvantassel.com or find her on Instagram HERE.
Today Bailey helps you prepare for Autumn in the kitchen garden with her four top tips. She shares her number one most essential product as well as reads an excerpt from her book, Kitchen Garden Living.
Bailey mentions a live planning call that is for anyone who pre-orders the book. You can access that HERE.
More about Bailey at www.baileyvantassel.com or DM her on Instagram at www.instagram.com/baileyvantassel
The hoops Bailey mentions are HERE.
Bailey Van Tassel unpacks her thought process when it comes to expanding on a homestead and when to add new elements like the garden, greenhouse, livestock, chickens, etc.
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To join the monthly garden club, The Kitchen Garden Society, go HERE.
To pre-order Bailey's book, Kitchen Garden Living, go HERE and get bonuses!
This week Bailey Van Tassel addresses some fun questions about berries, slugs, and pill bugs. She gives her tips and best practices. She also updates you on her new home garden and the square footage they're working with, some worries and some excitement with the property.
Bailey references the episode about wool pellets, which is episode 064. You can listen to that HERE.
To join The Kitchen Garden Society, and garden month-by-month with Bailey, go HERE.
For more info on Bailey, go to her website www.baileyvantassel.com or follow her on Instagram at www.instagram.com/baileyvantassel.
In this episode, Bailey Van Tassel walks you through her kitchen garden of the last two years and talks about the five biggest mistakes she made as well as the five best choices she made. She goes into garden design, cost, function, and plants as well as what she will do again with her new garden build.
Some links mentioned:
Pre-order Bailey's Book HERE and get a bonus!
Toups & Co skincare HERE. Use code BVT10
RV Water filers HERE
Soaker Hoses HERE
Thank you so much for listening!
For more info on Bailey Van Tassel go to www.baileyvantassel.com
Bailey Van Tassel and friend, Katie Selvidge discuss Martha Stewart in response to the recent CNN documentary, The Many Lives of Martha Stewart. Katie is the Founder and Former editor-in-chief of Cottage Hill Magazine, now running a farmette and selling babydoll sheep. She is a lifelong Martha Stewart fan and has seen her live, as well as collected many of her magazines and books. Bailey and Katie dig into how Martha impacted them and an entire generation, the parts of the documentary that were not covered, how to interpret Martha in context now, and how to be your own mini-Martha. This is a fun chat between girlfriends that we hope you enjoy!
For more info on Katie Selvidge you can find her at https://katieselvidge.com/.
Katies Favorite Books:
Gardening Month by Month by Martha Stewart
Carrots Love Tomatoes by Louise Riotte
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Bailey Van Tassel goes through six steps to designing your own kitchen garden, starting with how to properly gather and unpack inspiration. She goes through finding the right space, measuring it out, and planning for beds, borders, and pathways. Bailey talks about some of the programs that she uses to do this and how to think about configuring your space. This is a great listen to bookmark or send to a garden friend!
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Bailey's Pinterest boards HERE.
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After a request from a listener, Bailey talks about managing grief through the garden. This episode has a trigger warning for lightly talking about miscarriage and death. Bailey shares personal experiences and her three main points for how to use and think about your space while managing loss. Bailey talks about how being a gardener has carried her through hard times and how she managed that.
This Episode is sponsored by Calzuro. For info on Calzuro and their wonderful clogs: www.calzuro.com and use code "GARDEN15" for 15% off!
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Bailey digs into how to prep your kitchen garden for vacation this year, protecting it from heat and pests. She shares tips from the perspective of how many days out you are from the trip, working towards your final date of departure, and making sure that your garden is well thought out.
This Episode is sponsored by Calzuro! For info on Calzuro and their wonderful clogs: www.calzuro.com and use code "GARDEN15" for 15% off!
To pre-order Bailey's book, Kitchen Garden Living, go HERE and get a great bonus!
Bailey's website
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This discussion is one of my favorites to date! The truth about seeds is that they are not all created equal. In fact, where they come from is quite important. Anne Fletcher of Orta Kitchen Gardens joins us and tells her story of creating beautiful seed-starting pots after killing so many of her plants. Anne is a self-proclaimed unnatural green thumb with ADHD who wanted to start her own seeds and needed a more hands-off solution. She shares the journey to founding Orta Kitchen Garden, as well as the importance of the history of seeds. What was once a local and diverse system is now a consolidation of just a few big companies with few options. Anne educates us on the difference between hybrid seeds and heirloom seeds, and which we really need to support. She digs into seed saving and how every gardener can benefit from that experience.
Anne shares some of her favorite heirloom seed companies as well as her tips for keeping seedlings alive - this is the best dive into the world of seeds and is really a fantastic resource for all gardeners.
Seed Companies mentioned:
Strictly Medicinal
Feral Heart Farm
Redwood Seeds
Living Seed
Adaptive Seed
Wild Garden Seed
Fedco
Anne's Favorite book:
Gardening in Summer Dry Climates by Nora Harlow
A year in a Small Garden by Frances Tophill
For more info on Anne and Orta Kitchen Gardens go to www.ortakitchengardens.com
For more information on Bailey Van Tassel and to order her book go to www.baileyvantassel.com/kitchengardenliving or go to her Instagram HERE.
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