Hey there. I’m Linda Ly.
I’m a lover of all things green and a believer in the simple life, a life where good friends, great food, and playing in the dirt are the keys to happiness.
My passion is getting people outside to immerse in the thrill of self-sufficiency — even if they live in the city — and experience all the wild things that life has to offer.
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 to cooking, allowing you to fully utilize 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 might not have known were edible!
My Most Popular Posts
How We Found Land to Build On — and How You Can, Too
My husband and I began our home-building journey in June 2019 when we bought…
November 20, 2019
How to Use Days to Maturity on a Seed Packet to Help You Be a Better Gardener
I remember the first time I bought seeds for my garden. They were tomatoes,…
January 28, 2019
A Play Kitchen Makeover
Welcome Wall Street Journal readers! If you saw my front-page feature, this is the…
March 7, 2018
Introducing My 10-Month-Old Baby to Snowboarding
Pre-parenthood, I always heard stories of babies that could swim before they crawled or…
February 3, 2017
Decoding Your Garden Seed Catalogs
Seed catalogs are starting to fill my mailbox with the imminent arrival of spring,…
January 25, 2017
How Long Do Seeds Really Last? (Plus a Cheat Sheet on Seed Storage Life)
The beginning of spring usually sees me sprawled in the middle of the living…
March 17, 2015
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 — in real time! — in Central Oregon. View our progress »
New and Updated Posts
The Best Garden Seed Catalogs for 2020 (My Favorite Sources!)
Is the print medium dead? That’s always a question I hear when it comes…
January 23, 2020
More Than Just the Kissing Plant: The Curious History of Mistletoe
Mention “mistletoe” this time of year and most people think fondly of traditions like…
December 16, 2019
7 Sure-Fire Tips and Tricks for Keeping Your Chickens Healthy Through Winter
It’s the middle of winter. You’re getting very few eggs from your flock, if…
December 14, 2019
2019 Gift Guide: 14 Awesome Adventure Gifts for the Outdoor Lover
Sometimes, shopping for the outdoor enthusiast in your life can be tricky. You know…
December 10, 2019