Because Growing Food Truly Matters.
It’s been a pleasure to have a career in horticulture and to meet so many wonderful gardeners throughout the country. For over two decades, I’ve been giving presentations and teaching kitchen garden design at horticultural events and Master Gardener symposiums, botanical gardens, and garden clubs. I am stepping back from giving lectures, except for special events. Ellen Ogden Speaking Events. 2014 -2023.
My interest in growing and designing kitchen gardens started on a small farm in Vermont, where we grew a market garden to supply our community and local chefs. In 1984, we started a seed catalog called, The Cook’s Garden, which offered over 150 different salad greens and herbs for cooks who love to garden. I have now published six books on garden designs with recipes. About my books.
I write about kitchen garden designs for national magazines including Eating Well, Horticulture, Country Gardens and Better Homes and Gardens, The New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, Horticulture, Garden Design, and others.
I attended cooking school with my cooking mentors Marcella Hazan in Venice Italy and Darina Allen at the Ballymaloe School, in Shanagarry Ireland, who taught me to appreciate the flavors and the simplicity of ingredients.
Share What You Love With Others.
When we bring ourselves, friends, and families around the table to share our love for good homegrown food, we are cultivating a healthy choice that goes beyond our backyards.
