Do you love the simple life as much as I do?
You know, a life where good friends, great food, and playing in the dirt are the keys to happiness. A life where the beauty and pleasure of growing something is the thing that fills your cup, daily.
Hi, I’m Linda. I’m all about that, too. And my passion is getting people just like us outside, every day, to feel the thrill of self-sufficiency — even if they live in the city — and experience all the wild things that life has to offer.
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Stop. Composting. (Really!)
And start using all the odds and ends of your vegetables in new and delicious ways.
The No-Waste Vegetable Cookbook takes a unique top-to-tail approach by teaching you how to use up every edible part of the plants you grow or buy.
Think fava bean greens… or squash leaves… or sweet potato vines… or carrot tops, radish greens, and many more “scraps” that you never knew you could eat.
My Most Popular Posts
How Long Do Seeds Last? (Plus a Cheat Sheet on Seed Life)
The beginning of spring usually sees me sprawled in the middle of the living…
March 17, 2020
Know When to Grow: A Planting Calendar for Your Garden
So your soil is rich and crumbly, your seed starting game is on point…
March 11, 2020
How to Find the Root Depth of Vegetables [Printable Chart]
What’s the secret to growing a healthy, vigorous plant this season? Hint: It doesn’t…
March 6, 2020
Make the Best Seed Starting Mix for Dirt Cheap (It’s Organic Too)
When it comes to gardening, I’m all for getting started on a shoestring. I…
February 18, 2020
How to Grow Tomatoes in Pots Like a Gardening Pro
Tomatoes are the holy grail of gardens. Who can resist all those sweet, juicy…
May 23, 2019
8 Canning Tips and Tricks for Modern-Day Home Canning
At some point in your homemaking journey — whether you’re a cook, gardener, or…
November 12, 2018
Get those hard hats on.
The start of the new decade is also the start of our biggest adventure yet: building our family’s first home from the ground up.
Follow along as Garden Betty Builds a House and learn how we’re planning, designing, and constructing our dream home and dream garden — in real time — in Central Oregon.
New and Updated Posts
These Are the Best Vegetables That Grow in Shade
In a perfect world, we’d all have flat, wide open, south-facing gardens that get…
March 30, 2020
How to Prune, Harvest, and Eat Fava Bean Leaves and Flowers
Did you know that the leaves from fava bean plants are edible? How about…
March 28, 2020
The Beginner’s No-Fail Guide to Starting Seeds Indoors
Exactly as the title says — this is an easy, no-fail guide to indoor…
March 27, 2020
How to Soak Seeds and Speed Up Germination Time
I’m often the first to admit that there’s not much you need if you…
March 26, 2020