Classes and Workshops

ELEGANT EDIBLE GARDEN DESIGN is the title of my new class with Craftsy.com. This summer, a film crew descended on my garden, and in five days we filmed a seven part series based on the principles I teach in my garden lectures and newest book, The Complete Kitchen Garden. Hop on board, and check it […]

Summer Garden Tour If you find yourself in Vermont this summer, come to my summer garden tour. It’s a small, intimate four square design, on .24 acre of land, that will give you an idea of how to set up a productive and inviting area for growing food with limited space. I’ll show you around […]

ARTFUL KITCHEN GARDENS. I’ll admit that I get my best ideas while in the garden, and one day I realized that everything I knew about gardening, I actually learned in art school. Here’s my top 10 things I learned in art school, that help me stay creative, and keep my garden thriving. One: Start with […]

This time of year, I am grateful that I take time to keep a garden journal. It’s not always easy to do, especially during mid-summer when everything seems a blur of activity, but when I start the planning process all over again, it is a helpful to remember what to repeat or not. In my […]

There’s lots of talk about growing food these days, yet many of us don’t stop to think about how soil fits into the mix. What is truly going on underground? Why is soil the most important component in how food grows and how food tastes? Soil is a living, breathing organism and provides the ultimate […]